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JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin (01/20/04)


J U A

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHY BULLETIN
Issue No.8, Spring 2004
January 20, 2004



CONTENTS:
AREA EVENTS & LECTURE SERIES
CONFERENCES & CALLS FOR PAPERS SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
STUDY ABROAD
JOBS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES


AREA EVENTS & LECTURE SERIES


  <<JANUARY>>

January 20, 2004
Catherine Byrne
"'They Said They Would Bring Us the Bones': Interviews with Victims of Human Rights Violations" 12:00-1:30pm
Solomon Asch Center
St. Leonard's Court
39th and Chestnut Streets, Suite 305


  <<FEBRUARY>>

February 5
Lamin Sanneh
"Sacred Truth and Secular Agency: Separate Immunity or Double Jeopardy? An Intellectual Inquiry into the Shari'ah Debate in Nigeria"
Annenberg Distinguished Speakers Series Department of History, UPENN
209 College Hall
4:30-6:30pm

February 26
Sara Berry
"The Value of History? Transacting the Past in Africa Today" Annenberg Distinguished Speakers Series Department of History, UPENN
209 College Hall
4:30-6:30pm


  <<MARCH>>


NO EVENTS POSTED

  <<APRIL>>


April 1-2, 2004
Conference: "Conflict and Peacemaking in Africa" The Haverford-Bryn Mawr Africana Studies Program, a constituent part of the Penn-Haverford-Bryn Mawr-Swarthmore African Studies Consortium, will hold this conference-workshop, in association with the US Institute of Peace, on Thursday afternoon April 1 and Friday all day, April 2. The conference- workshop will include roundtable discussions, featuring Haverford and Bryn Mawr faculty and USIP invited experts on conflict and conflict resolution in Africa. Topics include "Healing and Reconciliation Processes," "African Resource Wars," "Ethnopolitics and Conflict," and "AIDS, Disease and Conflict." The events are open to the public. Specifics available closer to the date.

April 8, 2004
Jean Comaroff
"The End of History, Again: Pursuing the Past in the Postcolony" Ethnohistory Workshop
University Museum, Anthropology Department, Room 345 4:30-6:30pm
To request a copy of the paper: ethno@ccat.sas.upenn.edu

April 22
Richard Roberts
"Women Seeking Divorce; Men Seeking Control: Litigant Strategy, Institutional Change, and Social History in the Native Courts of the French Soudan"
Annenberg Distinguished Speakers Series Department of History, UPENN
209 College Hall
4:30-6:30pm


CONFERENCES & CALLS FOR PAPERS


CALL FOR PAPERS
SISTERS DEFINING SISTERS (March 5-7, 2004) The graduate students of Temple University's Department of African American Studies, in an effort to identify and critically examine issues relevant to African Diasporan women, are initiating an annual conference in observance of Women's Herstory Month. Deadline for proposals is February 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.temple.edu/AAS/events.htm
CALL FOR PAPERS
THE 36th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE LIBERIAN STUDIES ASSSOCIATION (March 25 - 27, 2004). The conference will be held at North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina. The theme of the conference is "Civic Engagement in Liberia: Strategies for Peace and Sustainable Development". Please submit your proposal to: Dr. James S. Guseh (jguseh@wpo.nccu.edu) Deadline for submission: February 1, 2004.

CALL FOR PAPERS: PERSPECTIVES ON YORUBA HISTORY AND CULTURE

(March 26-28, 2004)
This conference, which will be held at the University of Texas at Austin, will be centered on the Yoruba to review the state of knowledge, the various advances already made, the connections with comparative and diaspora history, the critique of old and new sources, and the identification of new areas worthy of investigation. Papers will be welcome that raise historical, cultural, methodological, and theoretical questions that address the strengths and voids by focusing on relevant issues and empty issues and empty spaces in Yoruba history and culture, as well as its global spread in the African diaspora. For more information contact Ann Genova (annabell@mail.utexas.edu)

CALL FOR PAPERS
"Africa and Its Diaspora: Interrogating Cultural Identities and Performance" (DUBOIS - NKRUMAH - DUNHAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE, April 2-3, 2004) The theme of this inaugural meeting highlights the central role of culture in the works of the founding figures in the development of the discipline of Africana Studies. Conference organizers seek contributions that explore the concept of culture in varying and transforming ways, including papers that examine the formation of cultural identities at individual, group, national and transnational levels; performance as a means of producing and reproducing cultural traditions; culture as a force for change; aesthetic production; family and kinship systems; health; economy; and religion. Submissions from graduate students and community activists are welcome. All conference sessions will be held on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2004. For more information: Prof. Kwame Botwe-Asamoh (kwb3@pitt.edu) or Prof. Paula J. Davis (pjd11@pitt.edu).

