Fellowships at the Center for International Security and Cooperation

The Opportunity

The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) is an interdisciplinary community dedicated to producing policy-relevant scholarly research on international security problems, to teaching and training the next generation of security specialists, and to influencing policymaking in international security. The Center serves as a forum for scholars, practitioners and security professionals to understand complex international problems and explore innovative solutions in a collegial and collaborative environment. CISAC's fellowship program is an integral part of this mission.

Through the Center's annual fellowship competition, a small number of scholars are selected to spend the academic year engaged in research and writing on campus. Mentoring is a crucial part of the fellowship program. Our fellows are encouraged and expected to participate in seminars, and to interact and collaborate with leading faculty and researchers. Natural scientists have the opportunity to conduct science-based research into the scientific and technical aspects of a security topic of their own choosing; they may also work  in collaboration with a faculty member.

New Fellowships on Cybersecurity Threats and the Future of the Internet

The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University is deepening its work in the areas of cybersecurity and the future of cyberspace, (broadly defined). As part of this effort, CISAC is offering a small number of selective residential research fellowships that will begin in fall 2012. These fellowships for scholars are at the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels. Professionals with experience in this area are also welcome to apply. Applicants may be social scientists, legal or policy experts, and those with a strong science and technology background. Professionals who have worked on these issues and who have a demonstrated capacity to do high-quality policy-relevant scholarship are also eligible and welcome to apply.

Topics can include—but are not limited to: 

• The organization and effectiveness of cybersecurity efforts in the United States and other advanced industrial countries
• Advanced persistent threats and cyberwarfare
• Privacy, security, and Internet freedom
• The use of information technologies by organized criminal networks and other non-state actors
• Rising powers and cybersecurity policy
• Organizational and legal issues raised by cybersecurity
• Problems of Internet governance

Applications should be submitted no later than March 30, and earlier if at all possible. Successful applicants will be notified on a rolling basis.

To apply, please visit: https://www.applyweb.com/apply/cisac/

Expectations

CISAC fellowships are residential fellowships in which fellows are expected to produce finished writing. For pre-doctoral fellows, this means finishing dissertation chapters or the dissertation. For post-doctoral fellows, this means writing a publishable article or articles and/or making significant progress on turning a thesis into a book manuscript. For scientists or professionals, including law students and lawyers, this generally means writing a publishable article. Fellows are expected to be on campus throughout the fellowship year and should not plan to spend their time conducting research abroad or in other parts of the country. Fellows are expected to participate actively in the CISAC community by attending research seminars and by collaborating with colleagues and senior researchers and faculty.

The William J. Perry fellow will reside at CISAC for a year of policy-relevant research on international security issues. He or she will join other distinguished scientists, social scientists, and engineers who work together on security problems that cannot be solved within any single field of study.

All fellows working in nuclear security, including Stanton Nuclear Security fellows and those funded by the MacArthur Foundation, are expected to produce a research product (e.g., dissertation chapters, draft articles, a book manuscript) by the end of their fellowship year. In addition, each fellow will be expected to produce a short highly policy-relevant piece that can be published as an op-ed or blog entry or in some other form that can reach policymakers and/or a policy-attentive audience.

Fellows working in nuclear security will also be required to attend seminars on writing and presenting to policy audiences. These seminars will feature presentations by current and former government officials and staff members. The seminar series will also help guide fellows through the process of producing a short piece of highly policy-relevant work. All CISAC fellows will have the option of attending these seminars on a regular basis.

Stipend, Benefits and Housing

Predoctoral fellows receive stipends comparable to those awarded by the Stanford Graduate Fellowships program. Postdoctoral fellows receive stipends determined by length of time passed since month and year of PhD completion and experience. Junior faculty and professional stipends are commensurate with experience. Past pre-doctoral fellows have received stipends in the range of $25,000 to $30,000; post-doctoral fellows have received stipends in the range of $48,000 to $65,000.
 
Unfortunately, we cannot provide housing. We can, however, refer fellows to housing information Stanford provides.
 
Stanford University policy requires evidence of medical insurance. CISAC will provide coverage for fellows without personal coverage. Predoctoral fellows will be enrolled in Stanford's student medical insurance plan. Postdoctoral fellows will attend a mandatory benefits orientation soon after they arrive on campus. Fellows have the option of purchasing additional coverage for dependents.

More Information

• How to apply for CISAC fellowships

• Answers to frequently asked questions about CISAC fellowships

For more information about fellowships and applications, please contact:

CISAC Fellowship Program
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Encina Hall, C206-8
616 Serra St
Stanford University
Stanford CA 94305-6165
USA

Phone: (650) 724-9132
Fax: (650) 723-0089
[email protected]