Applications available for HD Fellowship

Applications are now available for the JMU Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Humanitarian Demining Fellowship at the US Department of State.  Every year, the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery selects one JMU senior or recent graduate for this prestigious, paid internship position.  The HD Fellow serves in the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA) in the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.

The deadline to apply is Friday, November 30.  Interviews will take place in mid-January.  The tenure for the coming Fellow will be September 2013-August 2014 (this can vary slightly, depending on when the SECRET security clearance is obtained). 

While duties change based on PM/WRA priorities, past HD Fellows have conducted research, written reports, served as assistant program managers for a variety of countries and issue areas, and have helped oversee conventional weapons destruction (CWD) programs for PM/WRA.  It's likely that the HD Fellow will have the opportunity to travel during the year -- previous fellows have traveled to Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Colombia, Mozambique, Peru, Sudan/South Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan.  The pay rate this year is $18 an hour for a 40-hour-per-week job.

See flyer below for more details.  Anyone interested in the HD Fellowship can visit http://cisr.jmu.edu for the application and more information, or they may contact Geary Cox (coxga@jmu.edu) with questions.  It is important that applicants review all information carefully.  A strong applicant is one who has made an effort to learn about PM/WRA, CWD programs, and the international mine-action community.