Message-ID: <2.2.16.19971202141435.3b0f3250@pop.fas.harvard.edu> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 14:10:49 -0500 From: Tom Parris <mailto:tparris@FAS.HARVARD.EDU> Subject: 1998/99 FELLOWSHIPS IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Apologies for Cross-Posting Apologies for Cross-Posting PLEASE POST PLEASE POSTmailto:GEAFELLOWSHIPS@environment.harvard.edu is a periodic news service of Harvard University's Committee on the Environment to post messages about post- and pre-doctoral fellowships in Global Environmental Assessment. This welcome message briefly describes the 1998-9 fellowship opportunities and the operation of the GEAFELLOWSHIPS list.
FELLOWSHIPS IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 1998/99 University Committee on the Environment Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
What is the GEA Fellowship?
The Harvard University Committee on the Environment offers both pre-doctoral and advanced research fellowships in Global Environmental Assessment. The fellowships are tenable at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) in the John F. Kennedy School of Government for the academic year 1998/99. The GEA fellowships are offered to enable scholars to participate in the Global Environmental Assessment Project. This project is coordinated by the Harvard Committee on the Environment in collaboration with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria, the Center for Application of Research on the Environment and a number of other universities. It is a multiyear effort to shape an integrated understanding of the actual relationships among science, assessment, policy and management in social responses to global environmental change. The project is explicitly global in scope, seeking to illuminate the special problems, challenges and opportunities that arise in efforts to develop shared understanding of the science and economics of global environmental change that is both relevant and credible across multiple national circumstances and political cultures. Our approach has both "basic" and "applied" dimensions. Some researchers are emphasizing more what can be learned from experience with a global environmental problem that might help to "improve" assessment practice. Others are focusing more on what the study of assessment experience can teach us about broader questions of the relations of knowledge and action in a globalizing society. The project was founded in the belief that no single discipline or methodological approach is sufficient on its own to shed more than partial light on the role of assessments in global environmental affairs. Participation in this project allows fellows to sample and learn from the range of methodological biases and perspectives represented by colleagues from a variety of disciplines.
Who should apply for the GEA Fellowships?
Applications for research fellowships are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree, from university faculty members, and from employees of governmental, international, and private research institutions who have appropriate professional experience. To be considered for a pre- doctoral fellowship applicants must currently be enrolled in a doctoral program and have passed their qualifying exams (completed coursework and passed oral and/or written exams) by Summer 1998. If their doctoral work does not require qualifying exams, then they must have completed all the required coursework for the Ph.D. as fellows will not be doing course work while at BCSIA. Applications are solicited from individuals working in both the natural and social sciences as well as relevant professions. Applications are encouraged from women, minorities, and citizens of all countries.
The first two years of the project focused on assessment experience in global climate change and transboundary air pollution with special attention to North America and Europe. Work in these areas will continue, and individuals with substantive interest in them are encouraged to apply. For the 1998 competition, the project also solicits applications from prospective fellows interested more generally in the relationships among science and policy in international environmental affairs. Moreover, the project will be expanding its attention to encompass north/south comparisons and interactions in 1998/99. Applicants with expertise in South Asian perspectives on global environmental change, and the role of assessments and policy in dealing with them, are especially encouraged.
With whom do fellows work in the GEA project?
Each year, the GEA Project recruits approximately ten fellows to work with one another and with project faculty. Together, we function as a Research Group exploring histories, processes and effects of global environmental assessment. William Clark and Nancy Dickson direct the project. Core faculty include William Clark, Edward Parson, John Holdren, and Robert Stavins from the Kennedy School of Government; James McCarthy and Dan Schrag from Harvard's natural sciences faculties, Abram Chayes from the Law School, Robert Keohane from Duke University, Sheila Jasanoff from Cornell University, Jill Jaeger from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Vienna, Ron Mitchell from the University of Oregon, Barbara Connolly from Tufts University, William Easterling from Pennsylvania State University, and Ellis Cowling from North Carolina State University. Reflecting the breadth of faculty training, some of each year's fellows will come from natural science backgrounds, others from the social sciences and professions. Further information regarding present and past fellows and faculty can be obtained through the project's web site at the address listed at the end of this note.
What are the responsibilities of GEA Fellows?
Fellows are expected to play a central role in the Global Environmental Assessment project. This includes preparation for, and attendance at, weekly training and research seminars, authorship or co-authorship of a substantial paper addressing an agreed topic relevant to the research project, residence at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Vienna or other collaborating institutions for two to three months of field study during January to March, 1999, and attendance at the project's annual summer study in June 1999. Fellows will be expected to work about half time on the Global Environmental Assessment project, while the other half may be devoted to personal research and writing. Substantial additional activities or obligations during the period of the fellowship are not allowed. The fellowship is a 10 month award, covering the period from September 1998 through June 1999.
What support is provided by the GEA Fellowship?
In keeping with BCSIA standards, the GEA Fellowship includes a 10 month stipend of $30,000 for post-doctoral and professional research fellows and $17,500 for pre-doctoral fellows. Health insurance is also covered. In the case of successful applicants with support for sabbatical or professional leave, packages can be negotiated in which GEA funds complement such support. Office space and supplies, personal computers, telecommunications, and access to Harvard University libraries and other facilities will be provided. Expenses associated with travel to and residency at IIASA are covered for fellowship holders by the project, as are expenses associated with the summer study. Limited support for research expenses is provided on a competitive basis as budgets allow. (Fellowship recipients for 1997/8 were awarded an average of $3,000 each in research support.) Since the project's funds are limited, prospective fellows are strongly urged to pursue additional sources of stipendiary and research support.
What are the application procedures?
Applicants should submit: (1) a 2 page single-spaced statement of research they would like to pursue in conjunction with the GEA project, with explicit reference to how that research would be relevant to the larger goals of the project (for pre-doctoral students, this statement can and probably should be derived from their dissertation prospectus); (2) a curriculum vitae, listing publications and graduate coursework on research methodology relevant to the planned research; (3) a list of the three recommenders NOT on the GEA Faculty list noted above. The applicant is responsible for asking these individuals to submit, by February 15, 1998, directly to the project at the address given below, a letter of recommendation attesting to the applicant's suitability for the GEA Fellowship. Applicants applying for pre-doctoral fellowships should have one recommendation stating that the applicant has/is expected to pass their qualifying exams by Summer 1998. If applicants do not have qualifying exams at their university, then their major advisor should state this in his or her letter of recommendation and state that the necessary coursework is completed; (4) a writing sample pertinent to the application. (Please do not send books or lengthy manuscripts.) Pre-doctoral candidates must also provide a graduate school transcript. (5) a detailed description of other funds which the applicant has available or has applied for that might help to cover some of the expenses associated with participation in the GEA project.
Materials submitted will not be returned to the applicant.
Applications and supporting letters should be mailed (no fax or email, please) to: Rebecca Storo, GEA Fellowship Coordinator Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University 79 John F. Kennedy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Applications must be received at BCSIA by February 15, 1998. Applicants bear full responsibility for ensuring that all materials are received by the due date and will not be notified of incomplete applications. Decisions will be announced by the end of March 1998.
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More information about the Global Environmental Assessment Project and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs can be obtained via the web site at: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/bcsia/enrp/gea Queries about the GEA fellowship not answered in the web site material should be directed to Rebecca Storo at mailto:rebecca_storo@harvard.edu. Please specify "GEA Fellowship" in the subject field. No telephone calls please.
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