CERGE-EI Career Integration Fellowships, Worldwide (2016)

The purpose of the fellowship is to make academic careers in the post-communist countries more attractive for such graduates by providing supplemental income to bridge the gap between academic and private sector salaries. The fellowship also provides a set of services designed to improve the academic environment for fellows.

The donors who provide funding for the fellowships have a desire to improve the quality of economics education in Central and Eastern Europe. Recent graduates from North American, Australian/New Zealander or Western European universities who accept academic positions in the region are essential to that purpose.

Eligibility
- The applicant must be either a graduate in economics or a related field with their Ph.D. or M.A. degree from a university in North America, Australia/New Zealand or Western Europe, or from a US- accredited program in Central or Eastern Europe, or a near-graduate of such a program who expects to defend their Ph.D. thesis by the end of the first year following the submission of the application;
- At the time of application, the applicant must either hold a full-time academic position at any non-profit (private or public) university in any Central or Eastern European/former Soviet Union country, or must have pre-arranged for a full-time position starting no later than October 2016;
- Applicants who will teach principles of economics on a regular basis;
- Applicants starting academic careers;
- Applicants assuming positions at universities where their presence is likely to make the greatest positive impact on the university.

Fellowship
- The fellowship carries an award of USD 7,200 per year and is guaranteed to be provided for 3 years;
- If the program receives sufficient funding in the future, fellowships may be renewed;
- The fellowship is provided over and above the salary paid by the university where the fellow will teach.

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http://www.cerge-ei.cz