*BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting*
- *Scholarships for Balkan journalists - *
*S*pend a fun-packed week on the lovely Croatian coast and hone your
investigative journalism skills with an elite line-up of experts in the
field, August 21-27, 2011 in Opatija, Croatia.
*Learn from Leading Experts in the Profession*
This year's BIRN Summer School of Investigative
Reporting<http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/birn-summer-school/birn-summer-school-home-page>features
a superb line-up of journalists and trainers such as Sheila
Coronel <http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/birn-summer-school/sheila-coronel>,
Director and Professor of Professional Practice at Toni Stabile Center for
Investigative Journalism at Columbia University, Nick
Davis<http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/birn-summer-school/nick-davies>from
the Guardian newspaper, Journalist of the Year, Reporter of the Year
and Feature Writer of the Year, Randall
Joyce<http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/birn-summer-school/randall-joyce>an
Emmy Award-winning producer with CBS News, Paul
Bradshaw <http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/birn-summer-school/paul-bradshaw>,
On Line Journalism blog - one of the British most influential journalism
blogs and more. You can all trainers at
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/birn-summer-school/trainers-and-panelists-2011.
They will converge to cover various aspects and techniques of investigative
reporting with practical knowledge, examples and case studies from their
fields of expertise.
*Interactive and Practical Training Programme*
The week-long training programme is designed to provide you with lectures
and sessions centred around practical examples and case studies, while
maintaining an interactive and discussion-oriented approach and environment.
Through the programme participants will learn basic investigative
techniques, to structure an investigation and preparing a story memo, about
computer-assisted reporting skills, to use the web and public records as
sources of information and more.
*Investigative Initiative Fund for the Best Story Idea*
From day one, students will work and collaborate actively in small groups to
pitch an investigative story idea. The Investigative Initiative Fund will
sponsor the best proposal and the winners will have the opportunity to
research and develop their idea into a full story.
*And Finally, Lots of Sun and Fun*
This year, The BIRN Summer School is set in Opatija, on the beautiful and
entertainment-rich Croatian Adriatic coast.
Click here to read the enrolment requirements, fill in the application form
and spend a fantastic summer with the BIRN Summer School of Investigative
Journalism<http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/birn-summer-school/birn-summer-school-enrolment-2011>
*BIRN Summer School contact person*:
Jelena Cosic
BIRN Investigative Initiative
Project Coordinator
jelena.cosic@birn.eu.com
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/birn-summer-school/birn-summer-school-home-page
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Postdoctoral: Transitional Justice, Understanding the Age of Transitional Justice: Narratives in a Historical Perspective, NIOD, Amsterdam
“Understanding the Age of Transitional Justice: Narratives in a
Historical Perspective”
The general goal of the NIOD program on Transitional justice is to
contribute to understanding the impact and aftermath of mass
state-sponsored human rights violations on post-genocidal,
post-conflict, post-repressive societies. In pursuit of a
conceptualization of generic mechanisms and factors that influence
genocidal crimes and the subsequent transitional justice processes,
this program opts for the portal of the personal, the legal, and the
political narrative. It will examine the various phases and levels at
which testimonies, or narratives of events, play a role in influencing
the form of TJ undertaken by a given post-repressive society.
The levels may be distinguished as follows:
The victims (the individuals telling their story)
The institutions for the administration of Transitional Justice (the
narrative of judicial and extra-judicial authorities)
The validators, or ‘form-givers’ – political elites, media, police,
and other relevant actors – who selectively frame the public debate
and impart the narratives and the use of narratives (produced in
trials, vetting procedures, truth commissions, NGO-sponsored oral
histories) with a particular political and social significance.
A dynamic multi-leveled approach that aims to reveal the interaction
between the testimonies, the formality of processing them, and the
developing political system should shed light on the individual,
psychological, social, and political impact/consequences of TJ
processes.
The NIOD has created a post-doc position in order to study the role,
impact, and significance of testimonies in transitional justice. We
are looking for proposals to develop key elements of the program,
resulting in a monograph. The qualified candidate will conduct a study
of transitional justice as a field and social phenomenon, or movement,
with a focus on key thematic, cross-cutting issues, and an emphasis on
(review and analyses of) approaches to reconciling conflicting
narratives. Other issues would include memory, truth, testimonies,
transitional justice tools and their impact, the beginning and
endpoints of TJ processes, victims and victimhood, perpetrators,
bystanders, and guilt.
