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Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program

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Prof. Pauline Strong • Humanities Institute and Department of Anthropology
Starting on: 2013-01-14

The research apprentice will assist Dr. Strong in research on changes in the concept and institutionalization of the “humanities” in the U.S. today.

Preferred qualifications:

This is an excellent apprenticeship for a student with a background in any humanities discipline who is interested in gaining experience in research in the humanities, as well as expertise in the activities of major humanities centers and initiatives in the U.S.  The apprentice should have strong communication and ressearch skills and be highly motivated.

 

Time commitment: 7 hrs / week, including meetings with the supervisor.

Duration: spring semester

Compensation: $300 scholarship for semester following the apprenticeship

Course credit is available for this project.

Applicants must not have completed no more than 60 hours at the start of the fall 2012 semester.  The research apprentice will register for LA 331R (a research conference course) and receive 3 hours of course credit.

The sponsor of this project is available for weekly meetings.

For more information please contact: pstrong@austin.utexas.edu

A description of the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program is here: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/undergrad/urprograms/Undergraduate-Research-Apprenticeship-Program.php

2012 – 2013 Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program

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2012 – 2013 Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program

Deadline for The University of Texas at Austin nominations:  November 15, 2012

Nominations are now being accepted for The University of Texas at Austin selection of candidates for the 2012 – 2013 Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program.  Eligible students are in their senior year or alumni who have graduated within the past academic year and have not yet started graduate studies. A maximum of two students will be selected to represent The University of Texas at Austin in the competition to be selected as a Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellow.

Junior Fellows provide research assistance to scholars working on the Carnegie Endowment’s projects: nuclear policy, democracy building, energy and climate issues, international economics, international security, Middle East studies, South Asian politics, Southeast Asian politics, Asia and China-related issues, and Russian and Eurasian affairs. Junior Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research for books, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, activists, journalists and government officials.

Applicants should have completed a significant amount of course work in international affairs, political science, economics, history, mathematics, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, native or near-native Arabic, Middle East studies, energy or climate studies and/or communications.

Interested students can learn more about the application process at:  www.utexas.edu/ugs/uhc/awards/carnegie.

UT DEADLINE:  NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States.  As one of the world’s leading think tanks specializing in international affairs, the Endowment conducts programs of research, discussion, publication and education.  The Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment offers 8 to 10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges.

 

Contact:

Kathy Uitvlugt

Senior Program Coordinator

The University Honors Center

512-471-6524

uhc@austin.utexas.edu