Fulbright Specialist Opportunities – Refugee Resettlement

Through the Fulbright Specialist Program, the U.S. Department of State is providing opportunities for U.S. professionals to share their experience on refugee resettlement and related issues with colleagues in the government and private sectors in Europe. These are 2-6 week assignments, with travel and per diem provided by the Fulbright Program. 

Eligible applicants include scholars and professionals across a range of disciplines and those who have had experience working with governments (local, national, international), educational institutions, and in complex humanitarian emergencies.

Current projects require Specialists with the following expertise: 

• Refugee resettlement and migration issues
• Peace/conflict resolution
• Humanitarian assistance
• Education, including multicultural education
• Migration and security policies
• Crisis management or disaster resilience

Projects Include:

Croatia: Collaborate with an NGO to advise the refugee crisis team on legal and policy matters. Activities include drafting policy proposals regarding the refugee crisis, and analyzing applicable international humanitarian law norms. 

Finland: Build host institution capacity and knowledge base in the field of international migration, refugees and migrant settlement processes through teaching, research seminars, conference participation, assessment of research networks, and institutional development.

Germany: Teach a graduate-level seminar in Urban Planning and American Studies and share research and experience in the area of refugees and urban planning. 

Greece: Share expertise in public administration and crisis management to provide assistance to the Mayor of Athens to support the implementation of a needs assessment and to set up a process to match refugees to available resources and to prevent informal refugee settlements. 

Iceland: Share expertise on psychological and social support for refugees to strengthen capabilities of social workers and others employed by municipalities.  

Interested applicants should contact Jared McCathren, Program Officer, Specialist Program, at FULSPEC@iie.org for a full list of available opportunities.