Academic opportunities from the UNCTAD Virtual Institute as on 1st November 2013

I am pleased to forward the following academic offers from the Vi and Vi partner, the World Trade Organization. Deadlines are fast approaching!

I hope you find them of interest.

The Vi is now accepting applications from researchers and university lecturers from developing and transition countries for the second edition of its online course on trade and poverty analysis, scheduled for Feburary 3 to April 20. Part of the Vi project on trade and poverty funded by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Government of Finland, the course will provide participants with the empirical tools needed to assess the impact of trade and trade-related policies on poverty and income distribution. In addition to strengthening teaching and research capacities in participants' countries, the course aims to support governments in the design of pro-poor trade policies conducive to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.

All selected participants will be exempt from course fees, and will receive the course CD/DVD including the Vi teaching material on trade and poverty, free-of-charge. As a hands-on technical course, the pedagogical approach emphasizes data manipulation and the use of econometric tools. Applicants must, therefore, have knowledge of STATA and trade theory and policy, as well as a Master's degree in Economics and excellent knowledge of English. Participants with passing grades in all course activities will receive a certificate of completion. The top 10 course graduates will receive a copy of the UNCTAD/Vi-WTO book, "A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis."

Applications, including CV and letter of institutional support, must be submitted online no later than November 24.

Vi partner, the World Trade Organization, invites academic institutions from developing and least developed country members or observers of the WTO, to submit applications for its WTO Chairs Programme. 

The programme will provide CHF 50,000 per year for up to four years, as well as scientific and technical support to research and outreach activities conducted by the seven selected institutions.

Applications must be received by December 1.

For more information, contact [email protected].

Best regards,

Susana Olivares
Virtual Institute
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10 - Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 917 5823 Fax: +41-22 917 0050
Web: http://vi.unctad.org