Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 12:24:34 -0500
From: "Elizabeth H. Fine" <Fine@AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG>
Subject: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Sender: AIEA List <AIEA-LIST@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU>
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)
Administered by the American Councils
Funded by the United States Department of State
Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs
The JFDP is a non-degree, professional development program intended to
provide opportunities for young faculty with great potential as scholars
and instructors in their disciplines to:
-develop new courses and implement curriculum reform at their home
institutions;
-cultivate teaching skills and techniques derived from exposure to U.S.
educational methods;
-expand the information base in their fields of study, and;
-become a vehicle for on-going contact and exchange between home and host
institutions.
The goal of the JFDP is to support the development of higher education,
scholarship and democratic society in Eurasia. The program places
university faculty from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and
Uzbekistan at selected higher educational institutions in the United
States, through a process of open competition. JFDP Fellows work with an
American colleague to further develop their knowledge of teaching
methodologies, theoretical aspects of their field, and to create new
courses and course materials for use at their home institutions. The
program is intended to support those scholars who plan to return to their
home country in order to continue their teaching and professional activities.
The competition is open to citizens of the above countries, who currently
teach at a higher educational institution in their home country, have a
mastery of the English language, possess a university degree, and have two
years of teaching experience in an institution of higher
education. Applicants in the fields of Arts Management and Library and
Archival Science need a university degree, two years of work experience in
that field, and must currently teach or conduct trainings at an
educational institution.
For the 20042005 academic year, JFDP Fellows will undertake a 9-month,
non-degree program (auditing courses, teaching/lecturing, developing
curricula, attending conferences), and 2-month summer practicum. Fellows
are placed at U.S. host institutions which have facilities and faculty
appropriate for their field of study. JFDP Fellows receive round-trip
international and domestic transportation, medical insurance, monthly
stipends, and a professional development fund.
JFDP fields for 2004-2005 are as follows:
American Studies
Architecture & Urban Planning*
Arts Management*
Business Administration
Cultural Anthropology*
Economics
Education Administration
Environmental Studies
History
International Affairs
Journalism
Law
Library & Archival Science
Linguistics
Literature*
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology*
Public Administration
Public Policy
Sociology*
*These fields are approved for Eurasia only
* These fields are not approved for Macedonia
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION IS: NOVEMBER 29, 2003
(DECEMBER 12, 2003 FOR BALKANS)