JUA: Penn African Studies Bulletin (04/10/06)
J U A
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
BIMONTHY BULLETIN
Issue No.13, Spring 2006
April 10, 2006
Dear JUA Readers,
I hope you are continuing to find our on-line newsletter informative. Please
send information on events to africa@sas.upenn.edu for inclusion in our next
JUA. The African Studies Center will send out the next issue of JUA on April
24, 2006.
With best wishes,
Robert Mswia
JUA Editor
CONTENTS:
AREA EVENTS & LECTURE SERIES
CONFERENCES / EXHIBITS
CALLS FOR PAPERS
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
COURSES & PROGRAMS
ACADEMIC JOBS
NON-ACADEMIC JOBS
OTHER RESOURCES
For archived issues of JUA, see:
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/Whats_New.html
AREA EVENTS & LECTURE SERIES
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April 11, 2006
"An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography"
Montgomery Auditorium, Central Library (19th & Vine Streets). 8:00pm
This talk is given by Paul Rusesabagina, a Hotel Rwanda Manager during the
Rwandan genocide of 1994, whose experience inspired the Academy Award nominated
film "Hotel Rwanda". Tickets are required for this event. For tickets, contact
UpStages at 215-569-9700 or Prince Music Theatre Box Office (1412 Chestnut
Street). This Meelya Gordon Memorial Lecture is part of the 2006 lecture series
organized by The Free Library of Philadelphia. For more information, contact
rtf@library.phila.gov
April 14, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"The International Criminal Court and Governance in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Sudan and Uganda"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
Dr. William Burke-White of School of Law, University of Pennsylvania. Spring
2006 Lecture Series organized by the African Studies Center, University of
Pennsylvania.
April 17, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"Language, Food, and Cultural Diffusions in the Greater Atlantic World"
Williams Hall Room # 215. 2:00-3:30pm
Dr. Catherine Cymone Fourshey, Assistant Professor of History, Susquehanna
University. Spring 2006 Lecture Series organized by the African Studies Center,
University of Pennsylvania.
April 17, 2006
"Teaching and Learning about African Languages"
Williams Hall Room # 632. 4:00-6:00pm
K-12 Teachers' Workshop organized by the African Studies Center at Penn. The
workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Ali
Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
April 18, 2006
"You Must Set Forth at Dawn"
Montgomery Auditorium, Central Library (19th & Vine Streets). 8:00pm
This lecture is given by Wole Soyinka, the first African recipient of the Noble
Prize in Literature for his novels, plays, poems and essays. He has been a
courageous voice for justice, freedom, and human rights around the world. For
tickets, contact UpStages at 215-569-9700 or Prince Music Theatre Box Office
(1412 Chestnut Street). The Lecture and Book signing is part of The Free
Library of Philadelphia Spring 2006 Lecture Series/Book Signing. Tickets are
required for this event. For more information, contact rtf@library.phila.gov
April 21, 2006
Current Debates in African Studies
"Clinical Research on HIV/AIDS in Botswana"
Logan Hall, Room # 392. 2:00-3:30pm
Dr. Gregory Bisson, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Spring 2006
Lecture Series organized by the African Studies Center, University of
Pennsylvania.
April 25, 2006
"Teaching and Learning about African Literature in Classroom"
Williams Hall Room # 632. 4:00-6:00pm
K-12 Teachers' Workshop organized by the African Studies Center at Penn. The
workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Ali
Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
CONFERENCES / EXHIBITS
- CONFERENCE
- ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, William
Paterson University, Wayne, NJ (April 13, 2006)
The conference will have four panels that will address the following questions:
1) why does democracy matter? 2) Why does inequality impede or erode democracy?
3) How can democracy respond? 4) Inequality and democracy: what will the future
bring? The conference is sponsored by the Department of Political Science at
William Paterson University. For more information, contact Aaron Tesfaye
(tesfaye@wpunj.edu)
- CONFERENCE
- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BANTU GRAMMAR DESCRIPTION
AND THEORY,
SOAS, University of London, London, UK (April 20-22, 2006)
The conference is organized by the School of Oriental and African Studies
(SOAS), University of London, and is supported by the British Academy. For more
information, visit http://mercury.soas.ac.uk/users/lm5/BantuConference.htm
- CONFERENCE
- VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS IN AFRICA, United Nations Conference
Centre
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (May 11-12, 2006)
Speakers from the African Union, the UN Committee on the rights of the Child and
members from Pan-African policy makers will join women's-rights and child-rights
organizations, as well as child survivors of violence, in this major two-day
conference. The objective of the conference is to contribute to the ongoing
international effort to effect attitudinal and policy changes toward violence
against girls, by providing a platform for like-minded organizations to work
together and initiate an Africa-wide movement against all forms of violence.
The conference will ensure that African views and positions, especially
regarding girls, are reflected in actions and resolutions taken by the African
Union and the United Nations. The conference will address the complex problem
of violence against girls in Africa and feature a powerful and diverse group of
policy makers, human rights activists, prominent Africans, African youth and
international journalists. Invited presenters at this conference include H. E.
