2024 Özerdinç-Grimes Fellowship

The Centre in Modern Turkish Studies (MTS) housed at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, is inviting applications for the 2024 Özerdinç-Grimes Fellowship. The Fellow will be expected to be in Ottawa from June 15, 2024 to September 14, 2024.

Eligibility

– Ph.D. in political science, international relations, history, sociology or a related field in social sciences.

– Research and teaching interests on modern Turkey (post 1923), Turkish politics (including foreign policy) and society, as evidenced by publication and prior teaching experience.

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Kathleen Grimes/Ersin Özerdinç have been major Donors of the MTS Centre in NPSIA from the inception of the Centre. A successful business couple, Ersin and Kathleen have always endorsed the Kemalist principles of a democratic Turkey, fully committed to gender equality, freedom of press and the rule of law. A part of their donation supports an annual Public Lecture, acknowledging their generosity, on a topic in current Turkish affairs to inform Canadians who believe in friendly and closer Turkey-Canada relations.

Previous Fellows:

Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber (2022)

Dr. Balkan Devlen (2019)

Dr. Vedat Yorucu (2018)

Dr. Giray Sadik (2017)