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CLAS Chronicles
December 15, 2022
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The CLAS team would like to wish you happy holidays and a restful winter break! We will be back with more news and updates on January 12th.
¡Felices Fiestas y Próspero Año Nuevo!
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We are very grateful for our wonderful student office staff who make everything at CLAS possible. Thanks to undergrads Aidan Sheridan-Rabideau, Audrey Chapman, Sara Roberts, Sonia Paz Canton, Samantha Sinutko, and Valeria Villarreal Martinez and graduate students Rebecca Contreras and Ellie Cayer.
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Fall 2022 Capstone Presentations
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Congratulations to Sydney Gilbert, who presented her Thesis for the CLAS Minor last week! Her project focused on The Impact of Covid-19 on US Apparel Imports from the CFTA-DR Region.
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Measuring and Building Institutional Capacity for Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Latin America and the Caribbean (MBIC), Call for Graduate and Law Center RAs
The MBIC project seeks to identify and map LAC countries’ institutional capacity to prevent and manage claims from foreign investors. Current research focuses on identifying countries’ institutional framework, characterizing their leading agency/institution defending the State against these claims, and assessing their capacity to anticipate and prevent an internal grievance from escalating into an international dispute. The project currently involves the analysis of four countries, namely Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico, and will eventually expand to focus on 15 LAC countries.
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On behalf of the 2022 LAFAA Executive Board, we are happy to announce we are opening applications, and if necessary elections, for the 2023 Executive Board. We encourage everyone to apply for the open positions and look forward to reviewing your applications.
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Fulbright Mexico
Este otoño, lanzamos por primera vez en la historia de COMEXUS la beca de Estudios de Posgrado para Candidatos Afrodescendientes, dirigida a estudiantes/egresados afromexicanos interesados en estudiar cualquier maestría o doctorado (con la excepción de medicina clínica) en Estados Unidos. Esta convocatoria es para estudiantes que cuenten con un nivel medio de inglés, y se dará preferencia a candidatos originarios del interior de la República que no sean residentes de las grandes ciudades (CDMX, Monterrey y Guadalajara).
Aquí se pueden revisar los requisitos y apoyos de esta convocatoria, lanzada en el marco del bicentenario de las relaciones diplomáticas México-Estados Unidos: https://comexus.org.mx/candidatos_afromexicanos.php. La fecha límite de la convocatoria es el 9 de febrero de 2023. Muchas gracias por considerarla y difundirla con contactos relevantes.
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Professional Opportunities
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Research Assistant, Georgetown's Center of Advancement for Rule of Law in the Americas
Deadline: January 6, 2023
The MBIC project seeks to identify and map LAC countries’ institutional capacity to prevent and manage claims from foreign investors. Current research focuses on identifying countries’ institutional framework, characterizing their leading agency/institution defending the State against these claims, and assessing their capacity to anticipate and prevent an internal grievance from escalating into an international dispute. The project currently involves the analysis of four countries, namely Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico, and will eventually expand to focus on 15 LAC countries
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Production Operations Specialist, Georgetown's Center of Advancement for Rule of Law in the Americas
Deadline: January 6, 2023
As a member of Audible’s Content Planning & Operations Team, you will manage the collection and assembly of production assets for licensed and original content for the emerging Audible marketplace in Brazil. This role will be focused on fostering good working relationships with internal and external partners, coordinating end-to-end business processes with local content teams, and performing data entry and maintenance within several key databases. You will collaborate with internal and external partners in order to create, streamline, and systematize data and processes; monitor and share progress; and build positive, scalable partnerships internally and externally.
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Kalmanovitz Initiative Spring Intern, Georgetown's Center of Advancement for Rule of Law in the Americas
Deadline: Sunday, January 8, 2023
Each semester, KI recruits Georgetown students who are dedicated to social justice to work with local and national groups advocating for working people through its Organizing Internship, and Research in Action Internship.
