The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) —
Carleton University — University of Ottawa
School Year 2008-2009
Visiting Scholar in Feminist Perspectives on
Globalization
The Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies (Carleton
University) and the Institute of Women's Studies (University of Ottawa), with
the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), are pleased
to launch the second phase of the research program on Feminist Perspectives on
Globalization.
This two-year (2008-2010) program offers highly qualified researchers
working on issues of globalization from a feminist perspective, from developing
countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and
the South Pacific, the opportunity to spend a research term in Ottawa based
at one of the two universities.
The Visiting Scholar in Feminist Perspectives on Globalization will
contribute to gender and development research at both universities and provide a
unique opportunity for collaboration between feminist scholars in Canada and the
developing world, and between North and South. The Pauline Jewett Institute of
Women's and Gender Studies and the Institute of Women's Studies will alternate
in welcoming one visiting scholar per year. However, both Institutes look
forward to the opportunity of engaging with the Visiting Scholar.
Applications are invited for the 2008-2009 Visiting Scholar in Feminist
Perspectives on Globalization to be based at the Pauline Jewett Institute of
Women's and Gender Studies at Carleton University . (In 2009-2010, the Visiting
Scholar will be based at the University of Ottawa Institute of Women's Studies.)
The position is open to scholars from developing countries (both tenured and
untenured faculty, as well as post-doctoral or independent scholars) who are
pursuing critical feminist research.
Applicants must be fluent in
English, have a completed PhD, a record of scholarly publications, and a
current and established research project in relation to one or more of the
research fields listed below. Individuals currently pursuing a university
doctoral degree are not eligible.
The focus of the Feminist
Perspectives on Globalization program is on the broad area of the "rights." The
theme of Feminist Perspectives on Globalization targets rights and citizenship
of women and girls in a globalized context. This focus on citizenship is
conceptualized broadly as an interdisciplinary inquiry whereby investigators
explore the multiple layers of citizenship through matrices of social power in
its various cultural, national, and transnational contexts. Some areas of
interest include the gendered dimensions of citizenship and rights in the
following thematic areas: peace, conflict and reconstruction; migration; health;
education; environment; and economic security. The continuation of the Visiting
Scholar program with a focus on citizenship and globalization is a timely and
important initiative.
During their stay in Canada, the Visiting Scholar
will pursue and present their ongoing research in conferences and seminars as
requested, participate in outreach activities, and produce a paper based on
their ongoing research which reflects their time and work in Canada. It is
anticipated that this research will promote policy advocacy and/or further
gender and development studies and the effective integration of gender equality
into development policy and programming.
The duration of the Visiting Scholar's stay will be a six (6)
month period within the university's 2008-2009 academic
year, which runs from September 2008 to April 2009. The recipient will
receive a generous stipend to cover travel, research and living expenses
(including medical insurance coverage). The successful applicant will have
access to library services, a shared phone and computer facilities.
Applications may be submitted in English or in French, and must include:
an abbreviated curriculum vitae (10-12 pp.); a letter of intent outlining the
research to be undertaken in Canada (max. 2 pp.); a list of recent publications;
availability during the 2008-2009 academic year; and the names and addresses
(postal and e-mail) of two referees.
Please forward applications to:
Selection Committee,
Visiting Scholar in Feminist Perspectives on
Globalization,
c/o Hélène Boudreault,
Institute of Women's Studies,
University of Ottawa,
143 Séraphin-Marion,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
K1S 5B6;
Telephone (613) 520-6644;
Fax (613) 562-5994;
email hboudre@uottawa.ca .
The
closing date for submitting applications is July 15, 2008 (application
dossiers received after this date will not be examined). Please note that only
the short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For additional
information about the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies at
Carleton University and for additional information about the Institute of
Women's Studies at the University of Ottawa:
http://www.carleton.ca/womensstudies/
Thanks, Fareeda Jadwat
http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/womenst/index.asp
