Fellowship in Human Rights in Ireland

crossposted from HREA List

BANK OF IRELAND FELLOWSHIP IN HUMAN RIGHTS

The Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway, in conjunction with the Bank
of Ireland is proud to announce a one-year fellowship in Human Rights Law
for a scholar of note from a developing country.  This will be the second
year of this particular scheme, which has been renewed in view of the
outstanding achievement of the outgoing scholar Dr. Faustina Pereira of
Bangladesh.

Applications for this fellowship are invited from academics from any
developing country whose research output and teaching focus on the area of
human rights. While the Centre is engaged in the teaching and research of
international human rights law, this fellowship is not restricted to
scholars with legal backgrounds.

Interested candidates should send in their complete CV, outlining their
engagement with human rights issues or organisations and teaching
interests. In addition candidates are also requested to send a brief
abstract of research they wish to pursue during their time at the Irish
Centre for Human Rights.

The application package should be sent addressed to:
Ms Fiona Gardiner, Secretary, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National
University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland.  Applications
may also be made by e-mail to <[email protected]>.

The following terms and conditions are applicable:
1. The Fellowship is tenable at the Irish Centre for Human Rights for one
academic year beginning in September 2002.
2. Recipients will be selected on the basis of engagement with human rights
issues  gauged by research output and teaching interests, work within human
rights NGOs, and postgraduate qualifications in the field.
3. It is desirable that the recipient have experience in his/her local
human rights NGOs.
4. The application should highlight a specific research project that will
be undertaken during the year in Ireland.
5. The Fellowship will amount to ?19,000 for one year.
6. The recipient of the Fellowship will have travel costs covered for one
return journey from home country to Galway and back.
7. The recipient will be responsible for his/her own accommodation while in
Galway. The NUI will provide assistance in locating accommodation.
8. The recipient will accept the right of the Irish Centre for Human
Rights, NUI Galway and the Bank of Ireland to make reference to the holder
in any promotional statements made in connection with the Fellowship.
9. All publication, reports, conference papers etc. that may be produced as
a result of the Fellowship must acknowledge the Irish Centre for Human
Rights, NUI Galway.
10. Applications will be considered by a special academic panel nominated
by the President. The President will, on the advice of the panel, announce
the name of the recipient of the Fellowship to the University Governing
Authority and appropriate academic bodies.
11. On completion of the Fellowship, the candidate will be obliged to
prepare a final report for presentation to NUI Galway.

For further information on the Centre and the University, please visit:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/human_rights/

Applications must be received by the 10th of June 2002. The recipient of
the award must be willing to take up the position in September 2002.