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

Application Deadline: April 8, 2010

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
Teaching and Research Fellows for Semester I of the MA Program
Political Science 2010/2011.


Requirements:

The qualified candidate holds at least an MA/MSc but preferably a PhD
degree in Political Science or a related field and has a teaching
experience.

The fellowship has the following terms and components:

1) A teaching assignment of a course on either Political Theory or
International Relations during Semester I, 2010.

These are a 3 credit hour courses, meeting twice a week for 1 hr and
40 mins from August 30, 2010 through December 20, 2010. The period of
contract is from August 30 to December 30, 2010. The idea behind the
topics courses is 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 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 at the end of 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 allowance (for international fellows only);
d) Honorarium of 750 Euros per month for teaching the 3 credit hour course;
e) 100 Euro one-time settling-in fee (for international fellows only);
f) office space and a computer, as well as access to all of our
  facilities, including library and JSTOR.

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

Interested applicants should submit their CV, a short summary of their
research project, and two letters of reference from people familiar
with the candidate's academic work to Ms. Aigoul Abdoubaetova by
e-mail: a.abdoubaetova@osce-academy. net until April 8, 2010 by 5 p.m.
Bishkek time. For any questions on this call, please contact Ms.
Aigoul Abdoubaetova by e-mail: a.abdoubaetova@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. Both
local and international applicants are eligible to apply.