Qualified candidates are invited to send a short proposal (max. 1000
words) on the research they propose to conduct within the framework of
the NIOD-TJ program.
The candidate will play a key role in the future development of the
NIOD-TJ program.
Job requirements
Ph.D. in History, Law, or Social- and Political Sciences, or at
least three years professional (Ph.D. level) experience on topics
related to the program
Can initiate challenging discussion about the specific area of
scientific interest and in general the research done at the NIOD
Self-reliant
Experience with modern information technology
Professional attitude with excellent communication skills
Fluent English
Skilled in the development of proposals which could, via the
content, design, and execution fundamentally augment the Transitional
Justice program
Appointment
This is a fulltime position of 38 hours per week for a period of two
years at the NIOD.
We offer:
The NIOD offers an informal, internationally-oriented working
environment with a great deal of room for individual initiative and
responsibility. The maximum salary for a full-time position is €
4,970.00 per month gross (based on experience, scale 11 or 12,
collective labour agreement Dutch Universities), excluding 8% vacation
bonus and an 8.3% end-of-the-year bonus. There is an additional
extensive secondary benefits packet. Secondment is among the
possibilities.
More information
The Transitional Justice Research Agenda can be viewed at our website
at www.niod.nl. Inquiries may be directed to the Transitional Justice
Program Leader at the NIOD, Dr. Nanci Adler, e-mail address
n.adler@niod.knaw.nl. For more information about the appointment,
please contact Mr. William Arink, Business Director, e-mail address
w.arink@niod.knaw.nl. The NIOD can be contacted at +31 (0)20-523 3800.
Interested?
We welcome your proposal, accompanied by an explanatory letter of
intent and CV, all in English. Please submit them to
vacature@niod.knaw.nl, attention Mr. W. Arink, with the subject line
“Post-Doc TJ”. Closing date is 25 July, 2011. Interviews will take
place in the second and third weeks of September. If all other factors
are equal, preference will be given to internal candidates.
Please no reactions from recruiters.
NIOD is an institute belonging to the Royal Netherlands Academy of
Arts and Sciences
Historical Perspective”
The general goal of the NIOD program on Transitional justice is to
contribute to understanding the impact and aftermath of mass
state-sponsored human rights violations on post-genocidal,
post-conflict, post-repressive societies. In pursuit of a
conceptualization of generic mechanisms and factors that influence
genocidal crimes and the subsequent transitional justice processes,
this program opts for the portal of the personal, the legal, and the
political narrative. It will examine the various phases and levels at
which testimonies, or narratives of events, play a role in influencing
the form of TJ undertaken by a given post-repressive society.
The levels may be distinguished as follows:
The victims (the individuals telling their story)
The institutions for the administration of Transitional Justice (the
narrative of judicial and extra-judicial authorities)
The validators, or ‘form-givers’ – political elites, media, police,
and other relevant actors – who selectively frame the public debate
and impart the narratives and the use of narratives (produced in
trials, vetting procedures, truth commissions, NGO-sponsored oral
histories) with a particular political and social significance.
A dynamic multi-leveled approach that aims to reveal the interaction
between the testimonies, the formality of processing them, and the
developing political system should shed light on the individual,
psychological, social, and political impact/consequences of TJ
processes.
The NIOD has created a post-doc position in order to study the role,
impact, and significance of testimonies in transitional justice. We
are looking for proposals to develop key elements of the program,
resulting in a monograph. The qualified candidate will conduct a study
of transitional justice as a field and social phenomenon, or movement,
with a focus on key thematic, cross-cutting issues, and an emphasis on
(review and analyses of) approaches to reconciling conflicting
narratives. Other issues would include memory, truth, testimonies,
transitional justice tools and their impact, the beginning and
endpoints of TJ processes, victims and victimhood, perpetrators,
bystanders, and guilt.
Qualified candidates are invited to send a short proposal (max. 1000
words) on the research they propose to conduct within the framework of
the NIOD-TJ program.