Joaquim Chissano, Former Head of State of Mozambique; Prof. Paulo Pinheiro, the
Secretary-General's Independent Expert on Violence against Children; Dr. Yakin
Erturk, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women; Ambassador Salamata
Sawadogo, Chair, AU Commission on Human Rights and People's Rights; Mr. Jean
Baptiste Zoungrana, Chairperson of the African Committee of Experts on the
Rights and Welfare of the Child; and Prof. Jaap Doek, Chair, of the UN
Committee on the Rights of the Child. The conference is largely funded by Plan
International and is being organized in partnership with the AU, UNECA, UNICEF,
UNFPA, and Save the Children Group. For more information, visit
http://www.africanchildforum.org/intpolicy2006.asp
CONFERENCE: THIRD CONFERENCE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
(PHASA), Johannesburg, South Africa (May 15-17, 2006)
The Public Health Association of Southern Africa (PHASA) is pleased to announce
its Third Public Health Conference to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Conference Theme is "Making health systems work", and will focus on two
sub-themes: 1) Decreasing the burden of disease; and 2) Increasing equity,
effectiveness and efficiency. The objective of the conference is to bring
together professionals working in all disciplines of public health to share
research findings pertinent to population heath in the Southern African Region.
The conference is co-hosted by PHASA, the Gauteng Department of Health, the
University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health, the International
Epidemiological Association and the Health Systems Trust. For more information,
visit www.wits.ac.za/phasa
CONFERENCE: INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON BRITISH AND UNITED STATES
IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada (May 15-18, 2006)
For more information, contact empire@post.queensu.ca or visit
http://post.queensu.ca/~empire
- CONFERENCE
- CULTURES AND COLONIZATION IN FRENCH AFRICA, Dakar, Senegal (May
17-20, 2006)
The French Colonial Historical Society's annual meeting has the theme: Cultures
and Colonization in French Africa. For more information, visit
http://www.frenchcolonial.org/
- CONFERENCE
- 5TH GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE, University of California,
Los
Angeles (May 19, 2006)
Theme of the conference is "The Art of Rights: Human Rights in Comparative
Perspective". The keynote speaker is Greg Mullins, an Associate Professor of
English at Evergreen College. The conference is sponsored by UC Transnational
and Transcolonial Studies Multicampus Research Group. For more information,
visit http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/transnation
- CONFERENCE
- ETHICS AND AFRICA CONFERENCE, Cape Town, South Africa (May
29-31,
2006)
This is an interdisciplinary conference where scholars present work relevant to
the peoples and political context of Africa.
The conference is organized by Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics, Georgia
State University and Department of Philosophy, University of Cape Town. For
more information, contact Andrew I. Cohen (aicohen@gsu.edu) or visit
http://www.gsu.edu/ethics
CONFERENCE: 5TH ANNUAL HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCE,
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (May 31-June 3, 2006)
The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and
professionals from social science related fields to interact with members
inside and outside their own particular disciplines. The conference is
sponsored by East West Council for Education, Asia-Pacific Research Institute
of Peking University, University of Louisville Center for Sustainable Urban
Neighborhoods. For more information, contact social@hicsocial.org or visit
http://www.hicsocial.org
CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSCULTURAL MODERNITIES: NARRATING
AFRICA IN EUROPE, Frankfurt, Germany (June 1-3, 2006)
The Conference is organized by the European Network for Euro-African Studies
Project. For more information contact Elisabeth Bekers
(Elisabeth.bekers@ua.ac.be), Sissy Helff (helff@nelk.uni-frankfurt.de) or
Daniella Merolla (D.Merolla@let.leidenuniv.nl)
CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RETHINKING THE HUMANITIES IN AFRICA,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria (June 13-14, 2006)
The conference is organized by Faculty of Arts. Obafemi Awolowo university and
is intended to provide scholars, curriculum planners, policy makers and
administrators to critically appraise the orientation and utility of the
humanities on the one hand and assess the content, methodology and the
contemporary challenges of knowledge production in the field on the other. For
more information, contact artsoauconference2006@yahoo.com
CONFERENCE: FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "HIERARCHY AND POWER IN THE
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS", INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES, Moscow, Russia (June 13-16, 2006)
The conference's purpose is to discuss civilizational and evolutionary models of
socio-political development, ideology and of power in different civilizational
contexts, violence and non-violence, the role of the economy, and access to
information as a condition and its use as a means of political manipulation.
