Administered by the Institute of Women's Studies (University of Ottawa) and the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's Studies (Carleton University), with the support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), this is the second year of a research programme on feminist perspectives on globalisation.

This four year (2004-2008) programme aims to offer highly qualified
researchers working on issues of globalisation from a feminist perspective, from developing countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific, the opportunity to spend a research term in Ottawa, Canada based at one of the two universities.

The "Visiting Scholar in Feminist Perspectives on Globalization" will contribute to gender and development research at both universities and provide a unique opportunity for collaboration between feminist scholars in Canada and the developing world and between North and South. The Institutes of Women's Studies will alternate in welcoming one visiting scholar per year.

Applications are invited for the 2005-6 Visiting Scholar in Feminist
Perspectives on Globalization to be based at the Institute of Women's Studies at the University of Ottawa. (In 2006-2007, the Visiting Scholar will be based at the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's Studies, Carleton University.)

The position is open to scholars from developing countries
(both tenured and untenured faculty, as well as from post­doctoral or
independent scholars) who are pursuing critical feminist research.

Applicants must be fluent in French, have a completed PhD, a record of scholarly publications, and a current and established research project in relation to one or more of the research fields listed below. Individuals currently pursuing a university doctoral degree are not eligible.

Specific areas of interest can include one of the following: agriculture, basic education, child protection, health and nutrition, HIV/AIDS, information and communication technologies (ICTs), human rights, democratisation and good governance, conflict and peacebuilding, private sector development, infrastructure services (capacity building), social and economic equity, or environment and natural resource management.

During their stay in Canada, the Visiting Scholar will pursue and present their ongoing research in conferences and seminars as requested, participate in outreach activities, and produce a paper based on their ongoing research which reflects their time and work in Canada. It is anticipated that this research will promote policy advocacy and/or further gender and development studies and the effective integration of gender equality in development policy and programming.

The duration of the Visiting Scholar's stay will be a six (6) month period within the university's 2005-2006 academic year, which runs from September 2005 to April 2006. The recipient will receive a generous stipend to cover travel, research and living expenses (including medical insurance coverage). The successful applicant will have access to library services, a shared phone and computer facilities.

Applications may be submitted in French or English, and must include: an abbreviated curriculum vitae (10-12 pp.); a letter of intent outlining the research to be undertaken in Canada (max. 2 pp.); a list of recent publications; availability during the 2005-2006 academic year; and the names and addresses (postal and e-mail) of two referees. Applications should be mailed to the contact information below.

The closing date for submitting applications is February 15, 2005
(application dossiers received after this date will not be examined).
Selection will be completed by April 15, 2005. Please note that only the short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Candidates may access the following websites for additional information about the Institutes of Women's Studies at the University of Ottawa and at Carleton University:



University of Ottawa

Carleton University