[USA] Fellows Program in Hawai
2007-2008 Visiting Fellows Program di Hawai
The East-West Center seeks scholars of high accomplishment and promise whose research and presence will contribute creatively to the development of its research areas and to the Asia Pacific region. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent. Preference will be given to applicants that have both strong conceptual background and demonstrated accomplishments in policy research, and to proposals that are innovative and suggest new ways of addressing the challenges that the region faces.
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/research/visiting-fellow-programs/visiting-fellowships/
East-West Center Visiting Fellowships enable scholars to undertake research
and publication during the academic year 2007-2008 in collaboration with EWC
staff on either:
One of the following research themes:
- An Interdisciplinary Framework for Emerging Infectious Disease (EID)
Risk Assessment - The Health of Financial Systems in Developing East Asia
- Sustainable Energy Strategy in China and Sino-U.S. Cooperation on
Energy and Climate Control - Pollution from Vegetation Fires
- China’s Capitalist Transition
- Market Economic reform and Reproductive Health Challenges in China:
Needs for Improvements in Maternal Health Care and Infant Mortality - New Understandings of the Rural-Urban Transition
- Very Low Fertility in East Asia
OR:
An independent research project related to one of the four Research Program
Study areas: Politics, Governance and Security; Economics; Population and
Health; and Environmental Change, Vulnerability and Governance.
The East-West Center seeks scholars of high accomplishment and promise whose research and presence will contribute creatively to the development of its research areas and to the Asia Pacific region. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent. Preference will be given to applicants that have both strong conceptual background and demonstrated accomplishments in policy research, and to proposals that are innovative and suggest new ways of addressing the
challenges that the region faces. Preference is given to applicants that have not previously held an East-West Center fellowship. Funds for these fellowships come from two sources. US government funds support scholars from the US as well as from Asian or Pacific countries. Funds are also available to support a limited number of scholars from other areas whose research
focuses on the Asia Pacific. Fellowships are typically awarded for between
two and four months and must be undertaken during the period October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. Visiting Fellowships are carried out at the EWC in Honolulu, Hawai’i. However, collaboration with EWC researchers before and after the Fellow’s stay in Honolulu is encouraged. Stipends vary with seniority and are individually determined. Non-Hawai`i residents may receive one round-trip economical airfare between their home base and Honolulu. Cost-sharing fellowships are welcome.
Expected Outputs and Publication Opportunities Visiting Fellows may prepare a working paper addressing the themes outlined in the assigned projects or developed in his or her independent proposal. An abbreviated version of the working paper may be a candidate for publication in the Center’s Asia Pacific Issues series — a policy relevant peer-reviewed series with papers
ranging in length from 3,200 to 4,200 words (10-12 double-spaced pages). The Center’s Editorial Committee will consider submissions. Visiting Fellows customarily provide a presentation on research activities and findings at a center-wide seminar at the conclusion of the fellowship.
Required Qualifications Applicants must be citizens or legal permanent residents of an Asian or Pacific country or of the United States. Non-American award recipients must meet all Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa regulations.
Application Procedures
Applicants must submit the following by September 15, 2007:
Applications should include:
- Application form
- A cover letter indicating the research theme or project for which
the applicant is applying - Curriculum vitae
- Names of three referees, including full name, title, address,
telephone and fax number, and email address - Research proposal (no more than 12 double-spaced pages) including: For those applying to conduct research on one of the selected research projects: An explanation of the applicant’s interest in the selected theme and clarification of the particular issues she/he would like to examine under the aegis of the research project.
For those applying to carry out an independent research project: A clear
statement of the issue, question, or problem to be investigated; why the subject is important and how it relates to the East-West Center’s study area or project.
The research proposal should include the following:
- Issue, question, or problem to be investigated
- Why the subject is important and how it relates to the East-West
Center’s mission and institutional objective - A literature review of work that has been done on the selected
issue, particularly details regarding the applicant’s own work in the
selected theme - Applicant’s proposed contribution during the fellowship
- Methodology to be employed, including hypotheses to be tested,
data sources, and analytical techniques to be employed - Product to be completed as a result of the fellowship, and
intended audience for the product - Applicant’s expertise in relation to the research to be carried
out (e.g., highlights or past research and work experience that will aid
applicant in conducting proposed research) - Work plan for the proposed period in residence at the East-West
Center
Applicants who can provide some of the cost of the fellowship should
indicate what costs they are able to cover.
Applications should be sent to:
Director, Research Program
East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawai’i 96848-1601 USA
Fax: 1-808-944-7399
or by email to: fellowships@EastWestCenter.org
