PhD Position in Accounting
University of Amsterdam Faculty of Economics and Business / Amsterdam Business School
Amsterdam, 1018WB (Noord-Holland) , hours per week

Job description
The project is entitled: The Construction of Assurance Expertise on Sustainability

The past decade has seen the emergence of practice in assurance on sustainability reports (‘sustainability assurance’) with high profile professional accountancy bodies such as the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, placing the development of a sustainability assurance standard near the top of its strategic agenda. This in-depth longitudinal field study aims to enhance our theoretical and empirical understanding of the processes surrounding the emergence of sustainability assurance. Empirically, the study will examine the role and focus of key actors in the emergence of assurance concentrating on: how competing claims to professional expertise in sustainability assurance have been constructed and legitimised; the dominant and shifting assurance discourses; and how target audiences have reacted to these discourses. Theoretically, the study will draw on frameworks derived from Actor Network Theory and neo-institutional theory. The study calls for a broad range of research methods competencies, particularly in qualitative methods, an excellent ability think conceptually, competence in research liaison with organizations and high level individuals, and excellent external presentation skills.

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Young Research Fellow positions in Economics, Political Science, Computer Science and Engineering, IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy

Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca (Italy)
IMT is an Institute for Advanced Studies that aims to push the frontiers of knowledge and to contribute to the formation of international professional elites for business and institutions. IMT attracts bright students, young researchers and professors through competitive, transparent procedures at an international level.

Research and PhD programs focus on institutional and technological change, the role of organizations and markets in economic systems, the analysis of complex systems in social sciences, computer science and engineering. PhD programs are taught exclusively in English.

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June 14th – July 3rd, 2009
Montreal, Canada
Application deadline: November 21st, 2008

The International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) is at the heart of the Equitas’ activities. Since 1980, this annual three-week training session brings together approximately 120 participants from over 60 countries. The IHRTP provides a unique opportunity for human rights workers to deepen their understanding of human rights and of the essential role of human rights education in effecting change. As recognized by the United Nations:

“There is a growing consensus that education in and for human rights is essential and can contribute to both the reduction of human rights violations and the building of free and peaceful societies. Human rights education is also increasingly recognized as an effective strategy to prevent human rights abuses.”

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South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich-Boll-Foundation announces a competition for its regional scholarship programme for social scientists.

The Heinrich-Boll-Foundation, affiliated with the Green Party of Germany is a legally independent political foundation. The Foundation’s primary objective is to support projects aiming to develop and build up the civil society, especially with regard to gender policies and women’s rights, as well as ecology.

Goals of the regional scholarship programme:

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MA Scholarships Available for January 2009
University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies

Applications are invited for two scholarships for politics students wishing to begin their studies at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies in January 2009.

Successful candidates will be registered at the University of Kent as full-time students on one of the five politics programmes offered at UKB (listed below) and will receive payment to cover 50% of their tuition fees (6845 in 2008/9).

These scholarships are open to students of all nationalities and are valid for the following programmes:

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