The United States Embassy in Armenia is pleased to announce the Study of the United States Institute on National Security. The program is designed as a rigorous six-week post graduate-level academic seminar with integrated study tours which will provide a group of 18 educators and professionals from all over the world with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the foundations of U.S. national security policy and current threats facing the U.S. The institute focuses on the formulation of U.S. foreign and national security policy and the role of the federal government, think-tanks, media, and public opinion in shaping that policy. The program will examine specific security issues such as energy policy, economic stability, cyber security, chemical and biological weapons, nuclear weapons, and infectious diseases. The program will also focus on regional security concerns in Europe, South Asia, the Western Hemisphere, East Asia, and the Middle East. Finally, the program will cover the fight against terrorism, the impact of globalization, and U.S. global leadership. The program will be supplemented by a simulation exercise, a group project, and a study tour. The program’s ultimate goal is to promote the development and improvement of courses and teaching about the United States at universities and other educational, training, and research institutions abroad. The program will commence mid-January and end in late February, 2010.
Program Requirements and Restrictions: Participants are expected to attend the entire program. They are also expected to attend all lectures and non-optional organized activities, and complete assigned readings. Family members and/or friends cannot accompany participants on any part of the program. Please note that teaching methodology and pedagogical techniques will not be addressed formally in the institute. The institute is very intensive and there will be very little time for personal pursuits unrelated to the program. While the equivalent of one day a week may be set aside for faculty-assisted curricular research and independent study, the institute should not be viewed as a research program.
Eligibility: Applicants should be mid-career, between the ages of 30-50, highly-motivated and experienced national security, university-level faculty or professionals from institutions of higher education, national security policymaking institutions, including national military academies, government ministries, and think-tanks. The ideal candidate will be a specialist in international relations or a related field. While the educational level of participants will likely vary, most should have graduate degrees and have substantial knowledge of foreign affairs. The ideal candidate will be an experienced professional with little or no recent study experience in the U.S., whose home institution is seeking to introduce aspects of U.S. studies into its curricula; to develop new courses in the subject of the institute; to enhance and update existing courses on the United States, or to offer specialized seminars/workshops for professionals in U.S. studies areas related to the program theme.
Very good knowledge of English is required as the seminars are conducted in English.
Program Funding: The U.S. Government will cover all institute costs, i.e. international travel and allowances; domestic travel and ground transportation; book, cultural, mailing and incidental allowances; admissions; housing and subsistence.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE US EMBASSY IN ARMENIA NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009.
Application forms can be downloaded from the U.S. Embassy website http://www.usa.am/cms/job_opportunities.php
For additional information about the program, please contact Lusine Mkrtchyan at the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia; e-mail: [email protected]; phone: 010-494211; address: 1 American Ave., Yerevan, 0082.