13 March 2013
Internship Position Available at SPFII
PFII announcement, 6 March 2013
UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK: An internship position (JO #27340) is available at the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the spring and summer sessions. Applications should be sent via the UN Internship Programme webpage by 19 March 2013. Read the announcement …
16 January 2013
2013 Senior Indigenous Fellow Position
OHCHR, January 2013
The Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section (IPMS) of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is seeking an indigenous person to fill the position of “Senior Fellow” for a duration of four months (1 May – 30 August 2013). The fellowship aims at giving the selected indigenous person an in-depth understanding of the international human rights system and mechanisms, especially those dealing with indigenous issues, and also allows him/her to develop an extensive contact network with OHCHR and other UN and NGOs staff in Geneva. The selected candidate will be entitled to a monthly stipend that will cover basic living expenses in Geneva, as well as return ticket and basic health insurance. Interested candidates should submit their applications by fax or by post to the IPMS at the OHCHR in Geneva by 15 February 2013. For queries and clarifications please contact: fellowship(at)ohchr.org. Further information …
16 January 2013
Financial assistance available to attend the WIN Conference, Darwin, Australia from 26-31 May 2013
World Indigenous Network, 2013
The Australian Government has limited funding to support the participation and attendance of Indigenous and Local Community land and sea managers, including rangers, ranger coordinators, mentors and community elders who pass on their knowledge from communities in developing countries, at the World Indigenous Network (WIN) Conference from 26-31 May 2013, in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Potential applicants are invited to carefully reviewing the eligibility criteria before applying. The application deadline is 8 February 2013. Further information, including link to application form …
26 December 2012
Research Project Award Scheme: Comparative Statecraft and Constitutional Thought
University of Aberdeen, December 2012
The University of Aberdeen in Scotland, UK, provides funding for innovative doctoral-level projects on Comparative Statecraft and Constitutional Thought. This research project initiative will support contemporary and historical research from across the humanities and social sciences on the comparative study of indigenous understandings of legitimate governance, including on: the development of indigenous constitutional documents and frameworks; the historical and ethnographic study of systematized modes of statecraft; and the intellectual genealogy and writings of non-western constitutional thinkers. The studentships are open to all nationalities and will cover home/EU or Overseas fees. The deadline for applications is 8 March 2013. Further information on the research project initiative … How to apply …
26 December 2012
Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowships in American Indian Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012
Under the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the American Indian Studies Program seeks two Postdoctoral Fellows for the 2013-2014 academic year. One of the positions may be renewable for a second year. This fellowship program provides a stipend, a close working association with AIS faculty, and assistance in furthering the fellow’s development as a productive scholar. Applicants should have an ongoing research project that promises to make a notable contribution to American Indian and Indigenous Studies.
The Fellowship stipend for the 2013‐2014 academic year is $42,000, including health benefits. Candidates should submit a letter of application providing a thorough description of the research project to be undertaken during the fellowship year, a curriculum vitae, two samples of their scholarly writing, and two letters of recommendation. A candidate profile should be created through the University of Illinois application login page at https://my.atlas.illinois.edu/submit/go.asp?id=538 and application materials uploaded. Applications received by 18 January 2013 will receive full consideration. The review process will continue until the fellowships are filled. Download the call for applications [pdf] … Visit the program’s website …
12 December 2012
Call for applications
OHCHR, December 2012
The deadline to submit applications to attend the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council, the 16th session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group, as well as the sessions of treaty bodies taking place in Geneva between April and June 2013 (50th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 50th session of the Committee against Torture, 18th session of the Committee on Migrant Workers and 9th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) is 10 January 2013. Download the call [doc] … Further information on the fund …
5 December 2012
Applications are now available for the 2013 UNU-IAS Fellowship Programmes
UNU-IAS, December 2012
UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP offer PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships to provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world, with a multidisciplinary context within which to pursue advanced research and training that are of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected programme. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2013. Any questions should be directed to the UNU-IAS Fellowship Committee, at fellowships(at)ias.unu.edu. Further information …
31 October 2012
Applications are invited for Postdoctoral, Doctoral and Masters studentships in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, as part of the recently awarded NRF Research Chair on Environmental and Social Dimensions of the Bio-economy. The deadline for applications to Fahdelah.Hartley(at)uct.ac.za is 15 November 2012.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Environmental and Social Dimensions of the Bio-economy
A scholar is sought to conduct research on one or more of the following inter-related themes: access and benefit-sharing, bio-discovery and the bio-economy; biodiversity use and trade, traditional knowledge, rural livelihoods and poverty alleviation; governance, rights and the bio-economy; and environmental and social impacts of emerging technologies. The tenure of the fellowship is for two years, with the second year subject to satisfactory progress. Further information …
PhD and Masters Opportunities: Environmental and Social Dimensions of the Bio-economy
Students will join a growing team of researchers working on the themes identified above. Applications are welcome from South African citizens holding degrees in environmental science, human geography, economics, anthropology, law, environmental science, sociology or related fields. Further information …
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