CILAS' fellowship programme is intended to give graduates the opportunity to teach, create and integrate knowledge in a politically and socially transitory context.

Teach
Fellows will design, coordinate and supervise introductory and thematic courses and a capstone project in their field of study.

• Facilitate and guide DBL sessions
  

• Offer skills training
• Serve as mentors
• Assist with study material and language difficulties
• Give lectures
• Supervise capstone projects

Create
Fellows will research local and regional development challenges and promote new insight into their responsible and equitable governance.

• Conduct research into local and regional development challenges and identify inter-disciplinary links.

Integrate
Fellows will collaboratively produce written (research paper) or visual (documentary film) output. Both papers and film will analyse local and regional development challenges in a rigorous way and be communicated in a manner accessible to academia, government, private sector and civil society at large.

• Conduct inter-disciplinary analysis of governance of a specific sector or public good
• Produce paper or film with another fellow to be published on CILAS’ website.

Details and Requirements

• CILAS offers nine months, extendable fellowships with a monthly stipend.
• The facility to communicate ideas creatively and concisely is a crucial asset for fellows.
• Applicants must hold a minimum of a Master’s degree and two years of work experience in a development-related field.
• A demonstrable interest in civic engagement and development-related issues is vital.
• Experience and/or familiarity with Liberal Arts education is preferred but not required.
• CILAS encourages applicants from all academic disciplines, social and economic backgrounds.
  
• Applications, including cover letter and CV, are to be sent to the Programme Director, Karim Goessinger karim@ci-las.org