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Scholars at Risk Internships
Due date: April 16, 2007
New York University Office
2007 Scholars At Risk Internships
About Scholars at Risk (SAR) Scholars at Risk is an international network of universities and colleges working to promote academic freedom and defend the human rights of scholars worldwide. SAR provides direct assistance to threatened scholars, organizing public awareness and capacity-building activities, and undertakes research and advocacy to improve academic freedom conditions worldwide. About SAR internships, Internships will be based at Scholars at Risk's New York University office, and interns will report directly to the director and the senior program officer. SAR internships are unpaid. Scholars at Risk will work with interns to comply with the requirements of any stipend or internship-for-credit program at their institution. Application deadline for summer consideration: Monday, April 16, 2007.
Opportunities include:
- Case officer: Advocacy Assume primary responsibility for SAR advocacy on behalf of threatened and imprisoned scholars still in their home countries. Monitor primary sources (media, internet, NGOs, etc.) for reports of threats to scholars, students & universities. Evaluate case and report to SAR staff. When appropriate, prepare alerts and updates for SAR members and SAR website. Draft letters for SAR board and models for SAR members/public. Consider other strategies, including editorials, public awareness activities, etc., as may be warranted. Collaborate on end-of-year summary report.
- Legal Researcher With supervision from SAR director, undertake research and writing on international standards for protection of academic freedom. Research and writing will support publications by SAR advocating for more clear standards. Intern may also research and prepare paperwork to seek consultative status with the UN as a registered NGO. Work on other special projects as appropriate, including processing academic freedom survey results and preparing the 2007 survey report.
Outreach and special projects officer Assist SAR staff to research and to organize new partnerships with universities and colleges worldwide, including Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Assist to strategize and coordinate post-conference faculty working groups on Students at Risk, Writers/Journalists and Right to Travel. Plan and organize special projects associated with those working groups.
General qualifications
Candidates must be able to assume significant responsibility. Excellent communication, organization and writing skills required. Proficiency in Microsoft office programs required. Interest or experience in international affairs, human rights advocacy, NGO or non-profit organization/management preferred. Graduate students preferred but qualified undergraduates are welcome to apply. Foreign language skills preferred but not required. SAR prioritizes candidates from network member universities and colleges (Member list available at: http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Beta/Membership/Member_Directory.php
How to apply?
Interested candidates are invited to send a copy of their resume and cover letter to scholarsatrisk@nyu.edu by April 16, 2007. Please describe why you are a strong candidate and what aspect of our work is most compelling to you (direct assistance to scholars, human rights research and advocacy, outreach and capacity-building, i.e. building partners with institutions abroad; legal/international standards building).
For more information, visit: http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu.
Internship position with UNICEF Headquarters in NY
Posted: March 21st 2007
Organization: UNICEF Headquarters, NY, Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Unit
Position: Intern
Duration: 6 months, beginning immediately
The intern would be responsible for assisting the Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Unit in finalizing a paper on using a Human Rights Based Approach in Emergencies. Thus, he/she should possess good knowledge on human rights, and good writing skills. Interested candidates should send their CV to jlbories@unicef.org
2007 Scholars At Risk Internships
About Scholars at Risk (SAR)
Scholars at Risk is an international network of universities and colleges working to promote academic freedom and defend the human rights of scholars worldwide. SAR provides direct assistance to threatened scholars, organizing public awareness and capacity-building activities, and undertakes research and advocacy to improve academic freedom conditions worldwide.
About SAR internships
Internships will be based at Scholars at Risk’s New York University office, and interns will report directly to the director and the senior program officer. SAR internships are unpaid. Scholars at Risk will work with interns to comply with the requirements of any stipend or internship-for-credit program at their institution. Application deadline for summer consideration: Monday, April 16, 2007.
Opportunities include:
- Case officer: Advocacy
Assume primary responsibility for SAR advocacy on behalf of threatened and imprisoned scholars still in their home countries. Monitor primary sources (media, internet, NGOs, etc.) for reports of threats to scholars, students & universities. Evaluate case and report to SAR staff. When appropriate, prepare alerts and updates for SAR members and SAR website. Draft letters for SAR board and models for SAR members/public. Consider other strategies, including editorials, public awareness activities, etc., as may be warranted. Collaborate on end-of-year summary report.
- Legal Researcher
With supervision from SAR director, undertake research and writing on international standards for protection of academic freedom. Research and writing will support publications by SAR advocating for more clear standards. Intern may also research and prepare paperwork to seek consultative status with the UN as a registered NGO. Work on other special projects as appropriate, including processing academic freedom survey results and preparing the 2007 survey report.
Outreach and special projects officer
Assist SAR staff to research and to organize new partnerships with universities and colleges worldwide, including Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Assist to strategize and coordinate post-conference faculty working groups on Students at Risk, Writers/Journalists and Right to Travel. Plan and organize special projects associated with those working groups.
General qualifications
Candidates must be able to assume significant responsibility. Excellent communication, organization and writing skills required. Proficiency in Microsoft office programs required. Interest or experience in international affairs, human rights advocacy, NGO or non-profit organization/management preferred. Graduate students preferred but qualified undergraduates are welcome to apply. Foreign language skills preferred but not required. SAR prioritizes candidates from network member universities and colleges (Member list available at: http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Beta/Membership/Member_Directory.php).
How to apply?
Interested candidates are invited to send a copy of their resume and cover letter to scholarsatrisk@nyu.edu by April 16, 2007. Please describe why you are a strong candidate and what aspect of our work is most compelling to you (direct assistance to scholars, human rights research and advocacy, outreach and capacity-building, i.e. building partners with institutions abroad; legal/international standards building).
For more information, visit: http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu.
