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    U.S. Embassy Yerevan
    Evelina Arabyan Press Assistant
    1 American Avenue
    Yerevan, Armenia 0082
    Phone: (374 10) 494 200 ext.4591
    Fax: (374 10) 464 735
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Study Of The United States Institute On
    U.S. National Security Policymaking 2010


    The United States Embassy in Armenia is pleased to announce the Study of
    the United States Institute on National Security. The program is
    designed as a rigorous six-week post graduate-level academic seminar
    with integrated study tours which will provide a group of 18 educators
    and professionals from all over the world with an opportunity to deepen
    their understanding of the foundations of U.S. national security policy
    and current threats facing the U.S. The institute focuses on the
    formulation of U.S. foreign and national security policy and the role of
    the federal government, think-tanks, media, and public opinion in
    shaping that policy. The program will examine specific security issues
    such as energy policy, economic stability, cyber security, chemical and
    biological weapons, nuclear weapons, and infectious diseases. The
    program will also focus on regional security concerns in Europe, South
    Asia, the Western Hemisphere, East Asia, and the Middle East. Finally,
    the program will cover the fight against terrorism, the impact of
    globalization, and U.S. global leadership. The program will be
    supplemented by a simulation exercise, a group project, and a study
    tour. The program's ultimate goal is to promote the development and
    improvement of courses and teaching about the United States at
    universities and other educational, training, and research institutions
    abroad. The program will commence mid-January and end in late February,
    2010.


    Program Requirements and Restrictions: Participants are expected to
    attend the entire program. They are also expected to attend all
    lectures and non-optional organized activities, and complete assigned
    readings. Family members and/or friends cannot accompany participants
    on any part of the program. Please note that teaching methodology and
    pedagogical techniques will not be addressed formally in the institute.
    The institute is very intensive and there will be very little time for
    personal pursuits unrelated to the program. While the equivalent of one
    day a week may be set aside for faculty-assisted curricular research and
    independent study, the institute should not be viewed as a research
    program.

    Eligibility: Applicants should be mid-career, between the ages of 30-50,
    highly-motivated and experienced national security, university-level
    faculty or professionals from institutions of higher education, national
    security policymaking institutions, including national military
    academies, government ministries, and think-tanks. The ideal candidate
    will be a specialist in international relations or a related field.
    While the educational level of participants will likely vary, most
    should have graduate degrees and have substantial knowledge of foreign
    affairs. The ideal candidate will be an experienced professional with
    little or no recent study experience in the U.S., whose home institution
    is seeking to introduce aspects of U.S. studies into its curricula; to
    develop new courses in the subject of the institute; to enhance and
    update existing courses on the United States, or to offer specialized
    seminars/workshops for professionals in U.S. studies areas related to
    the program theme.



    Very good knowledge of English is required as the seminars are conducted
    in English.

    Program Funding: The U.S. Government will cover all institute costs,
    i.e. international travel and allowances; domestic travel and ground
    transportation; book, cultural, mailing and incidental allowances;
    admissions; housing and subsistence.

    APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE US EMBASSY IN ARMENIA NO LATER
    THAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009.

    Application forms can be downloaded from the U.S. Embassy website
    http://www.usa.am/cms/job_opportunities.ph p

    For additional information about the program, please contact Lusine
    Lazarian at the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia;
    e-mail: [email protected]; phone: 010-494211; address: 1 American Ave.,
    Yerevan, 0082.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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