FacultyCIBER assists faculty with international programs
and opportunities. Our services include:
- Funding faculty and graduate student research and travel through
FIRS/FITS grants
- Promoting curriculum internationalization through
Course Internationalization Grants
- Assisting visiting scholars with visas and other documentation
- Providing information on university travel policies and travel insurance:
Visit the CIBER office in GSB 3.126 for additional information and to
receive your
SOS International card.
International
Teachers Program
"Faculty development programmes are increasingly important to cope with the
emerging scenario for management education. The International Teachers Programme
stands out as one of the oldest and best programmes worldwide, as it provides
management educators with the skills and capabilities to handle a broad range of
tools and techniques, content, audiences and personality issues."
-Stefano Gatti, Program Director, SDA Bocconi School of Management
SDA Bocconi School of Management will host the International Teachers Program
for the next two consecutive academic years. The first program runs from
October 2007 until July 2008. The second program runs from October 2008
until July 2009. Deadline to receive applications:
September 5th, 2008.
For further information and for downloading the program prospectus, please
visit:
http://www.sdabocconi.it/itp/
or http://www.itp-schools.org/
Ernst
& Young Transactions Podcast Series
Doing Transactions in China, Russia, Latin America and India
Ernst & Young
Transaction Advisory Services has added
Doing Transactions In India to their podcast series. Ernst & Young states,
"When it comes to investing in emerging markets, India is at the top of the
list. Foreign direct investment in India is likely to hit $10 billion this year,
nearly double that amount two years ago. A large percentage of that investment
comes from North American companies. But what are the opportunities and best
practices for transactions in India? In this 5-part program, Philip Bass,
Transaction Advisory Services America's Markets Leader, interviews Jayesh Desai,
the Transactions Advisory Services leader at Ernst & Young Private Limited."
Ernst & Young has also archived Doing Transactions in China, Latin America
and Russia. To access the Ernst & Young PSS feeds, go to the
Ernst & Young Podcast Directory and click on Transactions Podcast Channel
and register.
Bocconi
University Visiting Professor Program 2007/2008
This Program is intended to develop and nurture teaching excellence at the
undergraduate and graduate level. Moreover, it provides special
opportunities for collaborative work between faculty members and allows students
and professors to share international perspectives. Specific information on the
positions available -Long and Short Term- can be found on
Bocconi website (International Site,
Services, Faculty Recruiting, Visiting Professor Program). The areas of interest
are all those within the fields of Economics, Management, Finance and Law.
Deadline to receive applications: Deadline passed. Information
regarding 2008/2009 applications will be forthcoming.
FIRS
- Faculty International Research Support
Budget: $40,000
OBJECTIVE: To support and promote McCombs faculty interest in
researching and publishing on international topics in the core business
disciplines, by reducing financial barriers.
The FIRS program provides research grants to full-time faculty to defray some of
the incremental costs of research on international topics.
- Must target top-tier research journals
- Two submissions per year: deadline June 15 for Fall and November 15
for Spring
(50% of budget available per submission period)
- Maximum $10,000 per project possible
- Proposals reviewed by committee convened for the purpose
- Excluded costs: travel (see separate FITS program); faculty salary;
equipment.
For further information: see the
FIRS
description and application (Word) or contact
David Platt, CIBER Director, at (512) 471-3518 or
david.platt@mccombs.utexas.edu.
FITS- Faculty International Travel Support
Budget: $20,000
OBJECTIVE: To provide additional opportunities for McCombs faculty
internationalization by defraying some of the costs of international travel (or
of domestic travel related to international research projects).
Financial support for faculty travel will be provided under this program
according to the following conditions and priorities:
- $1,500 maximum per trip, with a maximum of $1,500 per faculty member in
one academic year (may be multiple trips).
- CIBER funds matched 1-for-1 by University Travel Grant (limit $1,200)
and/or departmental or other source.
- Funds may be used for any UT-reimbursable travel expense and also for
conference registration.
- Two submissions per year: deadline June 15 for Fall and November 15
for Spring
(50% of budget available per submission period)
- Priority will be given to funding requests in the following order:
- Travel (international or domestic) for carrying out research funded by
a FIRS grant.
- Travel (domestic only*) to an academic conference to present research
funded by a FIRS grant .
- Travel to a McCombs international partner school for purposes of
exploring research collaborations.
- Travel (domestic only*) to an academic conference to present other
research on an international topic.
- Travel (domestic only*) to an academic conference sponsored by a
research journal having a focus on international topics.
- Other international travel, or domestic travel related to an
international project, requested or approved by the McCombs School and
consistent with federal grant requirements.
*Note: CIBER's funds
come from a U.S. Department of Education grant. Federal grant
restrictions prohibit use of these funds for travel whose sole purpose is
attending an international conference (even when presenting). Travel
to conferences is permissible when combined with other research activities,
research-related meetings with partner universities or other similar
activities.