The candidate will play a key role in the future development of the
NIOD-TJ program.
Job requirements
Ph.D. in History, Law, or Social- and Political Sciences, or at
least three years professional (Ph.D. level) experience on topics
related to the program
Can initiate challenging discussion about the specific area of
scientific interest and in general the research done at the NIOD
Self-reliant
Experience with modern information technology
Professional attitude with excellent communication skills
Fluent English
Skilled in the development of proposals which could, via the
content, design, and execution fundamentally augment the Transitional
Justice program
Appointment
This is a fulltime position of 38 hours per week for a period of two
years at the NIOD.
We offer:
The NIOD offers an informal, internationally-oriented working
environment with a great deal of room for individual initiative and
responsibility. The maximum salary for a full-time position is €
4,970.00 per month gross (based on experience, scale 11 or 12,
collective labour agreement Dutch Universities), excluding 8% vacation
bonus and an 8.3% end-of-the-year bonus. There is an additional
extensive secondary benefits packet. Secondment is among the
possibilities.
More information
The Transitional Justice Research Agenda can be viewed at our website
at www.niod.nl. Inquiries may be directed to the Transitional Justice
Program Leader at the NIOD, Dr. Nanci Adler, e-mail address
n.adler@niod.knaw.nl. For more information about the appointment,
please contact Mr. William Arink, Business Director, e-mail address
w.arink@niod.knaw.nl. The NIOD can be contacted at +31 (0)20-523 3800.
Interested?
We welcome your proposal, accompanied by an explanatory letter of
intent and CV, all in English. Please submit them to
vacature@niod.knaw.nl, attention Mr. W. Arink, with the subject line
“Post-Doc TJ”. Closing date is 25 July, 2011. Interviews will take
place in the second and third weeks of September. If all other factors
are equal, preference will be given to internal candidates.
Please no reactions from recruiters.
NIOD is an institute belonging to the Royal Netherlands Academy of
Arts and Sciences
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Master’s and PhD Studentship in Bioinformatics at University of Wuerzburg, Germany
University of Wuerzburg offers Masters and PhD Studentship in the field of Bioinformatics in Germany -2011
Study Subject(s):Bioinformatics
Course Level:Masters and PhD
Scholarship Provider: University of Wuerzburg
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility:Applicants should have a bachelor/master/diploma degree, and a strong background in bioinformatics/computational biology and gene expression analysis.
-Additional knowledge in microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, or/and infection biology would be beneficial.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: Applications are invited for a master student or PhD student position on the analysis of high- throughput sequencing data. Our groups (AG Vogel, AG Sharma) are interested in using Solexa and SOLiD technology for gene expression profiling (RNA-seq) and the identification of small RNAs and microRNA, and post-transcriptional regulons in pathogenic bacteria and eukaryotic hosts (see our recent publications in Nature. successful applicant will work in the dynamic environment of the Institute for Molecular Infection Biology.Applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community regardless of race, gender or disability are welcome.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: July 15th 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application
Study Subject(s):Bioinformatics
Course Level:Masters and PhD
Scholarship Provider: University of Wuerzburg
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility:Applicants should have a bachelor/master/diploma degree, and a strong background in bioinformatics/computational biology and gene expression analysis.
-Additional knowledge in microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, or/and infection biology would be beneficial.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: Applications are invited for a master student or PhD student position on the analysis of high- throughput sequencing data. Our groups (AG Vogel, AG Sharma) are interested in using Solexa and SOLiD technology for gene expression profiling (RNA-seq) and the identification of small RNAs and microRNA, and post-transcriptional regulons in pathogenic bacteria and eukaryotic hosts (see our recent publications in Nature. successful applicant will work in the dynamic environment of the Institute for Molecular Infection Biology.Applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community regardless of race, gender or disability are welcome.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: July 15th 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application
IMD Social Responsibility Scholarship 2012, Switzerland
cholarship for pursuing International Masters in Business administration at IMD.
