Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società

Dear students,

We kindly invite you to apply, recommend candidates or circulate the enclosed call for applications for the promotion of think tank work on socio-economic reforms in Jordan and Jordan’s foreign policy. Within the framework of its project on the promotion of think tank work in the Middle East and North Africa, the German Council on Foreign Relations’ (DGAP) MENA Program aims to strengthen the scientific and technical capacities of civil society actors in the region and the EU who are engaged in research and policy analysis and advice. The project is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Applicants commit to participate in two workshops, one in Berlin (11-14 April 2019) and one in Amman (13-15 June 2019). In between the two workshops, each participant will write a policy paper related to either socio-economic reforms in Jordan or Jordan’s foreign policy.

Profile of candidates: Mid-level professionals from Jordan and Europe who work in the field of policy analysis and advice in think tanks, academic research institutions, or comparable organizations. Applicants must have a topic relevant background and should demonstrate in their application how participation would benefit their professional activities.

Please circulate this call as widely as possible. Candidates should send the application form together with their CV (max. three pages) and a letter of motivation to kabis@dgap.org. Application deadline is Sunday, 20 January 2019.

We will cover accommodation costs and provide for travel subsidies (see call). Please do not hesitate to contact us in case you have further questions. We thank you very much for your support and please excuse any double posting.