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>Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 12:26:36 -0500
>From: "Elizabeth H. Fine" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Junior Faculty Development Program

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)
Administered by the American Councils
Funded by the United States Department of State
Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs

The JFDP is a non-degree, professional development program intended to =
provide opportunities for young faculty with great potential as scholars =
and instructors in their disciplines to:

-develop new courses and implement curriculum reform at their home =
institutions;=20
-cultivate teaching skills and techniques derived from exposure to U.S. =
educational methods;
-expand the information base in their fields of study, and;
-become a vehicle for on-going contact and exchange between home and host =
institutions.

The goal of the JFDP is to support the development of higher education, =
scholarship and democratic society in Eurasia.  The program places =
university faculty from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovin=
a, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, =
Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan at =
selected higher educational institutions in the United States, through a =
process of open competition.  JFDP Fellows work with an American colleague =
to further develop their knowledge of teaching methodologies, theoretical =
aspects of their field, and to create new courses and course materials for =
use at their home institutions.  The program is intended to support those =
scholars who plan to return to their home country in order to continue =
their teaching and professional activities.

The competition is open to citizens of the above countries, who currently =
teach at a higher educational institution in their home country, have a =
mastery of the English language, possess a university degree, and have two =
years of teaching experience in an institution of higher education.  =
Applicants in the fields of Arts Management and Library and Archival =
Science need a university degree, two years of work experience in that =
field, and must currently teach or conduct trainings at an educational =
institution.

For the 2004=962005 academic year, JFDP Fellows will undertake a 9-month, =
non-degree program (auditing courses, teaching/lecturing, developing =
curricula, attending conferences), and 2-month summer practicum.  Fellows =
are placed at U.S. host institutions which have facilities and faculty =
appropriate for their field of study.  JFDP Fellows receive round-trip =
international and domestic transportation, medical insurance, monthly =
stipends, and a professional development fund.

JFDP fields for 2004-2005 are as follows:

 American Studies
Architecture & Urban Planning*
Arts Management*
Business Administration    =20
Cultural Anthropology*
Economics=20
Education Administration
Environmental Studies
History
International Affairs
Journalism
Law
Library & Archival Science
Linguistics
Literature*
Philosophy=20
Political Science
Psychology*
Public Administration
Public Policy
Sociology*
=20
 *These fields are approved for Eurasia only
 * These fields are not approved for Macedonia


THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION IS:  NOVEMBER 29, 2003=20
(DECEMBER 12, 2003 FOR BALKANS)