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2006 Oak Human
Rights Fellowship at Colby College
The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby
College in the United States is soliciting nominations and applications
for the Oak Human Rights Fellowship for the Fall of 2006.
The Oak Fellowship provides an opportunity for prominent practitioners in
international human rights to take a sabbatical leave from their work and
spend a semester (September - December 2006) as a scholar-in-residence at
Colby College. This provides the Fellow time for reflection, research,
writing, and teaching. Following the period of the award, it is expected
that the Fellow will return to his or her human rights work.
For the fall of 2006, the Oak Institute seeks a human rights practitioner
working on environmental issues that affect the rights of individuals and
communities. Possible areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
exposing or mobilizing against environmental dangers to human health,
preserving ecosystems on which traditional communities depend,
environmental justice, indigenous rights and the environment,
rehabilitation and compensation for environmental damages, and the
application of rights-based approaches to environmental protection.
The Oak Institute especially encourages applications from those who are
currently or were recently involved in "on-the-ground" work at some level
of personal risk. The Oak Fellow's responsibilities include: teaching an
informal course on the human rights issue on which the Fellow works,
participation in a lecture series or symposium in the Fellow's area of
expertise, and becoming part of the intellectual life of the campus,
particularly with students at Colby College.
The Fellow will receive a $32,000 stipend and College fringe benefits,
including round-trip transportation from the Fellow's home site, housing,
the use of a car, and meals on campus. The Fellow will also receive
research support, including office space, a computer, library facilities,
and a student research assistant.
Nominations and applications should be sent to: Kenneth A. Rodman,
Director or Kate O'Halloran, Associate Director, Oak Institute for the
Study of International Human Rights
5319 Mayflower Hill, Colby College, Waterville ME 04901, Email: oakhr@colby.edu,
Phone: 207-859-5310, Fax: 207-859-5229.
Completed applications must arrive no later than January 13, 2006. Final
selections should be announced by April 30, 2006.
More information, including application, is available on the Institute's
website at:
http://www.colby.edu/oak
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