Fall 2011 Bulletin Vol. 27, Number 1 (PDF) - Center for Gender in ...

empowerment. TheSchool of Genderand DevelopmentStudies analyzes andsupports human,social, culturaland economicdevelopment tobring about genderequity and socialjusce. In addion tonumerous tradionalcerficaons, theschool has recentlyannounced distancemode cerficaonsfor: MA in Genderand DevelopmentStudies, PG Diplomain Gender andDevelopmentStudies, PGCerficate in Genderand DevelopmentStudies, and aDiploma in Women’sEmpowerment andDevelopment.SIT Graduate InstituteMaster of Artsin SustainableDevelopmentDeadline: Rollingnyurl.com/3kot8adSIT’s one-year MAfor developmentprofessionals uniquelyintegrates theoryand pracce with anemphasis on localleadership, communityownership, and globalcollaboraon. Graduateswill be prepared forposions such asprogram director;program manager;capacity buildingspecialist; monitoringand evaluaon officer;policy analyst; advocate,outreach, and educaonofficer; and coordinatorof partnerships,networks, and alliances.Grants and FellowshipsSchool for Advanced ResearchCampbell Fellowship for WomenScholar-Praconers from DevelopingNaonsDeadline: November 1, 2011nyurl.com/ybxxpnkOne six-month fellowship is availablefor a female postdoctoral social scienstfrom a developing naon whose workaddresses women’s economic andsocial empowerment in that naon.The goal of the program is twofold:to advance the scholarly careers ofwomen social sciensts from thedeveloping world, and to supportresearch that idenfies causes of genderinequity in the developing world andthat proposes praccal soluons forpromong women’s economic and socialempowerment.18Social Science Research CenterInternaonal Dissertaon ResearchFellowship (IDRF)Deadline: November 3, 2011nyurl.com/luzc9tThe Internaonal Dissertaon ResearchFellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelvemonths of support to graduate studentsin the humanies and social scienceswho are enrolled in doctoral programsin the United States and conducngdissertaon research outside of theUnited States. IDRF promotes researchthat is situated in a specific disciplineand geographical region but is alsoinformed by interdisciplinary andcross-regional perspecves. Researchtopics may address all periods in history,but applicants should be alert to thebroader implicaons of their researchas it relates to contemporary issues anddebates. Seventy-five fellowships areawarded annually.University of PennsylvaniaMelon Post-Doctoral TeachingFellowship 2012-14Deadline: November 30, 2011nyurl.com/244so3wThe School of Arts and Sciences invitesapplicants for four two-year postdoctoralteaching fellowships in the humaniesand humanisc social sciences. Fellowswill teach one course per term.Eligibility is limited to applicants whowill have received their Ph.D. withintwo years prior to the me they begintheir fellowship at Penn (August, 2010or later). The university is especiallyseeking fellows in Anthropologyspecializing in Medical Anthropology