Grant Activity: Teach undergraduate or graduate courses in field of specialization on a full-time basis under the lecture option, or teach and conduct collaborative or independent research as desired. For lecturing/research projects, candidates should plan a 50/50 ratio of teaching to research.
Location: Applicants must arrange affiliation and include letter of invitation.
Length of Grant: 4 months to 9 months
Starting Date: August 2009 or later
Comments: The Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies offers programs in liberal arts, pure and applied sciences, education, and professional training in law and medicine. Postgraduate programs are offered in all disciplines under the aegis of the School of Graduate Studies and Research. Over the years the university has developed major areas of strength at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in legal education and training, environmental studies, alternative energy, biotechnology, executive management and chronic diseases, among others. Teaching and research are supported by a number of institutes and projects, among them the Institute of Social and Economic Research, the Centre for Management Development, the Caribbean Law Institute and Justice Improvement Project, the Centre for Environmental Studies and Resource Management, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute and the Distance Learning Centre. The Web site for the University of the West Indies is www.cavehill.uwi.edu.
