Embassy Policy Specialist Opportunity in Ukraine

[Julia Hon]

Please forward the announcement below to colleagues or students who may be
interested in this opportunity.



Thank you for your time.



Best wishes,

Julia Hon



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2011-2012 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

*US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program in Ukraine*



*IREX is pleased to announce the competition for the 2011-12 US Embassy
Policy Specialist (EPS) Program in Ukraine.*

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*Deadline: July 15, 2011*

EPS provides fellowships to *US scholars and professionals* for up to *eight
weeks *to serve US Embassies in Eurasia as policy specialists on a chosen
topic and pursue their own research project independently. The EPS
fellowship covers the cost of travel and in-country housing and provides a
stipend for living expenses.

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*The EPS program is currently accepting applications for the following field
only:*

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*Ukraine (US Embassy, Kyiv)*



*Environmental Studies/Public Health: *The US Embassy in Kyiv seeks a
specialist to research highly contaminated sites across Ukraine and their
potential impact on environment and human health. The candidate will work to
catalogue the contaminated sites and assess the level of threat to
environment and human health. He/she will select a sample of sites for
on-site analysis, will analyze the Government of Ukraine’s overall strategy
and emergency response plan related to the sites, and will develop a list of
recommendations on how to address these issues in Ukraine. The researcher
will work with counterparts within the government, academia and
non-governmental organizations to accomplish these tasks.



*Requested Fellowship Length: *Two months

*Qualifications unique to this placement: *Russian or Ukrainian language
highly desirable.**

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*The EPS application and instructions are available on the IREX website:*

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http://www.irex.org/application/us-embassy-policy-specialist-program-eps-application
*

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*Completed applications are due no later than **July 15, 2011 **at 5:00 pm.*



Scholars and professionals with *advanced degrees* (PhD, MA, MS, MFA, MBA,
MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) and *US citizenship* are eligible to apply for the
EPS program.



Questions may be addressed to the EPS program staff at eps at irex.org or by
telephone at 202-942-9111.

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*The EPS program is funded by the United States Department of State Title
VIII Program*





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*Julia Hon*

*Program Associate*

*Education Programs Division*

*IREX*

*phone: 202.628.8188 x211*

*fax: 202.628.8189*

*jhon at irex.org*

*www.irex.org*

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