[NYC-L] FW: Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: Short-term Research Fellowships (fwd)

[Erkanda Bujari]

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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 09:49:30 -0400
From: Kevin Hallinan <kph2 at columbia.edu>
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Subject: FW: Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: Short-term Research Fellowships



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From: Petra Ticha [mailto:ticha at ssrc.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 5:38 PM
To: Petra Ticha
Subject: Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: Short-term Research Fellowships


Dear Colleague,

I am writing from the Social Science Research Council in Washington, DC,
with information about our brand-new research fellowship program.  I
wonder if you would be willing to disseminate this information among
your students or other eligible applicants who must be U.S. citizens.
The description follows and the deadline is short I am afraid. However,
any assistance you can provide in spreading the word will be greatly
appreciated.

Sincerely,

Petra Ticha
Program Coordinator
Program on Global Security and Cooperation
Social Science Research Council
2040 S St, NW
Washington, DC 20009
USA

Tel: (202) 332-5572, ext. 13
Fax: (202) 332-9051
E-mail: ticha at ssrc.org
Web: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/gsc

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Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: Short-term Research Fellowships

Application deadline has been extended until October 25.
Applications due October 18, 2002

The Program on Global Security & Cooperation of the Social Science
Research Council (SSRC), in cooperation with the Ethnobarometer Program
of the Italian Social Science Council (CSS), will conduct an exchange of
young East European and American scholars.

Fellowships for 12 weeks of research in Southeast Europe are being
offered to Americans who are recent postdocs or Ph.D. candidates in the
social sciences, and who are pursuing research on issues of inter-ethnic
relations and ethnic conflict in Southeast Europe. The fellows will be
placed in institutions appropriate to their knowledge base and research
skills, starting in February or March 2003.

Each fellowship will cover the cost of trans-Atlantic travel and a per
diem adequate for living expenses.

The fellowships are intended to promote collaboration and cross-cultural
understanding. Fellows will be expected to work cooperatively with
others at their host institutions, with Ethnobarometer, and the SSRC.
Public presentations and other forms of involvement in the intellectual
life of the host countries are expected, and will be facilitated by the
organizers of the exchange. Tangible products of the research on ethnic
conflict are also expected, such as articles, speeches, and other
scholarly outputs.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for the exchange program, American candidates must:

1. Have attained a doctorate in the social sciences since 1997, or be
current Ph.D. candidates in the social sciences. 2. Be U.S. citizens. 3.
Show that they have been or are presently engaged in research on issues
of interethnic relations or ethnic conflict, including issues of human
rights, migration and democratization processes when relevant to
inter-ethnic relations.

Application Procedure

You should submit to SSRC by October 18, 2002:

1. A curriculum vitae.
2. A one-page statement describing the research interests you would like
to pursue during the 3-month tenure; research interests most relevant to
this exchange will reflect those of the Ethnobarometer Program, as
described in www.ethnobarometer.org. 3. Two reference letters, written
by scholars who are well acquainted with your work and potential. These
should be mailed separately from your application; if by email, the
email address must be the name of the referee and the name of his or her
institution (i.e., the email from Professor Jane Smith of Princeton must
be something like jsmith at princeton.edu). 4. A one-page personal
statement of how the fellowship would aid your career, and your
intention to pursue relevant work beyond the fellowship tenure.

Applications (or inquires) may be submitted to SSRC by email (which is
strongly preferred) at gsc at ssrc.org, or by post to:

Program on Global Security & Cooperation
Social Science Research Council
2040 S St., NW
Washington DC 20009

The fellowship commits awardees to submit, not later than 30 July 2003,
a report on the work done during their stay in Europe. Guidelines for
this report will be available at the time the awards are announced.

This exchange is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs of the U.S. Department of State (http://exchanges.state.gov),
and managed by the Social Science Research Council.