Study Subject(s):Business Administration
Course Level:Masters
Scholarship Provider: IMD
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility:
Qualified candidates who have a passion to make a contribution to society through socially responsible leadership
-Currently working as a social entrepreneur or for an NGO in your home country or region
-4-10 years work experience
-Making a significant contribution to your local environment, country or society in general
-Have leadership characteristics and the ability to have an impact in the class
-Have financial need such that you could not otherwise afford to attend IMD
-Strong command of written and spoken English
-Demonstrate a passion and commitment for socially responsible leadership both in your current role and to go back to your home country or region after the IMD MBA program
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: You are a talented social entrepreneur or working for an NGO in an emerging country. You would like a top international MBA to expand your horizons so that you can go back and make a difference. Scholarship winners must complete and pass the regular IMD MBA admission process prior to being accepted for the program! IMD does NOT guarantee a place in the MBA program until completion and passing of the regular MBA admissions process. IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury / sponsors.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: July 15, 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application
Study Subject(s):Business Administration
Course Level:Masters
Scholarship Provider: IMD
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility:
Qualified candidates who have a passion to make a contribution to society through socially responsible leadership
-Currently working as a social entrepreneur or for an NGO in your home country or region
-4-10 years work experience
-Making a significant contribution to your local environment, country or society in general
-Have leadership characteristics and the ability to have an impact in the class
-Have financial need such that you could not otherwise afford to attend IMD
-Strong command of written and spoken English
-Demonstrate a passion and commitment for socially responsible leadership both in your current role and to go back to your home country or region after the IMD MBA program
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: You are a talented social entrepreneur or working for an NGO in an emerging country. You would like a top international MBA to expand your horizons so that you can go back and make a difference. Scholarship winners must complete and pass the regular IMD MBA admission process prior to being accepted for the program! IMD does NOT guarantee a place in the MBA program until completion and passing of the regular MBA admissions process. IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury / sponsors.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: July 15, 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application
Singapore - MIT Alliance Graduate Fellowship at SMART Location: Singapore DL: 15 July 2011
The Ministry of Education has recently launched a prestigious Singapore-MIT (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology) Alliance (SMA) Graduate Fellowship. These 4-year SMA Graduate Fellowships are available for highly talented doctoral graduate education and research for students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National University of Singapore (NUS) who wish to conduct their research at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre.
The selection of candidates will take place twice a year, in time for the start of the semesters in August and January.
a) Eligibility
The Fellowships are open to students of all nationalities who gain admission to any Ph.D. programme at the University where research interest fits within one or more of projects currently being carried out in on of the SMART Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) :
The award is tenable for 1 year in the first instance; but subject to the Fellow's satisfactory progress, it may be renewed annually. The maximum period of award is four years. For more information
Technology) Alliance (SMA) Graduate Fellowship. These 4-year SMA Graduate Fellowships are available for highly talented doctoral graduate education and research for students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National University of Singapore (NUS) who wish to conduct their research at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre.
The selection of candidates will take place twice a year, in time for the start of the semesters in August and January.
a) Eligibility
The Fellowships are open to students of all nationalities who gain admission to any Ph.D. programme at the University where research interest fits within one or more of projects currently being carried out in on of the SMART Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) :
- BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSYM);
- Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM);
- Infectious Disease (ID)
- Future Urban Mobility (FUM)
The student must have graduates with an undergraduate degree at the level of a first class or second uppers (equivalent).
b) Award Amount
- A monthly stipend of S$3,200
- Cover all tuition fees at NTU and other compulsory fees
- A travel grant of S$12,000 to help cover the expenses associated with a six-month research residency at MIT (travel grant covers airfare; MIT housing; MIT visiting student fee and health insurance)
The award is tenable for 1 year in the first instance; but subject to the Fellow's satisfactory progress, it may be renewed annually. The maximum period of award is four years. For more information
Internship at Front Line Location: Dublin - Ireland DL: 15 July 2011
Front Line, The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders invites applications for a 6-month administration internship. The internship will be based in Front Line's office in Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
The successful candidate will have excellent clerical and computer skills as well as practical experience in an administrative role. He/she will be able to demonstrate their commitment to human rights and their understanding of international issues. He/she must be able to work in English and a second language (French, Spanish, Arabic or Russian). He/she will be able to work on own initiative and as a member of a team. He/she will have excellent oral and written communication skills. He/she will be flexible and co-operative.