For more information, contact Ms. Anastasia Banschikova (civ-reg@inafr.ru)
CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CORRUPTION AND THE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT, Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria (June 13-15, 2006)
The Program on Policy, Conflict and Strategic Studies (PPCSS) at Babcock
University in Nigeria is organizing this conference. The theme of the
conference is "Corruption and the Challenge of Human Development". For more
information, contact Ayandiji D. Aina (dijiaina@yahoo.com)
- CONFERENCE
- AFRICAN CHILDREN IN AFRICAN MEDIA, Ohio University, USA (June
15-17,
2006)
The conference considers how African children are represented underrepresented
in African audio-visual and print media. The sessions will explore the role of
the state, private and NGO owned media institutions and organizations, and
examine their impact on the lives of African children. For more information,
contact Ghirmai Negash (negashg@ohio.edu) or Acacia Nikoi (nikoi@ohio.edu)
WORKSHOP: THE ROLE OF DIASPORAS IN DEVELOPING THE HOMELAND: A RESEARCH WORKSHOP
AND EDITED BOOK PROJECT, Washington DC, USA (June 16, 2006)
The purpose of the workshop is to present and discuss research proposals that
investigate diasporas' potential contributions in the development of their
homelands in terms of economic development, social and political development,
and conflict prevention and mitigation. For more information, contact Jennifer
M. Brinkerhoff (jbrink@gwu.edu)
- CONFERENCE
- LANGUAGES AND EDUCATION IN AFRICA (LEA) 2006, Oslo, Norway (June
19-22, 2006)
This conference offers international and multidisciplinary perspectives on
issues concerning languages and education in Africa. For more information,
contact Jennifer Olson (jennifeo@ulrik.uio.no) or visit
http://www.pfi.uio.no/konferanse/LEA2006/
CONFERENCE: 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CONFLICT
MANAGEMENT, Montreal, Canada (June 25-28, 2006)
For more information and to submit papers, visit http://www.iacm-conflict.org
CONFERENCE: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA 2006
CONFERENCE, Zanzibar, Tanzania (June 26-28, 2006)
For more information, contact lmsssa2006@yahoo.com
CONFERENCE: FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMNAITIES,
University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia (July 3-6, 2006)
The conference will include numerous paper, colloquium and workshop
presentations on various themes in Humanities. For more information, visit
http://HumanitiesConference.com
WORKSHOP: 4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES, Iringa, Tanzania (July 10-12, 2006)
The goal of this fourth international workshop is to bring together researchers,
and educators to discuss various issues involved in developing new techniques
and on novel uses of technology for education in developing countries. For more
information, visit http://www.cs.joensuu.fi/tedc2006/index.htm
CONFERENCE: KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE IN AFRICA, CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN STUDIES
ASSOCIATION IN GERMANY (VAD), Frankfurt, Germany (July 13-16, 2006)
The African Studies Association in Germany meets every two years to discuss
current developments and the status of research in Africa within the framework
of an international conference. At the conference planned for 2006, various
conceptions of knowledge in the broadest sense are to be dealt with, whereby
local concepts of knowledge are to play just as much a role as the knowledge
accumulated and institutionalized by academics. Central topics are the
production, dissemination, and preservation of knowledge. For more information,
visit http://www.vad-ev.de/2006/fs_vad_eng.htm
EXHIBIT: ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ZIFF) OF THE DHOW COUNTRIES,
Zanzibar, Tanzania (July 14-23, 2006)
This is the largest cultural event in East Africa. The festival celebrates the
unique cultural heritage of Africa and the Dhow countries of the Indian Ocean
region and their global Diaspora. The Festival promotes an extensive programme
of Films, Music & Performing Arts, Exhibitions, and Workshops for Women,
Children, Film Industry, Music Industry and Literature. The Festival also
includes events in selected villages of the Zanzibar islands, Unguja and Pemba.
For more information, visit http://www.ziff.or.tz/
CONFERENCE: 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF TRANS-ATLANTIC RESEARCH GROUP,
Owerri, Nigeria (July 28-30, 2006)
The theme is "Gendering Transformations: Gender, Globalization, and State
Transformation in Africa and the African Diaspora". The Second TARG conference
aims to bring together scholars and policy makers interested in exploring
historical, policy, and development phenomena and their intersection with
gender using the methods of the social sciences. For more information, contact
Dr. Chima J. Korieh (Korieh@rowan.edu) or Dr. Femi Kolapo (kolapof@uoguelph.ca)
CONFERENCE: RETHINKING WORLDS OF LABOR: SOUTHERN AFRICAN LABOR HISTORY IN
INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT, Johannesburg, South Africa (July 28-31, 2006)
The conference is organized by the University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
For more information, visit
http://www.wits.ac.za/historyworkshop/conferences.htm
CONFERENCE: THE 2006 AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATIO OF UK (ASAUK) BIENNIAL
CONFERENCE, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
(September 11-13, 2006)
This conference is organized to bring together Africanists working in a wide
variety of disciplines. For more information, visit
http://www.asauk.net/asauk06/
- CONFERENCE
- A GLOBAL CONGRESS ON WORLD'S RELIGIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11,
Montreal,
Canada (September 11-15, 2006)
For more information, visit http://www.worldsreligionsafter911.com
CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONS, AND NETWORKS,
University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago (October 18-20, 2006)
The themes of the conference are Re-engineering government, the crisis of
governance in small states, development in an interconnected world, peace and
security, and e-democracy. For more information, visit
http://www.apsanet.org/content_25065.cfm
- CONFERENCE
- THE 2006 AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, San Francisco,
California (November 16-19, 2006)
The ASA 49th Annual meeting will be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San
Francisco. The Annual Meeting theme is "(Re)Thinking Africa and the World:
Internal Reflections, External Responses." For more information, visit
http://www.africanstudies.org
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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CALL FOR PAPERS: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE STATE OF AFFAIRS OF AFRICA
(ICSAA), Boston Quincy Marriot, MA, USA (October 26-28, 2006)
*The submission deadline for abstracts is April 15, 2006.
