GiveDirectly
**About GiveDirectly** GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the world's poorest. The Brookings Institution estimates that $70B of cash transfers would be required to eliminate the poverty gap; the aid sector currently spends $135B each year, much of it on evidence-free interventions. GiveDirectly wants to change that, establishing cash transfers as a benchmark for foreign aid – as the index fund is a benchmark for the financial industry – and in the process accelerating the end of extreme poverty. GD has raised over $1B since launching in 2011, delivered cash to more than 1.5 million people in 15 different countries. We've also supported large-scale, experimental research that indicates strong recipient impact of our programs. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD's leading role within it) have been featured in the New York Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist. Our culture is candid, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical. Our global team of ~150, and country operations teams of ~650, together come from 21 different countries speaking 69 different languages. From software engineers to seasoned humanitarian workers, former management consultants to public servants, researchers to field operations - it's an incredible group of people. Our values are central and deliberately opinionated. We genuinely center the people we serve in our decision making, and strive to build an ambitious, dynamic and high performing environment. We strongly encourage you to read through our values carefully, as they reflect how we like to work and may energize potential team members. We work hard to create an environment in which all our team members can thrive, succeed and grow. We support flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities. **Career Opportunities at GiveDirectly** At GiveDirectly, we are always looking for talented, deeply values-aligned individuals to join our team. Opportunities to work at GiveDirectly may open up throughout the year, and our goal is to find the best people as quickly as we can. When new roles open, we often begin our hiring search within our own database as a first step. **Our Teams:** **Tech and Data:** Builds software & data systems to deliver dollars to recipients, and partners with Programs teams to operationalize programs that leverage those systems. **Finance:** Manages and reports our financials to ensure responsible, efficient and transparent money management within the organization. **Humanitarian:** Develops and implements emergency relief programs in response to humanitarian crises, including conflicts, natural disasters, and refugee crises. **Growth:** Raises money for recipients, and creates awareness for direct giving more broadly. **Communications:** Manages the organization's public image, storytelling, and outreach - owning everything from content creation, to donor communications, to brand messaging and strategy. **Partnerships:** Raises money for our recipients and manages GD's relationships with governments, institutions, non-profit organizations and strategic foundations. **People:** Oversees the full employee lifecycle including hiring, employee experience and employee development, & drives org-wide culture initiatives. **Product:** Responsible for assembling and leading cross-functional teams to drive product development, optimization, and scale. May oversee single products, if large and/or complex, or a portfolio of products at different stages of development. **Programs:** Runs the day-to-day operations to deliver cash, working with host governments, local authorities, & community leaders to enroll and follow up with recipients. **Research:** Conducts & compiles findings from well-conducted research to inform GD programs, aids organizations in benchmarking studies comparing cash & other aid, & educates the public about cash transfers. **Risk, Safeguarding, and Compliance (RISC):** Ensures that all internal, funder, & sector-wide policies are clear and achieved, and monitors recipient experiences to protect against fraud and safeguarding breaches. **CEO's Office:** Supports our CEO's strategic priorities, facilitates high-level decision making, and manages coordination across global functions. **Equal Opportunity Employment** GiveDirectly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. **Commitment to Safegu
Københavns Universitet
The Centre of African Studies, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites candidates for two postdoctoral positions within the ERC Starting Grant project “ModelFutures” led by Associate Professor Alena Thiel. The postdoctoral positions consist of 24 months of employment and have no teaching obligation. The intended start date is 1 April 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. About the ModelFutures project The two positions form part of the research project “Modelling African Futures: A comparative technography of evidence-based welfare policy in Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Botswana” (ModelFutures) funded by a European Research Council Starting Grant. ModelFutures is located at the intersection of African Studies, anthropology, STS, and population statistics. The project undertakes comparative ethnographic research at the nexus of four African statistical and welfare systems – Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Botswana – where the design, production and application of innovations in population statistics participate in shaping the future of public welfare. The aim of the project is to connect statistical innovation and anticipatory welfare politics in contexts of major demographic transitions. Postdoc 1 will carry out the project’s case study of Senegal, Postdoc 2 will carry out the case study of Kenya. ModelFutures carries out comparative ethnographic research into the foundational knowledge practices and infrastructures that inform the planning and implementation of evidence-based welfare policy in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Botswana. Drawing on a unique cross-disciplinary and comparative approach to the study of statistical innovation in practice, ModelFutures studies experts’ skilful adaptations to the demands of globally circulating computational models and standards. At the same time, it is interested in the symbolic practices attached to such models, and the infrastructural arrangements in which they are situated. Taken together, this allows us to examine in a systematic manner how variously positioned knowledge practices, including computational vernaculars and skilful adaptions, participate in the production of African welfare systems. You can read more about the project here: https://teol.ku.dk/cas/research/dokument3/modelling-african-futures/ You are also welcome to contact the Principal Investigator of the project, Alena Thiel, for further information on the academic content of the project (email: ath@teol.ku.dk). Job content The postdoctoral researchers will carry out sub-projects 3 (Senegal) and 4 (Kenya), which investigate innovations at the intersection of statistical and welfare systems in the respective country case. An overall framework for this project was included in the project application; however, the specific design and implementation of each case study will be developed by the Postdoc. The application should contain a description of the planned research project (max. 