The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva in Switzerland is seeking applications from highly qualified young professors from developing or emerging countries for the Global South Scholar-in-Residence Fellowship Programme. Candidates pursing pursuing research or working in disciplines of anthropology, history, law, politics and political science, and economics are encouraged to apply for award of fellowship.
Objectives
Scholars will:
- Update and strengthen the curriculum of their course through close contact with colleagues working in the same discipline or area of expertise;
- Further a personal research project by taking advantage of the plethora of expertise available in the Institute’s research centres and programmes, as well as the library’s resources, one of the most important European repositories in the field;
- Participate in teaching courses (depending on the needs of the study plan, they may be called upon to teach a course for the entire semester);
- Interact with the Institute’s students and faculty, as well as with international, public and private-sector actors from the Geneva area.
Benefits
- The Institute will cover costs of travel and visas for participants as well accommodation costs;
- It will ensure a monthly stipend to compensate in the case of the loss of income* in the institution of origin and to cover subsistence costs in Geneva; upon presentation of a certificate
- Participants will be provided with a work space, and access to the Institute’s library and IT facilities.
Conditions for applications
Candidates must hold a PhD and have a full time tenure-track or tenured position in an academic institution in Africa, Asia, or Latin America.
Their teaching and research activities and interests must fit with the Institute’s disciplines and fields of expertise (international affairs, development studies, development economics, sociology and anthropology of development, international economics, international relations, international law, international history and politics).
The selection will be based on the quality of research. Quality being equal, selection may be guided by an interest in promoting gender and regional diversity. Candidates should demonstrate how their research stay will contribute to their academic career and their home institution.
Last date for submitting the applications for Residence in the Spring Semester 2012 (mid-February to the end of May) is October 1, 2011. For Residence in the Fall Semester 2012 (mid-September to the end of January), the application deadline is March 1, 2012.
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