From shuyer at wigsat.org Fri Oct 2 09:52:43 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:52:43 -0400 Subject: [Wigsat-l] Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations Message-ID: Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA One six-month fellowship is available for a female social scientist from a developing nation, either pre- or post-doctoral, whose work addresses women?s economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of the program is twofold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that proposes practical solutions for promoting women?s economic and social empowerment. The fellowship is expected to start on September 1, 2010 and run through February 28, 2011. In addition to a $4,500/month stipend, and housing and office space on the SAR campus, the Campbell Fellow receives travel, shipping, and library resource funds; health insurance; and the support of a mentoring committee of established scholar-practitioners. The following criteria guide SAR?s selection of the Campbell Fellow: ? Citizenship: Applicants may not be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must be a national of a developing country that is currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank (see http://go.worldbank.org/S2ADVPZVX0 for the current list of eligible countries). ? Academic Discipline: Applicants should be pursuing research in one of the social sciences: anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology, or in an interdisciplinary field that incorporates two or more of these disciplines. ? Research Topic: Projects that identify causes of and/or solutions to gender inequity in the developing world, and thus contribute to women?s social and economic empowerment, will be favored. Sample topics include education and socialization of girls; globalization and the economic status of women; policies and practices toward family, reproduction, and women?s health; impacts of international and civil conflict on women; women?s roles in resolving such conflicts or sustaining civil society; media representations of women and the formation of ideologies of gender; the practice and process of gender-based development; and women in science and technology. SAR will select fellows on the strength of their clearly stated intention to serve their communities and countries of origin. ? English Fluency: To facilitate full engagement in the SAR intellectual community, applicants must demonstrate their fluency in English, such as through their record of professional interaction in written and spoken English. The application deadline is November 1. Applications must include: For application form and submission specifications go to scholar.app.sarweb.org or contact Scholar Programs at scholar at sarsf.org or (505) 954-7201. This fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Vera R. Campbell Foundation. For more information, visit campbell.fellowship.sarweb.org. ? Application form available at scholar.app.sarweb.org. ? An abstract, not to exceed 150 words, describing the purpose, goals, and objectives of the applicant?s research project on which they will work at SAR. ? A proposal, no more than four double-spaced pages in length. The proposal should describe what is to be accomplished during the fellowship, the status of the applicant?s research on the topic, and the significance of the work. ? A short bibliography, not to exceed one single-spaced page, of references cited in the proposal. ? Curriculum vitae, not to exceed four single-spaced pages. ? Three letters of recommendation not to exceed two single-spaced pages in length each. Letters must be received by November 1. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that references send their letters on time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shuyer at wigsat.org Tue Oct 6 12:21:15 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:21:15 -0400 Subject: [Wigsat-l] =?iso-8859-1?q?CIAT_Research_Area_Director_-_Latin_Ame?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rica_and_the_Caribbean_Announcement_/_Anuncio_Director_del?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_=C1rea_de_Investigaci=F3n_-_Am=E9rica_Latina_y_el_Caribe?= Message-ID: From: Novoa Carrillo, Julian Camilo (CIAT) Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:53 AM To: CIAT + Partners Subject: Research Area Director - Latin America and the Caribbean Announcement / Anuncio Director del ?rea de Investigaci?n - Am?rica Latina y el Caribe Dear all, Enclosed please find the announcement for the Research Area Director ? Latin America and the Caribbean Position. This announcement includes the latest guidelines given by our Director General, Dr. Ruben Echeverria. Please feel free to disseminate this information among your colleagues. Best regards, ATT. JULIAN C NOVOA C HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE AGRICULTURA TROPICAL ? CIAT TEL?FONO: (572) 4450100 Ext. 3213 Estimados todos, Adjunto encontrar?n el anuncio para la posici?n Director del ?rea de Investigaci?n ? Am?rica L?tina y el Caribe. Este anuncio incluye las ?ltimas directrices dadas por nuestro Director General, Dr. Ruben Echeverria. Por favor sientanse libres de diseminar esta informaci?n entre sus colegas. Saludos cordiales, ATT. JULIAN C NOVOA C HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE AGRICULTURA TROPICAL ? CIAT TEL?FONO: (572) 4450100 Ext. 3213 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: RAD-LAC Announcement 2009 10 06.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 97665 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Anuncio DAI-ALC 2009 10 06.