Dear colleagues,
I hope winter is treating you well so far. I am writing to share a job opportunity from the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, Director of Human Rights Practice position, that could be of interest to you and/or your associates. I would also mention that the deadline to apply for the Gordon F. Henderson Post-doctoral Fellowhttp://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/en/gordon-f-henderson-post-doctoral-fellow-2018-2019 (2018-2019) hosted by our Centre is March 15th. Please share these announcements widely.
On another note, John Packer and I are planning to attend the conference RightsConhttps://www.rightscon.org/program/ in Toronto (May 16-18) and we were wondering if this could be an opportunity to hold a group meeting if some of you are planning to go? Happy to discuss with those interested. Best wishes,
Viviana
Viviana Fernandez Directrice adjointe | Assistant Director Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne | Human Rights Research and Education Centre Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa 613-562-5800 (1985) www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.cahttps://cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/
Subject: Now Seeking Applications for Director of Human Rights Practice
Sent on behalf of Mark Bradley: Dear John,
It is with great enthusiasm that we invite applications for the Pozen Center’s new Director of Human Rights Practice position. The Director will establish a problem-based Human Rights Laboratory designed to engage students (undergraduate and graduate) in offering solutions to real world human rights problems.
The responsibilities of the Director of Human Rights Practice include:
• working on a specific human rights problem through the development of a curriculum in human rights practice, including the teaching of two small clinic style courses per year of your own design;
• organizing and overseeing short term practitioner residencies related to the work of the Laboratory;
• establishing new linkages between the Pozen Center and civil society and government-supported human rights entities globally, nationally and locally;
• ensuring the Laboratory-based project has impact in its field beyond the university; and assisting in the operation of the Pozen Center’s current human rights internship program.
More information and application details are available online: https://uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Hyde-Park-Campus/D...
Would you share with your networks and any individuals who may be good candidates?
Sincerely yours,
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Mark Philip Bradley Bernadotte E. Schmitt Professor of International History and the College Faculty Director, Pozen Family Center for Human Rights Deputy Dean, Social Sciences Division
[cid:image004.jpg@01D3A50A.74CCA120] Susan Gzesh Senior Lecturer in the College Executive Director, Pozen Family Center for Human Rights
