PROFESSOR P R BRAHMANANDA ENDOWMENT RESEARCH GRANT

INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE
INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE
Dr V K R V Rao Road, Nagarabhavi P O, Bangalore - 560072Karnataka, India
PROFESSOR P R BRAHMANANDA ENDOWMENT RESEARCH GRANT
Ref: PRB/I-Res Grant/Acad/2009 August 30, 2009
The Institute has created Professor P R Brahmananda Endowment Research Fund with a donation from his family members. The Endowment Research Corpus will be utilised to award research grant to young researchers working in Monetary and Macro Economics. As decided by the Board of Governors of the Institute, this year's research award will be given to a research work focusing on "The History of Monetary Policy in India Since Independence".
Interested young researchers are invited to send in their proposals for writing the Paper on the theme chosen for the year or submit completed paper, for consideration. The Institute will offer a research award of Rs.35,000/- for the best judged work which can be published in the Journal of Social and Economic Development or any other reputed refereed Journal. The author will have freedom to publish it elsewhere with due acknowledgement to the Institute and the Fund. The proposals should reach the Institute, in the prescribed form, on or before November 30, 2009.
The proposals should be sent to the Registrar, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Dr V K R V Rao Road, Nagarabhavi Post, Bangalore - 560072, India, in a cover with a superscription as "RESEARCH PROPOSAL FOR PROFESSOR P R BRAHMANANDA ENDOWMENT RESEARCH GRANT". For application form and full details, please visit our website www.isec.ac.in.
Registrar

Regular Faculty Positions

Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi
Regular Faculty Positions
The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies invites applications for two regular faculty positions at the level of: Associate Fellow [8000-275-13500 (pre-revised)]
Areas of Specialisation:Faculty positions are for scholars who work under the following rubrics that the Centre has specialized in:
Culture, state and society
History of ideas and social practices
Political thought and theory
An additional preference would be for scholars who can contribute to the management and editing of a Centre journal.
Qualifications: The essential qualification for these positions is a demonstrated capacity to undertake high quality, independent research. Evidence of published work of high quality shall be considered more important than formal academic record, degrees or experience.
In addition, the desirable qualifications for Associate Fellow is good academic record with doctoral degree or equivalent published work.
Preference:The Centre will give preference to women scholars, scholars from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minority communities. If you belong to any of these categories, please mention it clearly in your CV.
Selection Procedure:The candidates short-listed by the Centre will be asked to appear for an interview with the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee is free to consider scholars who may not have applied, may have applied for a higher position, or may not appear for the interview.
Application:Applications on plain paper, specifying the position applied for, should be sent to the Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi 110054 in an envelop marked "Faculty Positions". The application must be accompanied by:
Two samples (chapters from the book or research articles) of published work
A short statement (of about 500 words) of current and proposed research
Names and addresses of three referees
Curriculum Vitae including academic record and a full list of publications (copies of certificates not required at this stage)
Last date for receipt of applications: September 11, 2009: E-mailed or faxed applications shall not be entertained.
Enquiries: Ms. Jayasree Jayanthan, Administrative Officer Phone: 23942199, 23951190 Fax: 23943450E-mail: csdsmain@csds.in; csdsmain@csds.in