He/she will be trained in relation to Human Rights Defenders; the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders; the Mandate of the UN Special Representative; the role of Front Line and other national and international organisations in the support and protection of Human Rights Defenders.
Basic Terms of reference:
The next internship will be starting in August/September 2011. Applications comprising a cover letter and CV should be sent to Tara Madden, Program Manager, Front Line by 15 July 2011. Applications can be sent by email to recruit@frontlinedefenders.org. For more information
The successful candidate will have excellent clerical and computer skills as well as practical experience in an administrative role. He/she will be able to demonstrate their commitment to human rights and their understanding of international issues. He/she must be able to work in English and a second language (French, Spanish, Arabic or Russian). He/she will be able to work on own initiative and as a member of a team. He/she will have excellent oral and written communication skills. He/she will be flexible and co-operative.
He/she will be trained in relation to Human Rights Defenders; the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders; the Mandate of the UN Special Representative; the role of Front Line and other national and international organisations in the support and protection of Human Rights Defenders.
Basic Terms of reference:
- arrange flights, visas and accommodation for visiting human rights defenders and other guests
- assist with organisation of events
- coordinate mailouts of Front Line publications
- coordinate translation of website and other correspondance;
- undertake clerical tasks such as faxing, photocopying, word processing, data entry, collating, emailing and filing;
- answer telephone, take messages and deal with routine queries and correspondence;
- responsible for office stationery and supplies
- liaise with volunteers on specific projects
- work on specific projects relating to Human Rights Defenders as requested;
The next internship will be starting in August/September 2011. Applications comprising a cover letter and CV should be sent to Tara Madden, Program Manager, Front Line by 15 July 2011. Applications can be sent by email to recruit@frontlinedefenders.org. For more information
Journal of Turkish Literature, Bilkent University, Ankara
The Journal of Turkish Literature (JTL), which is published annually by the Center for Turkish Literature at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, and distributed by Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York, is the first and only literary scholarly journal in English devoted in its entirety to Turkish literature from all periods.
For its upcoming issue, JTL is seeking articles on Turkish literature from any period, from its beginnings to the present day. Articles can be on any subject related to Turkish literature, and must be between 3000-6000 words.
In order to get an idea of the sort of articles corresponding to the mission of the journal, please review the tables of contents of the first and second issues:
[http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~tebsite/jtl/english.html#contents].
Interested authors are invited to submit a 250- to 300-word abstract of their planned article, along with a 150-word autobiographical note providing background about himself or herself as the article's author.
The deadline for submission of the abstract and autobiographical note has now been extended: they should be submitted no later than Sunday, 10 July 2011.
Authors of the planned articles will be notified of acceptance by 15 July 2011.
Final versions of articles accepted for inclusion must be submitted no later than Thursday, 15 September 2011.
Please submit your abstract and autobiographical note to:
Michael D. Sheridan
Associate Editor, Journal of Turkish Literature (JTL) Bilkent University Center for Turkish Literature Bilkent University, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
Tel: +90 (312) 290 2317
Email: mdsheridan@bilkent.edu.tr
sheridan@bilkent.edu.tr
For its upcoming issue, JTL is seeking articles on Turkish literature from any period, from its beginnings to the present day. Articles can be on any subject related to Turkish literature, and must be between 3000-6000 words.
In order to get an idea of the sort of articles corresponding to the mission of the journal, please review the tables of contents of the first and second issues:
[http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~tebsite/jtl/english.html#contents].
Interested authors are invited to submit a 250- to 300-word abstract of their planned article, along with a 150-word autobiographical note providing background about himself or herself as the article's author.
The deadline for submission of the abstract and autobiographical note has now been extended: they should be submitted no later than Sunday, 10 July 2011.
Authors of the planned articles will be notified of acceptance by 15 July 2011.
Final versions of articles accepted for inclusion must be submitted no later than Thursday, 15 September 2011.
Please submit your abstract and autobiographical note to:
Michael D. Sheridan
Associate Editor, Journal of Turkish Literature (JTL) Bilkent University Center for Turkish Literature Bilkent University, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
Tel: +90 (312) 290 2317
Email: mdsheridan@bilkent.edu.tr
sheridan@bilkent.edu.tr
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