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This informs the public about the Claude Ake Visiting Chair Programme 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

Claude Ake Visiting Chair Programme 2024

About Claude Ake Visiting Chair Programme 2024

The Claude Ake Visiting Chair Programme is dedicated to honouring Professor Claude Ake’s memory and invites internationally recognized senior scholars with professorial competence to apply.

This programme is designed for social scientists from African universities who champion social justice and specialize in areas like war, peace, conflict resolution, human rights, democracy, and development. Scholars awarded the Chair will have the opportunity to pursue their own research while contributing to ongoing activities at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research of Uppsala University and the Nordic Africa Institute.

Program Details

The Department of Peace and Conflict Research and the Nordic Africa Institute currently invite applications to the Claude Ake Visiting Chair for 2024. Applicants should be internationally recognized senior scholars with professorial competence in their respective fields of expertise.

Normally, this translates to Professor, Associate Professor, or their equivalence. The Chair holder is expected to spend three (3) months in Uppsala in the time span mid-August to mid December 2024. Applications from female candidates are encouraged.

Eligibility

The application must contain:

  • A complete and updated curriculum vitae (CV), including relevant information regarding
    academic title, current and previous positions, research and teaching activities, and a list of publications. It should also include all relevant contact information.
  • A short abstract of the research project to be carried out as visiting chair holder.
  • A research proposal outlining the main features of the research project to be carried out during the visit including the expected results. The length of the proposal should be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 pages.
  • Two of the applicant’s publications. These should normally be the two most important articles related to the research project to be pursued during the visit.
  • A signed recommendation letter from a senior scholar or policymaker working in the same field as the applicant.
  • A signed letter from the applicant’s Head of Department or Dean (or equivalent) which confirms that the application is supported by the institution with which the nominee is affiliated.

The Claude Ake Visiting Chair Committee reviews the applications and appoints the Chair. The Committee is currently made up of Associate Professor Anders Themnér (Project Leader for the Claude Ake Visiting Chair, DPCR), Professor Eleanor Fisher (NAI), and Marie Karlsson (Administrative Coordinator for the Claude Ake Visiting Chair, NAI).

Application

For those interested in the Claude Ake Visiting Chair Programme 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 21 January 2024.

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