PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programmes in United Nations University
UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for its three fellowship programmes: PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships beginning in October 2006, as well as the JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships, beginning in November 2006.
Objectives
These Fellowships are intended to complement and contribute to research programmes of the Institute of Advanced Studies, and are aimed at providing young scientists, policy-makers, and developing country scholars with the opportunity to expand their intellectual vision beyond a single scientific field.
Eligibility
Postdoctoral candidates must have completed a PhD degree and PhD candidates must be at the advanced stage of their doctoral dissertation.
Candidate’s current research must be closely related to one of the research areas of the Institute.
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships research areas are specified in the application form.
Proficiency in English is essential.
PhD Fellowships
Fields of study
Biodiplomacy
The Biodiplomacy Initiative (BI) is a multifaceted approach to supporting international, regional and national processes concerning development and implementation of law and policy relating to conservation and use of biodiversity, access to genetic resources and benefit sharing, protection of traditional knowledge, intellectual property rights, bioethics, biosafety and biosecurity. The BI includes policy research, outreach and capacity building activities.
Sustainable Development Governance
Studies on the governance and effectiveness of institutions for sustainable development, interlinkages/interplay between MEAs, both at global and regional levels; ethics and the role of environmental principles in international governance, WTO and sustainable development in developing countries, development of markets and policies for environmental goods and services, WTO and investment in developing countries, and impacts of WTO accession on sustainable development particularly sectoral analysis on health, welfare, poverty reduction, culture and environment.
Science Policy for Sustainable Development
Studies on policy issues related to the implementation of technology transfer provisions of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD); country case studies and best practices in biotechnology development and transfer in developing countries context; policy studies on the application of science and technology for achieving the millennium Development Goals, particularly in regard to poverty alleviation in Africa; institutional innovations in linking science and technology with the development process in developing countries.
Ecosystems & People
Studies on the linkages between human well-being and ecosystems; poverty and environment; poverty reductions strategies/Millennium Development Goals related to environment; pro-poor markets for ecosystem services, roles of MEAs in improving human well-being; and ecosystem assessment leading towards integrated policy making; particularly focused on the development of training and teaching materials for policymakers in these areas. Also, this programme has an existing concentration on Urban Ecosystems - including the application of the ecosystem approach to the study and management of cities. Current priorities include exploring the drivers of urban environmental and ecosystem change, urban metabolism and other ecosystem approaches to understanding cities. The programme is also exploring the relevance and effectiveness of ecosystem approach influenced policies as they are applied to urban regions.
Education for Sustainable Development
Further development and implementation of the UNU strategy to promote education for sustainable development (EfSD) and the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), which started in January 2005. Possible topic for research may include, for instance, case studies of Regional Centers of Expertise (RCE) on EfSD regarding their development processes and success factors, development of curricula for priority topics on EfSD etc. An RCE is a group of organizations that deliver education for sustainable development at regional and local levels. Research may document how an RCE is developed to translate and articulate a global vision of education for sustainable development into the context of the local community in which it operates, thereby critically examining whether an RCE can serve as a platform to promote dialogues among EfSD stakeholders towards locally relevant and culturally appropriate EfSD.
Where appropriate, applicants should be competent in scientific research methodologies and computer-based analysis. Language proficiency in English is essential. Applicants from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply.
Postdoctoral Fellowships JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme targets five fellowship positions each year for a period of ten months. The Fellowship Programme has four core aims:
Currently, the scope of the institute’s research activities is comprised and defined in relation to the following six areas:
Biodiplomacy
The Biodiplomacy Initiative (BI) is a multifaceted approach to supporting international, regional and national processes concerning development and implementation of law and policy relating to conservation and use of biodiversity, access to genetic resources and benefit sharing, protection of traditional knowledge, intellectual property rights, bioethics, biosafety and biosecurity. The BI includes policy research, outreach and capacity building activities.
Sustainable Development Governance
Studies on the governance and effectiveness of institutions for sustainable development, interlinkages/interplay between MEAs, both at global and regional levels; ethics and the role of environmental principles in international governance, WTO and sustainable development in developing countries, development of markets and policies for environmental goods and services, WTO and investment in developing countries, and impacts of WTO accession on sustainable development particularly sectoral analysis on health, welfare, poverty reduction, culture and environment.
Science Policy for Sustainable Development
Studies on policy issues related to the implementation of technology transfer provisions of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD); country case studies and best practices in biotechnology development and transfer in developing countries context; policy studies on the application of science and technology for achieving the millennium Development Goals, particularly in regard to poverty alleviation in Africa; institutional innovations in linking science and technology with the development process in developing countries.
Ecosystems & People
Studies on the linkages between human well-being and ecosystems; poverty and environment; poverty reductions strategies/Millennium Development Goals related to environment; pro-poor markets for ecosystem services, roles of MEAs in improving human well-being; and ecosystem assessment leading towards integrated policy making; particularly focused on the development of training and teaching materials for policymakers in these areas. Also, this programme has an existing concentration on Urban Ecosystems - including the application of the ecosystem approach to the study and management of cities. Current priorities include exploring the drivers of urban environmental and ecosystem change, urban metabolism and other ecosystem approaches to understanding cities. The programme is also exploring the relevance and effectiveness of ecosystem approach influenced policies as they are applied to urban regions.
Education for Sustainable Development
Further development and implementation of the UNU strategy to promote education for sustainable development (EfSD) and the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), which started in January 2005. Possible topic for research may include, for instance, case studies of Regional Centers of Expertise (RCE) on EfSD regarding their development processes and success factors, development of curricula for priority topics on EfSD etc. An RCE is a group of organizations that deliver education for sustainable development at regional and local levels. Research may document how an RCE is developed to translate and articulate a global vision of education for sustainable development into the context of the local community in which it operates, thereby critically examining whether an RCE can serve as a platform to promote dialogues among EfSD stakeholders towards locally relevant and culturally appropriate EfSD.
Sustainable Management of Fragile Ecosystems - Satoyama Area (Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Center- IICRC)
Analytical research on the management of fragile ecosystems, especially the conservation and sustainable use of satoyama (traditional rural landscape) and its multidimensional values including ecological, social, cultural and economic aspects in Asia (including Japan), Europe, Africa and Oceania.
Research proposals should relate clearly to one of the above current research areas of UNU-IAS.
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