CfA: Junior Faculty Development Programm, American Councils for International Education

American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP), a program sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and administered by American Councils for International Education, in collaboration with SIC in Croatia.

In SE Europe, JFDP is open to citizens from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Motenegro (residents in Kosovo welcome to apply), and is intended for young university teachers in the social sciences and humanities. Eligible fields are listed below.

JFDP Provides university instructors with a semester-long opportunity to expand their knowledge and expertise in their academic field by attending classes and working with faculty members at universities in the United States. This is a fully funded, non-degree program; participants travel on a US J-1 exchange visa, which stipulates a two-year home residency requirement. Please visit: www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/ for information about the J-1 visa.

For further information, please visit the website of American Councils: http://www.americancouncils.org and http://www.jfdp.org.

Applications are due by 17:00 September 2, 2005 (Except Croatia) at individual American Councils offices, addresses listed below. Mailed applications are accepted but must be postmarked by September 2, 2005. Please note that in addition to the application, applicants must submit two photocopies of the application, instructions excluded. The deadline for Croatia is September 9, 2005.

American Councils Office Contact Information in SE Europe:

Belgrade:
American Councils
58/1 Resavska
11000, Begrade, Serbia & Montenegro
acie@sbb.co.yu

Podgorica:
American Councils
Univerizitet Crne Gore-Rektorat
Cetinjski put bb.
81 000 Podgorica, Montenegro
aciemont@yahoo.com

Pristina:
American Councils
Tringe Ismajli NR 1/1
Pristina, Kosovo
aciepr@yahoo.com

Sarajevo:
Fra Andjela Zvizdovica 1/XII (A)
71000 Sarajevo
Bosna i Hercegovina
SarajevoACIE@smartnet.ba

Skopje:
American Councils
Vasil Gjorgov 29/1-1
1000 Skopje, Macedonia
aciemk@yahoo.com

Tirana:
American Councils
Rruga "Deshmoret e 4 Shkurtit"
Pallati 1, kati 2
Tirana
acie_albania@yahoo.com

Zagreb:
SIC International Educaiton Center
Preradoviceva 33/I
HR-10000 Zegreb, Croatia
sic@sic.org

List of eligible fields for 2005-2006:
a.. American Studies
b.. Architecture & Urban Planning
c.. Arts Management
d.. Business Administration
e.. Cultural Anthropology
f.. Economics
g.. Educational Administration
h.. Environmental Studies
i.. History
j.. International Affairs
k.. Journalism
l.. Law
m.. Library Science
n.. Linguistics
o.. LIterature
p.. Peace/Conflict Resolution Studies
q.. Philosophy
r.. Political Science
s.. Psychology
t.. Public Administration
u.. Public Health
v.. Public Policy
w.. Religious Studies
x.. Social Work
y.. Sociology
Thanks for your interest in Junior Faculty Development Program