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The Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Office of the Vice President for Research invite all UI tenure track faculty members in all fields to submit proposals to design and direct the Center’s Summer 2010 Research Seminar. One grant up to $40,000 will be awarded.
Obermann Research Seminars bring together 8 to 10 UI and visiting scholars and researchers for 1-2 weeks for sustained interaction at the Obermann Center. We ask that the 2010 Seminar be held during the month of June. The Obermann Seminar format involves extensive group discussion of each participant’s draft paper, so as to result in a collection of essays to be submitted to a press or journal.
Under these guidelines, (1) either tenured or tenure track UI faculty may apply to direct a seminar, (2) the seminar may be disciplinary or interdisciplinary, (3) the seminar director may competitively select all of the participants or directly invite some of the participants. Participants will include some from UI but most from other institutions. Two UI faculty members may co-direct the seminar if they are in different departments.
Up to $40,000 will be available for director and participant stipends, speaker fees, student assistants and administrative costs. The Seminar Director will work closely with the Obermann Center to develop the final plan, schedule, and budget for the seminar.
The Obermann Center provides meeting rooms, offices with computers and internet connections, as well as a variety of support services, including library delivery service. The Center will handle all administrative, financial, and housing details associated with the seminar.
Here are some hypothetical examples of seminar configurations:
Past seminars have explored topics ranging from presidential elections to medieval manuscripts to stored human tissues.
Obermann Summer Research Seminars are funded by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, the C. Esco and Avalon L. Obermann Endowment, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Please submit only one proposal. Please write your proposal so that it will inform and engage reviewers who may not be familiar with the proposed area of scholarship.
Reviewers will use the following criteria to judge the proposals:
No budget is required at this time. The director(s) of the selected seminar will work with the Obermann Center to develop a final plan and budget.
Interested UI faculty members are encouraged to contact Jay Semel (jay-semel@uiowa.edu, 335-4034) to discuss ideas and proposal preparation.
Signatures: Please have your DEO email an endorsement of the proposed project to Neda Barrett (neda-barrett@uiowa.edu, 335-4034).
If you have questions or submission difficulties, please contact Neda Barrett (neda-barrett@uiowa.edu, 319-335-4034).
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