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 97154 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shuyer at wigsat.org Tue Oct 27 06:25:06 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:25:06 +0100 Subject: [Wigsat-l] Vacancy: Executive Director, TWAS Message-ID: UNESCO is seeking the appointment of a renowned scientific leader and administrator to serve as Executive Director of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) based in Trieste, Italy. UNESCO promotes international cooperation in science in the interests of peace, human rights and development. The Academy is administered by UNESCO within the Natural Sciences Sector (SC), and operates under the direction of a Steering Committee appointed by UNESCO and the Italian Government, as well as the TWAS Council. The main objectives of the Academy are to (i) recognize, support and promote excellence in scientific research in the South; (ii) provide promising scientists in the South with the research facilities necessary for the advancement of their work; (iii) facilitate contacts between individual scientists and institutions in the South; (iv) encourage North-South cooperation between individuals and centres of scholarship; and (v) promote scientific research on major challenges faced by developing countries. TWAS is also responsible for the administration of three organizations hosted by the Academy: the Inter-Academy Panel on International Issues (IAP), the Inter-Academy Medical Panel (IAMP) and the Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS). How to apply Candidates wishing to apply for this post should do so through the following website: http://www.unesco.org/employment Candidates without easy access to the Internet may, exceptionally, apply by mail, by sending a full curriculum vitae in English or French, preferably on the official UNESCO curriculum vitae form, showing their nationality, date of birth and gender, to: Chief, Recruitment and Staffing Section, Bureau of Human Resources Management, UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07-SP, France. An Assessment Centre may be used in the recruitment process of this post. Applications should reach UNESCO before 8 December 2009. Please quote post number ?EU/VC/ITA/SC/0824?. See attached for more information. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ITASC0824.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 31718 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shuyer at wigsat.org Tue Oct 27 09:40:55 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:40:55 +0100 Subject: [Wigsat-l] Please post: The first issue of the International Journal of Gender Science and Technology is now online In-Reply-To: <57ACAAD4A35D454C8D09C6E458BBE33108678E6287@SALCEYCMS1.open.ac.uk> Message-ID: <8197EA6A-0008-4A7A-8C0D-2C5D3CDE5722@wigsat.org> Dear colleagues I?d like to draw your attention to a new online journal that I think would be of interest. The International Journal of Gender Science and Technology http://genderandset.open.ac.uk/ is an important new publication which brings together research, case studies and perspectives from academics, practitioners and policy makers in this area. It?s available online free of charge, so please forward this message to others who you think may be interested. For further information about the journal and any enquiries please contact: Jenni Carr (Project Officer) Tel: 01908 653797 Email: j.g.carr at open.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shuyer at wigsat.org Sat Oct 17 07:21:50 2009 From: shuyer at wigsat.org (Sophia Huyer) Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:21:50 -0000 Subject: [Wigsat-l] African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID) released Message-ID: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID) http://www.ajstid.com/ Harnessing science and technology, and fostering innovation have become imperatives to address the problems and challenges of structural transformation of the South. This is increasingly so in the context of globalised and knowledge economy. As there is no journal with special focus on science, technology, and innovation in Africa, AJSTID aims to address this need. While it provides special focus on works related to the nature of science, technology, and innovation process and learning across African countries and other developing countries, it will also encourage submission of works on developed countries. Increasingly process and impact of science, technology, and innovation are viewed at two levels ? one, the narrow objective of achieving industrial growth and two, the broader objective of achieving socio-economic development. AJSTID will provide importance to both these bodies of research at various levels: firms, sectors/ industries/clusters, regions and countries. AJSTID aims to target both the policy making ( at corporate and government levels ) and the academic communities who are concerned with the impact of science, technology and innovation process on industrial, economic, and social development, particularly in Africa and in other developing economies. One of the core aims of AJSTID is to encourage emerging research scholars particularly in Africa to publish their work in a journal that will be read by the global community of scholars working on these topics. AJSTID also intends to encourage well established researchers from all over the world to contribute to the journal and help to build it to be one of the top ranking journals. Although the main focus of AJSTID is Africa, researchers and scholars from the rest of the world are encouraged to contribute to the journal, particularly comparative works that have implications for all developing economies. AJSTID aims to be distinct from many other journals in this area. For this, it includes research notes/commentaries -- individual accounts from thinkers and experts in this area, and also accounts and contributions from research networks about their activities. The research notes/ commentaries will provide on how accomplished researchers selected certain research directions and not others and what influenced them to make their choices to do certain research and not others. Accounts/ contributions from research networks and their activities will be included to stimulate learning on how functioning research networks work. Another novel addition is to invite publication of reprints of path breaking research articles from highly rated journals such as Research Policy. AJSTID is supported by the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI), South Africa and it is published by Adonis-Abbey Publishers, London, UK Thierry H. Amoussougbo Regional Advisor, ICT Initiatives ICT, Science & Technology Division (ISTD) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Tel: 251 11 5443053 Fax: 251 11 5510512 E-mail : tamoussougbo at uneca.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: