Exchange Programs
Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)
The Government of the United States of America is pleased to announce the open competition for the Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) for the 2010 spring semester. The JFDP is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State (ECA). American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, an American non-profit, non-governmental organization, receives a grant from ECA to administer the JFDP, and oversee each participant's successful completion of the program.
The JFDP is a non-degree, professional development program intended to provide opportunities for both young and old faculty with great potential as scholars and instructors in their disciplines to:
- develop new courses and implement curriculum reform at their home institutions;
- cultivate teaching skills and techniques derived from exposure to U.S. educational methods;
- expand the information base in their fields of study and;
- become a vehicle for on-going contact and exchange between home and host institutions.
JFDP Fellows work with an American colleague to further develop their knowledge of teaching methodologies, theoretical aspects of their field, and to create new courses and course materials for use at their home institutions. The program is intended to support those scholars who plan to return to their home country in order to continue their teaching and professional activities.
The competition is open for a citizen of Turkmenistan, who is teaching full-time in an institution of higher education in Turkmenistan, have at least two years of university-level teaching experience, and are highly proficient in English.
For the 2009–2010 academic year, JFDP Fellows will undertake a 5-month, non-degree program (auditing courses, teaching/lecturing, developing curricula, attending conferences). Fellows are placed at U.S. host institutions which have facilities and faculty appropriate for their field of study. JFDP Fellows receive round-trip international and domestic transportation, medical insurance, monthly stipends, and a professional development fund.
Application deadline:
Deadline is August 7, 2009.
JFDP applications may now be downloaded from the U.S. Embassy website. Click here to download the application form in Word Format (397 kb). Additional information, including the 2009-2010 calendar, academic field descriptions, a list of frequently asked questions, and information about past program participants and host institutions can be found at the JFDP website: http://www.jfdp.org.
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail at:
Lyudmila Mansurova, Program Coordinator
American Councils for International Education (ACCELS)
Gorogly Street 48a, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Telephone/Fax: (993-12) 33-10-15/16/21/22
Email: taspashgabat@mail.ru
