Teaching & Research Fellowships in Economics OSCE Academy

OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Semester III (3 September – 23 December 2012)

Application Deadline: prolonged until June 25, 2012

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is looking for several Research and Teaching Fellows for its MA in Economic Governance and Development Programme. The Research and Teaching Fellows are needed for the following courses:

Econometrics

International and Regional Trade Arrangements

International Financial System

Economic Law

Located in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE Academy is strongly embedded in the wider Central Asian academic and political context and follows a distinctive regional approach in its activities. The OSCE, a number of the OSCE participating States and academic partner institutions actively support the Master of Arts in Economic Governance and Development Programme.

Requirements:

The qualified candidate holds at least an MA/MSc but preferably a PhD degree in Economics or a related field and has a teaching experience.

The fellowship has the following terms and components:

1) A teaching assignment of one of the above mentioned courses.

Econometrics, International and Regional Trade Arrangements and Economic Law are four credit courses, meeting twice a week for 90 mins from 3 September, 2012 through December 23, 2012. International Financial System is a two credit course meeting once a week for 90 mins.

The period of contract is from 3 September, 2012 to December 23, 2012. The aim of the courses is to provide a graduate level survey of these fields introducing students to major approaches and theories, important topics, and the contemporary developments. The courses are expected to be taught on graduate level involving lectures, seminars, research assignments, and individual student mentoring. The specific course topics as well as the course design should be discussed with the academic management of the OSCE Academy. Additionally, the Fellow is expected to spend 6 hours per week for the preparation of the courses (lecture/seminar notes, preparation of assignments, and grading/evaluation of students etc).

2) The fellowship also includes office hours for students of approximately 4 hours a week.

3) Overall, the commitment at the Academy will not exceed 20 hours per week. However, due to the nature of an academic environment, the load may vary from about 15 to 25 hours per week.

During the rest of the time, the fellows are encouraged to conduct their research and will receive full support of the Academy and our partners. We expect the fellows to present their research to the students and the greater audience at the end of the fellowship period with us.

The OSCE Academy will provide/cover:

a) Economy class roundtrip airfare from the city of current residence to Bishkek;

b) Entry visa expenses to Kyrgyzstan, if any;

c) Housing allowance of 350 Euros per month for international fellows (the OSCE Academy staff will assist with finding accommodation in Bishkek);

d) Honorarium of 750 Euros per month for teaching the four credit hour course;

e) 100 Euro one-time settling-in fee (for international fellows);

f) office space and a computer, as well as access to all of our facilities, including library and JSTOR.

NOTE: The Academy will not be able to provide health insurance.

Interested applicants should submit their CV, cover letter, a short summary of their research project and two letters of reference from people familiar with the candidate's academic work to
master2faculty@osce-academy.net until 25 June, 2012.

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is an equal-opportunity institution. It operates on the principle of non-discrimination. All recruitment decisions are taken on the basis of best qualification of the candidates, with consideration of regional and gender balance. Both local and international applicants are eligible to apply.