National Consultancy Services for lecturing (10 positions)
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Background
The OSCE Presence in Albania (the Presence), in cooperation with the Faculty of History, Center for Albanian Studies and Institute for Studies Communist Crimes and Consequences will organise a five day summer school that will take place in Tirana from 9-13 July 2018. This activity will be organised in the framework of the OSCE project “Supporting a platform for national dialogue about the human rights violations of Albania’s former Communist regime, Phase II”. A gap in knowledge between the generation that lived through the communist regime and the generation born after it ended is a barrier to an inclusive national dialogue about the past. Youth must be informed about the past in order to participate in this discussion. The aim is to further involve future professionals such as historians, journalists, lawyers and teachers in a discussion on rule of law and human rights violations under the communist regime and how to tackle the legacy of the communist past.
Tasks and responsibilities:
The lecturer will be expected to:
1- Deliver a 45 minutes lecture followed by 45 minutes of discussion on one of the specific topics below:
• Structure of Communism and Totalitarianism
• Comparing communist regimes in the region
• Persecution and propaganda
• Communist legacy today
• Public discourses on communism today in Albania
• Communism period in the history curricula in Albania
• Collective memory on communism in Albania
• Nostalgia vs. Forgetfulness on communism today
• Places of memory of dictatorship
• Arts, Architecture and Culture during Communism
• Myths of national identity during Communism
• Opening of Sigurimi Files
• Reconciliation
2- Involve students in a discussion related to the issue
3- Bring examples to enrich the lecture and provide links with other concepts related to a totalitarian regime
Expected Output/Deliverable:
• A 90 minutes session composed by 45 minutes lecture followed by 45 minutes of discussion related to the topic explained;
• Provide a one page report on the activity to the Contact Point, including feedback from the students related to the topic, within three days from the delivery of the lecture;
Necessary Qualifications
• Lecturer of History, Law, Journalism, Social Science, Political Science, Anthropology, Literature
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in lecturing at national and/or international level in History, Law, Journalism, Social Science, Political Science, Anthropology, Literature
• Experience in research and publishing
How to apply
All applications are due by 24 June 2018. If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's on line application link found under link https://jobs.osce.org/ with the following:• Filed application form and Cover Letter indicating the motivation • An abstract of the topic and the structure of the lecture. The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer a contract with modified Terms of Reference or for a different duration. The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the organization. Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.