US Embassy Policy Specialist Program (EPS)

The U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist program (EPS) gives U.S. scholars the opportunity to serve as researchers-in-residence at U.S. Embassies, U.S. Consulates, and USAID Missions in Eurasia.


IREX works with U.S. government representatives in-country to recruit scholar that meet the specific needs of the host Embassy or Mission, with the goal of improving U.S. government access to policy-relevant knowledge and expertise in the region.


PROJECT ACTIVITIES
Each EPS fellowship lasts one to two months and is structured in consultation with the host Embassy or Mission. As part of the EPS fellowship, participants are provided with visa assistance, international round trip transportation, housing in the country of service, a monthly allowance for living expenses, and emergency evacuation insurance. EPS fellows work closely with U.S. government staff and receive support from field offices in the region.

For application and more information

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Professional Development and/or Career Planning for Life After Graduate School

There are few graduate programs that balance scholarship and career development for graduate students. Below you will find a talk from Gweneth Doane, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Norah McRae at University of Victoria, BC who address professional development in graduate school and career planning post graduation.

Dean Gweneth Doane

Professional Development in Graduate Education

Examine the professional development within your own graduate education including the knowledge and skills that might complement your academic credentials, enhance employability and support the successful transition from your graduate program to a meaningful work life.

Norah McRae 

Getting from Here to There: Career planning for life after graduate school

An overview of suggestions for preparing your own career journey and the resources available to you at UVic. Topics covered include career preparation, planning and development with a focus on discovering and developing your unique competencies to be successful in your career search.

PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS

Spring is in the air!

Hi Everyone,


Welcome back from winter break, Christmas celebrations, or winter slumber. Most of you are probably settled in with most classes and re-engaged with your studies and the challenges and/or refining moments found in balancing work, life & school. Given our concurrent enrollment, there are a number of new names and voices in our advising community. Please join this blog and become a follower in order to communicate with me about academic advising related issues or to simply stay caught up on various issues in the program and/or school. Although I would love to connect with all of you via email or phone, the reality for a working student is that most of you prefer a simple method or platform for retrieving information and posing questions. With that said, please reach out via email or phone if I can offer more personalized academic advising and feedback on your process. If you are new to this blog, please scroll through announcement from the Fall 2011 semester. There are a number of blog posts related to academic and program advising.


I also wanted to spotlight that summer enrollment will soon be upon us, along with many decisions about core & elective courses offered in summer. You will notice from our Academic Calendar that there are several important dates to remember, one of which is Summer Registration on March 19th. Do your best to stay true to that deadline since courses fill up fast. As some of you know, we will be offering most core courses, but also a number of electives. I asked my colleagues who typically teach elective courses in the summer to send me their syllabus. The following three electives are offered this summer. Please email me if you are interested in reviewing a specific course syllabus.

1. Leadership and Hardiness (Mt. Adams residency required)
2. Heroic Leadership (campus residency required)
3. Team Building (campus residency required)

Have a wonderful semester!