Oak Fellowship on Health & Human Rights, Fall 2005

OAK FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights
annually hosts an Human Rights Fellow to teach and conduct research while at residence in the College and organizes lectures and other events centered around the fellow's area of expertise.

The purpose of the fellowship is to offer an opportunity for
prominent practitioners in international human rights to take a
sabbatical leave from their work and spend a period of up to a
semester as a scholar-in-residence at the College. This provides
the Fellow time for reflection, research, and writing. While all
human rights practitioners are eligible, we especially encourage
applications from those who are currently or were recently involved in "on-the-ground" work at some level of personal risk.

The Oak Fellow's responsibilities include regular meetings with
students either through formal classes or informal discussion
groups and assistance in shaping a lecture series or symposium
associated with the particular aspect of human rights of interest to the fellow. The fellow also is expected to participate in the intellectual life of the campus and enable our students to
work or study with a professional in the human rights field.

The Fellow will receive a stipend and College fringe benefits,
plus round-trip transportation from the fellow's home site,
housing for a family, use of a car, and meals on campus. The
Fellow will also receive research support, including office
space, secretarial support, computer and library facilities, and
a student assistant. The Fellowship is awarded for the fall semester (Sept.-Dec.) each year. Following the period of the award, the fellow is expected to return to her or his human
rights work.

For the fall of 2005, the Oak Institute seeks a human rights
practitioner working on health-related human rights issues. Possible areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to: HIV-AIDS, the rehabilitation of torture victims, the treatment
of refugees or the victims of landmines, forensic anthropology,
combating unsafe health and sanitary conditions, women's health
issues, and infant malnutrition and mortality. The successful
candidate should have some background in the health sciences or
related fields. For more information, see our website at:
http://www.colby.edu/oak

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Prof. Kenneth A. Rodman
Department of Government
5310 Mayflower Hill Drive
Colby College
Waterville, ME 04901
Tel: +1-207-872-3270

Fax: +1-207-872-3263
mailto:karodman@colby.edu

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