The Transatlantic Post-Doc Fellowship for International Relations and Security (TAPIR) is open to candidates who have recently received their doctorate in social and political sciences or economics and whose research emphasizes on topics of international relations and/or international peace and security issues.
Fellowships are granted for duration of 2 years to prepare Fellows for a career in policy-oriented and international research at eminent think tanks and political consulting research institutes. Fellows spend three eight-month stays at research institutions or think tanks participating in the program at least one on the Eastern and one on the Western side of the Atlantic.
Participating institutes include:
- Chatham House
- Center for International Relations (CIR)
- Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
- Center for Security Studies (CSS)
- European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
- Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Institute for Strategic and International Studies (IEEI)
- Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)
- Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS)
- RAND Corporation (RAND)
- SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations (SAIS)
- United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
- German Institute for International and Security Affairs/ Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Fellows will be supervised by a researcher at each host institute while being integrated into the significant research units or projects. Fellows will have the golden opportunity to work on issues of major and immediate political significance and to publish their work in journals or paper series which will be read by decision-makers at national and international levels. The Fellowship aims to involve participants actively in the work and research of leading international think tanks.
The fellowship comprises:
- A monthly stipend of Euro 1,800
- A monthly allowance for health insurance of Euro 200
- A one-time travel allowance of Euro 3,500 for travel to and from the host institutions
Transatlantic Post-Doc Fellowship is eligible for the candidates who have successfully defended their Ph.D. by the start of the program (October 1st, 2012). Candidates must have a strong inclination towards working in a policy-oriented international environment and must demonstrate their ability to do so by previous international academic experience.
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