Events

Carnegie Research Fellowship Program
04/30/10

CRRC is happy to announce the Carnegie Research Fellowship Program (CRFP). The program offers exceptional research opportunities in the United States for scholars from the South Caucasus.

Specifically, scholars in the social sciences and the humanities may apply for individual, non-degree research opportunities at universities and institutes in the United States. The program is directed at advanced researchers that already have a demonstrated track record in research. The research period lasts up to a full semester (4 months), starting either September 2010 or January 2011.

Individuals who are eligible to participate in the fellowship program:

• Citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
• Advanced graduate students, university faculty and scholars at any stage in their careers who have not recently conducted research projects at U.S. institutions.
• Scholars who hold a “Kandidatskaya” degree or higher, or who are working towards a “Kandidatskaya” degree at the time of application.
• Scholars who have publications (advanced graduate students may cite papers presented at academic conferences) in a particular field.
• Scholars who have a level of proficiency in written and spoken English that is sufficient to conduct independent research and engage colleagues. 
• Scholars who are able to receive and maintain a United States J-1 visa.
• Scholars who are able to begin the CRFP in the United States in September 2010, or January 2011.

NCEEER, the American Councils, and the CRRC do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, and disability. For more information please visit NCEEER website.

Applications need to be submitted in a hard copy to your local CRRC office. Deadline for applications is April 30, 5 p.m., 2010. We suggest applicants to study details in the guidelines and the application form closely, and in good time, to avoid disappointment. We will be accepting applications in the social sciences and the humanities. All costs for the scholars are covered, including round-trip airfare.

The Carnegie Research Fellowship presents an extraordinary chance to researchers that can advance their work through a period of self-directed study in the US. Note that the application process is very competitive, since a concise research proposal is expected.

In order to get application materials, go to CRRC website.

Economic Analysis of Immigration in Post-Soviet Countries
03/16/10

Public Lecture: Economic Analysis of Immigration in Post-Soviet Countries-Ina Ganguli. ENG.

Time: 18:30

Location: CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Baku

Overview: Ms. Ina Ganguli’s talk will be about current issues in immigration and she will discuss some key theoretical and methodological approaches to the economic analysis of immigration.  She will briefly discuss her research projects on migration after the end of the Soviet Union relating to "brain drain" and the scientific labor force, migration from Tajikistan to Russia, and her preliminary research on migration issues in Azerbaijan.

Lecturer Bio: Ina Ganguli is currently an IREX EPS Fellow in Azerbaijan.  She is a PhD Candidate in Public Policy and a Doctoral Fellow at the Center for International Development at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is also a Graduate Student Affiliate of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. Her research interests include labor economics and international development, with a focus on immigration, education, innovation, and gender issues.  She was previously an Embassy Policy Specialist in Tajikistan, a Fulbright Scholar in Ukraine and an International Parliamentary Program Fellow in Germany.  Ganguli holds a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences from Northwestern University.

Language: The lecture will be conducted in English. Questions can be delivered in Azerbaijani, English and Russian.

Registration: To attend the presentation, please confirm your participation by writing to the following e-mail address: aytan.mammadova@crrccenters.org before March 15, 2010.

Become a CRRC Junior Research Fellow
03/10/10

The Chance of a Lifetime

The Best and Hardest Thing You Will Ever Do

The Caucasus Research Resource Center is announcing a research training fellowship that will take place from March to December 2010. Fellows will be introduced to the basics of policy analysis, trained to use the statistical programs and to write up their results on a level expected by large international organizations. When the fellowship is completed, the best of the researchers will have further employment opportunities with CRRC.

What you will gain?

• Ability to analyze complex issues quickly and comprehensively
• Advanced English-writing skills
• Project management and organizational experience
• Proficiency in essential computer programs, including statistical programs
• The opportunity to work with experienced and committed colleagues and superiors
• Fantastic references for applications to jobs and first-class graduate programs

What you will be required to do?

• Write policy papers
• Contribute to complex research projects, on issues that are important to Azerbaijan’s future
• Work harder than you ever have done
• Learn and be extremely inquisitive
• Be an active team member

Who can apply?

• You should be aged from 18 to 24
• You should be a student or recent graduate
• You will be expected to learn extremely fast so should  be very smart, dedicated, hard-working and open to criticism
• Must have good English-language skills
• Must have good numeracy skills. A basic understanding of statistics will be useful but not necessary

(NOTE: Master's degree holders from the Universities outside of Azerbaijan are not eligible to apply)

The Application process

Step 1: For application form, please, go directly to www.crrc.az/jfp or send a request to Aytan Mammadova at aytan.mammadova+jfp@crrccenters.org.

Step 2: Fill out the form and submit it no later than March 10, 2010.

Step 3: If you will be selected, you will be invited for an intensive on-line training from April to June 2010. After its completion you will be expected to submit an essay. The best fellows will be awarded prizes and invited to participate in the second round of the program.

Other Details
If you have any questions about the application process, please send an email to Yulia Aliyeva at yulia@crrccenters.org. CRRC will be conducting presentations about the fellowships at a range of universities in Baku. Yulia can provide details of locations and dates of these presentations.

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