Member Opportunities

Notify ACUNS members of work, study, fellowship and conference opportunities. Send your posting to bburns@wlu.ca.

PLEASE NOTE: ACUNS does not administer any of these programs - in order to obtain more information or submit applications contact the organizations directly.

The United Nations Intensive Summer Study Program

The United Nations Intensive Summer Study Program will be offered from Monday, June 4 to Friday, June 8, 2012, by the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University and the United Nations Foundation - United Nations Association of the USA.  Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this unique program immerses participants in the political dynamics of the United Nations. 

Students will attend official sessions at United Nations headquarters as well as briefings at UNA-USA.  Directed by Dr. Courtney Smith, Associate Dean at the Whitehead School, and Ms. Minh-Thu Pham, Director of Public Policy at the United Nations Foundation, the course is designed to familiarize students with the inner workings of the United Nations by bringing them together with distinguished practitioners working in the field of multilateral diplomacy.  The program is structured around a series of seminars led by U.N. officials and representatives of governments and civil society on a wide range of global issues currently on the U.N. agenda.

Visit the Program website at http://www.shu.edu/academics/diplomacy/un-program.cfm to apply online.
The application deadline is April 1, 2012.  Students will be notified of their status by April 15, 2012.
For additional information, contact Dr. Courtney Smith at (973) 313-6203 or courtney.smith@shu.edu  

XVI. International Conference of Young Scholars Prague - Call for Papers

Actors and Actorness in International Relations: States and Their Discontents to be held on 25th May 2012 at the University of Economics, Prague.
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PhD & Postdoctoral Fellowships - Sustainable Development

The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) is now accepting applications for its three fellowship programmes: UNU-IAS PhD Fellowships, UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowships, and JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships. The closing date for applications is 29 February 2012.  UNU-IAS is a multi-thematic, interdisciplinary, research and training centre located in Yokohama, Japan. The Institute's fellowship programmes provide young scientists, policy makers, and developing country scholars with the opportunity to expand their intellectual vision beyond a single scientific field.

UNU-IAS PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered for a period of 12 months beginning in September 2012. JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered for 24 months beginning in September 2012. Postdoctoral candidates must have completed a PhD degree, and PhD Fellowship candidates must be at the advanced stage of their doctoral dissertation. Candidates' current research must be closely related to one of the thematic areas of the Institute (see http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=6&ddlID=756 for more details).

For more information:
UNU-IAS Fellowship programme information at www.ias.unu.edu/fellowships 
The online application form is available at http://webserv.ias.unu.edu/onlineform/app/anonymous/menu.php
For additional research areas and separate fellowship conditions for JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships, see www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=121&ddlID=143.
Contact us at fellowships@ias.unu.edu  

UNITAR Series of e-Learning Courses on International Environmental Law

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the new edition of the UNITAR Series of e-Learning Courses on International Environmental Law scheduled to run from 6 February to 30 March 2012.  The Series is composed of 4 courses which aim to provide a broad introduction to international environmental law, introducing its fundamental principles, law-making process, main actors, implementation and compliance procedures, and negotiation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements based on the current legal challenges in international environmental law.

• e-Course 1: Introduction to International Environmental Law, 6 to 17 February 2012
• e-Course 2: International Environmental Governance, 20 February to 2 March 2012
• e-Course 3: Techniques and Procedures in IEL, 5 to 16 March 2012
• e-Course 4: International Environmental Negotiations, 19 to 30 March 2012

The e-Courses on International Environmental Law require tuition fees; however the fee structure is designed for the participation of students from a wide range of countries. Thus, reduced fees are available for participants from least developed countries, developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

More detailed information about the courses can be found at http://www.unitar.org/ilp/sites/unitar.org.ilp/files/files/Calender%202012_UNITAR%20ILP.pdf and register in at http://www.unitar.org/event

Call for proposals to the Persephone Miel Fellowship

The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center in collaboration with Internews, is designed to help media professionals outside of the United States do the kind of reporting they've always wanted to do, and enable them to bring their work to a broader international audience. The fellowship will benefit those with limited access to other fellowships or international distribution of their work. The deadline is February 15. The winner will be announced by March 15.
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The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)

The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) welcomes applicants for its Master of Science in Environmental Governance with Specialization in Biodiversity programme. The programme draws on UNU-IAS's long-standing reputation for excellence in policy-oriented research for sustainable development. UNU-IAS provides students with the intellectual foundation and practical field experience necessary for understanding environmental governance regimes. Graduates of the programme will receive a Master of Science degree from the United Nations University and the skills necessary to forge new frontiers as researchers and practitioners with an interdisciplinary and systemic understanding of biodiversity, ecosystems and sustainable development. For more information, visit www.ias.unu.edu/masters. Deadline for applicants seeking financial support is 28 February 2012. General deadline for all applicants is 30 May 2012.

