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From: Tom Parris <tparris@FAS.HARVARD.EDU>
Subject: 1998/99 FELLOWSHIPS IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT,
Harvard University
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GEAFELLOWSHIPS@environment.harvard.edu is a periodic news service
of Harvard University's Committee on the Environment to post
messages about post- and pre-doctoral fellowships in Global
Environmental Assessment. This welcome message briefly describes
the 1998-9 fellowship opportunities and the operation of the
GEAFELLOWSHIPS list.
FELLOWSHIPS IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 1998/99
University Committee on the Environment
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
What is the GEA Fellowship?
The Harvard University Committee on the Environment offers both
pre-doctoral and advanced research fellowships in Global
Environmental Assessment. The fellowships are tenable at the
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) in
the John F. Kennedy School of Government for the academic year
1998/99. The GEA fellowships are offered to enable scholars to
participate in the Global Environmental Assessment Project. This
project is coordinated by the Harvard Committee on the
Environment in collaboration with the International Institute for
Applied Systems Analysis in Austria, the Center for Application
of Research on the Environment and a number of other
universities. It is a multiyear effort to shape an integrated
understanding of the actual relationships among science,
assessment, policy and management in social responses to global
environmental change. The project is explicitly global in scope,
seeking to illuminate the special problems, challenges and
opportunities that arise in efforts to develop shared
understanding of the science and economics of global
environmental change that is both relevant and credible across
multiple national circumstances and political cultures. Our
approach has both "basic" and "applied" dimensions. Some
researchers are emphasizing more what can be learned from
experience with a global environmental problem that might help to
"improve" assessment practice. Others are focusing more on what
the study of assessment experience can teach us about broader
questions of the relations of knowledge and action in a
globalizing society. The project was founded in the belief that
no single discipline or methodological approach is sufficient on
its own to shed more than partial light on the role of
assessments in global environmental affairs. Participation in
this project allows fellows to sample and learn from the range of
methodological biases and perspectives represented by colleagues
from a variety of disciplines.
Who should apply for the GEA Fellowships?
Applications for research fellowships are welcome from recent
recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree, from university
faculty members, and from employees of governmental,
international, and private research institutions who have
appropriate professional experience. To be considered for a pre-
doctoral fellowship applicants must currently be enrolled in a
doctoral program and have passed their qualifying exams
(completed coursework and passed oral and/or written exams) by
Summer 1998. If their doctoral work does not require qualifying
exams, then they must have completed all the required coursework
for the Ph.D. as fellows will not be doing course work while at
BCSIA. Applications are solicited from individuals working in
both the natural and social sciences as well as relevant
professions. Applications are encouraged from women, minorities,
and citizens of all countries.
The first two years of the project focused on assessment
experience in global climate change and transboundary air
pollution with special attention to North America and Europe.
Work in these areas will continue, and individuals with
substantive interest in them are encouraged to apply. For the
1998 competition, the project also solicits applications from
prospective fellows interested more generally in the
relationships among science and policy in international
environmental affairs. Moreover, the project will be expanding
its attention to encompass north/south comparisons and
interactions in 1998/99. Applicants with expertise in South
Asian perspectives on global environmental change, and the role
of assessments and policy in dealing with them, are especially
encouraged.
With whom do fellows work in the GEA project?
Each year, the GEA Project recruits approximately ten fellows to
work with one another and with project faculty. Together, we
function as a Research Group exploring histories, processes and
effects of global environmental assessment. William Clark and
Nancy Dickson direct the project. Core faculty include William
Clark, Edward Parson, John Holdren, and Robert Stavins from the
Kennedy School of Government; James McCarthy and Dan Schrag from
Harvard's natural sciences faculties, Abram Chayes from the Law
School, Robert Keohane from Duke University, Sheila Jasanoff from
Cornell University, Jill Jaeger from the International Institute
for Applied Systems Analysis in Vienna, Ron Mitchell from the
University of Oregon, Barbara Connolly from Tufts University,
William Easterling from Pennsylvania State University, and Ellis
Cowling from North Carolina State University. Reflecting the
breadth of faculty training, some of each year's fellows will
come from natural science backgrounds, others from the social
sciences and professions. Further information regarding present
and past fellows and faculty can be obtained through the
project's web site at the address listed at the end of this note.
What are the responsibilities of GEA Fellows?
