LSE/OSI Visiting Fellowship Program 2009-2010

LSE/OSI Visiting Fellowship Program 2009-2010

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), with the funding
from the Open Society Institute (OSI) offers four individual grants in one
academic year for 2-month study visits at the London School of Economics and
Political Science for middle level faculty with outstanding academic
qualifications from Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. Awards, which provide
a stipend for living expenses sufficient for a single Fellow, return economy
airfare and health insurance, are for academic staff employed by the
universities and higher educational institutions in the aforementioned
countries specialising in social sciences. They are intended to enable
prospective candidates to upgrade their teaching and research skills. The
candidate must demonstrate potential for excellence in research and an
interest in developing high impact policy outputs.

Prospective candidates:
a.. are nationals of and normally resident in one of the aforementioned
countries at the time of applying for the award
b. have held a teaching position at a university or higher educational
institution in the country of residence for more than 2 years
c. have a PhD
d. have good record of academic publications

The deadline for the applications is 30 April 2009. The short-listed
candidates will be notified within two weeks of the deadline and should be
ready to attend the interview shortly afterwards. For an application form
please visit CSGG web site
http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/2balkansfaculty.htm.

The application material should be sent to: gg.see.network@lse.ac.uk

The costs of attending the interview and visa where applicable will be
covered by the grant awarding body.

Centre for the Study of Global Governance London School of Economics and
Political Science Houghton St.
London WC2 2AE
United Kingdom