The Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Justice and Reconciliation at King’s University College supports leading scholars in advancing research, teaching, and dialogue on social justice and reconciliation.
2023-2024: Dr. Cristina Stanciu, Professor, English, and Director, Humanities Research Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
The mandate of the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America – Fulbright Canada – is to identify the best and brightest minds in both countries and engage them in residential academic exchange. These individuals conduct research, lecture, or enrol in formal academic programs in the other country. With its support, Fulbright Canada aims to grow intellectual capacity, increase productivity, and assist in the shaping of future leaders.
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King’s University College seeks a Fulbright Scholar qualified to explore concepts of justice and reconciliation, with a special focus on the role of religion and religious institutions in truth and reconciliation processes in the context of colonialism and racism in the Americas or globally. Historical and theoretical approaches are welcome, but the scholar must show how the research has practical relevance for those working to address contemporary reconciliation and restorative justice initiatives.
The Fulbright Scholar will benefit from working in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment recognized for producing high-quality research into various aspects of the Catholic intellectual tradition.
King’s is a Catholic liberal arts university college formally affiliated with Western University, a top-ranked Canadian research-intensive university. Sincerely seeking to be a place of community and global engagement, King's acknowledges in a special way the need to undertake initiatives to promote social justice; to redress historical injustices that have resulted in marginalization and discrimination; to improve access to higher education for historically disadvantaged individuals and communities; and to speak “uncomfortable truths” (Ex Corde Ecclesiae, I.32) about the nature and origins of the problems of our time.
US$25,000 for one semester (four months)
Applicants from any Humanities or Social Science discipline are welcome. Applicants should demonstrate how past/ongoing research projects explore aspects of restorative justice and reconciliation, broadly construed.
Social Justice and Peace Studies
Religious Studies
History
Human Rights Studies
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