The online application for Visiting Research Scholars for 2012-13 is now closed. Please check back in September 2012 for information on the 2013-14 applications.

For a list of current scholars, please see our Visiting Research Scholars directory. Each of our visiting scholars gives a lecture during the academic year. These lectures are publicized on the ISAW Events List.

ISAW's scope embraces the history, archaeology, and culture of the entire Old World from late prehistoric times to the eighth century AD, including Asia and Africa. Projects of a theoretical or comparative nature relevant to this domain are also welcome. Academic visitors at ISAW should be individuals of scholarly distinction or promise in any relevant field of ancient studies who will benefit from the stimulation of working in an environment with colleagues in other disciplines. Applicants with a history of interdisciplinary exchange are particularly welcome. They are expected to be in residence at the Institute during the academic terms for which they are appointed and to take part in the intellectual life of the community.

Visiting Research Scholars at ISAW have access to the Institute's own library as well as to a wide range of other libraries at NYU, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (located a block away), Columbia University, the New York Public Library, and other institutions in New York City. Scholars are provided with their own workspace.

ISAW hosts visiting research scholars in three categories:

(1) Visiting Assistant Professors, appointed for two years. Two such visiting assistant professors will be appointed for 2012-2014.  Those who have degrees in hand and will have completed the doctorate within three years of the beginning of the appointment may apply, although current doctoral students who will complete all requirements for the degree by June 30, 2012 will also be considered. Holders of these positions are appointed as faculty and will be expected to lead one research seminar at ISAW during the two-year period and teach one undergraduate course in an NYU department each year.

(2) Visiting Research Scholars appointed for one year with full or partial funding from ISAW. These may be at any career stage from postdoctoral to retired; the doctoral degree must have been completed no later than June 30, 2012. Applicants in category 1 who are not awarded two-year appointments will also be considered in category 2 unless they indicate that they do not wish to be.

Visiting Research Scholars in the second category will normally be appointed as Fellows. Benefits vary according to situation. A research stipend is provided to both Visiting Assistant Professors and Visiting Research Scholars. Applicants for these categories are considered in a single competition cycle with a fixed deadline each year.

(3) ISAW is prepared to consider applications from postdoctoral scholars with their own funding from another source. These scholars have the same community privileges as the other two categories and are expected to participate in the Institute’s life in the same fashion but do not receive any financial support from ISAW. Applicants in the category must apply at least one semester in advance of their anticipated start date.

Application

A complete application in any category will include a letter of interest, c.v. (including publications list), a research proposal, 3 letters of recommendation, and published writing samples. Applicants should have their doctorates in hand by the beginning of their period of appointment at ISAW. Students still in doctoral programs as of that date are not eligible for appointment under this program.

All applications (including letters of recommendation) should be made through NYU’s online application system. Please note that the application system will not send the email requests to your referees until you have formally submitted the complete application. Referee letters should also be submitted by the application deadline.

The links for each category are below. The deadline for category 1 and 2 applications is December 10th, 2011. Applications in category 3 are considered on a rolling basis and should be submitted at least one semester prior to the proposed start date.

Two-Year Visiting Assistant Professor: www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=50980

One-Year Visiting Research Scholar: www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=50981

Externally Funded Visiting Research Scholar: www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=50647


Questions should be directed to Kathryn Lawson, Assistant Director, Academic Affairs, at kathryn.lawson@nyu.edu or 212-992-7860. For responses to Frequently Asked Questions, please see the link on the right.

Financial Support

Two-year Visiting Assistant Professors (category 1) are provided with a fixed stipend. In 2011-12 this stipend level is $63,000. This is also the stipend provided to visiting research scholars in category 2 not currently employed, only partially employed, or working in countries where salary levels are substantially different from those in the United States. In the case of visitors with partial or full sabbatical leave salaries from their home institutions or other sources, the Institute will, depending on circumstances, supplement these to provide total compensation comparable to normal salaries or may offer a housing allowance. In addition, visitors in categories 1 and 2 are provided with research allowances to defray the cost of travel to conferences and other out of pocket research expenses.