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Peace and Security Fellowship
Call for Applications

African Leadership Center (ALC) 2019 Publishing and grant writing workshop for Early Career Researchers in Eastern Africa

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Application Deadline: 15th May 2019.

The African Leadership Centre, King’s College London (UK), in conjunction with the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations are delighted to be collaborating on a projectInterdisciplinary and collaborative research on peace and security: Publishing and grant writing workshop for Early Career Researchers in Eastern Africafunded by the British Academy.  The aim of the project is to support ECRs to develop and/or enhance the capacity to prepare successful research grant proposals, write for publication in international journals and carry out collaborative interdisciplinary work.  

The broader aim is to increase in the uptake of Peace and Security related journal articles written by Early Career Peace and Security Scholars especially women who are based in the Eastern African region. Research by the ALC has shown that those who publish in international journals increase the opportunities of influencing policy, publications are also a measure when applying for grant opportunities; thus there is an overriding imperative to support ECRs including and especially women to develop and/or enhance the capacity to write for publication in international journals; prepare successful research grant proposals and undertake collaborative interdisciplinary research.

The project, is funded by the British Academy, and seeks to develop the writing capacity of Peace and Security, Early Career Researchers (ECRs) from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Sudan, facilitated by established and early career academics from the African Leadership Centre (ALC) at King’s College London; the Editor of the Conflict Security and Development Journal; a workshop facilitator from Cloud Chamber (UK) and Kenyan based academics from Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR).

The Workshop will be a mix of writing principles and strategies on successful dissemination of research findings through international publication; preparing successful research proposals and; undertaking collaborative interdisciplinary research. The sessions will be themed around the fields of peace, security and development which is a rich context for successful interdisciplinary work.

Participation in the project involves attendance at a two-day writing workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on the 16thand 17thof July 2019.  

The workshop costs relating to sub-regional travel (i.e. travel to Nairobi) and accommodation for the duration of the workshop will be covered by the project. 

Eligibility:

 To be considered for this workshop applicants need to be: 

  1. Research and academic staff working across disciplines on issues of peace and security broadly defined; with no more than 10 years post-PhD experience.
  2. Affiliation to or employed as a researcher at an institution of higher education or Research institution in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
  3. Preference given to those with no more than two publications in an international journal.  
  4. Must commit to full attendance across the two days.

Women are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Application Process

To apply please send the following documents to Dr Sarah Njeri, Principal Investigator ([email protected]): The deadline for all applications is 15th May 2019.

  1. A 2-page CV;
  2. 500-word statement clearly outlining how your research is situated within the   multidisciplinary field of Peace and Security studies;
  3. An outline/idea/abstract for an article you are developing, or a paper previously submitted to a journal and has been rejected. 

For further information please email [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ALC 2019 Publishing and grant writing workshop for Early Career Researchers in Eastern Africa

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Call for Applications

African Leadership Center – Leadership and Society Course -Apply Now

by lanredahunsi
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Deadline: September 7th 2013

The African Leadership Centre (ALC) invites applications from scholars and practitioners from the Southern Africa region to attend a 10-day training course on Leadership and Society.

This course is convened by the African Leadership Centre in partnership with King’s College London, with funding provided by the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA).

The ALC aims to build a new community of leaders for development, peace and security in Africa. The idea of an African Leadership Centre was conceived to generate innovative ways to address some of the challenges faced on the African continent, and to facilitate the participation of a new community of leaders in national, regional and international efforts to achieve transformative change in their communities, countries and the continent.

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Leadership and Society Course

This course will explore the mutually reinforcing links between Leadership and Society especially in the developing world at various national, regional and continental strata. The Leadership and Society course has been conceived against the background of the immense significance of leadership processes and outcomes in security and development efforts in Africa and the developing world.

By the end of the course, participants will have undergone an intensive ten day period of training, and will be able to demonstrate the following:

  • Ability to understand the complexities of leadership and identify key leadership themes, relating them to particular contexts;
  • Ability to identify critical leadership processes and questions in developing countries and draw lessons for their specicic contexts;
  • An understanding of contemporary challenges facing young Africans (particularly women) in positions of political and societal leadership;
  • Ability to connect formal knowledge about leadership with their lived experiences; and
  • Ability to identify essential tools for practicing evidence-based leadership

 

The ALC utilizes a training methodology that combines rigorous academic training with a mentoring element. As part of the course, participants can expect to benefit from sessions on Personal Mastery and Effective Communication.

TO APPLY

Applications are invited from candidates from (and based in) the Southern Africa region. Funding to attend this course is available only to successful candidates from Southern Africa, and funding will be provided to cover tuition, modest subsistence during the course, and all travel expenses related to the programme.

There will be 30 positions open and available for candidates from the Southern African region.

Candidates applying for funding will undergo a rigorous selection process, which may include phone interviews.

