Date:
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 02:58PM
Subject:
IPCR Weekly Bulletin 4.29.15
IPCR Weekly Bulletin
Call For Papers
Symposium: The Impact of Drones on the Human Right to Peace, July 15 deadline
Under the guest editorship of our very own Dr. Jeffrey Bachman, Professorial Lecturer in Human Rights and
Co-Director of the Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs MA program at American University’s School of
International Service, this issue explores the ways in which drones interfere with the right of affected
populations to a peaceful existence. The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2015. For more information
please visit http://alumni.usfca.edu/controls/email_marketing/admin/email_marketing_email_viewer.aspx?
sid=1307&gid=1&eiid=10391&seiid=6352&usearchive=1&puid=c16f5d7e-415a-4098-80d7-53db70e2bdb9
or contact Professor Bachman.
Job and Internship Opportunities
Global Health Fellows Program, Health Economics Intern, April 30
The Health Economics Intern will be assigned to the Commodities Security Logistics Division (CSL) under
the Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) in the Bureau for Global Health (GH). The PRH
Office provides coordination and performance tracking for the family planning component of the United States
Government's (USG) Global Health Initiative. The Office provides strategic direction, technical leadership and
support to field programs in voluntary family planning and reproductive health, in collaboration with global
and regional partners. The CSL Division supports USAID's efforts to strengthen commodity security - i.e.,
improving the availability of and access to essential health commodities for people in low and middle income
countries.
For more information, please visit https://www.ghfp.net/internships/become-a-ghfp-ii-intern/.
The Carter Center, Graduate Assistants, July 15
The Carter Center is offering a limited number of funded graduate assistantships, beginning in August, for
currently enrolled master's degree and doctoral students. Graduate assistants will receive a compensation of
$14/hr and will be asked to make a 9-12 month, 20 hours-per-week commitment. The internships cover
various programmatic areas. For more information on the multiple internship opportunities available, please
visit http://www.cartercenter.org/involved/internship/grad-assistantship-overview.html.
The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Research Associate
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The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, a think tank located in Washington, DC, is currently
hiring a research associate to assist in collecting and analyzing data to measure the effectiveness of certain
Cooperative Threat Reduction programming. This is a full-time, term-limited staff position for someone with a
master’s degree (or bachelor’s degree with equivalent experience) in international affairs or a related subject
area. Applications can be submitted here: https://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/11052.
Faculty Publications
Boko Haram, a Presidential Election, and the Price of Corruption in Nigeria – Hrach Gregorian
Professor Hrach Gregorian’s latest publication outlines the recent events in Nigeria that have shaped the recent
election. To read this article, visit
http://www.cdfai.org/boko_haram_presidential_election_corruption_in_nigeria.
Scholarship Opportunities
The El-Hibri foundation, Peace Education Scholarship, September 4
The El-Hibri Foundation offers peace education scholarships to graduate students with demonstrated
commitment to the field of peace education and conflict transformation. Three $5,000 scholarships will be
awarded in 2015. The scholarship application form link will be available from March 16th to September 4th,
2015 at http://www.elhibrifoundation.org/peace_education/scholarship?
utm_content=wien%40american.edu&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=2015
%20ElHibri%20Peace%20Education%20Scholarships&utm_campaign=2015%20EHF%20Peace%20Educ%20Prize
%20%26%20Scholarships%20Now%20Opencontent.
Additional opportunities and information can be found on the IPCR website: www.american.edu/sis/ipcr and SIS Events:
http://www.american.edu/sis/events/index.cfm.
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