The Organizing Internship provides an opportunity for students to observe the impact of community and labor organizing, support and contribute to ongoing campaigns and projects, and develop their own organizing skills. Meanwhile, the Research in Action Internship provides students the opportunity to learn from leaders in the world of workers’ rights, support and contribute to ongoing campaigns and research projects, and develop their own research skills.
Learn more about the internship in our information sheet.
Application available HERE.
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Office of Language Services, U.S. Department of State
The Office of Language Services (LS) supports the interpreting and translating needs of the State Department, the White House, and other federal agencies, primarily at the diplomatic level.
Our office is seeking a contract Program Officer to support recruiting, testing, and training efforts as part of a special initiative to expand these important elements of the office’s work. LS is looking for a detail-oriented project manager who can work effectively in teams and individually.
The position will support multiple teams by coordinating and managing administrative details related to recruiting, testing, and training. The ideal candidate will have experience in coordinating and tracking multiple ongoing projects, ensuring projects meet timeline and budget goals, organizing and synthesizing information from multiple sources, and communicating needs and progress in support of achieving project goals.
The position is eligible for up to 100% telework and requires a candidate to obtain a Secret level clearance.
Contact Information: Interested parties should contact Jennifer Cole ASAP at ColeJX@state.gov.
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Program Associate, Latin America and the Caribbean, Center For International Private Enterprise
This full-time, regular, non-exempt position is based in the Washington D.C. . The Program Associate, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC), will have the responsibility of providing administrative support to the CIPE team working on programs in Central and South America, and the Caribbean. The position requires a dedication to assisting a large team and its programs, including staff in Washington D.C., field offices, and international consultants.
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WOLA
Editorial Directors: WOLA seeks an individual to lead the development and production of WOLA’s public-facing content. This will include working with programmatic staff to develop written and multimedia content relating to human rights and social justice in Latin America, managing an editorial calendar, and pitching stories to media outlets in the U.S. and Latin America. To learn more click here
Assistant Director for Institutional Partnerships: We are looking for a candidate with at least four years of experience writing foundation grants and/or reports for nonprofits. They will write and manage our foundation and international government grant, as well as lead our prospecting and cultivation of new supporters. To learn more and apply please click here.
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Events and Communications Administrator, CLAS
Call for applicants! Do you miss CLAS and wish you could contribute to our initiatives -- and be compensated for doing so? CLAS seeks a temporary, part-time administrator to help with events, communications, and general Center support. BA/BS required; interest in and knowledge of Latin America, and Spanish language skills, strongly preferred. The incumbent will be fully integrated into the CLAS team, working 20 hours a week until June 30, 2023. The schedule is flexible, networking opportunities abound, and the community is wonderful! Please reach out to Julie McMurtry at julie.mcmurtry@georgetown.edu if you are interested. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Internship Opportunity, Politico Tech Global
The PTG Internship is designed to bring highly qualified and motivated students with diverse backgrounds into the Organization to work on projects linked to the PTG Popularity (PTR) and Vote (VTR) Trend Report Programs and to support the corporate functions of the Organization. Goal. The main goal is to give successful candidates the opportunity to improve their analytical and technical skills in an international environment. Interactions are set to occur across all levels of the PTG, with employees, clients and potential clients, and are designed to set successful interns on an internal track.
Applications. The PTG Internship is open on a rolling basis. Selected interns are on-boarded and will work remotely. Interested students should send a letter of interest, CV/résumé and a list of 3
references to contact@politicotechglobal.com (or via LinkedIn).
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Program Assistant Position, The Partnership for Central America
Program Assistant Position
The Partnership seeks diligent and proactive individuals who demonstrate a keen interest and passion for solving challenging humanitarian and development issues. Responsibilities include partner and program management, policy research support (economic/trade/banking/agriculture//regulatory, etc.), and external communications and administrative support - with exibility to adapt to the interests and unique skill sets of those interested.
How To Apply
Please send your resume and cover letter to iblosser@centampartnership.org with the position title in the email subject line.
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