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Ron Lister Visiting Fellowship 2011
Fixed-Term Department of Geography Dunedin, New Zealand Applications are invited for the Ron Lister Visiting Fellowship in the Department of Geography, from geographers in all fields of the discipline. Preference may be given to applicants working in the broad area of development studies, and/or to those with an interest in environmental issues in India and/or China. The Fellowship assists distinguished international scholars to spend time at the University of Otago teaching and researching in the Department of Geography. The Visiting Fellow will spend between four and six months in the Department of Geography, undertaking research and teaching a fourth year course in the first or second semester. There are 13 weeks of teaching in each semester, with the first semester commencing on Monday 28 February 2011, and the second semester on Monday 11 July 2011. It is assumed that the Fellow will continue to receive a salary from elsewhere during their tenure of the Visiting Fellowship. The successful applicant will be offered assistance with travel, accommodation, subsistence and research expenses to a maximum of $12,000. This position is supported by funds from the Ron Lister Trust, which was established in recognition of the foundation Professor of Geography at the University of Otago from 1965 to 1981. Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Sean Fitzsimons, Head, Department of Geography, Tel 64 3 479 8786 / 8773, Fax 64 3 479 9037, Email sjf@geography.otago.ac.nz Applications quoting reference number A10/70 close on Friday 20 August 2010. APPLICATION INFORMATION There is no application form. Those interested in being considered for the Visiting Fellowship should send a statement of interest, detailing their objectives and suitability for the post to: Associate Professor Sean Fitzsimons, Head, Department of Geography, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand by 20th August 2010. Applicants should also send a curriculum vitae, together with the names and addresses of two referees who would be willing to support the application.

National Child Rights Research Fellowships 2010-11
Childhood in India is not uniformly experienced; infact several childhoods co-exist, childhoods of social and economic status, physical and mental ability as well as geographical location. Respecting children as sovereign, equal members is a step towards recognising their voices in defining their best interest as participants and not just mute beneficiaries of state or community welfare. CRY - Child Rights and You welcomes applications exploring the various dimensions of child rights, within the broad understanding of Justice for Children. We seek new ideas, approaches to explore and discover, simple and complex truths about the interplay of culture, laws, ethics and policies determining childhoods. Possible Focus Areas: You may expand and interpret themes, based on their life experiences and vision. Creativity and imagination, in the experience and expression of childhoods, researching stories, folk songs, poems, as metaphors for ocial interactions Explorations of the relationships of the child with other children, with the State, community and the family Evidences of the assertion or rejection of the role of children in decision making arenas, such as home, school, work and play spaces and governing institutions Gather evidence on relationships between ethnicity, inequality and conflict as witnessed and/or experienced by children Is the `best interest principle', a value, a constitutional right, an interpretative advocacy instrument or a rule of law? Principles governing the Fellowship: Eligibility: Applicants will be Indians residing in India, above 18 years. Previously awarded fellows are ineligible. Preference will be given to applicants who have studied in government schools, where no fees are charged. (Studies conducted and CRY's experiential learning with over 2000 deprived communities in villages and urban slums demonstrates that students attending government schools are primarily Dalits, tribals, girls and children from female headed and/or landless households.) It is expected that fellows ascribe to the CRY values: Dignity Equality Justice Integrity Language: Applicants may choose to work in any Indian language including English. Please clearly mention the language you plan to work with. As assessment of your application will be conducted both in English and your working language, please include an English translation of the proposal, CV and work sample. Grant Sizes:Up-to 10 fellowships ranging from Rs.50, 000 to Rs.1 lakh will be awarded. Proposals above Rs one lakh will not be reviewed. Essential requirements: 1. A three-page proposal, explaining your topic of study, outlining the research question within a framework, proposed methodology, time schedules, a reading list of related literature/existing studies on the subject and a detailed budget 2. A two-page CV. 3. A sample of your published or unpublished paper/article or any documentation done on a related theme. Proposals whose duration exceeds a year will not be reviewed Selected fellows will participate in an initial workshop closer to May 2011 and a half yearly sharing meeting. CRY will sponsor travel, boarding and lodging for both these meetings. Short-listed applicants will go through a telephonic interview with the CRY assessment team. Dissemination: Research results will be made available to activists, academics, development practitioners and interested general public through multiple fora, including language translations to influence the course of the debate on child rights and the best interest principle. Ownership:While fellows will retain authorship of the final research report and content, all information and insights gathered will be open access and available to the widest possible numbers, for no charge. Fellows are free to publish the insights of their research efforts, with appropriate acknowledgement to the National Child Rights Research Fellowship and CRY. If your proposal is part of a submission to any academic institution it will be ineligible as also if the fellow is already receiving funding for conduct of the research proposed. In case the fellow feels the need to expand the scope CRY will be informed first about the need for additional funds. Also any other donors reached out to will be informed about CRY support for the principal work. Last Date for application is Sept. 4th, 2010. E-mail your application to:research@crymail.org In the absence of internet access you may send your application by post to CRY - Child Rights and You, Documentation Centre, 189 A, Anand Estate, Sane Guruji Marg, Mumbai 400011. The names of researchers awarded the Fellowship will be announced on www.cry.org latest by April 2011.

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