National Child Rights Research Fellowships 2009-10

CRY – CHILD RIGHTS AND YOU
National Child Rights Research Fellowships 2009-10
Childhood in India is not uniformly experienced; infact several childhoods co-exist: childhoods of social and economic status, physical and mental ability as well as geographical location to name a few. Respecting children as sovereign, equal members is a step towards recognising their voices in defining their best interest as participants and not just mute beneficiaries.
Child Rights and You (CRY) welcomes applications exploring the various dimensions of child rights, the best interest principle, within the constitutional framework of Justice for Children.
We seek new ideas, a combination of formal and informal approaches to explore and discover, simple and complex truths about the interplay of culture, laws, ethics and policies determining childhoods.
Possible Focus Areas
You are welcome to expand and interpret the themes, based on your life experiences and vision.
Creativity and imagination, in the experience and expression of childhoods, researching stories, folk songs, poems, as metaphors social interactions
Explorations of the relationships of the child with other children, with the State, community and the family
Evidences of assertion or rejection of the role of children in decision making arenas such as home, school, work and play spaces and governing institutions
Gather evidence on relationships between ethnicity, inequality and conflict as witnessed and/or experienced by children v Is best interest principle a value, a constitutional right, an interpretative advocacy instrument or a rule of law ?
Principles governing the Fellowship
Eligibility: Applicants will be Indians residing in India, above the age of 18 years. Those previously awarded this fellowship are ineligible. Preference will be given to applicants who have studied in government schools, where no fees are charged. (Studies conducted and CRY's experiential learning of working with over 2000 deprived communities in villages and urban slums demonstrates that students attending government schools are primarily Dalits, tribals, girls and children from female headed and/or landless households.)
It is expected that potential fellows ascribe to the CRY values:
l Respect for Human Dignity l Secularism l Working in Partnership l Non-Violence l Transparency l Accountability l Innovation
Language: Applicants, may choose to work in any Indian language including English. Please clearly indicate the language you plan to work with. As assessment of the application will be conducted, both in English and your working language. Please include an English translation of the proposal, CV and work sample.
Grant Sizes: Upto 10 fellowships for grant sizes ranging from Rs.50,000 to Rs.1 lakh will be awarded. These will be support grants and fellows are free to continue their primary occupation. Proposals above one lakh will not be reviewed.
Essential requirements:
A three-page proposal, which briefly explains your topic of study, outlines the research question within a framework, proposed methodology, time schedules, a reading list of related literature/existing studies on the subject and a detailed budget
A two-page CV
A sample of your published or unpublished paper/article or any documentation done on a related theme.
Proposals whose duration exceeds a year will not be reviewed
Selected fellows will participate in an initial workshop to share research plans and gain from the collective experience (closer to March 2010) and will also participate at a half-yearly sharing meeting. Short-listed applicants will have opportunity to share their ideas and future plans, in conversation with members of the CRY assessment team.
Dissemination: Research results will be made available to activists, academics, development practitioners and interested general public through multiple fora, including language translations to influence the course of the debate on child rights and the best interest principle.
Ownership: While fellows will retain authorship of the final research report and content, all information and insights gathered will be open access and available to the widest possible numbers, for no charge. Fellows are free to publish the insights of their research efforts, with appropriate acknowledgment to the National Child Rights Research Fellowship and CRY.
If your proposal is part of a submission to any academic institution it will be ineligible for this fellowship as also if the fellow is already receiving funding for conduct of the research proposed. In case during the course of the Fellowship, the fellow feels the need to expand the scope and add greater depth, it is expected that CRY will be informed first about the need for additional funds. Also any other donors reached out to will be informed about CRY support for the principal work.
Last Date for application is September 12th, 2009.
Please e-mail your application to: research@crymail.org In the absence of internet access you may send your application by post to
CRY - Child Rights and You, Documentation Centre, 189 A, Anand Estate, Sane Guruji Marg, Mumbai 400011.
The names of researchers awarded the Fellowship will be announced on the CRY website latest by April 2010.

Ron Lister Visiting Fellowship 2010

Ron Lister Visiting Fellowship 2010
(Fixed-term)
Department of Geography
Applications are invited for the Ron Lister Visiting Fellowship in the Department of Geography, from geographers in all fields of the discipline. Preference may be given to applicants working in the broad area of development studies, and/or to those with an interest in India and/or China.
The Fellowship assists distinguished international scholars to spend time at the University of Otago teaching and researching in the Department of Geography.
The Visiting Fellow will spend between four and six months in the Department of Geography, undertaking research and teaching a 4th year course in the first or second semester. There are 13 weeks of teaching in each semester, with the first semester commencing on Monday 1 March 2010, and the second semester on Monday 12 July 2010.
It is assumed that the Fellow will continue to receive a salary from elsewhere during their tenure of the Visiting Fellowship. The successful applicant will be offered assistance with travel, accommodation, subsistence and research expenses to a maximum of $12,000.
There is no application form. Those interested in being considered for the Visiting Fellowship should send a statement of interest, detailing their objectives and suitability for the post to: Associate Professor Sean Fitzsimons, Head, Department of Geography, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand. Applicants should also send a curriculum vitae, together with the names and addresses of two referees who would be willing to support the application.
This position is supported by funds from the Ron Lister Trust, which was established in recognition of the foundation Professor of Geography at the University of Otago from 1965 to 1981.
Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Sean Fitzsimons, Head, Department of Geography, Tel 64 3 479 8786 / 8773, Fax 64 3 479 9037, Email sjf@geography.otago.ac.nz

