Hi All,
I hope the first week of classes is treating you well. We’ve got some really great opportunities for our students this week.
Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford
Postgraduate and third year students might be interested in looking at the Researcher jobs that have opened at the FHI.
We have opened research positions across all our research strands and three levels of seniority: Researchers, Research Fellows, and Senior Research Fellows. These positions offer talented researchers the freedom to think about the most important issues of our era in an environment with other brilliant minds willing to constructively engage with a broad range of ideas.
We are looking for researchers interested in the following topics:
- Foundational Deep Future Topics / Global Priorities Research,
- Centre for the Governance of AI,
- Technical AI Safety,
- Biosecurity
Applications close 19th October 2020, noon BST. More information here.
Discover Dig Deep’s Kilimanjaro Challenge
Lead a Team to the Roof of Africa next summer! As a Volunteer Team Leader for City you will recruit and support a team of like minded adventurers in the lead up to, and during, this epic challenge. Together you will unlock opportunity for Kenya’s poorest residents by ensuring they have clean water, safe toilets and hygiene through your fundraising efforts.
Apply now and become a Kilimanjaro Team Leader, click here to apply.
Don’t fancy being a Team Leader but want to do the climb? If you would like to take part in our Kilimanjaro challenge but not in a Team Leader capacity then you can! Find out more and register your interest here. Registrations are open until Monday 30th November.
Autumn 2020 Webinars – US Think Tanks and Foundations in World Politics: The Nexus of Knowledge and Power
A new webinar series is set to begin on 16 October chaired by Professor Inderjeet Parmar. Register here!
The previous series can be found here!
UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2020
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has published its annual report which was authored in part by City’s own Professor Anastasia Nesvetailova.
You can read the report here!
Balfour Project Peace Advocacy Fellowships
The Balfour Project is delighted to announce the Peace Advocacy Fellowship Programme for 2020-1. Up to 10 Fellows will be appointed. Fellows will advocate the Balfour Project approach to peace on campus, including calling for British Government recognition of the state of Palestine alongside Israel and raising public awareness about our historical and ongoing responsibility to work for equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis.
The Fellows will receive training in negotiation skills, public speaking, fundraising, event planning, and more. They will also receive a small grant of £700.
Click here for more details and the application form. The closing date for applications is 9 October.
Is Political Violence Ever Justifiable?
Dr. Gwilym David Blunt has written a short piece for The Conversation on political violence and democracy. It argues that the presumptive norm against violence in democratic societies does not hold in circumstances of intransigent and severe injustices.
You can read it here!