Residential Postdoctoral Fellowships (African Peacebuilding Network)

Residential Postdoctoral Fellowships (African Peacebuilding Network) is sponsored by Social Science Research Council (SSRC). Directed toward African PhDs based in African universities in the early postdoctoral phase of their scholarly careers. The fellowships support ongoing research projects focusing on African peacebuilding, aiming to produce policy-relevant knowledge.

Residential Postdoctoral Fellowships – Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Residential Postdoctoral Fellowships African Peacebuilding Network Residential Postdoctoral Fellowships About the APN Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program The residential postdoctoral fellowship is directed toward African PhDs based in African universities who are in the early postdoctoral phase of their scholarly careers.

It is meant to help young post-doctoral scholars complete ongoing research projects specifically focusing on an area of African peacebuilding. Selected fellows will produce research-based knowledge that is relevant to, and has a significant impact on, peacebuilding policy and practice on the continent.

Specifically, the fellowship program aims to encourage young academics to expand their research beyond their PhD; deepen the engagement of early-career academics with scholarly and policy discussions on peacebuilding, both in Africa and other parts of the world; and further develop and apply academics’ capacity for independent research that is relevant to a range of disciplines and broader networks within and outside of Africa.

In addition, fellows are expected to relate their work to policy debates on African peacebuilding. Fellows will present their findings to scholarly and policy forums/roundtables in Africa and the United States, with the ultimate goal of publication in high-quality peer-reviewed outlets.

For its part, the APN will work toward inserting the evidence-based knowledge that fellows produce into regional and global debates and policies focusing on peacebuilding.

Support will enable fellows to complete an ongoing research project on issues such as the following: Political economy of conflict and peacebuilding Emerging transnational threats to peace African approaches to conflict management and peacebuilding Local leadership and community-based peacebuilding African Union Agenda 2063 Africa’s peace and security architecture (APSA) Mass atrocity and accountability: the roles of memory and history Insecurities and urban spaces Corruption, democratic governance, and peace UN-AU partnerships and peacebuilding Impact of global and regional interventions on local peacebuilding in conflict-affected countries and subregions Gender gaps in peacebuilding processes While projects on any part of the African continent may be supported, the APN is particularly interested in work on those places that have received limited scholarly or policy attention.

Fellowships are awarded on a competitive, peer-reviewed basis and are intended to support three months of residency in Africa and the United States, from September through December. Fellows are expected to spend two months at a university or research center in Africa located outside the fellow’s home country, and a third month at either a university or a policy or practitioner institution in the United States.

Fellows will also have the opportunity to attend the APN’s writing workshop and will be expected to present their research to scholarly and practice communities in their host country as well as the United States. Up to four individual grants of a maximum of $20,000 will be awarded.

Proposals should clearly describe the objectives and significance of the applicant’s project, indicating the stage of research and how it can be completed within three months. It is important that the applicant demonstrate how support from the fellowship will add value to the overall project. Applicants should also discuss the likely relevance of their research to existing knowledge on peacebuilding practice and policy.

We encourage the inclusion of a brief budget outline (not detailed), to fit appropriately within the page limit required. Applicants must be African citizens currently residing in an African country. Researchers based in conflict-affected African countries or those recently emerging from conflict are especially encouraged to apply.

Applicants must hold a faculty or research position at an African university and have completed their PhD within seven years of the application deadline. 1) Completed Application Form 2) Completed Proposal & Bibliography 4) Language evaluation(s) (if required) Deadline for Applications If you have questions, please contact APN program staff by telephone at (+1) 212-377-2700 or by e-mail at apn@ssrc. org .

December 14, 2014|1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Seminar in New York by APN Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Gbemisola Animasawun December 9, 2015|1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Seminar by APN Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Jeremiah Arowosegbe at Columbia University