The International Institute of Justice and development, Inc (IIJD) will host the
First International Conference on then State of Affairs in Africa (ICSAA) at the
Boston Quincy Marriot Hotel. The conference will bring together experts from all
over the world and from international organizations and UN organizations. Madam
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first female and newly elected President of Liberia
will be the Keynote speaker at this conference. The conference is organized
around the themes of democratic governance, judicial institutions, elections
and political processes, anticorruption, constitutional legal analysis, public
policy, participatory processes, and economic development. Participants are
united by their interest in African affairs and by the belief that ICSAA will
change the way international development has been conducted for decades. All
abstract submissions must be submitted electronically. For more information,
contact Conference Secretariat, 2343 Washington St 2nd Floor, Boston MA 02119,
email: conference.icsaa@iijd.org or visit http://www.icsaa.iijd.org
CALL FOR PAPERS:"INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE HORN OF
AFRICA" Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (August 3-5,
2006)
*The submission deadline for abstracts is April 15, 2006.
The WMU Center for African Development Policy Research (CADPR) announces an
International Symposium on "Challenges and Opportunities Development and
Peaceful Conflict Resolution in the Horn of Africa" The Horn of Africa
(compromising of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, and Djibouti) is one of the
most strategic areas of Africa and the global economy. The sub-themes include a
variety of topics including 1.Conflict, peaceful conflict resolution and
Development; 2.Historical and cultural Origins of Conflict and lessons for
Peaceful conflict resolution; 3. The impact of conflict on economic development
and progress; 4. Managing Ethnic and Religious conflict; 5. Terror, Conflict and
Conflict Resolution; 6. The Impact of Globalization on Regional and State
Conflicts; 7. The Relationship between Governance and Human Conflict. To apply,
send abstracts or proposals to: International Conference on Conflict Resolution
and Development in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, Center for African
Development Policy Research (CADPR), Haenicke Institute for Global Education
(HINGE), Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA; Fax: (616)
387-0630; All abstracts may be sent by electronic mail. For more information,
contact sisay.asefa@wmich.edu.
CALL FOR PAPERS: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CORRUPTION AND THE CHALLENGES OF
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria (June 13-15, 2006)
*The submission deadline for abstracts is May 5, 2006.
Topics from all academic disciplines related to the theme of the conference
"Corruption and the Challenges of Human Development" are welcome. The
conference is organized by the Program on Policy, Conflict and Sytrategic
Studies (PPCSS) Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. Send
abstracts (250 words) to babcockppcss@yahoo.com. For more information, contact
Dr. Ayandiji Daniel Aina (babcockppcss@yahoo.com)
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: ENCYLOPEDIA OF GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE UNITED STATES
Berkshire Publishing Group and CQ Press are preparing the Encyclopedia of Global
Perspectives on the United States for publication in June 2005. The encyclopedia
will explore the role and image of the United States from the viewpoints of the
peoples and nations of the world. The editor is searching for African scholars
to contribute articles on the African nations that are still unassigned. The
articles will include historical coverage as well as a contemporary analysis of
that nation's relations with the United States. The unassigned nations in Africa
are: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon, Guinea, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, and Tunisia. For
more information, contact Karen Advokaat
(karen.advokaat@berkshirepublishing.com)
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Nairobi,
Kenya
(May 26-27, 2006)
The conference is hosted by United States International University in Nairobi.
For further information, please contact Beth Whitaker (bwhitaker@usiu.ac.ke)
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: AFRICAN REVIEW OF FOREIGN POLICY
The African Review of Foreign Policy is a newly-relaunched journal published by
United States International University. To submit manuscripts and for more
information, contact arfp@usiu.ac.ke
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
SHOLARSHIP: STANLEY J. TARVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- Application deadline is April 20, 2006
The Community Foundation of Dutchess Country, New York is offering the Stanley
J. Tarver Memorial Scholarship award of a $1000 per semester, for a maximum
award of $2000 per academic year to graduate student of an African descent, an
African American, or a Black person of another nationality who is matriculating
toward a Doctorate or a Masters Degree in African History and/or Culture, and
who has completed at least one year of graduate study at a college or
university in the United States. For more information, contact Neville Smythe
(nsmythe@cfdcny.org) or call (845) 452-3077 or visit www.cfdcny.org
FELLOWSHIP: SUB-SAHARAN GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS SUPPORT
- Application deadline is October 15, 2006
The Borlaug LEAP, a fellowship program funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) has Dissertation or Thesis Fellowships for up
to $25,000 available for graduate students from sub-Saharan African countries
working in the fields related to agriculture. Applications received by October
15th will be reviewed and grant recipients notified the following January. For
more information, visit http://leap.ucdavis.edu
WORLD BANK 2006 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION: ARCHITECTS OF
- THE FUTURE
- MAKING TOMORROW BETTER TODAY, World Bank Headquarters, Washington
DC (July 5-7, 2006)
- Discounted registration deadline is April 28, 2006
ATHGO International is organizing the International Symposium titled "Architects
of the Future: Making Tomorrow Better Today" and is offering discounted
registration to three (3) students from University of Pennsylvania to attend
this event. The three day event will host a distinguished panel of speakers and
discuss three of the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) and the World
Bank's role in their implementation. The World Bank 2006 International
Symposium is sponsored and supported by the Worl Bank's External Affairs, the
UN Permanent Missions, and Academic Institutions. For more information, visit
http://www.athgo.org
RESEARCH GRANTS: FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The International Foundation for Science (IFS) is an independent international
research council that is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The mission of IFS is to
strengthen the scientific research capacity of developing countries in science
fields related to the sustainable management of biological and water resources.
