April 05, 2013
CFP: Olympia Summer Academy
Deadline: April 25, 2013
A unique educational opportunity for graduate and senior under-graduate students, researchers, and practitioners: the 2013 Olympia Summer Academy in Conflict and Peace Studies. Featuring five cycles of studies on: A) Conflict & Political Violence, B) Terrorism & Counterterrorism, C) Political Risk Analysis D) Religion & Politics, and E) History & Philosophy of IR, the Olympia Summer Academy will take place from July 4 to 15, 2013, at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece.
They are looking forward to bringing together a highly competitive and talented class of promising scholars from around the world and foster a world-class scholarly network of cooperation while experiencing the unique setting of legendary Olympia. For all information in regards to the program and application process please visit: www.olympiasummeracademy.org
Posted by jmkirsch at 03:41 PM
April 02, 2013
Call for Applications: Wilson Center Junior Scholars' Training Seminar (August 2013)
Deadline: April 15, 2013
European Studies is accepting applications for its 2013:
Junior Scholars’ Training Seminar
Open to Graduate Students (MA and above)
East European Studies of the Woodrow Wilson Center and the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research are soliciting applications for the twenty fourth annual training seminar for junior scholars in East European studies, to be held during August, 2013. All domestic transportation, accommodation and meal costs will be covered by the sponsors.
Eligibility: These scholarships are available to U.S. citizens. While Southeast Europe remains a primary focus, projects on Central Europe and the Baltic states are again eligible. Projects should focus on fields in the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to: Anthropology, History, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Sociology. All projects should aim to highlight their potential policy relevance.
Disciplines represented at JSTS 2012 included: anthropology; history; political science; and sociology.
Additional Requirements: Successful applicants are expected to submit a five-page paper no later than July 1 on the sources and methodology of their report and the wider significance of their work. (In other words, what was researched, how it was researched, and what it all means.) This paper will serve as the basis for discussion at the seminar.
Application Information: To apply for the Junior Scholars' Training Seminar (JSTS), the applicant must submit the following:
- a completed application form a curriculum vitae (which must include social security number and full date of birth, institution where degree is expected or was received, title of dissertation/thesis, and name and department of academic advisor);
- a single page, single-spaced statement of the work you wish to discuss - either the dissertation/thesis or another project;
- one letter of recommendation from academic advisor.
Please mail application materials for all grants to:
East European Studies
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
OR send them by email to: European.Studies@wilsoncenter.org
For more info visit: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/opportunity/east-european-studies-junior-scholars-training-seminar
Posted by jmkirsch at 12:38 PM
March 26, 2013
CFP: Junior Scholars' Training Seminar 2013
Deadline April 15, 2013
European Studies is accepting applications for its 2013:
Junior Scholars’ Training Seminar
Open to Graduate Students (MA and above)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITING APPLICATIONS: APRIL 15, 2013
Eligibility Criteria
· Citizenship: All applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time when they apply
· Research Focus:
The regional focus of research proposals should be Central and Eastern Europe,or the Baltic States (Eligible Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia)
Projects should focus on fields in the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to: Anthropology, History, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Sociology. All projects should aim to highlight their potential policy relevance.
Program Description:
JSTS successfully combines formal and informal meetings
to promote a variety of intellectual exchanges. Past activities have included:
· individual presentations
· constructive feedback and question and answer sessions
· one-on-one meetings for Junior Scholars with Senior Scholars
· advice regarding publishing
· discussions about the state of the profession and obtaining employment in the field
· various social activities
Application Information
To apply for the Junior Scholars' Training Seminar (JSTS),
submit the following:
· a completed application form
· a curriculum vitae
· a single page, single-spaced statement of the work you wish to discuss: dissertation, thesis, or another project
· one letter of recommendation from an academic advisor
Please E-mail application materials by April 15 to: European.Studies@wilsoncenter.org
Posted by jmkirsch at 01:29 PM
March 15, 2013
CFP: Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive: Researching the EU from Australia and New Zealand
Deadline: 1 May 2013
The four EU Centres at the Australian National University, the University of Canterbury, Monash Universityand RMIT University are convening together an International Conference. At a time when the EU has high ambitions and faces critical challenges, this conference will bring together researchers from various disciplines to share their insights into the issues confronting the European Union over the next decade.
While we welcome contributions on any topic related to the broad theme, we suggest that the following sub-themes might be particularly relevant to researchers working on these questions in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the Pacific:
a) EU and the World: regionalism, challenges and bilateral relations
b) Prospects for the EU?
c) EU and Asia-Pacific
d) Creative cultures and connections
Keynotes will be presented by Dr Brendan Nelson (former Australian Ambassador to the European Union and NATO), European scholars and by the four Centre Directors.
You are invited to submit a proposal for consideration for inclusion in the Conference program. Please forward an abstract of 350-400 words by no later than 1 May 2013 to Professor Bruce Wilson, Director, European Union Centre at RMIT, at bruce.wilson@rmit.edu.au. Proposals for workshops or panel sessions will be welcome particularly.
You will be advised whether your paper or workshop proposal has been accepted for the Conference by 20 May 2013.
Whether you are a postgraduate student, an early career researcher or experienced academic/ practitioner, please do consider offering a paper for this Conference.
Queries about the Conference can be sent to Bruce at bruce.wilson@rmit.edu.au.
The EU Centres in Australia and New Zealand are co-funded through Grants from the European Union and their home universities
Posted by jmkirsch at 04:21 PM
February 19, 2013
CFP: Call for applications - postdoc positions at CERGU, Gothenburg, Sweden
Deadline: March 18, 2013
The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond), which is an independent foundation whose aim is to promote and support scientific research, has decided to support CERGU’s expansion of the successful ongoing program for postdoc research. The new grant will make it possible for CERGU to open four to six new postdoc positions within the field of European research during the next three years. Presently six postdoc researchers, from Europe and overseas, are engaged in projects focusing on research problems from a humanistic, economic, legal, social or political perspective.
CERGU aims to attract applications for the new positions from a wide range of young postdocs with an interest in research on Europe. As CERGU promotes multidisciplinary research, applications that demonstrate openness to applying such perspectives will be given priority.
If you would like more information concerning the application, please contact Director Linda Berg linda.berg@pol.gu.se
For more information about CERGU, affiliated researchers and their
research, see http://www.cergu.gu.se/english/
For more information on the postdoc position in European Studies see: website
Posted by jmkirsch at 12:52 PM