Apply for Career Integration Fellowship

Deadline: 15 April 2016
Open to: economists who obtained their Ph.D. and/or M.A. in North America, Australia/NZ or Western Europe and who are assuming a full-time academic position in any country in Central and Eastern Europe
Fellowship: USD 7,200 per year/ for a period of 3 years

Description

The purpose of the fellowship is to make academic careers in the post-communist countries more attractive for such graduates by providing supplemental income to bridge the gap between academic and private sector salaries. The fellowship also provides a set of services designed to improve the academic environment for fellows.

The donors who provide funding for the fellowships have a desire to improve the quality of economics education in Central and Eastern Europe. Recent graduates from North American, Australian/New Zealander or Western European universities who accept academic positions in the region are essential to that purpose.

Eligibility

  • The applicant must be either a graduate in economics or a related field with their Ph.D. or M.A. degree from a university in North America, Australia/New Zealand or Western Europe, or from a US- accredited program in Central or Eastern Europe, or a near-graduate of such a program who expects to defend their Ph.D. thesis by the end of the first year following the submission of the application;
  • At the time of application, the applicant must either hold a full-time academic position at any non-profit (private or public) university in any Central or Eastern European/former Soviet Union country, or must have pre-arranged for a full-time position starting no later than October 2016;
  • Applicants who will teach principles of economics on a regular basis;
  • Applicants starting academic careers;
  • Applicants assuming positions at universities where their presence is likely to make the greatest positive impact on the university.

Fellowship

  • The fellowship carries an award of USD 7,200 per year and is guaranteed to be provided for 3 years;
  • If the program receives sufficient funding in the future, fellowships may be renewed;
  • The fellowship is provided over and above the salary paid by the university where the fellow will teach.

How to apply?

In order to apply you need to fill out online application form. Your application needs to be accompany with following documents:

  1. CV;
  2. A letter or email from the Dean or Department Chair confirming the job offer;
  3. A letter of recommendation from thesis chair;
  4. Brief job description;
  5. Motivation statement.

If you have any questions please write to the teaching fellows administration team at teaching.fellows@cerge-ei.cz

For more information please visit the official website.

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