Faculty Opportunities

Craig M. Cogut Visiting Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

The Craig M. Cogut Visiting Professorship brings leading scholars in Latin American and Caribbean Studies to Brown University to teach and conduct research. Visiting Professors are based at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Cogut Professors teach one undergraduate course on Latin America per semester, advise undergraduate and graduate student theses, and give presentations on campus through CLACS or affiliated units. The Craig M. Cogut Visiting Professorship provides a salary, an optional medical insurance package, a modest research fund, and administrative assistance. Appointments are possible for one or two semesters. The deadline is October 15, 2016.

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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) Interdisciplinary Faculty-Student Reading/Writing Groups

CLACS invites applications from groups of affiliated graduate students and faculty to form interdisciplinary country- or region-focused reading/writing groups in the academic year 2016-17. The purpose is to enhance learning about the country or region from a number of disciplinary perspectives.

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China Initiative Faculty Research Awards

China Initiative Faculty Research Awards support research by Brown faculty members whose focus of study is China. The awards support archival, library, and on-site field research in China or Taiwan; in exceptional cases, the awards might be used to support archival or library research in other East Asian countries with collections relevant to the topic.

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Center for Contemporary South Asia Faculty Research or Language Training

Applications will be considered from Brown University regular faculty from any field to support research on contemporary South Asia or accelerated language training that is relevant to the region. Proposals will be evaluated based on the quality of the proposed research or training and the potential for the activity to lead to a long-term successful program of research on the region. Special consideration will be given to applications from junior faculty, especially those for whom South Asia is a new area of research.
Award: Up to a $10,000 maximum per project
Eligibility: Any regular Brown University Faculty
Deadline: Monday, March 15, 2021 at NOON
Application Requirements: A five page project proposal, budget, CV, and, for junior faculty, two letters of reference. Senior faculty need not send letters of recommendation. Awards are subject to additional university approval due to pandemic restrictions, read more in the travel policies section of the healthy Brown website.

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Rhodes Center Institutional Collaboration Grants

The William R. Rhodes Center aims to support faculty who wish to build capacity at Brown in areas related to international economics and finance through collaborations with external institutions, in the United States and abroad. Whether as a partner in grant applications, as a research partner on existing research, or along other similar lines, we stand ready to support Brown faculty who seek to set up and nurture such relationships. For details contact the Director (mark_blyth@brown.edu).

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Rhodes Center Research Workshop Grants

The William R. Rhodes Center invites Brown University faculty and researchers to submit proposals for one day workshops (or their on-line multi-day equivalent) aimed at expanding the interdisciplinary understanding of international economics and finance and the impacts thereof. Proposals are welcomed from all parts of the university, including the social sciences and humanities, engineering, the sciences, public health, and medicine. The William R. Rhodes Center is particularly interested in proposals that span multiple academic disciplines. For details contact the Director (mark_blyth@brown.edu).

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