WFM-IGP is now accepting applications for the 2008 Jeanette Short Fellowship on United Nations Reform. The fellowship will begin in January 2008.

Fellowship Description

This fellowship falls within WFM-IGP's program area of International Democratic Governance (IDG). The fellowship will focus on the IDG program's initiative on UN reform. The fellowship is full-time for a period of six months. The fellowship includes a stipend of $6,000 plus reimbursement for transportation.

Responsibilities
There are two major areas of responsibility for the fellowship. The fellow likely will spend approximately half of his or her time on each one.

I Manage ReformtheUN. org website and list-serve, which tracks progress in implementing the commitments made at the 2005 World Summit, providing greater transparency on UN reform. This includes:

• Monitoring developments in Member States' efforts to implement UN reform commitments;
  
• Writing Latest Developments, a e-newsletter that provides over 2,000 subscribers with regular updates about UN reform;
  
• Updating website continuously with new information about the various tracks of UN reform;
  
• Assisting with outreach about the UN reform project; and
  
• Undertaking special projects and assignments as needed.

II Research on UN reform proposals, either for publication or for internal use. Possible research topics include: models for expansion of Security Council and reform of working methods; civil society participation in World Summit and reform priorities that were not adopted; international environmental governance models and current Member State positions.

The fellowship would begin with 1) an orientation to ReformtheUN. org and 2) design of the Fellow's research project. The Fellow will carry out the research project and management of ReformtheUN. org under the supervision of the International Democratic Governance Program Officer.