[liberationtech] Fwd: [berkmanfriends] Berkman Fellowships in 2011-2012

Tue Oct 19 07:41:20 PDT 2010

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> From: colin maclay <cmaclay at cyber.law.harvard.edu>
> Date: October 18, 2010 2:29:10 PM EDT
> To: berkmanfriends at eon.law.harvard.edu
> Cc: Rebecca Tabasky <rtabasky at cyber.law.harvard.edu>
> Subject: [berkmanfriends] Berkman Fellowships in 2011-2012
> 
> Friends,
> 
> We are very excited to have blasted our call for fellowship applications for the 2011-2012 academic year, and to have published new, and hopefully helpful, information on our site about the fellowship program at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships.
> 
> We announced two opportunities for which we're accepting applications. The first is for one of our specific calls, the academic fellowship, which is intended for rising early-to-mid career academics. The second is our annual open call for applications, which is open to a wider range of academics and practitioners. More information about these opportunities can be found below.
> 
> As is our intention every year, we'd like to see these calls spread as wide and as far as possible, and to as diverse a potential applicant pool as possible. We're very seriously taking on the challenge to increase the number of underrepresented voices here in the Berkman community, and are confident that we can take strides in the right direction through recruitment and information sharing.
> 
> And to that end, we'd like to enlist your help. Please help us share these calls. Please help us identify those superstar thinkers and researchers and doers from across many spectrums - from gender to ethnicity to national origin, from lifepath to perspective to style, and then back around again - to whom we should be reaching out to encourage a fellowship application. You all continue to increase our awareness of the up-and-coming, and already established, individuals working in our zone who we should strongly consider for inclusion in our internal community. 
> 
> Becca (copied) and I would most welcome names and contact information for the people you would like to suggest or organizations through which we should be sure our calls are spread. As ever, the fellowship program continues evolving alongside the center's needs and resources, directed and fueled by our need to advance the public interest.   We know that real progress will only come with sustained attention and will require us to leverage our networks, to reflect on our community, and much more. 
> 
> Many thanks,
> colin
> 
> ---
> 
> The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is now accepting applications for fellowships for the 2011-2012 academic year. 
> 
> We are currently accepting applications through two distinct channels:
> 
> · First, we are accepting applications for a specific fellowship opportunity: our academic fellowship for rising early-to-mid career academics.
> 
> · Second, we are accepting applications for fellowships through our annual open call. 
> 
> The academic fellowship is intended for a rising scholar who will use the period of the fellowship to develop his/her teaching and research career and produce compelling, potentially paradigm-shifting contributions to our understanding of cyberspace. It is a stipended fellowship and residency in Cambridge, MA is required. The deadline for applications for the academic fellowship is 11:59 p.m. ET on November 15, 2010.
> 
> Our annual open call for fellowship applications is an opportunity for academics and practitioners working on issues related to Internet and society to apply to be part of the Berkman fellows community. Stipends and administrative determinations are made on a case-by-case basis, and residency in Cambridge, MA is preferred, though in lieu of residency, routine visits to Cambridge are required. The deadline for applications through our open call is 11:59 p.m. ET on December 15, 2010.
> 
> More information about the academic fellowship can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/academic20112012.
> 
> More information about our annual open call for fellowship applications can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20112012. 
> 
> Much more information about the Berkman Center Fellowship Program can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships.
> 
> A Fellowship Program FAQ can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/faq.
> 
> ---
> 
> Call for Academic Fellowship Applications, Academic Year 2011-2012
> 
> The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University seeks an academic to join the community in Cambridge, MA as a stipended academic fellow in the 2011-2012 academic year.
> 
> The Berkman academic fellowship is designed to support an early-to-mid career academic conducting research expected to yield valuable data and/or new insights related to Internet and society. The Berkman Center looks forward to facilitating and advancing significant works of scholarship achieved through both traditional and experimental methods. The academic fellowship provides a opportunity for the focused production of such works as articles, books, and other considerable contributions to our understanding of cyberspace. Beyond execution of the plan proposed by the fellow, interaction with, support from, and contributions to the Berkman Center community is a vital part of the academic fellowship experience.
> 
> Qualifications
> 
> The academic fellow should have a highly distinguished academic record, and should be a rising scholar - either a recent recipient of an advanced degree, a postdoc, or a university lecturer/professor - developing their teaching and research career. The academic fellow should be an outstanding leader or future leader in their field. We will consider applicants from all disciplines. The fellow must also possess a blend of knowledge, curiosity, openness and ambition, as well as a desire to work with a dynamic, mission-driven organization. A commitment to interdisciplinarity is also necessary.
> 
> Stipend and Benefits
> 
> A stipend of $48,000 is awarded to the academic fellow over the course of the academic year. A Harvard ID is also issued to the academic fellow. The Berkman Center will not provide financial support for health insurance, but the academic fellow will have the opportunity to purchase health insurance through Harvard University.
> 
> About the Berkman Fellowship Program
> 
> The Berkman Center hosts a robust and diverse community of fellows in Cambridge, MA, and the academic fellowship discussed here is but one of multiple kinds of Berkman fellowships. Berkman Center fellows play a crucial role in discovery, learning, and engagement, helping to drive projects from within and to bring fresh ideas and skills into our community. They are essential to the Berkman Center’s network as nodes of intelligence, insight, energy, and knowledge-sharing. More information about the fellowship program and additional fellowship opportunities can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships.