Research proposals submitted to IFS should be from biological, chemical,
physical, sociocultural or economic science fields, and relevant for the
conservation, production or renewable utilization of biological or water
resources. IFS awards research grants with a maximum value of USD 12,000 for
the purchase of equipment, expendable supplies, fieldwork activities, etc.
Researchers are eligible to receive up to three research grants during their
career. For more information, visit http://www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=29634
PRIZE AWARD: FMD/ISSC Prize
- The deadline for receiving nominations is April 21, 2006
The Foundation Mattei Dogan and the International Social Science Council
announce the Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research. This prize is
awarded to a social scientist who has advanced the scientific knowledge in the
social sciences, by crossing the disciplinary boundaries or by recombining
different specialties, in his/her research and writings. It can also be offered
to a team of scholars enjoying a high reputation in academic circles. The prize
will be awarded for the first time at the General Assembly of the International
Social Science Council, in November 2006, and afterwards, every four years. The
amount of the prize is US$5,000. The laureate will be invited to give a lecture
at the ISSC General Assembly. Nominations for the prize can be made by ISSC
members, or other professional associations in various disciplines, as well as
by universities and academic institutions. The selection will be made by an
international jury. The nominations are to be received at the ISSC Secretariat,
by e-mail [issc@unesco.org]. For more information contact the ISSC Secretariat
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COURSES & PROGRAMS
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GRADUATE SUMMER SEMINARS: PERFORMING AFRICAN DIASPORAS, Florida International
University, Miami, Florida (July 5-August 4, 2006)
A series of seminars (4 modules) will focus on black performativity and cultural
production from the perspective of aesthetics, poetics, and representation in
four weekly modules. The relationship between cultural production, performance,
and representation, on the one hand, and the production of black subjectivity
and cognitively inscribed popular conceptions of blackness on the other, will
be examined. Popular culture and the deployment of literary, visual, auditory,
and other forms of sensory technologies will be explored and interrogated,
historicized and framed within the practices of conjunctural and comparative
analysis. These deployments will be examined in the production and contestation
of blackness and black subjectivity; in the reinforcement and contestation of
black inferiority; in the production and contestation of racialized discourses
of difference; in the production of ideologies of racialized inferiority,
superiority, and equality; and in politics of rebellion, opposition, reversal,
transformation and reinforcement. Ambiguity, contradiction, conflict, and
opposition will be issues that form part of the examination of African
diasporic performativities and cultural production. For more information, visit
http://www.fiu.edu/~interad
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ACADEMIC JOBS
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LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE: SOCIAL SCIENTIST/HEALTH SYSTEMS
RESEARCHER POSITION IN TANZANIA
- Application deadline is April 14, 2006
We have an exciting and challenging vacancy for a social scientist to join the
scientific team of a research programme on the uptake and impact of
Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in a rural demographic cohort study that has been
collecting HIV-related data in Kisesa ward of Magu district since 1994. The
study is called `Mwanza "TAZAMA" HIV cohort study'. The successful applicant
will work closely with our partners on this project: the National Institute for
Medical Research (NIMR) in Tanzania and the Bugando Medical Centre which
currently runs the ART services accessed by the study population. A recent
grant from the Global Fund for AIDS TB and Malaria has enabled the cohort to
strengthen its activities and embark on a programme of monitoring and
evaluation research which will provide policy and programmatic advice to the
National AIDS Control Programme on the roll-out of ART. The post holder will be
employed as an academic staff member in the Centre for Population Studies, and
will be based full-time in Mwanza. Ideal applicants will have a postgraduate
qualification in social science, practical experience of working in health
research or health programme management in developing countries, and excellent
communication and organisational skills. The appointment will run until 31
August 2007. Further extension maybe possible, subject to confirmation of
funding. The appointment will be made on the lecturer or research fellow scales
with a starting salary between £20,044 (R1A/B Pt 4) and £32,490 (Lecturer Pt
15)
depending on qualifications and experience. In addition, a displacement
allowance of £2,982 per annum will be payable. Additional overseas allowances
and benefits will be provided, as appropriate. Informal enquiries to Basia Zaba
Basia.Zaba@lshtm.ac.uk, Joanna Busza Joanna.Busza@lshtm.ac.uk or Susannah Mayhew
Susannah.Mayhew@lshtm.ac.uk. For more information, contact the Personnel Office
at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London
WC1E 7HT (tel 020 7927 2203; email personnel@lshtm.ac.uk). Please quote
reference BZ1.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY: LEAD DEMOGRAPHER/EPIDEMILOGIST POSITION IN KILIFI, KENYA
- Application deadline has been extended until position is filled.
