[Jobs] Fellowship for policy-relevant, international, multidisciplinary research

[Leora Lawton]

2012 Abe Fellowship Competition
 Deadline: September 1, 2012

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/

 The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global
Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce
the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage
international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The
Abe Fellowship Program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of
researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance
and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research
network built around such topics.



The Abe Fellowship Research Agenda

Applicants are invited to submit proposals for research in the social sciences and
related fields relevant to any of the following three themes:



Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches to Security and Diplomacy

Topic areas include transnational terrorism, internal ethnic and religious strife,
infectious diseases, food safety, climate change, and non-proliferation, as well as
the role of cultural initiatives in peace building.

Global and Regional Economic Issues
Topic areas include regional and bilateral trade arrangements, international
financial stability, globalization and the mitigation of its adverse consequences,
sustainable urbanization, and environmental degradation.

Social and Cultural Issues
Topic areas include demographic change, immigration, the role of civil society and
media as champions of the public interest, social enterprise, corporate social
responsibility, and revitalization of multi-cultural urban areas.

Research projects should be policy relevant, contemporary, and comparative or
transnational.

Fellowship Terms

Terms of the fellowship are flexible and are designed to meet the needs of Japanese
and American researchers at different stages in their careers. The program provides
Abe Fellows with a minimum of three and maximum of 12 months of full-time support
over a 24 month period. Part-time residence abroad in the United States or Japan is
required.

Eligibility

* This competition is open to citizens of the United States and Japan as well as to
nationals of other countries who can demonstrate a serious, long-term affiliation
with research communities in the United States or Japan.

* Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field, or equivalent
professional experience at the time of application. Applications from researchers in
professions other than academia are encouraged.



Contact Details

For further information and to apply, go to:

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/



Contact SSRC staff at abe at ssrc.org






-- 
Dr. Leora Lawton
Executive Director, Berkeley Population Center
 & Lecturer, Sociology Dept.
112A Survey Research Center
Corner Channing & Bowditch
(510) 643-1270 (office)
(510) 928-7572 (cell)