> 
> Additional Information
> 
> The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center now is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the intersections among innovation, democracy, learning, law, technology, and policy.
> 
> Commitment to Diversity
> 
> The work and well-being of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We actively seek and welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBT community, and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers and practitioners from across the spectrum of disciplines and methods. The roots of this deep commitment are many and, appropriately, diverse. We are not nearly far enough along in this regard, and we may never be. It is a constant process in which there remains much to learn. We welcome your inquiries, comments and ideas on how we may continue to improve.
> 
> Required Application Materials
> 
> 1) A current resume or CV
> 2) A personal statement not to exceed 500 words
> 3) A concise yet comprehensive outline for your proposed work, not to exceed 1,500 words (or multimedia equivalent)
> 4) A copy of your most recent publication (eg: book chapter or article) or any other piece of your work that is related to Internet research. It should be in English.
> 5) Two letters of reference, to be sent directly from the referrer to Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky at cyber.law.harvard.edu
> 6) A recent academic transcript (unofficial copies accepted)
> 
> To Apply for the 2011-2012 Academic Fellowship
> 
> Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through 11:59 p.m. ET on November 15, 2010. Incomplete applications and applications received after the application deadline will not be accepted or reviewed.
> 
> Applications will be completed through a combination of online webform submission, receipt of recommendation letters directly from their writers, and receipt of an academic transcript via the webform, through mail, or electronically from the institution issuing it.
> 
> Our online application webform can be found at:
> https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/forms/academic_app.cgi .
> 
> Through it you will submit information and attach digital copies of application materials 1-4 (Resume/CV, personal statement, outline of proposed work, recent publication).
> 
> Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the reference to Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky at cyber.law.harvard.edu.
> 
> A recent academic transcript should be included either as an attachment to the webform (preferred), mailed to the Berkman Center care of Rebecca Tabasky at 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138, or sent electronically through the home institution’s channel.
> 
> ---
> 
> Open Call for Fellowship Applications, Academic Year 2011-2012
> 
> The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has opened our yearly call for fellowship applications. This opportunity is for those who wish to spend the 2011-2012 academic year as a fellow conducting research with the Berkman community.
> 
> We invite people who are working on issues related to Internet and society who are familiar to us as well as those who are not; those working on issues that overlap with ongoing Berkman interests and those who will expose us to new opportunities and approaches; scholars, practitioners, innovators and others committed to understanding and advancing the public interest; and people seeking to reflect on their work and those still in the midst of it.
> 
> Through this annual open call for fellows, we seek to advance our work and to give it new direction, to deepen our community and to broaden it.
> 
> Qualifications
> 
> While fellowships are extremely competitive and our standards are accordingly high, we do not have a defined set of requirements for the fellows we select through our open call; we welcome applications from a wildly diverse pool of individuals.
> 
> The commonality between all Berkman fellows is an interest in the Internet and a commitment to spending the period of their fellowship studying it. 
> 
> Stipend and Benefits
> 
> Fellowships awarded through the general call applications are rarely stipended. Some fellows receive partial stipends – the award of such a stipend is based on the nature of the responsibilities of the applicant while a fellow, and their relation, relevance, and application to Berkman’s funded projects.
> 
> Most fellows receive no direct funding or stipend through the Berkman Center, but rather have obtained funding through other means, such as an outside grant or award, a home institution, or other forms of scholarship.
> 
> About the Berkman Fellowship Program
> 
> The Berkman Center hosts a robust and diverse community of fellows in Cambridge, MA. Berkman Center fellows play a crucial role in discovery, learning, and engagement, helping to drive projects from within and to bring fresh ideas and skills into our community. They are essential to the Berkman Center’s network as nodes of intelligence, insight, energy, and knowledge-sharing. More information about the fellowship program and additional fellowship opportunities can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships.
> 
> Additional Information
> 
> The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center now is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the intersections among innovation, democracy, learning, law, technology, and policy.
> 
> Commitment to Diversity
> 
> The work and well-being of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We actively seek and welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBT community, and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers and practitioners from across the spectrum of disciplines and methods. The roots of this deep commitment are many and, appropriately, diverse. We are not nearly far enough along in this regard, and we may never be. It is a constant process in which there remains much to learn. We welcome your inquiries, comments and ideas on how we may continue to improve.
> 
> Required Application Materials
> 
> 1) A current resume or CV
> 2) A personal statement not to exceed 500 words
> 3) A concise yet comprehensive outline for your proposed work, not to exceed 1,500 words (or multimedia equivalent)
> 4) A copy of your most recent publication (eg: book chapter or article) or any other piece of your work that is related to Internet research. It should be in English.
> 5) Two letters of reference, to be sent directly from the referrer to Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky at cyber.law.harvard.edu.
> 
> To Apply for a fellowship through the open call for fellowship applications for the 2011-2012 academic year
> 
> Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through 11:59 p.m. ET on December 15, 2010. Incomplete applications and applications received after the application deadline will not be accepted or reviewed.
> 
> Applications will be completed through a combination of online webform submission (through which you will submit information and attach digital copies of application materials 1-4) and receipt of the letters of recommendation directly from your references.
> 
> Our online application webform can be found at:
> https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/forms/fellows_app.cgi .
> 
> Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the referrer to Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky at cyber.law.harvard.edu.
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