Application process

eligibility

Candidates must hold a PhD and have a full time tenure-track or tenured position in an academic institution in Africa, Asia, or Latin America.

Their teaching and research activities and interests must fit with the Institute’s disciplines and fields of expertise (international affairs, development studies, development economics, sociology and anthropology of development, international economics, international relations, international law, international history and politics).

Special consideration will be given to individuals with an interest in international governance and/or research on international organisations in Geneva to join the Institute's Programme for the Study of International Governance.

application process

Application deadlines:

• 1st of October 2012 for Residence in the Spring Semester 2013 (mid-February to the end of May)
  
• 1st of March 2013 for Residence in the Fall Semester 2013 (mid-September to the end of January)

Applications are now closed for the Fall Semester 2012

Application should include: 

• The completed application form: click here to download the form
• A letter of motivation stating the reasons for the application, the preferred semester, the Institute's discipline or area of expertise in which the candidate is interested, 2 courses the candidate would be interested to attend while at the Institute;
• A work plan detailing the proposed activities to be completed during the candidate’s time at the Institute (update of teaching curriculum, research project, etc.);
• Two courses the candidate would be interested to attend while at the Institute
• A curriculum vitae and a list of publications;
• Two letters of recommendation.

Application must be sent preferably by e-mail and in PDF format at in-residence@graduateinstitute.ch

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