[United States] The Global Fellows Program - UCLA International Institute
The UCLA International Institute brings to campus each year from around the world a class of outstanding scholars near the beginning of their careers.
The UCLA International Institute will appoint up to eight new Global Fellows for the 2007–2008 academic year. Fellows will be drawn from the arts and humanities; the natural sciences, including engineering, medicine, and public health; and the social sciences, including law, public policy, and management
Structure of the Program
Global Fellows will pursue their own research and are expected to produce working papers, journal articles, books, or works in other media during their tenure at UCLA. Fellows will be mentored by and will meet for seminars with a distinguished and multidisciplinary group of Senior Fellows. These UCLA faculty members include Robert Boyd (Anthropology), Rogers Brubaker (Sociology), Gail Harrison (Public Health—Community Health Services), Michael Heim (Slavic Languages), Edward Leamer (Management, Economics), Naomi Lamoreaux (Economics, History), Francoise Lionnet (French and Francophone Studies, Comparative Literature), Felicity Nussbaum (English), and Ronald Rogowski (Political Science). A small, highly select, and similarly multidisciplinary group of UCLA doctoral candidates will be appointed as either Associate Fellows (for students finishing their dissertations) or Global Scholars (for entering PhD students). To supplement presentations by Global Fellows, the Fellowship will invite for seminars distinguished scholars from inside and outside the University of California.
Global Fellows will have their own offices, and computer facilities will be provided. Program staff will assist in finding affordable housing within reasonable distance of the UCLA campus.
Obligations of the Fellowship
Global Fellows’ residency at UCLA is expected to begin 1 September 2007 and end on 30 June 2008. Global Fellows will remain in residence, attend seminars, and make at least one formal presentation on the progress of their research. Fellows will also be expected to cultivate good working relationships with members of their “home†UCLA academic departments and to interact with the broader UCLA community. Each Global Fellow will be expected to contribute to the University’s teaching mission, normally by offering two one-quarter undergraduate or graduate seminars related to their research.
Prerequisites and Selection Criteria
Candidates will be considered only if they received, or will receive, their PhDs (or equivalent) between January 2000 and June 2007. Applicants may be from any discipline, provided that their work is relevant to the concerns of the International Institute. There is no citizenship requirement. Please note that due to the short duration of the appointment, we are unable to sponsor a H1-B visa holder. We are seeking oustanding scholars doing innovative multidisciplinary research on the cultural, economic, social, and political dynamics of the contemporary world. Among topics of particular interest to the Institute are:
- New forms of governance and coordination, whether in the governmental, non-governmental, or private spheres
- Security concerns that transcend traditional interstate conflict
- The causes and consequences of cultural and economic globalization
- Transnational cultures and multiple identities, and their historical roots
- Resistance to globalization and to the forms it takes in different contexts
- Public health, the environment, and economic development
Applications will be vetted preliminarily in consultation with the relevant academic department(s) and research centers at UCLA. Final selection will be made by a committee composed of the Interim Vice-Provost, the Director, and the Senior Fellows
Compensation
Global Fellows will be appointed as Visiting Assistant Professors. Compensation will be contingent on qualifications. Monthly salary is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local taxes. Fringe benefits, including access to UCLA’s health insurance options, will be provided for the full academic year.
Application Procedures
- Applications and nominations may be submitted online between 1 December 2006 and 15 February 2007.
- Online application
- Applications must include
- a cover letter of application
- a curriculum vitae (MS Word or text)
- a short abstract of the dissertation
- a statement of proposed research (not to exceed 2000 words)
- a writing sample
- contact information for three references.
Further Information and Inquiries
UCLA is an affirmative action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Detailed inquiries may be submitted
by email: globalfellows@international.ucla.edu
by telephone: 310-825-3902
or in writing, to:
Global Fellows Program
International Institute
11349 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487
Global Fellows Director: Francoise Lionnet, Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Comparative Literature
Interim Vice Provost and Dean, UCLA International Institute: Ronald Rogowski, Professor of Political Science
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