*Fellowship Opportunity: Making Scarce Water Work for All* The *University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill *invites applications for fellowships at the *Global Research Institute *(GRI), a leading think tank on salient global issues. During academic years 2012-13 and 2013-14, the GRI is focusing on the challenges faced by a world population likely to rise to 9 or 9.5 billion by mid-century, seeking to provide *water, sanitation and hygiene *for all.
With urbanization continuing to advance, and with more and more of the world’s growing, increasingly urban population seeking to share in the bounty of economic growth and development, demand for water, already furious, will intensify further. Even in the face of daunting challenges, many innovative researchers have pioneered new ways to use existing supplies of water more efficiently and to distribute such supplies more equitably, made advances in the fight against water-borne diseases, and met pressing environmental challenges. People across the globe are becoming increasingly conscious of both the value and price of water, and the era of “smart water” is clearly upon us. There is, then, much reason for hope, even optimism, going forward. Accordingly, the GRI will offer a limited number of fellowships in 2012-13 to researchers working on topics germane to the themes outlined above. We therefore encourage exceptionally talented scholars and practitioners from around the world to work with water experts at UNC-CH in fields such as public policy, planning, sustainable development, environmental engineering, and global health. Our key goals in establishing in Chapel Hill a robust international cluster of innovative water experts are to spark new thinking and to make transformational breakthroughs relating to this most precious resource, and, per our research theme, to make scarce water work for all. UNC-CH, with talented scholars in the Institute for the Environment ( http://www.ie.unc.edu/index.cfm) and the Water Institute ( http://waterinstitute.unc.edu/) in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, is uniquely positioned to be an innovative, dynamic location for such a cluster of water-related research. Research fellowships are available for one or two semesters. The maximum amount of support for a two semester fellowship is 70K—applicants are strongly urged to apply for funding from other grant sources as well. All fellows will be provided an office in the FedEx Global Education Center and are expected to participate in the GRI’s biweekly seminar and to participate fully in the intellectual life of the institute and engage with the many members of the UNC-CH distinguished “water community.” To apply, visit: http://global.unc.edu/gri/apps. A research proposal of no more than 1500 words, a current *cv*, and contact information for three recommenders should be submitted by *January 30, 2012*. Selection of fellows shall be completed by *February 27, 2011*. For further information, please contact: Terry Tamari, Coordinator | [email protected]| 919-843-7823
