Grant Activity: Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in area of specialization and conduct independent or collaborative research as desired. Thesis advising or assistance with curriculum development may also be requested, depending upon the grantee's area of expertise.
Specialization(s): While applications in all disciplines will be considered, projects in the following fields are preferred: anthropology, archaeology, business administration, economics, education, human rights, indigenous and ethnic issues, international law, international trade, journalism, linguistics, museum planning, political science, poverty reduction, public health and social work.
Language: Fluent Spanish is required; applicants must submit a language proficiency report.
Additional Qualifications: Ph.D. is preferred, although master's degree with professional and teaching experience will be considered. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the developing world.
Location: Applicants must arrange affiliation and include letter of invitation.
Length of Grant: 4 months to 9 months
Starting Date: June 2009 for academic-year grants; June 2009 or January 2010 for one-semester grants
Comments: Candidates should establish contact with a host institution in Guatemala before applying. A letter of invitation from the host institution is required and should be submitted with the application. Applicants without contacts in Guatemala may contact Carmen Foncea at the Cultural Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy at fonceac@state.gov to request assistance. The following Guatemalan universities have made specific requests for scholars in the following fields: (1) Universidad del Valle, www.uvg.edu.gt: business administration, archaeology and anthropology. For further information about business administration, please contact Carlos Paredes at cparedes@uvg.edu; for archaeology, please contact Tomas Barrientos at tbarrientos@uvg.edu.gt or guate.barrientos@vanderbilt.edu; and for anthropology, please contact Andres Alvarez at aalvarez@uvg.edu.gt; (2) Universidad Francisco Marroquin, www.ufm.edu.gt: museum planning, contact Ingrid Klanderud at IngridK@UFM.edu.gt; (3) Universidad Rafael Landivar, www.url.edu.gt: applied linguistics, contact Lucia Verdugo at lverdugo@mail.url.edu.gt.