CALL FOR PAPERS: "EYE ON THE MOSIAC" GRADUATE STUDENT

CONFERENCE (April 10, 2004)
This Conference is organized by the University of Chicago Minority Graduate Student Association. The deadline for abstract submissions is February 20, 2004. For more information, contact: MGSA2000@hotmail.com

CALL FOR PAPERS: VIII AFRICA AND AFRO-AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

CULTURE CONFERENCE (April 12-16, 2004) in Santiago, Cuba Workshops will include: Color & Form; Images; The Ancestral Rhythm. Deadline for proposals is January 31, 2004. For more information contact Dr. Marta E Cordies Jackson (ccult.f.Ortiz@cultstgo.cult.cu) or Dr. Luis Beltran (luis.beltran@uah.es)

CALL FOR PAPERS: ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION AND GLOBAL AFRICA

(April 15-17, 2004)
This conference is hosted by the Department of African American Studies, Ohio University. Deadline for proposals is January 31, 2004. For more information:
http://www.ohiou.edu/aas/happenings/CONFERENCE.htmlx

CALL FOR PAPERS: AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RELATIONS IN US,

AMERICAS AND AFRICA (April 29-May 1, 2004) This conference is organized by the Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution in collaboration with the Pan African Studies Program at California State University, Sacramento. The convenors ask for proposals that articulate new, innovative/creative and feasible options for resolution and relationship building. For more information contact Dr. Ernest E. Uwazie, Director, Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (uwaziee@csus.edu)

CALL FOR PAPERS: JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, ANNUAL

CONFERENCE (May 29-30, 2004) in Kasugai City, Japan The meeting is open to scholars of all disciplines, and proposals can be in any language. Deadline for proposals is February 27, 2004. For more information contact Prof. MINE Yoichi (africa@intl.chubu.ac.jp)

CALL FOR PAPERS: YOUTH IN THE AGE OF DEVELOPMENT

(June 20-22, 2004) in Bahia, Brazil The SSRC and the Centro d'Estudos Afro-Orientais of the Federal University of Bahia will organize a collaborative workshop on the changing perceptions and roles of 'youth' in the age of development. For more information or to receive an application: sephis@iisg.nl

CALL FOR PANELS: AEGIS EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN STUDIES

(London, June 29-July 3, 2005)
Proposals are particularly welcome in the arts, history, gender, economics, development and sociology. Graduate students are welcome to submit. Deadline for proposals is February 27, 2004. For more information: http://www.aegis-eu.org

CALL FOR PAPERS: DEBATING AFRICA, 2004 BIENNIAL ASAUK CONFERENCE

(September 11-13, 2004)
The conference will be held at Goldsmith's College, University of London. Although the overarching theme is "Debating Africa," contributions on other topics are also encouraged. For more information contact Dr. Nici Nelson, ASAUK President: (n.nelson@gold.ac.uk)

CALL FOR PAPERS: MEMORY AND IDENTITY IN ASIA AND AFRICA

(late 2004/early2005)
In recent humanities research, an increasing number of interests are grouped under the common heading of memory. Inspired by this memory boom, Reiko Abe and Anne Thelle Backer (University of Oslo) plan to organize a project that will bring together various research topics which have 'memory and identity' as their focus. The conference will invite scholars to discuss set texts; present papers; and participate in a roundtable discussion over a three-day period. For further information contact: Professor Reiko Abe Auestad (r.a.auestad@east.uio.no) or Anne Thelle Backer (a.t.backer@east.uio.no)

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

Florida State University, African New World Studies and the Broward County Libraries Division are looking for contributors to this new encyclopedia. For more information and submission guidelines contact Zandi Wanda (IWS@nu.ac.za)

NEW JOURNAL: AFRIQUE & HISTOIRE

Les Editions Verdier (Paris) have announced publication of a new biannual journal (September & April) that focuses on the history of the African continent and surrounding oceans and seas. Articles are published in French and English. Contributions are welcomed from history as well as other disciplines, such as archaeology, anthropology, and linguistics. To contact the editorial board and submit articles or book reviews: hafrique@univ-paris1.fr

SYMPOSIUM: INSTITUTE FOR THE AFRICAN CHILD, OHIO UNIVERSITY

(February 20-21, 2004)
The Institute for the African Child in collaboration with the African Students Union and the Sports Administration Program, Ohio University is organizing a symposium on Sports, Youth and Africa, on February 20-21, 2004, at the Athens, Ohio campus. For more information: http://www.ohio.edu/afrchild/sportsafrica

