USF Ricci Institute Archival Fellowship

July 19, 2008

The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at the University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim is pleased to invite applications for the “USF Ricci Institute Archival Fellowship.” One fellowship of up to $6000.00 will be awarded to the successful candidate at the doctoral or post-doctoral level to promote research based upon the Ricci Institute’s archival collections: the Rouleau Archives and the Philip Robinson Collection. The Rouleau Archives, originally part of the “Sino-Jesuit History Project, 1500-1800″ were compiled as part of Fr. Rouleau’s research on the Rites Controversy. The Philip Robinson Collection contains materials concerning Christianity in China, the Church’s policies in Asia, rites and rituals in China, administration of mission activities in Asia, etc.The appointed fellow will be required to: (1) Further catalogue the Institute’s archival holdings. The fellow would be responsible for spending half his/her day in providing the RI with a much more detailed catalogue of the Rouleau holdings and doing his/her own research for the remainder of the day.

(2) Write a research paper based primarily upon these archival documents with his/her findings to be published in a peer reviewed journal.

Fellowship Term: Three month period

Fellowship Amount: $6000.00

Selection Criteria:

Doctoral candidate or post-doc in field of history or religious studies

Language(s): Reading ability in Latin & Portuguese (required), Italian, French, and/or Chinese (preferred) Candidate should be familiar with the historical and theological language and issues of the period (c. 1550-1800), Catholic institutions and the history of mission strategy The ideal candidate will have China/Asia-related experience as well

Application Process:

Please send all application materials to Melissa Dale at mdhuang@usfca.edu

• Cover Letter

• C.V.

• Research Proposal (600 word max.) that includes: an explanation of how the proposed research will: (1) benefit from the use of the Ricci Institute’s archival collection and (2) contribute to the field.

• Estimated Research budget

• Names and contact information for two professional references

Deadline:

Applications must be received by September 1, 2008 to be considered for a fall award. If the fellowship is not filled for the fall semester, applications will continue to be accepted for the 2008-2009 academic year until the fellowship is filled.

Melissa Dale, PhD
Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History
University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim
2130 Fulton St., LM 280
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
Phone: (415) 422-2230
Fax: (415) 422-2291

Email: mdhuang@usfca.edu
Visit the website at http://www.ricci.usfca.edu

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