{"id":11460,"date":"2012-02-14T12:39:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T17:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/?p=11460"},"modified":"2012-02-14T12:39:43","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T17:39:43","slug":"applications-postdoc-2012-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/2012\/02\/14\/applications-postdoc-2012-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Invited for the Sept 2012 or Jan 2013 Post-Doctoral Position"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pardee Post-Doctoral Fellowship for September 2012 or January 2013<\/strong><\/h2>\n

<\/strong>Review of applications begins March 19, 2012<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University<\/a> invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for a year-long appointment, beginning in either September 2012 or January 2013. Researchers working on issues related to (a)<\/strong> measurement and evaluation of progress in human development and well-being, (b) engineering as applied to development or public health issues or (c) connections between human development, ecology and public health in developing countries,<\/strong> are especially encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n

We are interested in candidates with strong analytical skills, substantive knowledge and experience, and an interest and ability to analyze longer-range trends and policy options in a global perspective<\/strong>. \"Pardee<\/a>The Post-Doc Research Fellow will participate and help develop research programs in these areas at the Pardee Center and join a community of scholars who seek to conduct interdisciplinary, policy-relevant, and future-oriented research that contributes to long-term improvements in the human condition. Our research seeks to identify, anticipate, and enhance the long-term potential for human progress\u2014 with recognition of its complexity and uncertainties.<\/p>\n

The Post-Doctoral Research Fellow will have the ability to develop his\/her own research projects (including collaborative initiatives) and will conduct original research, produce scholarly publications, and disseminate findings at the Pardee Seminar Series and other venues. The Post-Doctoral Fellow also will be expected to participate in other Pardee Center research activities and to participate in the general intellectual life of Boston University.<\/p>\n

Applications for the fellowship are welcome from recent recipients of PhD or equivalent degrees. In special circumstances applications from advanced ABD doctoral candidates may also be considered. The post-doctoral fellowship is a full-time position for up to 12 months. Successful candidates will be expected to work at the Pardee Center for the entirety of their appointment. Boston University is an Affirmative Action\/Equal Opportunity Employer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review of applications will begin on March 19, 2012.<\/strong> Please submit a letter of intent and research interests, a CV, brief samples of written work, the contact information for three academic references, and the preferred start date (September 2012 vs January 2013) via email to: gsfellow@bu.edu<\/a>, using Post-Doc Fellowship and your last name (e.g. Post-Doc Fellowship – Smith) in the subject line.<\/p>\n

The PDF of this document is available here. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pardee Post-Doctoral Fellowship for September 2012 or January 2013 Review of applications begins March 19, 2012 The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for a year-long appointment, beginning in either September 2012 or January 2013. Researchers working on issues related […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3069,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5355,60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11460"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11465,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460\/revisions\/11465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}