LETTERS HOME FESTIVAL: SOUTH AFRICAN EXILES AND EMIGRES WRITING

ABROAD (March 5-6, 2004)
The festival, which seeks to gather together a group of South African poets, writers and literary critics who live apart but not removed from Africa, will be held at School of Pythagoras, St. John's College, University of Cambridge. For more information: http://www.thelettershomefestival.co.uk

SYMPOSIUM
YOUNG SCHOLARS' SYMPOSIUM ON AFRICA (March 12-13, 2004) The Stanford Journal of International Law will host a Symposium dedicated to research on African legal developments on March 12-13, 2004 to encourage legal scholarship on this topic and provide a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue. The symposium will consist of several panel discussions covering a broad array of legal topics. While the forum will highlight the works of young scholars, panel discussions will include prominent academics and practitioners whose work draws them to Africa and international law. The SJIL's Young Scholars' Symposium will take place at the Stanford Law School. For more information: http://sjil.stanford.edu/YSS.htm

8th ANNUAL ALTA CONFERENCE (April 29th - May 1st, 2004) Hosted by the National African Language Resource Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison and in conjunction with the annual conference of the National Council Of Least Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL). The theme of the conference is "Expanding Our Vision for African Language Pedagogy: A Priority for the 21st Century". For more information contact Alwiya Omar (aomar@indiana.edu)

CONFERENCE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF KENYA, PAST AND PRESENT

(May 27-28, 2004)
The workshop, which will be held at St. Anthony's College, Oxford, is intended to be a tribute to John Lonsdale, who will give the annual Africa Lecture. For more information contact: david.anderson@sant.ox.ac.uk

CONFERENCE: 'TRADITINAL' ACCOUNTABILITY AND 'MODERN' GOVERNANCE

IN AFRICA (July 5-7, 2004)
This conference aims to bring together a cross-disciplinary groups of scholars to discuss the significance of 'traditional' accountability for 'modern' government. For more information contact Dr. Tim Kelsall (Tim.Kelsall@Newcastle.ac.uk) or Dr. Justin Willis (Justin.Willis@Durham.ac.uk)


SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS


FELLOWSHIP: ISLAM, DISENGAGEMENT OF THE STATE, GLOBALIZATION

IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The African Studies Centre (ASC) Leiden and the Centre d'Edtudes d'Afrique Noire (CEAN) Bordeaux are launching a project to study the relationship between Islam, society and the state in sub- Saharan Africa that will culminate in an international conference to be held in the Spring of 2005. Fellowships are available for innovative field research projects in Africa, especially in Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. For more information contact Ben Soares (ASC) (Islaminafrica@fsw.leidenuniv.nl) or Rene Otayek (r.otayek@sciencespobordeaux.fr)


CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, KING BAUDOUIN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PRIZE, 2004-2005
The Prize is awarded biennially to an individual or organization for sustainable achievements in improving the lives of people in the developing world. Nominations must be received by February 1, 2004. For more information: www.kbprize.org or contact info@kbprize.org.

VISITING SCHOLARSHIP FOR EASTERN AFRICAN ACADEMICS

This 3-month scholarship supports scholars from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, who will pursue research and/or course development in the broad field of African studies. Preference will be given to academics in the early stages of their careers. Deadline for applications is April 30, 2004. For more information:
http://www.soas.ac.uk/centres/centreinfo.cfm?navid=732

VISITING FELLOWSHIPS, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, RHODES CHAIR OF RACE

RELATIONS AND ISLAMIC STUDIES CENTRE, 2004-2005 Applications are invited from scholars working in African universities or research institutions. Deadline for applications is February 27, 2004. For more information: Islamic.studies@oxcis.ac.uk

2004 NEH SUMMER SEMINAR FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

"Writing Africa: Comparative African and European Palavers and Perspectives," is the title for this five week Institute scheduled for June 28 - July 30, 2004 at Central Michigan University. Application deadline is March 1, 2004. For more information: Prof. Maureen N. Eke, Writing Africa 2004 (Maureen.eke@cmich.edu)

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SUMMER SEMINAR, "INTERROGATING THE AFRICAN

DIASPORA," FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY The theme for the summer 2004 component of this three year program, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, is "Imagining the African Diaspora: Genealogy & Social Constructions." The program, which runs from mid-July through mid-August, offers funding for those graduate students who are admitted. Deadline for applications is February 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.fiu.edu/~interad

JOHNS HOPKINS INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES: INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS

IN PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM.
This Fellowship is for the 2004-2005 academic year and affords an opportunity for advanced study, research, and training for up to eight participants each year who are involved in studying or managing private nonprofit, or philanthropic organizations outside of the United States, or working as NGO liaisons in the public or commercial sectors. Deadline for applications is February 25, 2004. For more information, or to download an application: http://www.jhu.edu/%7Ephilfellow/brochure.htm

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS: THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL.

