[Poscgrad] Fwd: Predoctoral fellowship at Georgetown

[Marissa Brookes]

See below for a pre-doc fellowship opportunity for ABDs. --MB

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From: Diana Kapiszewski <dk784 at georgetown.edu>
Date: Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Subject: Predoctoral fellowship at Georgetown
To: <david.pion at ucr.edu>, <marissa.brookes at ucr.edu>

Dear Professor Pion Berlin and Professor Brookes,

I hope you’re well.  I write to ask your help with identifying a doctoral
student to serve as a predoctoral fellow on a research project that I’m
developing.

Working with evolving teams of students at Georgetown, I have been
advancing a project called “SIGLA” (States and Institutions of Governance
in Latin America, www.sigladata.org). Hosted by the Center for Latin
American Studies, a unit of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, SIGLA
is a multilingual database that provides information about political and
legal institutions in Latin America. Building on its predecessor, the
Political Database of the Americas (PDBA, http://pdba.georgetown.edu),
today SIGLA (beta) includes current information about 11 institutions in
three countries in English. Ultimately, the database will include
historical and current information in three languages on 51 institutions in
20 countries. SIGLA is supported by generous funding from the National
Science Foundation, and National Endowment for the Humanities, and
Georgetown University.

I'd like to hire a predoctoral fellow to work with the project for *20
hours/week* between September 1, 2024 and August 31, 2025 (and potentially
for another year if all goes well). The position represents a unique
opportunity to gain a range of skills, publish, and work with wonderful
Georgetown undergrads and graduate students.

Applicants must be pursuing a Ph.D. in political science or a closely
related discipline, and prior to the start of the appointment, must have
passed all qualifying exams, advanced to the level of Ph.D. *candidacy*,
and made *substantial progress* toward completion of a dissertation focused
on *politics, governance, or the rule of law in Latin America*. The salary
is $40,000 for the year plus some basic university benefits.

I would be grateful if you would share the materials linked below (the
first two are also attached to this email) with anyone whom you think might
be interested – or whom you think might know students who might be
interested:

   - SIGLA_Personnel_Predoctoral Fellowship_2024-25_*Call for Applications*
      -
      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z91XvjRI4Z1c3vxLPeufE1-__83m3EyfIuplaYuiYDA/edit
   - SIGLA_Personnel_Predoctoral Fellowship_2024-25_*Position Description*
   _Abbreviated
      -
      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pLNatQXqQak97eLa1NNsX5AGGaGBdFKcGyskXxn9uFs/edit
   - SIGLA_Personnel_Predoctoral Fellowship_2024-25_*Expression of Interest
   Form*
      - https://forms.gle/rJxVEYXrbBpd1c8Y6

Many thanks in advance for your help!  I'm happy to answer any questions
that you, or potentially interested students, might have.

Best wishes,
Diana Kapiszewski
-- 
Diana Kapiszewski
Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor, Department of Government
Director, Center for Latin American Studies
Georgetown University
Office Tel -- 202.687.6221
Office Hours -- By appointment, Tues. 5:00-7:00pm -- Schedule a Meeting
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