[ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] CfA: Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)

[Agron Alibali]

> Dear Sirs,
> 
> The American Councils for International Education
> are proud to announce the 
> stipend for Junior Faculty Development Program
> (JFDP) for academic year 
> 2004/05.
> 
> The program places university faculty from Albania,
> Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
> Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
> Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, 
> Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan,
> Turkmenistan, Ukraine and 
> Uzbekistan at selected higher educational
> institutions in the United 
> States, through a process of open competition.  JFDP
> Fellows work with an 
> American colleague to further develop their
> knowledge of teaching 
> methodologies, theoretical aspects of their field,
> and to create new 
> courses and course materials for use at their home
> institutions.  The 
> program is intended to support those scholars who
> plan to return to their 
> home country in order to continue their teaching and
> professional activities.
> 
> 
> The competition is open to citizens of the above
> countries, who currently 
> teach at a higher educational institution in their
> home country, have a 
> mastery of the English language, possess a
> university degree, and have two 
> years of teaching experience in an institution of
> higher 
> education.  Applicants in the fields of Arts
> Management and Library and 
> Archival Science need a university degree, two years
> of work experience in 
> that field, and must currently teach or conduct
> trainings at an educational 
> institution.
> 
> 
> 
> For the 2004-2005 academic year, JFDP Fellows will
> undertake a 9-month, 
> non-degree program (auditing courses,
> teaching/lecturing, developing 
> curricula, attending conferences), and 2-month
> summer practicum.  Fellows 
> are placed at U.S. host institutions, which have
> facilities and faculty 
> appropriate for their field of study.  JFDP Fellows
> receive round-trip 
> international and domestic transportation, medical
> insurance, monthly 
> stipends, and a professional development fund.
> 
> 
> 
> JFDP fields for 2004-2005 are as follows:
> 
> American Studies
> 
> Business Administration
> 
> Economics
> 
> Education Administration
> 
> Environmental Studies
> 
> History
> 
> International Affairs
> 
> Journalism
> 
> Law
> 
> Library & Archival Science
> 
> Linguistics
> 
> Philosophy
> 
> Political Science
> 
> Psychology
> 
> Public Administration
> 
> Public Policy
> 
> Sociology
> 
> Please, find the flyer with general information on
> the JFDP and the 
> application for the Program in the attachment for
> your review. We would 
> very much appreciate if you posted the flyer on the
> Balkan Academic News 
> website.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Sanja Ignjatovic
> Office Manager South-Eastern Europe
> American Councils for International Education:
> ACTR/ACCELS
> Resavska 58/1
> 11000 Belgrade,
> Serbia and Montenegro
> Tel/fax: ++381-11-657-940
> acie at sbb.co.yu
> ignjatovic at sbb.co.yu
> www.actr.org
> www.jfdp.org
>   
> 
> 
> 

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