13 October 2005

OAK HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP


The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College in Maine, U.S.A., is soliciting nominations and applications for the Oak Human Rights Fellowship for the Fall of 2006.

The Oak Fellowship provides an opportunity for prominent practitioners in international human rights to take a sabbatical leave from their work and spend a semester (September - December 2006) as a scholar-in-residence at Colby College. The fellowship provides a space for reflection, research, writing and teaching, after which the Fellow will return to his or her country to resume human rights work.

This year, the Oak Institute seeks a human rights practitioner who works on environmental issues affecting the rights of individuals and communities.

Possible areas of expertise include, but are not limited to: exposing or mobilising against environmental dangers to human health; preserving ecosystems on which traditional communities depend; environmental justice; indigenous rights and the environment; rehabilitation and compensation for environmental damages; and the application of rights-based approaches to environmental protection.

Applications from those who are currently or were recently involved in "on-the-ground" work at some level of personal risk are especially encouraged to apply. The Oak Fellow's responsibilities include teaching an informal course on the human rights issue of their focus, participating in a lecture series or symposium in the Fellow's area of expertise, and becoming part of the intellectual life of the campus, particularly with college students.

The Fellow will receive a US$32,000 stipend and College fringe benefits, including round-trip transportation from the Fellow's home country, apartment housing for a family, the use of a car and meals on campus. The Fellow will also receive research support, including office space, a computer, library facilities and a student research assistant.

The deadline for applications is 13 January 2006.

More information, including application, is available on the Institute's website: http://www.colby.edu/oak



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