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FELLOWSHIP- Two Research and Teaching Fellowships, OSCE Academy in Bishkek

Posted by: Aigoul Abdoubaetova <a.abdoubaetova at osce-academy.net>

Call for Applications



2 Research & Teaching Fellowships at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Application Deadline: October 9, 2009

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is a public foundation designed to promote
and enhance the principles and aims of the OSCE in the Central Asian
region, enshrined in its fundamental idea of comprehensive security.
Located in Bishkek, the OSCE Academy is strongly embedded in the wider
Central Asian academic and political context and follows a distinctive
regional approach in its activities. The Academy is looking for two
research and teaching fellows for Semester II of the MA Program
Political Science 2009/2010.

Requirements:

The qualified candidate holds at least an MA/MSc but preferably a PhD
degree in Political Science or a related field and has teaching experience.

The fellowship has the following terms and components:

1) A teaching assignment of a course on either Comparative Politics
(Democratization Studies) or Cases in International Relations,
Semester II, 2010.

These are a 3 credit hour courses, meeting twice a week for 90 min
sessions from January 11, 2010 through April 30, 2010. The period of
contract is from January 11 to May 11, 2010. The idea behind the
topics courses is to provide graduate level survey of these fields
introducing the students to major approaches and theories, important
topics, and the contemporary developments. As such, the courses are
expected to be taught on graduate level involving lectures, seminars,
research assignments, and individual student mentoring. The specific
course topic as well as the course design should be discussed with the
academic management of the OSCE Academy. Additionally, we expect the
fellow to spend 6 hours per week for personal preparation to the
courses with lecture/seminar notes, preparation of assignments, and
grading/evaluation of students.

2) The fellowship also includes office hours for students of
approximately 4 hours a week.

3) Overall, the commitment at the Academy will not exceed the load of
20 hours per week. However, due to the nature of an academic
environment, the load may vary from about 15 to 25 hours per week.

During the rest of the time, the fellows are encouraged to conduct
their research and will receive full support of the Academy and our
partners. We expect the fellows to present their research to the
students and the greater audience during the fellowship period with us.

The OSCE Academy will provide/cover ?

a) Economy class roundtrip airfare from the city of current residence
    to Bishkek;
b) Entry visa expenses to Kyrgyzstan, if any;
c) Housing allowance will be provided by the Academy;
d) Honorarium of 750 Euros per month for teaching the 3 credit hour course;
e) 100 Euro one-time settling-in fee;
f) office space and a computer, as well as access to all of our
    facilities, including library and JSTOR.

NOTE: The Academy will not be able to provide health insurance.

Interested applicants should submit their CV, a short summary of their
research project, and two letters of reference from people familiar
with the candidate's academic work to Ms. Aigoul Abdoubaetova by
e-mail: a.abdoubaetova at osce-academy.net  until October 9, 2010. With
any questions on this call, please contact Ms. Aigoul Abdoubaetova by
e-mail: a.abdoubaetova at osce-academy.net  or by phone: +996 312 541200.

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is an equal-opportunity institution. It
operates on the principle of non-discrimination. All recruitment
decisions are taken on the basis of best qualification of the
candidates, with consideration of regional and gender balance.




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