International Organizations, Law and Diplomacy
Summer Program in Washington and Geneva

Globalization and the changing architecture of global governance pose many challenges to governments and to other international actors. These challenges require scholars and practitioners to rethink the nature of global governance in contemporary international society and to find new ways of understanding multilateralism, international organizations, and rules and practices. The Program on International Organizations, Law and Diplomacy combines legal, diplomatic, and social scientific approaches to the study of multilateralism.
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Security sector reform of the Guinea Defence Forces

Goal is to identify/develop a programme to be financed by the European Union in the future to support the Guinean Security Sector Reform. This programme should:
- Reduce Redundant Military Staff through Retirement Plan
- Facilitate the Socio-Economic Integration of Redundant Military Staff
- Provide Psycho-Social and/or Medical support to the Guinean Armed forces (to reduce violent behaviours).

Four experts needed, for a short term mission in February-March 2012:

1) An expert to deal with the retirement system in place for the armed forces - EXPERT in economic sciences (public finance preference), social sciences (demography), law, administrative science or actuarial science, or any other relevant academic qualification of master at least

2) An expert with experience in the reintegration in society of disadvantaged populations (military without qualification, street youth or children, children soldiers...) - EXPERT (possibly experience in the prison and correctional services) - Rehabilitation and Reintegration, Behaviour Change, Capacity Building & Vocational Training, Socioeconomic development:- social, political and economic, of the work, or any other relevant academic qualification of at least master level

3) An expert (doctor, psychiatrist, social worker...) with experience in working with populations who went through violent behaviours, mental health problems, use of toxic substances -  EXPERT IN PSYCHOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY - Post Conflict Trauma, Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation:- general medicine or psychiatric sciences doctor degree, diploma of psychology, anthropology, social sciences or other relevant academic qualification of master at least

4) A team leader, with one of the 3 expertise above - EXPERT social sciences, political or economic, law, science of work, in public financial management, human resources management, in science administrative or with any other relevant academic qualification of master at least

This project requires all experts to be proficient in French. For further information, Contact Mark Street at promoting.collaboration@gmail.com.

Leo Block Endowed Chair in International Studies -- Associate or Full Professor
Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

The Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver invites nominations and applications to fill the Leo Block Endowed Chair in International Studies. We seek a senior-level scholar, or scholar-practitioner, with specialization in international development. The position is open with respect to disciplinary specialization and methodological skills, and applicants with development interests at the global, national/regional, and local-community levels are encouraged to apply. Candidates with a focus on topics related to poverty reduction, and the linkages among poverty, deprivation of rights, and insecurity or conflict, are especially encouraged, as are those with expertise in international responses such as program and project evaluation or advanced policy-related research methodology skills.
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Full-Time Officers of Research
Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment

The Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment is now hiring full-time Officers of Research to develop and execute the Center's foreign direct investment applied research agenda.
To apply for a position, please visit: https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55519

The William C. Foster Fellows Visiting Scholars Program

For the 2012-2013 Foster Fellows Program, the Department is specifically recruiting applicants from the disciplines of history, regional studies, nuclear engineering, nuclear physics, nuclear forensics, mathematics, political science, and foreign policy.
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University of the Aegean - Rhodes, Greece
Call for Papers

8-10 January 2012
We invite you to submit a proposal on the special focus or the broader theme of the WUF:  the current state and future role of the university. Details on proposal submission, and other aspects of the conference, are available on the WUF website: http://www.UniversitiesForum.com.

2012 Canadian School of Peacebuilding

We invite you to participate in your choice of five-day courses for personal inspiration, professional development, or academic credit. 
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University of Washington Tacoma full time tenure-track Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

The University of Washington Tacoma invites applications for a full time tenure-track Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS) with teaching/ research interests in International Studies. The position primarily contributes to an interdisciplinary major in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) but also contributes to other interdisciplinary majors at UWT. The successful candidate will be broadly trained in international affairs, political science, geography, or related field. She/he will be expected to develop and teach a range of classes, including American foreign policy and a regional specialty in the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, or Europe. Experience and interest in teaching international development and/or gender politics in international relations are a plus. The position begins September 16, 2012, requires an earned doctorate at the time of appointment, and is contingent on funding. In exceptional cases candidates who are ABD may be appointed on an acting basis. IAS offers a range of interdisciplinary majors. We welcome applicants representing diverse perspectives and approaches in all of them. One of three University of Washington campuses, UWT is located in new and historic facilities in downtown Tacoma and primarily serves students of a wide range of ages and backgrounds in the South Puget Sound region. For more information on UWT, visit our website at http://www.tacoma.uw.edu or http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/ias/academics/ba/ppe/politics_philosophy_economics.cfm

Nuclear Security Fellows Program

With the support of the Stanton Foundation, the Security Studies Program has launched a Nuclear Security Fellows Program for junior faculty as well as pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars. The Nuclear Security Fellows Program seeks to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the subject.  With the support of the Stanton Foundation, fellowships are available for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars and for junior faculty.  Fellows are expected to produce policy-relevant research, including book manuscripts, draft articles, dissertations, chapters in edited volumes, or reports.  Nuclear security is defined broadly to include nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation and nonproliferation, nuclear weapons, nuclear doctrine and force structure, nuclear energy as it relates to nuclear security, and other topics that involve nuclear security.
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Predoctoral Fellowships at the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies
Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University

