FULBRIGHT - Penn State Law

Fulbright distinguished chairs program
United States-Israel Educational Foundation
policy, host institutions are obliged to make a
financial contribution towards the funding of the
grants awarded to visiting Chairs. The matter of
this mandatory contribution should be raised in
preliminary discussions with potential hosts, prior
to the issuance of a letter of invitation. A formal
hosting commitment must be received by United
States-Israel Educational Foundation from an
eligible institution no later than January 2010,
when the Foundation will make its final decision
regarding the choice of the candidate to whom the
Distinguished Chair will be offered.
Deadline: August 1, 2009
Naples Chair
Staff: Assistant Director Maria Bettua,
202.686.6245, mbettua@cies.iie.org or Program
Associate Jeffrey Hopper, 202.686.6255,
jhopper@cies.iie.org
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DISTINGUISHED CHAIR AT THE
PARTHENOPE UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES
(ITALY)
Award #0025
Category: Distinguished Lecturing/Research
Grant Activity: Foster innovation through
collaborative research and curriculum
development. The grantee will teach an
undergraduate course in environmental sciences
(2 hours per week); a one-week module (jointly
with faculty from the Parthenope University
of Naples) for Ph.D. students on the topic
of resource, environment and sustainable
development (approximately 4 hours per day
for a total of 5 days); and act as Ph.D. student
advisor. The scholar will have an opportunity to
collaborate on ongoing departmental research.
Parthenope University of Naples will also
assist the scholar in organizing lectures at other
Italian universities and Institutions.
Specialization(s): Systems ecology (also
including marine and terrestrial systems), life
cycle assessment, general energy analysis
and ecosystem energetics, energy conversions
and networks, bioenergetics, similitude in
environmental and economic systems, systems
modeling and uncertainty, material and energy
flows in industrial ecologies, analysis and
design of sustainable systems including but
not limited to urban systems, or closely related
areas.
Additional Qualifications: Both professionals
with previous collaboration with universities
and academics will be considered. Experience
with Ph.D. curriculum development and
Ph.D. students will be considered preferential
qualification.
Language: Lecturing is in English.
Location(s): Department of Sciences for the
Environment, Parthenope University of Naples,
Naples
Length of Grant: 4 months to 6 months
Starting Date: September 2010 or January
2011
Comments: Parthenope University of
Naples will provide assistance in finding
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housing. Office and facilities (desk computer,
Xerox, phone, fax) are provided. Research
collaboration with departmental colleagues is
anticipated.
Deadline: August 1, 2009
TRENTO CHAIR IN LAW (ITALY)
Award #0026
Category: Distinguished Lecturing
Grant Activity: Teach undergraduate and
graduate students for approximately 40 hours (6
hours a week) to classes of up to 15 students, and
seminars to doctoral students for approximately 6
hours. The grantee is encouraged to give students
reading assignments. The grantee has access to
a well-stocked library for research. Other duties
include student advising.
Specialization(s): Comparative law,
constitutional law, history of law, human rights,
business law, civil law, criminal law, law and
economics
Additional Qualifications: Full professors and
associate professors. Degree in law and related
fields (constitution law, law and economics, law
and society) is preferred.
Language: English
Location(s): Faculty of Law, University of
Trento, Trento
Length of Grant: 3 months
Starting Date: February or March 2011
Comments: Opportunity for research in areas
including labor law, public and constitutional
law, comparative law, history of law and
criminal law. Visit www.jus.unitn.it for more
information about the host institution and www.
jus.unitn.it/dsg/ricerche/progetti.html for more
information regarding research opportunities.
The University will provide free accommodation
for the Fulbright scholar, access to data banks,
a bicycle, and a card to have lunch in one of the
University’s restaurants.
Deadline: August 1, 2009
Turin Chair
Staff: Assistant Director Maria Bettua,
202.686.6245, mbettua@cies.iie.org or Program
Associate Jeffrey Hopper, 202.686.6255,
jhopper@cies.iie.org
DISTINGUISHED CHAIR AT THE
POLYTECHNIC OF TURIN (ITALY)
Award #0027
Category: Distinguished Lecturing/Research
Grant Activity: Teach a class for Ph.D. students
in the first semester titled “Complexity in the
Environment: Hydrodynamics and Carbon
Transport” (2 hours per week for 4 weeks), with
an expected class size of 10-15 students, and
a class for Ph.D. students titled “Lagrangian
Models for Air Pollution” (2 hours per week
for 6 weeks), with an expected class size of 10
students. Both courses will use materials based
on journal articles and other similar publications.
The grantee will offer one or two seminars
in area of specialization and advise graduate
and Ph.D. students. The Distinguished Chair
will have an opportunity to collaborate with
colleagues on current research exploring the
impact of climate and anthropogenic landscape
changes on rainfall (the source of water) and
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concomitant replenishment of usable water
supplies (for example, ground- and stream-water).
Specialization(s): Mass, energy and momentum
exchange within the soil-plant-atmosphere
system.
Additional Qualifications: Full professor with
a Ph.D. degree for at least a decade and highly
productive research.
Language: Lecturing is in English.
Location(s): Polytechnic Institute of Turin, Turin
Length of Grant: 10 months
Starting Date: January 2010
Comments: A department office will be provided
to the grantee; Politecnico will also assist in
finding housing. Additional benefits: public
transport card, museums, theater season tickets,
ski resort season tickets.
Deadline: August 1, 2009
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FULBRIGHT-DOW DISTINGUISHED
RESEARCH CHAIR OF THE ROOSEVELT
STUDY CENTER (NETHERLANDS)
Award #0028
Number of Awards: Approximately 2
Category: Distinguished Research
Grant Activity: Candidates are expected
to devote most of their time to writing (and
finishing within a reasonable time after the
fellowship period) a book-length scholarly
study under contract or article(s) for a peerreviewed
journal or periodical. In addition,
they are also expected to give a small number
of guest lectures at universities for the general
public and to participate in the conferences and
other scholarly activities of the Roosevelt Study
Center.
Specialization(s): American history, American
studies
Additional Qualifications: Scholars must have
a significant publication record.
Location(s): The Roosevelt Study Center,
Middelburg
Length of Grant: 4 months
Starting Date: September 2010 and March 2011
Comments: The Roosevelt Study Center (RSC)
in Middelburg, the Netherlands, is a small
research and conference center on modern
American history and culture. Housed in a
12th century abbey in the heart of Middelburg,
in the southwestern part of the Netherlands,
the center offers a library with documents on
20th-century U.S. history that are unique in
Europe. The RSC also serves as the venue for
European and American historians of the United
States and American studies scholars. Affiliated
with the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts
and Sciences, the RSC has a research program
focusing on aspects of U.S. political, social
and cultural history, as well as on European-
American relations. The award is sponsored
by the Fulbright Scholar Program, the Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
and Dow Benelux. Further information may be
obtained from the Roosevelt Study Center: rsc@
zeeland.nl or www.roosevelt.nl.
Deadline: August 1, 2009