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The research project “Universality and potentials of acceptance of social scientific knowledge. The circulation of knowledge between Europe and the global South” at Freiburg University, Germany, invites applications for the following positions
1 x 75% post-doctoral position

1 x 50% doctoral position

1 x 50% position for administrative support to the project management

 The project shall be funded through the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) initiative “Freedom for Research in the Humanities”, under the topic “Europe seen from the outside”. The project aims at building a junior research group and will be located at the Global Studies Program of the Sociology Institute at Freiburg University. Read the rest of this entry »

The faculty of the Information Systems Group (ISG) at UC Irvine is looking for a students who
are seeking an exciting, active place to study and do research on databases and information
systems starting in the Fall of 2009. Several large projects are underway and several new ones
are just beginning and will provide excellent opportunities for incoming students to “get in
on the ground floor” of interesting new research initiatives. Please visit this site for more info.
http://isg.ics.uci.edu/index.html

In December, 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the establishment of the International Gates Award for Global Health. The Gates Award has been established to recognize an organization yearly that has made a major and lasting contribution to the field of global health. The prize consists of a distinctive award sculpture and a prize amount of 1 million dollars. The nomination deadline for the Gates Award is October 31, 2008. For more information, click on: http://www.globalhealth.org/conference_2009/view_top.php3?id=867

The Alfa Fellowship Programme is a high-level professional development exchange programme placing 10 qualified American citizens per year in work assignments at leading organisations in Russia in the fields of business, economics, journalism, law, and public policy. Key goals of the Alfa Fellowship Programme are expanding networks of American and Russian professionals, developing greater intercultural understanding, and advancing US/Russian relations. The programme includes language training, seminar programes and extended professional experience. Fellows receive travel, free housing, monthly stipends and insurance. Russian language proficiency is preferred though not required at the time of application. Application Deadline: 24 October 2008. Click here for more information: http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_50071.shtml

Application Deadline: 20 October 2008
Three-month Programme in the United States for Young Leaders.
The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is pleased to announce applications
 for candidates to participate in the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Programme.
This annual programme will provide young civic and democratic reform leaders
from the Middle East and North Africa with the opportunity to complete
both academic coursework and a practical, skill-building experience
as well as networking with like-minded reformers and activists inside and outside the region. Read the rest of this entry »

Human Rights Fellowship Program for Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau

The 2008 Program is going to be wider – with the participation of OSIWA, positions will be opened for candidates from two other countries: Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau. Read the rest of this entry »