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Kemri/Wellcome Programme, Kilifi,
Kenya, University of Oxford is seeking to appoint an ambitious and capable
scientist to manage and upgrade a demographic surveillance site (DSS) in
Kilifi, Kenya, and to collaborate with other scientists at the Kilifi center to
investigate a broad range of research questions. The successful candidate will
also be expected to develop his/her own area of scientific research. To apply
for this job and for more information, contact personnel@ndm.ox.ac.uk or visit
http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/ndmjr/about/jobvacancies
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: POSITION IN THE POLITICS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
- Application deadline is open until position is filled.
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University invites
applications for a position in the politics of sub-Saharan Africa. The post is
open as to rank and subfield. Applicants at both the tenured and pre-tenure
stages of their career will be considered. Candidates should send a letter of
interest, curriculum vitae, writing samples, and three letters of reference to
the following address: African Studies Search Committee, c/o Dr. Peter Dunkley,
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service,
P.O. Box 571035, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1035. Georgetown
University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and
minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
ST. ANTHONY'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD: PEER REVIEWERS FOR ST. ANTHONY'S
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW (STAIR)
STAIR is primarily managed by graduate members of St. Anthony's College at the
University of Oxford. It is published bi-annually and features articles on
international affairs. The Review has a policy of themed issues to unite
contributors from a range of intellectual backgrounds. To further enhance the
critical examination of submissions, STAIR is seeking scholars and graduate
students who are willing to serve as anonymous peer reviewers. This would
entail reading and commenting on the quality and originality of papers
submitted to the Review. If you are interested in peer reviewing articles for
STAIR, email your name, institution, field of study, academic qualifications
and area(s) of expertise to stair@sant.ox.ac.uk. For more information, visit
http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/STAIR
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TANZANIA: POSITION IN TREASURY AND FINANCE ADVISOR, Tanzania
- Application deadline is April 11, 2006
The Business Sector Programme, Treasury and Finance Adviser will be working as a
Treasury and Finance adviser in CRDB Bank, which is supported by Danida
according to the Business Sector Programme in Tanzania. As Treasure and Finance
Adviser the mission will be to link front-and backoffice and implement
procedures that ensure overall quality in areas such as risk and credit
assessment. Candidates must have a relevant university/masters degree, relevant
experience from the banking sector and with risk and credit assessment.
Experience from developing countries will be considered an advantage, but not a
must. Fluency in English is required. To apply, fill application form (found
online) with reference no. DK-32484-2006/TAN.03-W and sent to: Mercuri Urval
A/S at muo@mercuri-urval.com. For more information, visit
http://www.mercuriurval.com/dk/danida/english
FREEDOM HOUSE, WASHINGTON DC: POSITION IN PROGRAM OFFICER - AFRICAN INSTITUTE
FOR DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW
- Application deadline is April 15, 2006
However, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Freedom
House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1941 that promotes an
engaged U.S. foreign policy; evaluates human rights conditions; sponsors public
education campaigns; facilitates training and other assistance to promote
democracy and free market reforms; and provides support for the rule of law,
free media and effective local governance, seeks a Program Officer. Under the
direction of the Project Director, the Program Officer will assist in all areas
of program management, including research and writing, as well as operations and
administration for all aspects of Freedom House's planning for the creation of
an African Institute for Democracy and Rule of Law. Tasks include, but are not
limited to, assisting in general program development, extensive contact with
African NGOs and political leaders, research and writing relating to issues of
governance and corruption in contemporary Africa, monitoring of partner
institutions, oversight of program reports, and other duties as needed. The
Program Officer will work in Washington, D.C., with occasional travel to Africa
required. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to communicate
effectively in English both verbally and in writing; a strong academic and/or
professional background in the politics of contemporary Africa and issues of
development and governance; the ability to effectively write frequent
correspondence and reports, maintain documentation, and complete required
forms. Fluency in French is a very strong plus. Experience in an NGO or other
venue that values strong cooperation with donor agencies is an advantage. Three
years relevant professional experience required. Bachelor's degree required,
Master's degree preferred. Submit resume, cover letter, and salary history to:
Mary Browse Davis, Human Resources Generalist, humanresources@freedomhouse.org
(Reference:DevNetJobs.org); Fax: (202) 822-3893.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENSE AND TRADE DIVISION, CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
(CRS): POSITION IN AFRICAN AFFAIRS ANALYST
- Application deadline is May 1, 2006
The Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division of CRS in Washington DC is
seeking an individual to fill the position of Analyst in African Affairs. The
analyst in this position will focus on Sub-Saharan Africa-related issues,
including political, economic, security and social developments in the region,
and related U.S policy activities, notably as these pertain to the role of
Congress. A key role of the analyst in this position will be to provide
Congress with nonpartisan and objective analytical and research services. To
apply and for more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/
GUIZETTI AND ASSOCIATES (G&A), WASHINGTON D.C: POSITION AS A PROGRAM MANAGER
FOR
AFRICA
G&A is a small consulting firm in Washington DC that has been working for over
13 years with Multilateral Lending Agencies (MLA) such as the World Bank, Asian
Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and African Development Bank.
