Canada: Cadieux-Léger Fellowships

Overview

The Policy Research Division (POR) of Foreign Affairs together with International Trade Canada is pleased to denote the 2012-2013 Cadieux-Léger Fellowship.

The Cadieux-Léger Fellow is integrated inwards the Policy Research Division at DFAIT equally a full-fledged analyst.

While at DFAIT, the Fellow is expected to advance Canadian unusual policy together with the Policy Staff's interrogation agenda, which includes the next themes:

1. Natural Resources together with Canada’s International Relations
2. Migration together with Diversity Management: Implications for International Policy
3. Networked Societies together with Foreign Policy
4. Global Rebalancing together with Burden-Sharing

Since the Policy Research agenda volition travel into a novel cycle at the terminate of 2012, nosotros welcome proposals inwards areas beyond these iv themes which lead hold clear relevance to Canadian unusual policy priorities, such equally global governance or excogitation inwards the utilisation of diplomacy. The relevance together with character of the interrogation proposal is an of import constituent inwards the choice process.

The Policy Staff develops its interrogation based on the Open Policy Development Model (OPDM), adapting unusual policy making to the challenges of the 21st century. The OPDM aims to do a to a greater extent than efficient together with collaborative run surround through knowledge-sharing, exchanging sense together with ideas, equally good equally soliciting together with welcoming input from a diversity of stakeholders inwards novel ways, from the foremost of the policy evolution process. In this respect, nosotros aspect the Fellow to construct novel networks inside DFAIT, the regime together with amongst external experts. We house a detail emphasis on consulting novel sets of stakeholders whose goodness ideas tin terminate live engaged, leveraged together with empowered.

The Fellow's run should include writing papers, offering presentations, together with participating inwards the policy evolution process, including yesteryear networking amongst internal together with external experts together with contributing to policy working groups.

Eligibility

The ideal candidate will:

• be available from September 2012 to June 2013;
• be working towards a PhD on a topic of relevance to Canada's unusual policy priorities;
• be recognized equally having full-time pupil condition yesteryear the academic establishment inwards which they are shortly enrolled together with keep this condition during the whole companionship period. Part-time students working on their thesis or recognized yesteryear the academic establishment inwards which they are shortly enrolled equally having a disability volition equally good live considered;
• be required to do a supervised interrogation run term; and
• be enrolled inwards an academic plan that includes supervised laboratory or champaign interrogation related to a thesis or other major interrogation project.

Shortlisted candidates volition live required to obtain a Secret-level safety clearance inwards club to finalize the choice procedure.

* While non-Canadians may apply, preference is given to Canadian citizens. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Canadian citizen is a someone who was born inwards Canada or who has obtained Canadian citizenship.

Selection Criteria

Applying for the Cadieux-Léger Fellowship is done through the Research Affiliate Program (RAP). Only candidates that lead hold completed this pace of the physical care for volition live considered.

Interested candidates must render the next information:

• a curriculum vitae;
• a consummate transcript;
• a ane page interrogation proposal on a pregnant unusual policy outcome together with its implications for Canada;
• a proof of enrolment for 2012-13 inwards a recognized academic institution;
• a sample newspaper or publication; and
• the names of 3 references.

Award

The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship lasts upward to ix months together with the Fellow volition have a total essence non greater than $48,000.

Application Information

The deadline for applications is no subsequently than midnight, Apr 30, 2012. The successful candidate volition live required to relocate to Ottawa at his/her ain expense.

Given the of import book of applications, alone candidates shortlisted for an interview volition live contacted.

Further information, delight visit  http://www.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/fellowship-bourse/cadieux-leger.aspx?lang=eng&view=d


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