The Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's Studies (Carleton University) and the Institute of Women's Studies (University of Ottawa), with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), invite applications for a research programme on feminist perspectives on globalisation. This six-month (2009-2010) programme offers 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 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 position is open to scholars from developing countries (both tenured and untenured faculty, as well as post-doctoral or independent scholars) who are pursuing critical feminist research. The universities are seeking either a Francophone Visiting Scholar or a Visiting Scholar fluent in French. The focus of the Feminist Perspectives on Globalization programme is on the broad area of "rights". The theme of Feminist Perspectives on Globalization targets rights and citizenship of women and girls in a globalised context. The duration of the stay will be a 6-month period within the university's 2009-20010 academic year, which runs from September to April. The recipient will receive a stipend to cover travel, research, and living expenses (including medical insurance coverage).

Applications may be submitted in English or French and should include an abbreviated curriculum vitae (10-12 pp.), a letter of intent outlining the research that will be undertaken in Canada (max. 2 pp.), a list of recent publications, availability during the 2007-2008 academic year, and the names and addresses (postal and email) of two referees.

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Press release from Hélène Boudreault, March 17 2009; and email from Hélène Boudreault to The Communication Initiative on April 1 2009.