(For CUHK Faculty Members)

Deadline: Friday, 4 November 2022 (Friday)

CUHK and Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) have a Partner Fellowship Program which provides an opportunity for CUHK faculty members to take part in a residential fellowship at Stanford University that fosters interdisciplinary intellectual exchange and contributes to advancing research and thinking in the social sciences. Fellows represent the core social and behavioral sciences (anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology) as well as the humanities, education, linguistics, communications, and the biological, natural, health, and computer sciences. The selected fellows will spend nine months at CASBS, where they will meet with fellows from diverse academic disciplines worldwide. The program will strengthen their academic network and facilitate collaborations across academia, policy, industry, civil society, and government to collectively design a better future.

This prestigious opportunity is open to scholars in the behavioral and social sciences as well as those in other areas if their work has human behavioral and social dimensions. CASBS is particularly eager to receive applications from scholars who engage with the significant societal challenges that the Center focuses on, including building equitable societies, enacting ethical technologies, and ensuring sustainable livelihoods; and the research methods that support them.

The Fellowship Program is now inviting applications for 2023-24 (Official visit period: September 2023-May 2024).

Eligibility

The ideal candidate for a CASBS fellowship is a highly accomplished academic or thinker (relative to career stage) and meets the following criteria:

• Has a PhD, professional degree (e.g., JD, MD), an equivalent foreign degree, or has achieved an equivalent level of professional reputation.
• Is at least three to four years past the doctorate or equivalent degree (CASBS does not offer post-doctoral fellowships). CASBS encourages young scholars to visit the Center after they have received tenure.
• Is a full-time teaching appointee of Assistant Professor rank or above who exhibits a high level of achievement, including a strong record of research publications.
• Is engaged in significant lines of research in a field of the behavioral/social sciences, or does work in the natural sciences or humanities that has important human behavioral and social dimensions.
• Communicates clearly in English.
• Is very interested in participating in regular interdisciplinary conversations.
• Is willing to commit to being in residence for the course of the fellowship year without conflicting commitments.

Scope of Support

The following provisions will be provided to the selected fellow:

• Salary to be provided by CUHK (provided on the basis of leave entitlement and on leave granted)
• Housing allowance to be offered by CUHK
• Additional housing allowance may be considered and provided by CASBS upon request
• Relocation allowance will be provided by CASBS. The value of the allowance will vary depending on the home location and number of accompanying family members (if any)
• Research allowance will be provided by CASBS

Leave

Selected fellow(s) are expected to spend nine months during September 2023-May 2024 at CASBS under the program. They should apply for their own accumulated leave and academic leave (or sabbatical leave if applicable), and/or no-pay study leave to pursue the fellowship program.

Application

Interested applicants should complete the online application form and submit it together with required materials to CASBS by  4 November 2022 (Friday). Applications will be considered by CASBS. Comments from the respective Faculty Deans at CUHK will also be collected and forwarded to CASBS for assessment. The selected applicant will be informed of the result in February 2023.

To learn more about the Fellowship Program, please visit the CASBS website.

Information Session

An online information session will be held on 14 October (Friday) at 2:30pm. Interested applicants are encouraged to join the session to learn more about the program. A past awardee of the program will also be invited to share his/her experience at CASBS. Please click here for registration.

Past and Current CUHK Fellows

• 2018-19: Prof. Ying Yi Hong, Department of Management (Sharing by Prof. Hong)
• 2020-21: Prof. Jimmy Chan, Department of Economics (Sharing by Prof. Chan)
• 2021-22: Prof. Lai Kwan Pang, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies (Sharing by Prof. Pang)
• 2022-23: Prof. Wilson Wong, Data Science and Policy Studies Programme

Enquiries

Please contact Ms. Olivia Kwok at the Office of Academic Links.