Fellows are expected to play a central role in the Global
Environmental Assessment project. This includes preparation for,
and attendance at, weekly training and research seminars,
authorship or co-authorship of a substantial paper addressing an
agreed topic relevant to the research project, residence at the
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in
Vienna or other collaborating institutions for two to three
months of field study during January to March, 1999, and
attendance at the project's annual summer study in June 1999.
Fellows will be expected to work about half time on the Global
Environmental Assessment project, while the other half may be
devoted to personal research and writing. Substantial additional
activities or obligations during the period of the fellowship are
not allowed. The fellowship is a 10 month award, covering the
period from September 1998 through June 1999.
What support is provided by the GEA Fellowship?
In keeping with BCSIA standards, the GEA Fellowship includes a 10
month stipend of $30,000 for post-doctoral and professional
research fellows and $17,500 for pre-doctoral fellows. Health
insurance is also covered. In the case of successful applicants
with support for sabbatical or professional leave, packages can
be negotiated in which GEA funds complement such support. Office
space and supplies, personal computers, telecommunications, and
access to Harvard University libraries and other facilities will
be provided. Expenses associated with travel to and residency at
IIASA are covered for fellowship holders by the project, as are
expenses associated with the summer study. Limited support for
research expenses is provided on a competitive basis as budgets
allow. (Fellowship recipients for 1997/8 were awarded an average
of $3,000 each in research support.) Since the project's
funds are limited, prospective fellows are strongly urged to
pursue additional sources of stipendiary and research support.
What are the application procedures?
Applicants should submit:
(1) a 2 page single-spaced statement of research they would
like to pursue in conjunction with the GEA project, with explicit
reference to how that research would be relevant to the larger
goals of the project (for pre-doctoral students, this statement
can and probably should be derived from their dissertation
prospectus);
(2) a curriculum vitae, listing publications and graduate
coursework on research methodology relevant to the planned
research;
(3) a list of the three recommenders NOT on the GEA Faculty
list noted above. The applicant is responsible for asking these
individuals to submit, by February 15, 1998, directly to the
project at the address given below, a letter of recommendation
attesting to the applicant's suitability for the GEA Fellowship.
Applicants applying for pre-doctoral fellowships should have one
recommendation stating that the applicant has/is expected to pass
their qualifying exams by Summer 1998. If applicants do not have
qualifying exams at their university, then their major advisor
should state this in his or her letter of recommendation and
state that the necessary coursework is completed;
(4) a writing sample pertinent to the application. (Please
do not send books or lengthy manuscripts.) Pre-doctoral
candidates must also provide a graduate school transcript.
(5) a detailed description of other funds which the
applicant has available or has applied for that might help to
cover some of the expenses associated with participation in the
GEA project.
Materials submitted will not be returned to the applicant.
Applications and supporting letters should be mailed (no fax or
email, please) to:
Rebecca Storo, GEA Fellowship Coordinator
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Applications must be received at BCSIA by February 15, 1998.
Applicants bear full responsibility for ensuring that all
materials are received by the due date and will not be notified
of incomplete applications. Decisions will be announced by the
end of March 1998.
To received periodic messages about the GEA fellowship, subscribe
to the news-service "GEAFELLOWSHIPS" by sending a message to:
listproc@environment.harvard.edu
containing the line in the message field:
SUBSCRIBE GEAFELLOWSHIPS <Your full name>
The subject line should be left blank.
More information about the Global Environmental Assessment
Project and the Belfer Center for Science and International
Affairs can be obtained via the web site at:
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/bcsia/enrp/gea
Queries about the GEA fellowship not answered in the web site
material should be directed to Rebecca Storo at
rebecca_storo@harvard.edu. Please specify "GEA Fellowship" in
the subject field. No telephone calls please.
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Subject: INDEX GEAFELLOWSHIPS
Archive: geafellowships (path: geafellowships) -- Files:
log1996-12c (1 part, 1658 bytes) -- Harvard Global Env'tal
Assessment fellowship
log1997-01b (1 part, 3410 bytes) -- Harvard Global
Environmental Assessment fellowship
log1997-01d (1 part, 4037 bytes) -- 1997 NOAA Postdoctoral
Program in Climate and Global Change
log1997-01e (1 part, 22355 bytes) -- GEA Fellowships -
Information on GEA Project
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GET GEAFELLOWSHIPS log1997-01e
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