The firm has an opening for a Program manager for Africa. Among other tasks,
the selected individual will be responsible for providing advice, input and
support to clients as required, will act as G&A coordinating manager for
clients' activities in Africa, and develop and edit proposals and attend
meetings with clients related to proposals. Interested applicants should be
interested in Africa and international development and be flexible to work away
from Washington DC when necessary. A degree in MBA or MA in International
Relations, International Development, Foreign Service or African Studies is
required, with at least 2 years experience preferably dealing with Africa and
international business. Applicants must be fluent in English and French. A
proficiency in Italian is a plus. US citizenship or permanent residency
required. To apply send cover letter, resume and brief writing sample to Ms.
Dani Clark Scano, Senior Program Manager, Guizzetti and Associates 927 15th
Street NW Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 or email to dani@guizzetti.org.
For more information, visit http://www.guizzetti.org
RECRUITING STAFF FOR "TRUST AFRICA" FOR SENEGAL HEADQUARTERS
Akwasi Aidoo, former West African Director of the Ford Foundation's West Africa,
has established a new Africa-based foundation called "Trust Africa". The
foundation, whose headquarters is in Dakar, Senegal, was developed at Ford and
is currently recruiting staff. For more information, visit
http://www.trustafrica.org
POST CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT: PRROJECT COORDINATOR
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is looking for a
Project Coordinator for its Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project to provide
administrative, research, and outreach support. This position is responsible
for assisting in the successful administration of all aspects of the
Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project. Candidates must have superior
organizational and writing skills. Must be able to present information
effectively and work independently and with a close-knit team. Strong computer
skills required, including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. To apply, submit a
resume and letter of interest to the email address below. Reference the
position in the subject of the email. For more information, contact
employment@csis.org
AMERICAN RED CROSS: PROGRAM OFFICER, EAST AFRICA
The American Red Cross seeks Program Officers to provide program and
administrative backstopping support for Tsunami Recovery Program (TRP) field
operations in the affected countries. This is US-based position with position
location at Washington, D.C. Applicants must either be US Citizens or Permanent
Residents in the United States. Applications should include a cover letter, a
detailed CV, and three or more professional references. Send application by
email marked `confidential' to Helena Brykarz (HBrykarz@GlobalRecruitment.net).
ORC MACRO INTERNATIONAL: SEVERAL SHORT TERM OPENINGS
The ORC macro organization seeks native Ghana/Uganda English Speakers currently
living in the US or Europe and who could work as control listeners for our
media monitoring research projects. For further information, contact Vivienne
Phanurai (vivienne.phanurai@orcmacro.com) or visit http://orcmacro.com
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, CHF INTERNATIONAL
CHF International has multiple positions in several African countries in the
areas of health, palliative care and finance. For more information, visit
http://www.chfhq.org/section/employment
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
CRS has multiple positions in several African countries in the areas of capacity
building, peace building, and emergency relief. For more information, visit
http://www.catholicrelief.org/about_us/careers/current_openings/
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
The IRC has multiple positions in several African countries in the areas of
health, community development, and security. For more information, visit
http://www.theirc.org/jobs/index.cfm
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
PSI has multiple positions several African countries in the areas of health and
social marketing. For more information, visit
http://www.psi.org/employment/international.html
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, CAREERNATION
CareerNation has multiple positions several African countries in the areas of
wide range of disciplines. For more information, visit http://careernation.com
AFRICA: MULTIPLE POSITIONS, CONCERN
For more information, visit http://www.concern.net/getinvolved/jobs.ds2
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Genesis Analytics (Pty) Ltd is an economic consulting firm based
in Johannesburg, South Africa. They are looking for candidates (either with
citizenship of an African country, or with working experience in Africa) for
both permanent and internship positions, at varying levels of seniority from
analyst to specialist. For more information, visit
http://www.genesis-analytics.com/recruitment.htm or contact Debbie Colhoun on
+27 11 214 4009.
