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Dr. Wil Burns Class of 1946 Visiting Professor Center for Environmental Studies Williams College 11 Harper House, Room 12 54 Stetson Ct. Williamstown, MA 01752 william.c.bu...@williams.edu From: bounce-901459-352...@lists.iisd.ca [mailto:bounce-901459-352...@lists.iisd.ca] On Behalf Of Jenner Nicola Dr (ODG) Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 1:58 AM To: Energy-l Subject: Governance of Clean Development Visiting Fellowship - Call for Applications Dear Energy-L readers Visiting Fellowship - Call for applications (1st Project Cycle) The ESRC-funded Governance of Clean Development (GCD) Project is inviting applications for the first of its visiting fellowships, offering the opportunity for a practitioner or academic to work alongside the GCD team at the University of East Anglia on a topic relating to governance of clean development. What is included in the fellowship? The selected candidate will be based at the University of East Anglia (UEA) for a period of 4 - 6 weeks between March and June 2010. The candidate will work closely with the GCD team to produce an agreed output on a theme relevant to the research programme on clean development. This will include opportunities for meetings with key actors in clean energy governance in London and at the Tyndall Centre, conference participation and exchange of ideas with senior academics in the School of International Development and other schools at UEA. The fellowship includes international and UK travel costs, visa, insurance, accommodation in UK and a small per diem. Salary replacement costs are not covered. Expected outputs: The Visiting Fellow will be expected to engage with the GCD team and other members of the department, present a seminar at the School of International Development and prepare a paper for the GCD Working Paper Series. Who should apply? The visiting fellowship scheme is open to academics and practitioners working on topics relating to the governance of clean energy. Candidates from India, Argentina and South Africa are particularly encouraged to apply (since these are the countries where we are doing most of our field work), but we are open to applications from candidates working in relevant areas from across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. How to apply? To be considered for the Visiting Fellowship, candidates should submit the following: * Proposal (maximum 3 pages) detailing the work you would conduct during the fellowship, how this is relevant to the themes of the GCD project (see below) and how the fellowship would benefit you and your work. More information on the GCD project and its research themes is available at <http://www.clean-development.com/> www.clean-development.com <http://www.clean-development.com/> * CV including the names and full contact details of two referees that can be contacted in the event that your application is short-listed * Applications should be sent to Dr. Nicky Jenner (nicola.jen...@uea.ac.uk) Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by telephone. When to apply? The deadline for applications is Friday 25 September 2009. If you are in any doubt as to the relevance of your work to the themes of the GCD project please contact us in advance of this date. Applicants must be available to take up the 4 - 6 week fellowship between March and June 2010. A second call will be made later in 2010 for a visiting fellowship to be undertaken in 2011. Themes of the GCD Project We are keen to solicit proposals that relate to the following themes but are open to suggestions from potential fellowship candidate about how their work might fit with the research interests of the GCD Project. Possible themes include: * The governance of the CDM at the international level * The role of international initiatives in the area of clean development and clean energy (APP, REEEP, IRENA, PCF) * The role of the World Bank in clean development * The role of key regional actors (regional development banks, regional institutions such as the EU, ASEAN, SADC) * National and local level case studies of CDM governance or the governance of clean energy beyond the remit of the CDM * Sector specific cases of clean development and clean energy governance * The role of business and civil society actors in the governance of clean development * The politics and governance of clean energy transitions (sectoral or country-studies) * Studies of the politics of tackling energy poverty and promoting clean energy simultaneously We look forward to receiving your applications, The GCD Team, Overseas Development Group University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ www.odg.uea.ac.uk www.clean-development.com You are currently subscribed to energy-l as: williamcgbu...@comcast.net Go to your membership <http://lists.iisd.ca:81/read/?forum=energy-l> options. 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