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Applications for the 2013 JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme are now open. The Peace and Security section of the United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP), located in Tokyo, welcomes applications from highly qualified, young researchers engaged in valuable research on issues related to peace and security.

The Peace and Security section engages in policy-orientated research on topics related to:
international order and justice, human rights; threats to the peace, such as armed conflicts, proliferation of weapons and terrorism; the normative and institutional structure of international relations, especially the UN system; other aspects of human vulnerability and non-traditional security threats in world politics. The JSPS Fellow is expected to undertake their own research on a topic that fits within the themes above. The project should have a clear methodology and set of expected outcomes. Policy orientated research with a regional or global focus is preferred. The Fellow will conduct their research in a supportive and stimulating environment, and is also expected to contribute to the work of the Peace and Security section.

Eligibility:
- Citizens of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. Japanese nationals are not eligible.

Required qualifications:
- A PhD degree in international relations, international law, conflict and peace studies, or in the social sciences or humanities more generally.
- Fluency in English is essential.
- Applications from women and candidates originating from developing countries are encouraged.

Fellowships are also available in other research programmes at UNU-ISP and UNU-IAS, located in Yokohama.
A full list of the Research Programmes accepting applications is available here:
http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=6&ddlID=756

The deadline for applications for the 2013 Fellowships is 28 February 2013. Full information about the programme and the application procedure is available
here:
http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=6&ddlID=143

For questions specifically related to the Peace and Security research programme, please contact Dr.
Christopher Hobson: hobson@unu.edu

For any questions relating to the application procedure or conditions of the fellowship, please write to:
fellowships@ias.unu.edu

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Dr. Christopher Hobson
Research Associate
Institute for Sustainability and Peace
United Nations University
5-53-70 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-8925
Japan

Tel: +81-3-5467-1329
Email: hobson[at]unu.edu
Web: http://christopherhobson.net/