Participants from the Southern African Region can apply at:

http://applications.africanleadershipcentre.org/professional/programmes/2/eligibility/

The deadline is 17:00hrs Saturday September 7th, 2013.

15 places in the programme are available for self-funded participants from other parts of Africa on a first come, first serve basis. To apply, click the following link:

http://applications.africanleadershipcentre.org/professional/programmes/2/step/a/

Or email [email protected] for additional information.

Funded applicants will be required to attach the following documents:

  • A one-page application letter detailing your relevant experience and qualifications;
  • A supporting statement detailing why you think that this course is important for your future career plans (not longer than 2,000 words);
  • 2 letters of recommendation (to be received by email directly from the referees, by the deadline of 17:00 hrs, Saturday September 7th, 2013);
  • A recent Curriculum Vitae; andA sample of your written work (maximum 5,000 words) with a one page abstract.

Please ensure all documents are sent in as PDF attachments (Separate emails for the application will not be accepted)

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Peace and Security Fellowship
Fellowships

Peace, Security and Development Fellowships for African Scholars 2013–2014 .(M.Sc. Security, Leadership and Society)

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Call for Applications Peace, Security and Development Fellowship for African Scholars Including M.Sc. Security, Leadership and Society

Application Deadline: 17:00 hrs, Friday 19 April 2013.
Introduction
The African Leadership Centre (ALC) was established in June 2010 as a joint initiative of King’s College London and the University of Nairobi. The ALC is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Peace, Security and Development Fellowships for African Scholars starting in September 2013
.
This Fellowship covers an 18-month period, comprising of a rigorous training programme on peace, security and development, which includes a 12 – Month Master’s (M.Sc.) programme at King’s College London and an attachment to an African University to undertake an independent research project.
The Fellowship programme is designed to expose junior African scholars to the complexities of Security and Development issues facing the African continent. The Carne gie Corporation of New York has provided funding for this programme.
The ALC aims to build a new community of leaders generating cutting edge knowledge on peace, security and development. To this end, the ALC undertakes to do the following:
Create an enabling environment for ideas that are grounded in African realities;
Provide space for interaction with role models;
Build capacity for independent thinking;
Expand the knowledge base to develop transformational ideas for meaningful change;
Create opportunities to transfer knowledge to achieve multiplier effects
for communities;
 Connect with processes nationally, regionally and globally, especially in the field of peace and security; and
Build lasting partnerships that will maintain an African-led visionof change.
NOTE:
Applicants to the Fellowship Programme must make individual successful applications to the
M.Sc. Security, Leadership and Society.
By 17:00 hrs, Friday 19 April 2013.
Peace, Security and Development Fellowships for African Scholars 2013– 2014 Academic Year
Purpose
The programme seeks to nurture junior African Scholars interested in pursuing a career in Peace, Security & Development, and to equip them with the skills necessary to achieve this. Through taught courses as well as rigorous mentoring activities, the programme will accomplish the following objectives:
1. Increase the pool of African experts in the area of peace, security and development working to generate African-led ideas to address the security and development challenges on the continent.
2. Foster studies on Peace and Security issues within African institutions of higher learning, and ensure that academic institutions have better access to knowledge and expertise on these issues.
3. Inject skills within regional and national centres of excellence so that they can strengthen their research capacity on peace, security and development topics with independent and critical approaches.
4. Contribute to expertise on peace and security that is grounded in the pursuit of excellence and integrity.
Eligibility
  • In order to be considered eligible, candidates must have citizenship in an
African country.
  • Successful candidates must hold valid travel documents prior to acceptance.
  • The competition is open only to junior faculty members based in universities in Africa from departments of political science; international relations; history, law, development studies, peace, security and conflict studies, and related departments.
  • Candidates need to demonstrate an interest in pursuing careers in the field of Peace, Security and Development. Previous study or engagement with the issues of Security & Development is not required but
  • Candidates must demonstrate a basic familiarity with these issues. Candidates must additionally be able to demonstrate that they are committed to contributing to work on peace and security in Africa.
  • Candidates will be expected to have a clear plan on how to utilise knowl edge gained in the Fellowship up on returning to their countries and academic institutions.
  • Candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English.
  • Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following values during the application phase:

    Independent thinking;
    Integrity;
    Pursuit of excellence; and a value for all forms of diversity.

Programme Activities
The Programme is divided into two phases:
Phase 1: The first phase consists of a 12-month training programme
based at King’s College London. This phase will comprise of regular group ment
oring sessions with renowned academics, policy analysts and practitioners as well as a taught Master’s programme in Security, Leadership and Society, which will be taught at King’s College London.
For a large part of this phase, Fellows will be based at King’s College London, with the African Leadership Centre (ALC) in London .