Visiting Students Program 2009

Visiting Students Program 2009
As part of its outreach activities, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) is seeking applications for the Visiting Students Program 2009.

• Visiting Students Program is meant as an exposure towards the research environment in IGIDR for first year Master's (M.A., M.B.A., M.Com., M.Sc. and M.Stat.) and third year engineering (BE, B.Tech.) students of other Colleges/Institutes/Universities.
• Eligibility: For those pursuing their Master's in Economics, eligibility for this program is at least a Second Division at their Bachelor's level. For students of other disciplines, eligibility is a First Division in their previous degree obtained (for B.E./B.Tech. students, their performance in the first two years or whatever is available will also be taken into consideration).
• Selection would be based on a statement of purpose of one page (about 300 words), curriculum vitae and recommendation letter from their College/Institute/University with all communication details of the concerned authority.
• Emoluments: Selected participants will be paid Rs.4000/- per month, to and fro second-class train fare and allowed to stay at IGIDR for a period of four-to-eight weeks at a stretch, any time during the year. During their stay, they would be provided free accommodation at IGIDR.
• Faculty guidance and visit time: Selected students would be assigned a faculty member for guidance although they are free to interact with all the faculty members and students. The time of visit to be decided by the participant in consultation with the faculty s/he is assigned with, but this has to be done within the calendar year of 2009.
• Requirement: At the end of the stay, the participant is required to submit a report (self-study or survey of issues among others). The report will be archived at IGIDR. Further academic outcomes from the stay should be duly acknowledged and the same intimated to IGIDR.
• Foreign students are also encouraged to apply. However, in such cases there would be no financial commitment by the institute. The institute may provide local hospitality.
• Applications can be sent electronically (supporting documents should be scanned) or by post (only self-attested copies of supporting documents be sent now) to reach IGIDR by 20 March 2009.

The subject head for email and top of the envelope for post should indicate APPLICATION FOR VISITING STUDENTS PROGRAM 2009. Selected participants would be intimated about the decision by end April 2009.

Communication details
Visiting Students Program 2009
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
General A. K. Vaidya Marg
Goregaon (E)
MUMBAI 400065 INDIA
Email: vsp@igidr.ac.in
Telephone: +91-22-28416200 Fax: +91-22-28402752

Gender, Water and Equity: Training Programme

Gender, Water and Equity: Training Programme, April
For individuals working in development organisations, activists, academics, researchers, and officials working in state and central government departments of water and sanitation. Organised by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, South Asian Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), Hyderabad, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune, and the Gender and Water Alliance (GWA). For application details see: www.tiss.edu

Opportunity at University of Wisconsin MS/PhD

Dear Colleagues

Please see details of a MS/PhD Assistantship in the field of Social Networks of Landowner Decision-making at the University of Wisconsin. Inquiries should be directed to Mark Rickenbach [mgrickenbach@wisc.edu].

John HerbohnCoordinator,

IUFRO 3.08 Small-scale Forestry

forthcoming training program on "Computer Application in Social Science"

Dear Sir/Mam/

I am sending herewith a copy of the announcement of our forthcoming training program on "Computer Application in Social Science". Kindly circulate the same among the faculty members/scholars of different social science departments / institutions and also put a copy on the notice board for wider circulation. With regards

Vimal Trivedi

Associate Professor

Centre For social StudiesVeer Narmad South Gujarat University Campus,

Udhna - Magdalla Road, Surat - 395 007. India. Ph. 2227173 & 74