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Application for Participants
The deadline for applications is: February 15, 2009
We welcome applications from advanced graduate students who have passed all qualifying exams, preferably with a completed dissertation prospectus or plan but not yet at the writing-up stage. Graduate students will benefit most from the program if they are committed to using both theoretical models and empirical data in their dissertations. They should have some training in both formal methodology and quantitative analysis, and advanced training in at least one of these areas.
We also welcome applications from junior faculty looking to improve their defended dissertation in a direction that incorporates EITM, or who are embarking on an EITM-style post-dissertation project. We will base admission decisions substantially on the quality and potential of research proposed in the application.
Please note that the above describes our ideal applicants; interested students or junior faculty should not be deterred from applying due to some perceived shortfall on any of these dimensions. We intend to accept about 25 participants. Applicants will be notified by email by March 15. Female and minority applications are strongly encouraged.
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A complete application consists of the following four components:
1. Curriculum Vita with name and contact information, current location and position. If you are a student, the CV should indicate your current status in graduate school (year in program, whether you've passed qualifying exams, whether you've defended a dissertation proposal).
2. Description of your EITM research proposal (5-10 pages). We will base admission substantially on the quality and potential of this proposal -- particularly its integration of theoretical modeling and empirical testing.
3. Brief (1-2 page) statement of interest and purpose in applying for the summer program.
4. Two letters of recommendation sent as email attachments to eitm@fordschool.umich.edu. Please ask your letter writers to place your name and "EITM" in the e-mail message's subject heading and to email the letters directly to us.
Please submit application materials as PDF attachments or MS-WORD via e-mail to eitm@fordschool.umich.edu.
Applicants will be notified of our acceptance decisions (by e-mail) by March 15.
Financial Support:
There are no fees or tuition. Dormitory lodging, meals and domestic travel expenses will be provided.
Application for Mentoring Faculty in Residence
The deadline for applications is: February 15, 2009
Responsibilities: Each MFR will have a mentoring group, consisting of a small number of EITM participants. We expect that there will be six MFRs, each assigned no more than five mentees. A primary responsibility of each MFR is to work closely with his/her mentees, both one-on-one and in small group settings, helping them integrate ideas and methods from the Institute into their own projects.
Secondly, MFRs will work closely with lecturing faculty to develop their own teaching materials to be used at their home institutions. Third, MFRs will give presentations and receive feedback one their own current research. MFRs must commit to participating in the entire four-week Institute.
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Qualifications: We expect that MFRs will be drawn from the ranks of tenure-track or recently tenured political science faculty who use EITM methods in their research. The most important qualification for the Mentoring Faculty-in-Residence is experience with developing, executing and publishing EITM research projects. Participation in past Summer Institutes (either our rotating institute or our sister program at Washington University in St. Louis) is helpful but not required. Experience with graduate teaching in formal and quantitative methods is similarly helpful, but also not essential (although MFRs should have the appropriate preparation for teaching in these areas.) Female and minority applications are strongly encouraged.
Applications from faculty whose home institutions do not currently offer EITM training are particularly welcome. We hope that participating in the Summer Institute will enable the Mentoring Faculty to develop their teaching and mentoring expertise, will expand the number of universities that teach EITM methods, and will deepen course offerings where EITM is already part of the curriculum.
A complete application consists of the following components:
1. Curriculum Vita with name and contact information, current location and position, and names of two people we may contact as references if needed.
2. Brief (1-3 page) statement of interest and purpose in applying for a position as Mentoring Faculty-in-Residence. Please indicate any skills and background that would be particular useful as an MFR.
3. Brief (1-3 page) description of current research.
Application materials should be sent as PDF attachments or MS-WORD documents via e-mail to eitm@fordschool.umich.edu. Please indicate "MFR application" in the subject line.
Financial support:
Domestic travel expenses, dormitory housing and meals are covered, along with stipend of approximately $7,725. Applicants will be notified of our acceptance decisions (by e-mail) by March 15.
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