In addition Fellows will spend brief periods at the Africa Leadership Centre,

Peace, Security and Development Fellowships for African Scholars 2013– 2014 Academic Year

Nairobi and Institute for Development Studies at the University of Nairobi,
where they will be required to undertake research and deliver research papers on peace, security and development in Africa.
Institutional Visits: During the 12- month period at King’s College London, Fellows will undertake visits within and outside the UK to academic, policy and resea
rch institutions working on issues of Peace, Security & Development
Phase 2:
For the second phase, Fellows will be attached to select partner universities in Africa, for a period of 6months. During this time Fellows will work as faculty members and contribute to academic and policy research among other activities.
This phase is designed to encourage the dissemination and exchange of ideas on the issues that were studied during the first phase of the programme.
Mentoring:
During both phases, Fellows will have access to the programme’s network of mentors, in the form of regular group mentoring and training on key thematic issues. One-on-one mentoring sessions will also be encouraged, so as to help guide students through the programme.
Research Project :

Up on returning home to their universities after the attachment phase, Fellows will be expected to conduct a research project on a key aspect of Peace, Security & Development, and to produce a research report and a policy brief from their research .

These policy briefs will be published and disseminated amongst institutions of higher learning in the region. This phase of research and writing will last for 6 months.
Terms of the Fellowship
1) Application to King’s College London :
Successful applicants will have the status of full time MS.c. students in Security, Leadership and Society . It is necessary for applicants to the Fellowship Programme to make individual successful applications to the M.Sc. Security, Leadership and Society by 17:00 hrs, Friday 19 April 2013.
Details of the MSc Security, Leadership and Society
 can be found at this link:
You can make an on -line application at this link:
2) Student Visas : All international students at King’s College London will be subject to the immigration rules of the UK, which can be found on the King’s College London web page for obtaining student visas:

The offer of a place on the programme will be subject to successful candidates obtaining a student visa. Failure to obtain a visa to enter the UK automatically invalidates the offer of a place on the programme with no consequences to King’s College London.
Responsibility for processing all visa applications rests solely with successful candidates. The implementing organizations will provide necessary documentation as needed.
3) Expectant/Nursing mothers : Given the intense nature of the programme including its short phases in different locations as well as necessary extensive travel, successful applicants that are expectant or nursing mothers while enc ouraged to apply, will be advised to defer their admission to the programme.
4) Medical Exam : Successful applicants will be required to undergo medical examinations at recommended venues prior to taking up their positions.
5) Programme completion/Return to base : The programme will last a total of 18 months. During phases 1 and 2, Fellows will be expected to make full time commitment to the programme. It is a condition that successful candidates shall return to their base or home countries at the end of the programme.
Funding
 This is a fully funded opportunity, and funds will be made available to cover M.Sc
.tuition, subsistence in the U.K. and Africa, accommodation, research- related costs, and travel expenses related to the programme.
However, successful applicants are expected to find their own accommodation both in the U.K. and Africa.
In the U.K. successful candidates will be able to apply for University of London accommodation, and they can also make their own accommodation arrangements.
Candidates are strongly advised to make all necessary accommodation arrangements well in advance of taking up their positions at King’s College London. Information on KCL student accommodation can be found at this link:
Termination
The African Leadership Centre jointly with King’s College London and University of Nairobi,reserves the right to terminate the conferral of a fellowship, in the event of a breach in the Terms and Conditions of the programme.
Apply
Applications can be submitted in one of the following ways:
By e-mail or post to Dr. Eka Ikpe at [email protected] , or Dr. Eka Ikpe, African Leadership Centre, King’s College, London, Strand Bridge House, 138-142 Strand, London, WC2R 1HH, UK by
17:00 hrs, Friday 19 April, 2013:
Whether applying by email or post, the following documents are required, before your application will be considered complete:
 A letter of application detailing your relevant experience and qualifications.
 A supporting statement no longer than 1,000 words, detailing why you think that this programme is important and future plans for engagement with peace and security issues.
 2 letters of recommendation (To be received directly from the Referees by the deadline of 17:00 hrs, Friday 19 April, 2013).
 Recent curriculum vitae.
 Two writing samples (maximum 3000 words each).
 Please indicate in your application letter, if you have completed the University application (Note that you are required to submit your application to the
M.Sc. Security, Leadership and Society, King’s College London, as detailed above by the deadline of 17:00 hrs, Friday 19 April, 2013).
This project is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Please note that the funds are intended for individual Fellows only. It does not cover dependants and it is not intended to support family members .
Successful candidates will need to make alternative arrangements to cover the costs of dependants before arrival in the UK.
Under the UK Immigration laws, prospective applicants must satisfy the Home Office that they have sufficient funds to support themselves and their dependents before arrival in the UK (taking into account the stipend to be provided by the Programme).
Please ensure all documents are sent in as MS Word attachments in a single
email message (separate emails for the same application will not be
accepted) or as a single post package and that your name is indicated at the top right hand corner of every page ofall documents submitted.

Peace, Security and Development Fellowships for African Scholars 2013– 2014 Academic Year
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