Call for Applications: Young Scholars Symposium 2018
The Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce our annual Young Scholars Symposium. Our visiting professor for this academic year is Professor José E. Limón, Notre Dame Foundation Professor of American Literature Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, Mody C. Boatright Regents Professor of American Literature Emeritus University of Texas at Austin, and former Director of the Institute for Latino Studies.
Professor José E. Limón's activities on the Notre Dame campus will include a symposium for advanced doctoral students and pre-tenured professors. We seek applications from young scholars who are working on a dissertation, a book, or another research project related to the study of U.S. Latina and Latino populations. Successful nominees will attend Professor José E. Limón's public lecture and participate in a symposium at which they will present a dissertation chapter or essay draft for discussion with Professor José E. Limón and ILS faculty fellows. ILS will cover all expenses and offer an honorarium of $500 to each young scholar selected to participate in these events, which will take place April 25-27, 2018 at the University of Notre Dame.
Applicants are asked to submit a CV, one letter of recommendation, and a brief (2 pages or less) application letter that presents (a) a general summary of your dissertation project and/or overall research agenda, (b) a précis of your proposed chapter or essay submission for the symposium, (c) a statement of your progress to date on the overall project and on the proposed chapter or essay submission, and (d) a statement of how specifically Professor José E. Limón's expertise and mentorship will enhance your research. Please submit your application materials no later than December 4, 2017 to latino@nd.edu
The Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce our annual Young Scholars Symposium. Our visiting professor for this academic year is Professor José E. Limón, Notre Dame Foundation Professor of American Literature Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, Mody C. Boatright Regents Professor of American Literature Emeritus University of Texas at Austin, and former Director of the Institute for Latino Studies.
Professor José E. Limón's activities on the Notre Dame campus will include a symposium for advanced doctoral students and pre-tenured professors. We seek applications from young scholars who are working on a dissertation, a book, or another research project related to the study of U.S. Latina and Latino populations. Successful nominees will attend Professor José E. Limón's public lecture and participate in a symposium at which they will present a dissertation chapter or essay draft for discussion with Professor José E. Limón and ILS faculty fellows. ILS will cover all expenses and offer an honorarium of $500 to each young scholar selected to participate in these events, which will take place April 25-27, 2018 at the University of Notre Dame.
Applicants are asked to submit a CV, one letter of recommendation, and a brief (2 pages or less) application letter that presents (a) a general summary of your dissertation project and/or overall research agenda, (b) a précis of your proposed chapter or essay submission for the symposium, (c) a statement of your progress to date on the overall project and on the proposed chapter or essay submission, and (d) a statement of how specifically Professor José E. Limón's expertise and mentorship will enhance your research. Please submit your application materials no later than December 4, 2017 to latino@nd.edu
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