<div dir="ltr"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------</div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Diana Kapiszewski</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:dk784@georgetown.edu">dk784@georgetown.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM<br>Subject: Predoctoral fellowship at Georgetown -- DEADLINE EXTENDED!<br>To: Diana Kapiszewski <<a href="mailto:dk784@georgetown.edu">dk784@georgetown.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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Dear Colleague,<br>
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I write regarding the Predoctoral Fellowship with the SIGLA database
project at Georgetown University about which I emailed you a couple
of weeks ago (please see below). The application deadline has been
extended to <b>Monday, April 14</b>. If you have not yet shared
the information about the position and call for applications through
your channels and networks, and with doctoral candidates whom you
think might be interested, I would be grateful if you would do so.<br>
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With appreciation,<br>
Diana Kapiszewski<br>
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<div>On 3/23/2025 4:46 PM, Diana Kapiszewski
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I hope you’re well. I write to ask your help with identifying a
doctoral student to serve as a <b>predoctoral fellow</b> on a
research project that I’m developing.<br>
<br>
Working with evolving teams of students at Georgetown, I have been
advancing a project called “<b>SIGLA</b>” (States and Institutions
of Governance in Latin America, <a href="http://www.sigladata.org" target="_blank">www.sigladata.org</a>). 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, <a href="http://pdba.georgetown.edu" target="_blank">http://pdba.georgetown.edu</a>), today
SIGLA (beta) includes current information on 11 institutions in
three countries in English, as well as data on “Annual Chief
Executive Reports” and elections for 20 Latin American countries.
Ultimately, the database will include historical and current
information in three languages on 51 institutions in 20 countries.
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SIGLA is hosted by the Center for Latin American Studies, a unit
of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, and supported by
generous funding from the National Science Foundation, the
National Endowment for the Humanities, and Georgetown University.<br>
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I'd like to hire a predoctoral fellow to work with the project for
<b>20 hours/week between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026</b>.
The salary is <b>$41,600</b> for the year plus some basic
university benefits. The position represents a unique opportunity
to learn about the institutional infrastructure of Latin American
countries, gain a range of skills, publish, and work with
wonderful Georgetown undergrads and graduate students.<br>
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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. <br>
<br>
I would be grateful if you would <b>share the materials linked
below </b>with anyone whom you think might be interested – or
whom you think might know students who might be interested:<br>
<ul>
<li>SIGLA_Personnel_Predoctoral Fellowship_2025-26_<b>Call for
Applications</b></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15xX-VG3zqaGdfQhB6Y2fVySS8K3KvWJ6zA1j-q9iKuM/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/15xX-VG3zqaGdfQhB6Y2fVySS8K3KvWJ6zA1j-q9iKuM/edit?tab=t.0</a></li>
</ul>
<li>SIGLA_Personnel_Predoctoral Fellowship_2025-26_<b>Position
Description</b>_Abbreviated</li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gb524haUMCVUY2-IRT_2_kcub0k9thVBnhEhuXsH_l0/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gb524haUMCVUY2-IRT_2_kcub0k9thVBnhEhuXsH_l0/edit?tab=t.0</a></li>
</ul>
<li>SIGLA_Personnel_Predoctoral Fellowship_2025-26_<b>Expression
of Interest Form</b></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://forms.gle/obpRGyLHtPPPikaX7" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/obpRGyLHtPPPikaX7</a></li>
</ul>
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Many thanks in advance for your help! I'm happy to answer any
questions that you, or potentially interested students, might
have.<br>
<br>
Best wishes,<br>
Diana <br>
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<div> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,53,64)"><big><font color="#999999" face="Calibri">Diana Kapiszewski<br>
Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor,
Department of Government<br>
Director, Center for Latin American Studies<br>
Georgetown University<br>
Office Tel -- 202.687.6221<br>
Office Hours -- By appointment -- Tues., 5-7pm <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ3WQOiGlN0AonFrxlTAmhnHDRacjfhVcoINXeuH3xFgELGq2Xur6Zpp_DgkdAt2sJ0fk92FL8bt" target="_blank">Schedule a Meeting</a></font></big><br>
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<div> <span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,53,64)"><big><font color="#999999" face="Calibri">Diana Kapiszewski<br>
Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor, Department
of Government<br>
Director, Center for Latin American Studies<br>
Georgetown University<br>
Office Tel -- 202.687.6221<br>
Office Hours -- By appointment -- Tues., 5-7pm <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ3WQOiGlN0AonFrxlTAmhnHDRacjfhVcoINXeuH3xFgELGq2Xur6Zpp_DgkdAt2sJ0fk92FL8bt" target="_blank">Schedule
a Meeting</a></font></big><br>
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