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/

http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/womenst/index.asp  

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