For further information: see the
FITS
description and application (Word) or contact Deirdre Mendez, CIBER
Assistant Director, at (512) 471-8031 or
deirdre.mendez@mccombs.utexas.edu.
CIBER Language Tutoring Program Budget:
$2,000
OBJECTIVE: To enhance the international environment of the McCombs
School by supporting faculty members who wish to enhance their foreign language
skills.
CIBER coordinates a structured foreign language tutoring program for MBA
students, providing a semester-long tutoring model and serving as a
clearinghouse to match interested students with native speakers who are
interested in providing guided conversation in their language. Faculty
members are welcome to take advantage of this program, and CIBER will pay the
associated cost of tutoring. Applications are accepted at the beginning of
each semester.
For further information: see the online
CIBER Language Tutoring program information page or contact Orlando Kelm,
Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and CIBER Associate Director for
Language Programs, at (512) 232-4534 or
orlando.kelm@mccombs.utexas.edu.
New Tenured Faculty International Research Support
Budget: approx. $18,000
Objective: To support new tenured faculty members (whether newly
tenured at McCombs or newly hired by McCombs into a tenured position) in their
exploration of international topics and connections, to introduce them to CIBER,
and, where possible, to introduce them to the McCombs International Partner
Network.
During the first twelve months that a faculty member is at McCombs after
receiving tenure or being hired into a tenured position, CIBER will pay travel
costs for one international research trip, up to $3,000. It is anticipated
that this trip would be for either research collaboration or making a conference
presentation, though other purposes may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
Only expenses considered reimbursable by UT can be funded. It is hoped that the
faculty member will also briefly visit with research faculty at a nearby partner
school, where feasible, and CIBER will facilitate this interaction. (Cannot be
awarded concurrent with a FIRS/FITS grant.)
For further information: contact David Platt, CIBER Director, at
(512) 471-3518 or
david.platt@mccombs.utexas.edu.
CIBER Summer Programs (Faculty Paid Participation)
Budget: $70,000
Objective: To provide McCombs faculty with a stimulating teaching
opportunity abroad while supporting CIBER’s summer programs for BBA and MPA
students.
CIBER administers a variety of summer programs for McCombs students, based at
our international partner schools abroad. Faculty from both McCombs and
the partner school teach in these programs and we welcome opportunities to talk
to faculty who are interested in the programs that we presently offer or in
proposing something new. These programs offer the possibility of:
- Classes of 20-30 students.
- Teaching (off-load) in a fairly compressed time frame, often in a course
split between two faculty members.
- Classes well spaced to allow time for personal development.
- Contact with faculty members from partner schools.
- Sometimes teaching specialized courses not available at McCombs.
For information on existing programs: contact Trisha Maberly, CIBER
Special Programs Coordinator, at (512) 471-1625 or
trisha.maberly@mccombs.utexas.edu.
For new program proposals: contact David Platt, CIBER Director, at
(512) 471-3518 or
david.platt@mccombs.utexas.edu.
CIBER Doctoral Internationalization Consortium
Conference
Budget: $5,000
Objective: To provide select McCombs doctoral students (and faculty
members with international interests) exposure to international research
questions that are well established in the core academic disciplines.
McCombs CIBER is part of a consortium of research-oriented CIBERs (including
Duke, Wharton, UCLA, Michigan, Washington, and Purdue) that offers a series of
Doctoral Internationalization Conferences. Each conference addresses
international research questions in one of the core business disciplines.
McCombs CIBER and the McCombs Marketing Department host the Marketing conference
every 2-3 years (most recently in May 2006). CIBER also pays travel
expenses for one or two McCombs doctoral students to attend the conferences in
other disciplines that are hosted by other consortium members. When we
receive notice of an upcoming conference, we will contact the doctoral
coordinator for the relevant department.
We also pay travel expenses for McCombs faculty invited to present at these
consortia and, if funds permit, would also pay for other tenure-track faculty
members who wish to explore international aspects of their discipline, to attend
as well (subject to agreement by the hosting school).
For further information, contact Deirdre Mendez, CIBER Assistant
Director, at (512) 471-8031 or
deirdre.mendez@mccombs.utexas.edu.
Doctoral International Research Support Program
Budget: $5,000
Objective: To reduce financial barriers faced by doctoral students
whose doctoral research includes a substantial international component.
Similar to the FIRS and FITS programs for faculty members, this program provides
support to doctoral students who are engaged in international research.
Funding under this program is limited to $1,000 per student and only students
admitted to candidacy are eligible. Those engaged in more substantial
projects may consider accessing FIRS funds by co-authoring with a McCombs
faculty member.
For further information: contact David Platt, CIBER Director, at
(512) 471-3518 or
david.platt@mccombs.utexas.edu.
TOTAL FUNDING EARMARKED FOR FACULTY AND DOCTORAL
STUDENT SUPPORT IN 2006-2007: $160,000
