FELLOWSHIP- Two Research & Teaching Fellowships, OSCE Academy, Bishkek

 

Call for Applications

 

Source: Dinara Asanbaeva <d.asanbaeva@osce-academy.net>

 

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

 

Application Deadline: April 15, 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 in 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 on either Approaches & Issues in International Relations or Approaches & Issues in Political Theory.

 

These are a 3 credit hour courses, meeting twice a week for 90 min sessions from September 1, 2009 through December 19, 2009. The period of contract is from September 1 to December 31, 2009. The idea behind the Topics courses are 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 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.

 

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

 

Interested applicants should submit their CV, letter confirming availability of funds for research, a short summary of their research project, and two letters of reference from people familiar with the candidate's academic work to Ms. Dinara Asanbaeva by e-mail:

d.asanbaeva@osce-academy.net until April 15, 2009. With any questions on this call, please contact Ms. Dinara Asanbaeva by e-mail:

d.asanbaeva@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.