The Institute for Security and Conflict Studies (ISCS) at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, is pleased to offer residential pre-doctoral fellowships for the 2012-2013 academic year. These fellowships will provide funding to outstanding doctoral students whose dissertations are likely to make significant contributions in the field of international security studies. Areas of research focus include, but are not limited to: nuclear weapons and nonproliferation; the intersection between energy and international security; causes and consequences of conflict; grand strategy; domestic determinants of security policy; regional security; U.S. foreign policy; and the rise of China. Appointments fund one academic year of full-time dissertation research and writing. While in residence, fellows are expected to actively contribute to the intellectual life of the Institute.
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Call for Country Experts

I'm compiling a new dataset on the religious affiliations of presidents, prime ministers, etc., for every country from 1945 to the present. For each country, I'm looking for someone knowledgeable in its politics and government, to check the data I have now for accuracy and to help me fill in missing information. This should not take more than a few minutes per country for anyone with the right knowledge base.

If you're able to help, and willing to lend a little aid to a struggling grad student, reply by email to Davis Brown, davisbrown@virginia.edu.

Call for Papers - IAABD Annual International Conference 

Hosted By El Jadida Polydisciplinary University, El Jadida, Morocco, May 15-19, 2012
Conference Theme: African Business and Development in a Changing Global Political Economy: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
The 2011 conference focuses on the impact of the recent economic downturn on African business and development. You are invited to submit any original theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and managerial contributions that address the conference theme as well as other related areas of business and Development.
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USIP Seeks a Program Officer (Afghanistan Programs)

The Center for Conflict Management (CCM) at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) seeks a Program Officer for its Afghanistan Programs. The Program Officer position is based in Washington, DC and will require working closely with colleagues in the Kabul field office, the CCM Afghan team and other Afghan-related programs.
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Kennan Institute Offers Research Assistantships

The Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars offers paid research internships for undergraduate, graduate, and prospective graduate students who are US citizens or permanent residents. Each intern works with a scholar in residence at the Institute over a period of three to nine months. Applicants should have a good command of the Russian language and the ability to conduct independent research.
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IUP Journal of International Relations

IUP Journal of International Relations is seeking articles for the forthcomingissue. Click here for the latest issue (Vol. 5, No. 1, January 2011) of the IUP Journal of International Relations. Download the Journal Focus Areas & Information to Authors.

Call for Papers - Protecting Human Rights: Duties and Responsibilities of States and Non-State Actors

University of Glasgow
18-19 June 2012
The Steering Committee of the American Political Science Association (APSA) Human Rights Section, the Executive Board of the Human Rights Research Committee of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), and the Executive Council of the International Studies Association (ISA) Human Rights Section announce their second joint international conference on the theme "Protecting Human Rights: Duties and Responsibilities of States and Non-State Actors" to take place on 18-19 June 2012 at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, hosted by the Glasgow Human Rights Network. This conference is timed to coincide with the joint International Studies Association-British International Studies Association conference to be held immediately after in Edinburgh (20-22 June).Paper submission details can be found on the ISA website here (please note that paper proposals must relate to the theme of the conference in some manner to be considered): http://isanet.ccit.arizona.edu/MyISA/Validated/ConferenceParticipation.aspx?ConferenceID=33&View=Submissions
You will need to create a MyISA account if you do not already have one. Updated information on the conference will be available here: http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/glasgowhumanrightsnetwork/ghrnconferencejune2012/

International Affairs Fellowship (IAF) in Nuclear Security
Call for nominations

The IAF in Nuclear Security, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, offers university-based scholars valuable hands-on experience in the nuclear security policymaking field by placing researchers in U.S. government positions or international organizations for a period of twelve months to work with practitioners. We will award approximately two fellowships this year. We would appreciate any help you can provide us in encouraging people you know to either nominate someone or simply apply. Victoria and I are available to help anyone with this process. For more information on this new fellowship please visit www.cfr.org/thinktank/fellowships/iaf_nuclear.html

We are also excited to continue with year three of the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship (SNSF) program. The 2012-2013 application deadline is December 16, 2011. If you know any strong candidates, please encourage them to be in touch with Victoria and myself. More information on the SNSF program is available at www.cfr.org/thinktank/fellowships/StantonFellowship.html

Global Change, Peace & Security invites entries for the annual Routledge-GCP&S Essay Prize Competition

Please send entries (printed in English and as email ttachments only) to gcps@latrobe.edu.au by no later than Monday 12 December 2011. This competition is designed to encourage outstanding new contributions to research on practical and theoretical questions posed by a rapidly globalising world. It seeks to attract new research into the international dimensions of political, economic and cultural life, and into the contradictions of an increasingly integrated yet fragmented world. Of specific interest are entries that look at events and developments that reverberate beyond the confines of a particular country, and those concerning the sources and consequences of conflict, violence and insecurity, as well as the conditions and prospects for conflict transformation and peacebuilding. For more information click here.