Candidates should normally have completed a doctorate. Applicants must provide evidence of support from a UK University. The Fellowship will be tenable for one year from September 2011. The Fellow will be based at the Institute in Ankara and will be required to spend at least two-thirds of the period of the Fellowship in Turkey. The subject of the proposed research should focus on Turkey and/or the Black Sea littoral and may fall within any of the academic  disciplines of the arts, humanities and social sciences.  It should lead to a substantial publication either in monograph or in article form.

The fellow will be awarded £20,000 per annum, payable monthly. All costs including travel (to and from Turkey and any academic travel, such as conferences), health insurance, visa and accommodation need to be covered by this annual amount. Accommodation will be available at the Institute in Ankara, as required, at a rate of £10 per night, or £250 per month. Applications will be accepted from 1 April 2011.  Applicants should submit an application form accompanied by a covering letter which details the research proposal by the closing date of 1 May 2011 (by email to biaa@britac.ac.uk ) Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in London on 18 May.
For further information please contact Claire McCafferty at biaa@britac.ac.uk on 0207 969 5204.