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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston is seeking prospective PhD students interested in global environmental governance, global health, sustainable development, conflict resolution, gender and human security, among others. Please forward to those who may be interested.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Best regards,</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Maria</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Graduate Assistantships for Doctoral Students in Global Governance and Human Security</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications from prospective PhD students interested in an interdisciplinary approach to issues such as global environmental governance, global health, sustainable development, conflict resolution, gender and human security, among others.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Accepted students are eligible for funding for 3 years, with associated research and teaching assistantships.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Applications for fall 2015 admission are due January 15, 2015. For more information see <a href="http://www.global.umb.edu">http://www.global.umb.edu</a>. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Accepted applicants who are US citizens or permanent residents can also apply to become fellows in the Coasts and Communities program, sponsored by the US National Science Foundation's IGERT program. Fellows are trained in new kind of environmental problem solving, and are able to think and act across disciplinary and geographic boundaries and to develop and implement sustainable solutions to pressing environmental problems facing coasts and communities (with a focus on Massachusetts Bay and the Horn of Africa). For more information see<span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="http://www.umb.edu/igert">http://www.umb.edu/igert</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>--</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Maria Ivanova, PhD</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Associate Professor of Global Governance</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Co-Director, <a href="http://www.umb.edu/cgs">Center for Governance and Sustainability</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.umb.edu/academics/mgs">John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="www.umb.edu">University of Massachusetts Boston</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>100 Morrissey Blvd<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Boston, MA 02125<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tel. + 1 617 287 7263<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mobile. + 1 203 606 4640<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="maria.ivanova@umb.edu">maria.ivanova@umb.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.environmentalgovernance.org">http://www.environmentalgovernance.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>