Applicants in fields of social sciences and humanities are eligible. For more information: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf or contact program staff at (idfr@ssrc.org).

CODESRIA-THESIS WRITING GRANTS

Grants are for African professionals and graduate students registered in African universities. For more information: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/codesria/grants99.html

FIVE COLLEGE AFRICAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM

This program brings junior and mid-level African scholars, employed by and teaching in African universities and with active research projects with an African focus, for 5 and 10 month research residencies at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Application Deadline: May 15, 2004. For more information: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/asp/

FORD FOUNDATION: FELLOWSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL POST

BACCALAUREATE STUDY
For more information: http://www.fordfound.org

ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS

These fellowships support scholars and writers engaged in research on global social and cultural issues relating to diversity, sustainability, and civil society. For more information: http://www.rockfound.org

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT DISSERTATION WORKSHOP PROGRAM

(Resource for funding opportunities) This site has a collection of tips, samples, and links to help students. The IIS site also includes funding opportunities for Africans and Foreign Nationals. For more information: http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/RADW/index.html

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PENN IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

(July 5-August 6, 2004)
Penn-in-Dar es Salaam is a five-week program that will provide students with an opportunity to study at the University of Dar es Salaam. Courses will include Swahili Language and Culture; Government, Politics, and Development in Tanzania and Other East African Countries; and Social Structure of Tanzania Societies. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/summer/abroad/dar_es_salaam/

TEMPLE IN AFRICA, GHANA PROGRAM

The Temple in West Africa: Ghana summer program, tentatively scheduled for July 9 - August 15th, is intended to investigate aspects of the historical, literary and artistic bases of West African civilization. Graduate and undergraduate credit available. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.temple.edu/AAS/ghana.htm or http://www.temple.edu/studyabroad

SUMMER PROGRAM IN THE GAMBIA

The theme of St. John's University's two-week summer program is "Africa and the Atlantic," which will be held May 14 - 28, 2004. Deadline for applications is February 16, 2004. For more information contact the Office of Study Abroad Programs (intled@stjohns.edu)

STUDY ABROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA, SUMMER 2004

Georgia Southern University will offer study opportunities in South Africa for anthropology students in summer 2004. The two-part program is geared for those who would like to obtain field experience in ethnography, biological anthropology, or both. For more information:
http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/~robshan or contact Rober Shanafelt (robshan@georgiasouthern.edu)

FIELD STUDIES PROGRAM IN EGYPT & ETHIOPIA, SUMMER 2004

The Department of Africana Studies at Tennessee State University in collaboration with the Institute of Ethiopian Studies of Addis Ababa University and the American Research Center in Egypt and its Consortium Institutions in the United States will conduct a summer field studies program in 2004. For more information:
http://www.tnstate.edu/africanastudies/summerfieldstudies or contact Wosene Yefru (wyefru@tnstate.edu) or Candy Tate (candy@emory.edu)

SUDAN FIELD TRAINING COURSE (April 4-10, 2004) Organized by the Rift Valley Institute at Athi River, near Nairobi, Kenya, this is a high-level residential programme offering a fast-track introduction to Sudan - north and south, past and present - for aid workers, peace keepers, diplomats, business people, journalists and post-graduate researchers. For more information and a syllabus: institute@riftvalley.net


JOBS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES


ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AFRICAN HISTORY: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (MI)

Tenure-track, beginning September 2004. Review of completed applications will begin on February 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=25722

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AKAN/TWI: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA The Department of African and Asian Languages invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning August 2004. Deadline for applications is February 28, 2004. For more information: http://www.africa.ufl.edu/

THE SUMMER COOPERATIVE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (SCALI) INSTRUCTORS

SCALI is now accepting applications for African Language Instructors for the Summer 2004 institute hosted by Ohio University. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2004. For more information:
http://www.ohiou.edu/scali or contact Catherine Cutcher (scali@ohio.edu)

LECTURER OF SWAHILI: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

The Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Florida seeks applicants for a full-time Lecturer of Swahili beginning August, 2004. Deadline for applications is January 30, 2004. For more information:
http://web.africa.ufl.edu/announce/facultypositions2003.html

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY: BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY (PA)

