Visiting Fellowship 2013-14
Call for Applications
The New Zealand Advisory Board of the New Zealand Centre at Peking University is calling for
applications for the position of Visiting Fellow at the Centre.
Opened in 2007, the New Zealand Centre is supported by New Zealand universities and
government departments and its prestigious host institution in Beijing. It seeks to be a major
nexus of academic, political, business and cultural collaboration between New Zealand and
China, and one fulcrum of the Sino-New Zealand relationship.
The Centre’s Visiting Fellowship is available to permanent or fixed-term academic staff of the five
New Zealand universities that are affiliated to the Centre: The University of Auckland; the
University of Waikato; Victoria University of Wellington; the University of Canterbury; and the
University of Otago.
This Fellowship is tenable in Beijing between September 2013 and January 2014.
The Fellow must be based at an academic department of Peking University, and will be required
to:
 give a seminar at the New Zealand Centre
 offer a lecture in the Centre’s undergraduate elective course
 grow the Centre’s profile amongst the academic staff of Peking University in their host
department
 explore with the Centre’s Directors and Liaison in Beijing and the Advisory Board in New
Zealand how relations can grow between their host department and the Centre
 mention their Centre affiliation in all interviews they undertake in China
 acknowledge their award in any research the Fellowship benefits
 publicise their Centre experience in their home institution on their return.
Two types of Fellowship are available:
 For senior academics: A week-to-ten day Fellowship, in which the Fellow will give 1-2
public lectures in addition to the requirements above. Value: $2000.
 For other academics: A one-to-three month Fellowship, in which the Fellow will develop a
research project in addition to the requirements above. Value: $2,000 per month.
Fellows need not be New Zealand citizens.
The Fellow will receive an orientation to the Centre’s mission and activities from the Secretary of
the Advisory Board prior to taking up their award, and will liaise weekly during their Fellowship
with the Secretary in New Zealand and the Centre’s Directors and Liaison in Beijing. The
Secretary will also advise the Fellow of on-campus accommodation options (if desired). At the
conclusion of their award they will send a short report on their activities and experiences to the
Advisory Board.
Applications for this Fellowship open on Monday June 24th 2013. Candidates are asked to
complete the attached proposal form and send it, a CV of no more than 5 pages, and a
supporting letter or email from your host department at Peking University to the Board Secretary
by 5pm on Friday August 9th 2013.
Preference will be given to candidates whose proposed affiliation and talks align with the NZ Inc
China Strategy and advance the Centre’s aim to be a forum where the future parameters of the
bilateral relationship between New Zealand and China in public policy, business, science and
innovation are imagined and defined.
The New Zealand Centre at Peking University
Visiting Fellow Application 2013
Instructions:
1. Please provide all of the requested information, and ensure that your application is
submitted before the closing date. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
2. Proposals should be precise and concise and adhere to the length limits specified.
3. All completed applications should be submitted in hard copy to Dr Matthew O’Meagher,
Secretary to the Centre’s New Zealand Advisory Board, at m.omeagher@auckland.ac.nz.
4. For further information, please contact Dr. O’Meagher at (09) 9236671, or the following
NZC Advisory Board representatives:
 The University of Auckland: Professor Jenny Dixon, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Strategic Engagement), DVCse@auckland.ac.nz
 University of Waikato: Professor Ed Weymes, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International),
weymesed@mngt.waikato.ac.nz
 Victoria University of Wellington: Professor Rob Rabel, Pro Vice-Chancellor
(International), Rob.Rabel@vuw.ac.nz
 University of Canterbury, Professor Ian Town, Deputy Vice-Chancellor,
ian.town@canterbury.ac.nz
 University of Otago: Professor Sarah Todd, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International),
pvc.international@otago.ac.nz
Name of
Applicant:
Position:
Department:
University:
Phone:
Email:
Category
(Please tick):
Short visit (up to 10 days; 1-2 public lectures, Centre lecture & seminar)
Longer visit (up to 3 months; research, Centre lecture & seminar)
1.
Reasons for applying for this Fellowship: (200 words maximum)
2.
Name of host department at Peking University:
3.
Short description of your proposed activity in your host department: (250 words
maximum)
4.
Title and short description of your proposed seminar at the New Zealand Centre:
(150 words maximum)
5.
Title and short description of your proposed lecture to the New Zealand History and
Culture undergraduate elective course at the Centre: (150 words maximum)
6.
Title(s) of your public lectures – if applying for a “short visit” fellowship:
7.
How your Fellowship will grow the Centre’s profile in Peking University and in Beijing
and support your University’s engagement with China: (250 words maximum):
8.
Alignment of your proposal with the NZ Inc China Strategy: (150 words maximum)
9.
Indicative dates
10. Support of your University’s representative on the Centre’s Advisory Board (200
words maximum):
Applicant’s
signature:
Date:
Board
member’s
Signature:
Date: