Ron Lister Visiting Fellowship 2010

Ron Lister Visiting Fellowship 2010
(Fixed-term)
Department of Geography
Applications are invited for the Ron Lister Visiting Fellowship in the Department of Geography, from geographers in all fields of the discipline. Preference may be given to applicants working in the broad area of development studies, and/or to those with an interest in India and/or China.
The Fellowship assists distinguished international scholars to spend time at the University of Otago teaching and researching in the Department of Geography.
The Visiting Fellow will spend between four and six months in the Department of Geography, undertaking research and teaching a 4th year course in the first or second semester. There are 13 weeks of teaching in each semester, with the first semester commencing on Monday 1 March 2010, and the second semester on Monday 12 July 2010.
It is assumed that the Fellow will continue to receive a salary from elsewhere during their tenure of the Visiting Fellowship. The successful applicant will be offered assistance with travel, accommodation, subsistence and research expenses to a maximum of $12,000.
There is no application form. Those interested in being considered for the Visiting Fellowship should send a statement of interest, detailing their objectives and suitability for the post to: Associate Professor Sean Fitzsimons, Head, Department of Geography, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand. Applicants should also send a curriculum vitae, together with the names and addresses of two referees who would be willing to support the application.
This position is supported by funds from the Ron Lister Trust, which was established in recognition of the foundation Professor of Geography at the University of Otago from 1965 to 1981.
Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Sean Fitzsimons, Head, Department of Geography, Tel 64 3 479 8786 / 8773, Fax 64 3 479 9037, Email sjf@geography.otago.ac.nz