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TRANSCEND PEACE UNIVERSITY (TPU): This is the largest on-line peace and
development university launched in 2003. TPU has been developed by TRANSCEND,
a Peace and Development Network for Peace by Peaceful Means and provides the
on-line form of TRANSCEND's global training programs. For more information,
contact Cristina Barsony (cristina@transcend.org) or visit
http://www.transcend.org/tpu
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER (NCLRC): THE LANGUAGE RESOURCE
NEWSLETTER
A bi-monthly webzine of NCLRC, providing practical teaching strategies, share
insight from research, and announce professional development opportunities for
elementary, secondary and post-secondary foreign language educators. The
newsletters and archives can be viewed at the following website
http://nclrc.org/readings/newsletter.html
VOLUNTEER IN AFRICA
Volunteer in Africa is an organization dedicated to disseminating information on
volunteer programs in Africa. They organize a wide range of volunteering,
internship and cultural exchange in Ghana. For more information, visit
http://www.volunteeringinafrica.org
AFRICAN COLOURS, ONLINE RESOURCE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
African Colours, online since July 2000, is a portal for Contemporary Art, as
well as a dynamic force to link artists from different parts of the world so
that they can share their ideas and culture and achieve a common goal. To make
a contribution, you can send your news and editorials to
editorials@africancolours.com. For more information, visit
http://www.africancolours.net/
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT DISSERTATION WORKSHOP PROGRAM
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, visit http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/RADW/index.html
AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (AJOL)
AJOL is being re-launched on its own website. It provides free access to tables
of contents and abstracts for over 175 journals published on the continent, and
also provides a number of additional facilities. AJOL offers a document delivery
service, and full (improved) searching and browsing facilities, as well as a new
Email alert function. The service remains free to both users and participating
journals (with charges only for document delivery requests from outside
developing countries). For more information, visit http://www.ajol.info
ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND SLAVE LIFE IN THE AMERICAS: A VISUAL RECORD
This searchable collection contains about 1,100 images, including many
historical drawings and maps on Africa. For more information, visit
http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/
CODESRIA RESEARCH AND POLICY DIALOGUE PROGRAMME
- The program theme is
- The Social Sciences and HIV/AIDS, A Political Economy
of
Patient Welfare and Rights. The initiative is being undertaken as part of a
broader project of interventions which will involve the fostering of a
networked community of African researchers with the required competence and
interest in the field of health studies. Within this framework, it is envisaged
that a range of research, training and dissemination activities will be carried
out and several policy dialogues organized. The research and policy dialogue
components of the program will be spread over the period 2003 to 2005. For more
information, visit http://www.codesria.org
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Current funding opportunities relevant to researchers and research institutes
working on development issues in low and middle income countries are available
through the Global Development Network. For more information, visit
http://www.gdnet.org/online_services/funding_opportunities/funding_news/
HEALTH AND DISEASES IN AFRICA: A COMPREHENSIVE ON-LINE RESOURCE ON HEALTH IN
AFRICA
The objective of this on-line resource is to provide researchers, students, and
the general public with resources that are integral to understanding health
concerns in Africa. This is accomplished by harvesting information from
existing websites and information providers. Links to and information on a wide
array of health-related initiatives, facilities, and opportunities on Africa are
provided. To access this on-line resource, visit
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/health/. For more information, contact Dr. Ali B.
Ali-Dinar (aadinar@sas.upenn.edu)
ISLAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS WEBSITE AT EMORY UNIVERSITY
This site contains valuable content for scholars, activists, and media. Content
includes bibliographies on rights, profiles and contact details for rights
organizations in a range of countries, training materials, rights databases,
and profiles of scholars and experts in various fields relating to Islam and
human rights. All of this content is searchable through a Google-powered search
engine. For more information, visit http://www.law.emory.edu/IHR/
ONLINE FORUM: WOMEN IN AFRICA
The Center for History and New Media at George Mason University is hosting a
four month-long online forums beginning November 2005 on its website "Women in
World History" (http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/). The forum will give world history
teachers the chance to talk about ways to teach issues surrounding women and
gender in African history. For more information, contact wwh@chnm.gmu.edu or
visit http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/forum.html
PAMBAZUKA: A WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FORUM FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA
Also announcements for jobs in Africa are posted on this resource. For more
information, visit http://www.pambazuka.org/
SMITHSONIAN GLOBAL SOUND
Smithsonian Global Sound offers digital downloads of music and sound from Africa
and around the world. The site has a wealth of educational content and downloads
are accompanied by extensive liner notes. Our goal is to encourage local
musicians and traditions around the planet through international recognition,
the payment of royalties, and support for regional archives. For more
information, visit http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/
USAID HIV/AIDS E-NEWSLETTER
The USAID HIV/AIDS E-Newsletter provides monthly updates on USAID's Office of
HIV/AIDS and partner activities to prevent and mitigate HIV/AIDS across the
developing world. The newsletter reflects activities exclusively to USAID and
its implementing partners. For more information, visit
http://www.synergyaids.com/newsletter.asp
AFRICA: HUMAN RIGHTS DATABASE LAUNCHED
The Communication Initiative has introduced its revamped database of global
media coverage on human rights issues. This feature is part of the
Communication Initiative's Human Rights Window. It allows for a one-stop search
related to media coverage for each individual article in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Articles from over 200 developing country
newspapers and 10 leading global newspapers are featured in the database. For
more information, visit http://www.comminit.com/human-rights/newssearch.html
JOURNAL OF PAN AFRICAN STUDIES ON-LINE EDITION LAUNCHED
The Journal of Pan African Studies will be published on-line four times a year
(March, June, September and December) by Amen-Ra Theological Seminary Press in
association with the California Institute of Pan African Studies. The journal
seeks to sustain an interdisciplinary scholarly discussion on the full dynamics
of the African world community experience. The journal is accepting articles for
its first peer reviewed open access on-line edition in March 2006. The deadline
for the March 2006 issue is February 11, 2006. For more information, contact
Itibari M. Zulu (imz@ucla.edu)
African Studies Center
University of Pennsylvania
647 Williams Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2615
Phone:(215)898-6971
Fax:(215)573-7379
Email:africa@sas.upenn.edu
Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.