Full-time, tenure track, in African or Middle Eastern History. Application deadline is January 30, 2004. For more information: http://www.bloomu.edu/about/hr/jobs.htm

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES (SWAHILI): OHIO STATE

UNIVERSITY
Tenure-track. Application review will begin December 15, 2003 and continue until position is filled. For more information: http://www.ohiou.edu/linguistics/Swahili%20position.doc

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: DEPARTMENTS OF ART HISTORY AND AFRICAN

AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Selection of candidates will begin January 9, 2004. For more information:
http://www.ku.edu/~kuhr/work/vacancy/f4p40079.htm or contact Maud Morris (maud@ku.edu)

DIRECTOR: THE INSTITUTE FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH

The University of the Western Cape is looking to appoint a scholar with a proven research record, ideally with experience in managing and giving direction to major research projects. For more information, contact Prof. Martin Legassick (mlegassi@iafrica.com).

DIRECTOR OF WOMEN, GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT, THE AFRICAN

UNION (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
The Commission of the African Union invites applicants who are citizens of AU member states to apply for this 3-year appointment. Deadline for applications is January 31, 2004. For more information: http://www.africa-union.org

SENIOR COORDINATOR: NEPAD, THE AFRICAN UNION (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
The African Union is seeking a coordinator for its NEPAD initiative (New Partnership for Africa's Development). Deadline for applications is February 19, 2004. For more information: http://www.africa-union.org

CURATOR: RAINBO (LONDON)

A curator is sought to develop an interactive performance inspired by women's rights as part of an international NGO activity. Applicants should have knowledge of issues in the rights of African girls and women. Deadline for applications is January 23, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19118

REGIONAL COORDINATOR (AFRICA), NGO COALITION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL

CRIMINAL COURT (CICC)
Deadline for applications is January 31, 2004. For more information: http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19243

TEACHER TRAINERS, INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND

SELF-HELP (IFESH)
IFESH needs teacher trainers for 9-month contracts in several African countries, including Guinea, Benin, Djibouti, Ghana, Ethiopia, Namibia, and Malawi. Deadline for applications is February 28, 2004.For more information: http://www.ifesh.org/teachers_for_africa.htm

SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL DIRECTOR: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

OF WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (ICW) The ICW is seeking a regional director to develop a strong and active ICW network in the region with the capacity to involve its members in the work of the wider organization. The post is located wherever the selected candidate is based. Deadline for applications is February 4, 2004. For more information: http://www.icw.org or contact: jobs@icw.org

BURUNDI: COUNTRY DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)

Closing date
March 31, 2004.
http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/ jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=202520

CONGO: HEALTH MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)

Closing date
April 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/ jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=202517

CONGO: DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)

Closing date
April 1, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/ 6DE17DC76B5D2632C1256E15006EC0B2

CONGO: PROJECT OFFICER, MEDICAL EMERGENCY RELIEF INTERNATIONAL

Closing date
February 2, 2004. For more information: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/res.nsf/wDocs/ 6BD08A654CAD64FFC1256E15003DABF5

EAST AFRICA: PROGRAM OFFICER, HEIFER INTERNATIONAL

Heifer International is searching for a professional to facilitate the programmatic aspects of its area program in East Africa, provide support to field offices and act as liaison with field offices. Deadline for application is February 9, 2004. For more information:
http://www.heifer.org

EGYPT: FIELD DIRECTOR, DEPUTY FIELD DIRECTOR, OUTREACH SPECIALIST

The College of Education at Michigan State University is seeking applications for three positions at its teacher-education project in Egypt. The jobs require full-time residence in Cairo, Egypt for a five-year contract. Review of applications will begin December 15, 2003 and will continue until a candidate is selected. For more information:
http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/college/jobs/default.htm

KENYA/SUDAN
EDUCATION SUPPORT MANAGER, AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH Sudan Basic Education Program (SBEP). For more information: http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/ jobs_contact_show.htm?doc_id=202580

MOZAMBIQUE: FIELD DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL (HAI)

For more information:
http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/ jobs_contactshow.htm?doc_id=197458

NIGERIA
PROGRAMME COMMUNICATION/SOCIAL MOBILISATION OFFICER For more information: http://www.comminit.com/vacancy1638.html

VOLUNTEER INTERN: INTERIMS FOR DEVELOPMENT (LONDON)

IT, Marketing and Research Assistant internship for a 6-month period. For more information:
http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=19244

VOLUNTEER FOR PEACE

Campus California is offering 14-month and 3-4 month programs beginning in February and March 2004. Programs offer training and development project work in Africa and Central America. For more information: http://www.cctg.org and http://www.gaia-action.org


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