Call for Papers
The Columbia Human Rights Concentration Prize
April 20th
Announce a call for submissions for the annual human rights essay contest sponsored by the Undergraduate Human Rights Program. There are two separate categories, The Human Rights Concentration Prize, and The Human Rights Short Essay Prize. Only first years and sophomores at Columbia College and the School of General Studies are eligible for the Short Essay Prize. All students at Columbia College and the School of General Studies are eligible for the Concentration Prize. (Students submitting papers need not be Human Rights concentrators.) First years and sophomores may submit work to both categories at the same time.
The aim of the contest is to encourage and reward students who have done substantial research or taken a thoughtful approach to an issue related to human rights in their academic work. Papers submitted should address a human rights issue directly, or have evident significance for a problem of concern to human rights. They should be formal academic papers, not field notes,
journalistic treatments, or fictional treatments. They may, however, be in any field. They may deal with historical or contemporary issues. They may be research papers, theoretical inquiries, or any other kinds of critical expositions or investigations.
Deadline and Submission Guidelines
The deadline for submissions is April 20th, 2007. All papers must be submitted to Radha Webley at the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the International Affairs Building, room 1108 by 5:00 p.m. on April 20th. Each essay should be accompanied by a cover sheet indicating name, phone number, email address, year, major/concentration, school, and the title of the essay. Since submissions are read blind, the essay itself should not identify the author.
Details and restrictions on both prizes are listed below. For more information on either prize, please contact Radha Webley, at: rw2146@columbia.edu.
The Columbia Human Rights Concentration Prize
Granted for an academic paper on any topic that has substantial importance for human rights. The paper may be written from the perspective of any discipline or from a multi-disciplinary perspective. It may be a critical analysis, theoretical examination, research paper or any in other mode, as long as it treats issues and ideas that relate importantly to human rights concerns. The paper may not exceed 30 pages and can be substantially shorter. The prize is $250. Please follow the submission guidelines above. (Students need not be Human Rights Concentrators to be eligible.)
The Columbia Human Rights Short Essay Prize
The short essay prize is intended for first years and sophomores, who may not have yet had the opportunity to work on a long research project but have written shorter essays on topics that have substantial bearing on human rights questions. As with the Concentration Prize, there is no restriction as to the discipline or format of the essay, as long as the topic has an important relationship to human rights. The paper may not exceed 15 pages and may be substantially shorter. Short papers in the 5-10 page range are welcome. The prize is $100. Please follow the submission guidelines above.
George C. Marshall Prize
April 30th Deadline
Second-year students:
Submit your best research paper for the George C. Marshall Prize for Strategic Studies. This prize awards $500 for the best paper by a graduating SIPA student on a subject in defense policy, military strategy, arms control, intelligence, peacekeeping, negotiation, or alternatives to the use of force as an instrument of foreign policy.
Submissions may be revised versions of papers submitted for any course, but should use proper forms of style and footnoting. The prize and certificate is awarded at graduation.
Two hard copies of the paper should be submitted to Prof. Richard Betts in the Saltzman Institute by Monday, April 30.
Training/Service
Put your sociology knowledge and skills to good use—become a facilitator and help us create positive social change!
This initiative provides a forum for youth to address the challenges they face regarding differences based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, appearance, etc. The Hate in the Hallways initiative works to unite youth and adults who will work together as change agents to build allies in their schools. It also strives to develop compassionate youth leadership that has a powerful public voice and promotes understanding and respect among all people.
Attend all four of the trainings below and become a diversity leader.
Run workshops at our Youth Leadership Summit and change lives—your own and others!
Here is the training schedule for this spring:
We are looking for volunteers (college students welcome) who are interested in social justice issues and cultural diversity work to:
- Co-facilitate workshops and discussion groups on social justice issues such as racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of bias that affect teenagers and our schools. Workshops will be focused this year on connecting youth social movements (both historic and current) to the daily issues faced by students around race, class, gender, religion, etc.
- Manage logistics such as registration, meals and evaluation.
NCCJ's four (4) part training is required for volunteers wishing to co-facilitate. Training dates are listed below. Must attend all four sessions:
Training Sessions Schedule |
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Session One |
Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:00pm – 8:00pm |
Session Two |
Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:00pm – 8:00pm |
Session Three |
Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:00pm – 8:00pm |
Session Four |
Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:00pm – 8:00pm |
To register, please contact Bari Katz, Program Director at 212-870-2114 or via email at bkatz@nccjgnyr.org by Monday, April 16th! Space is limited!
The topic this year is youth social movements and I think it's going to be the best year yet! Please email me or call me anytime with questions. I'd love to hear from you!
Funding
PhD Scholarship for Human Rights Education
Due Date: March 29, 2007
University of London
Positions: Advocacy and Legal Researcher
PhD Scholarship for Human Rights Education
We are looking for an excellent candidate able to complete a University of London PhD for a research project entitled:
Development NGOs and human rights education.
You will be based in London and supervised by Dr Hugh Starkey, Institute of Education and Professor John Annette, Birkbeck College co-directors of the International Centre for Education for Democratic Citizenship (ICEDC).
The aims of the research include:
To investigate the intentions, approaches, partnership working methods, support and materials of development NGOs promoting HRE in the UK and overseas. To produce recommendations for NGO programme providers, schools and funders.
The scholarship is of three years duration, to start October 2007. It will cover course fees and a stipend. You will need to demonstrate an understanding and experience of human rights and education and of NGOs and provide evidence of academic study at master's level including relevant research training.
Full details are available at:
http://www.bloomsbury.ac.uk/studentships/
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Starkey by contacting Cathy Wilson c.wilson@ioe.ac.uk
Closing date 29 March 2007