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Subject: announcement: fellowship in the history of cartography
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ANNOUNCEMENT -- FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF
CARTOGRAPHY</bold>


The University of Southern Maine announces a fellowship in the history
of cartography at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for
Cartographic Education for the 2001-2002 academic year. This
opportunity is ideal for an advanced (ABD) or recently completed
doctoral student who seeks to establish or to expand a rigorous
foundation in cartographic history, even as s/he pursues a specific
research agenda. The fellowship is open to researchers from all
disciplines.


The Osher Map Library is a rare map library located on the Portland
campus of USM. It contains some 60,000 maps, dating from 1475 to the
present, together with a substantial collection of reference works to
support cartographic research. The library’s cartographic collections are
varied, but emphasize the centuries before 1900 and have a particular
focus on Maine, New England, and North America generally. It services
not only the academic research community, but also the university
community and, through an aggressive outreach program, K-12
educators and the general public. More information about the map
library, its collections, and its programs can be found on its web site:
http://usm.maine.edu/maps.


The successful fellow will have three areas of responsibility. (1) S/he will
provide some interpretive support for the staff of the map library. (2) S/he
will be responsible for special classes for university courses held within
the map library; in the past, these courses have ranged from Art, to
English, to History, to Modern Languages, but they would be tailored to
the fellow’s experience and expertise. (3) S/he will pursue a coherent
research program in cartographic history, using the resources of the
Osher Map Library and perhaps other archives in southern Maine; this
research program can be either cartobibliographic or analytical in nature.
Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the Osher Map Library’s
faculty scholar, Matthew H. Edney — [log in to unmask] or (207)
780-4767 — to discuss the nature of the fellow’s responsibilities and
possible research programs.


The fellowship carries a stipend of $25,000 with benefits.


Applications should include a current c.v., a single-page statement of the
applicant’s interests and experience in the history of cartography, and a
single-page description of a research program to be completed while in
residence.  Review of applications will begin April 23.  Completed
applications should be sent to Stephen C. Bloom, Director of University
Libraries, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME 04104-9301.


9 April, 2001


The University of Southern Maine is a member of the University of
Maine System


(posted by Matthew Edney)

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