5 pages/12,000 keystrokes incl. spaces) that reflects the aims of the project. The positions are located at the Centre of African Studies and require physical presence in Copenhagen, including participation in project meetings and workshops. The Postdocs will be expected to carry out independent fieldwork in Senegal or Kenya, contribute to the comparative investigation of the project, and participate in joint publication and outreach activities. The position involves travel for conducting long-term fieldwork and conference participation, all of which are funded by the project. Qualification Requirements Employment as a Postdoc requires academic qualifications at PhD level. For more information on careers at UCPH, and more general information about postdoctoral positions and qualifications requirements, please follow the links below: Career at The University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk) Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (In Danish only) Required qualifications PhD degree in anthropology, African Studies, STS, or related fields. Proficiency in qualitative research methods. Statistical training will be considered an asset. Fieldwork experience, preferably in the context of African state bureaucracies and/or welfare systems. Ability to develop comparative analyses and to write at high-quality academic level. Experience in disseminating research for diverse audiences, including key stakeholders. Excellent English language skills, for the case of Senegal excellent French language skills are an additional requirement. Knowledge of relevant African languages will be considered an asset. Assessment Criteria Applicants will primarily be assessed in relation to their research qualifications, including their publications, ability to conduct independent research and participate in research collaborations, and their experience of research management. In addition, the applicant’s research plan and research potential will be assessed in relation to the overall project described above. Application Please submit your application online. To apply, please click on the "Apply now" icon at the bottom of this page. The application must be written in English, and include the following attachments in PDF or Word format: Cover letter detailing your motivation and background for applying for the specific position CV (max. 2 pages, including contact details and language proficiency) Research plan (maximum 5 pages/12,000 keystrokes including space) List of publications One sample publication Copies of degree certificates Other information for consideration (if relevant) Salary and Terms of Employment Terms of appointment and salary will be in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The salary range for postdoctoral positions starts at DKK 39,200/approximately EUR 5,200 + an 18.07 % pension contribution. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis. Recruitment Process After the application deadline, the Dean will consider advice from the appointment committee and select applicants for assessment. All applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. The Dean will then set up an expert assessment committee to assess the shortlisted applications. The selected applicants will be informed who is serving on the committee. Each shortlisted applicant will be offered the opportunity to comment on the committee's assessment before the appointment is announced. You can find further information on our recruitment process at: Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk). International Applicant? The University of Copenhagen offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including support before and during your relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about our services at: For international researchers at the University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk). An Equal Opportunity Workplace The university of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. To learn more about our diverse workplace and our participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in research, please visit HR Excellence in Research – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk). Contact Information For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR South at hr-soendre@adm.ku.dk. Please refer to ID number: 211-2366/25-2I #2. For additional information about the position, please contact Alena Thiel, email: ath@teol.ku.dk. The Application Deadline is 15 December 2025 at 23:59 [CET). Any applications or additional material submitted after the deadline will not be considered. However, changes may be made to the submitted application right up until the deadline. Københavns Universitet giver sine knap 10.000 medarbejdere muligheder for at udnytte deres talent fuldt ud i et ambitiøst, uformelt miljø. Vi sikrer traditionsrige og moderne rammer om uddannelser og fri forskning på højt internationalt niveau. Vi søger svar og løsninger på fælles problemer og gør ny viden tilgængelig og nyttig for andre. Info Ansøgningsfrist: 15-12-2025 Ansættelsesdato: 01-04-2026 Afdeling/Sted: The Faculty of Theology Indhold ikke tilgængeligt på grund af cookie-valg Du kan ikke se indholdet i dette felt på grund af dine cookie-valg. Klik her for at redigere dine cookie-indstillinger. Kategori: Markedsføring
Aarhus University
The Department of Political Science at Aarhus University invites applications for four full-time, three-year postdoctoral positions in SLOMODEMO (Slow-Motion Democracy)—an ERC Advanced Grant project (project no. 101198983), led by professor Kees van Kersbergen. Start date is preferably 1 September 2026 but is flexible by mutual agreement. The research project SLOMODEMO examines how liberal democracies cope with a growing mismatch between the accelerating speed of societal change and the slow pace of democratic decision-making and problem-solving. The overall project studies the trade-offs between efficient problem-solving and democratic quality. Empirically, SLOMODEMO develops new measures of social acceleration and investigates constitutional performance, legislative responsiveness, citizen and politician preferences, and decision-making under time pressure across eight democracies (Denmark, Estonia, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, and the US). The four postdoc tracks We welcome applications for one (or more) of the following tracks. Postdoc 1: Social Acceleration & Constitutional Performance Study how social acceleration shapes constitutional practice and tensions between formal rules, institutional performance, and the constitutionality of decision-making (2000–2024) using a most-different-systems design across the eight case countries. Tasks include assembling and coding a cross-national database (e.g., constitutional change proposals, court rulings), and employing supervised machine learning/ natural language processing to scale content. Examples (not must-haves) of relevant skills include comparative politics/public law, computational text analysis, and supervised machine learning/natural language processing on legal corpora. Postdoc 2: Lawmaking Institutions & Legislative Responsiveness Build a comparative dataset tracking the speed and mode of lawmaking in four policy areas (labour, education, internet regulation, artificial intelligence) across the eight countries (2000–2024), covering primary, secondary, and (where relevant) judge-made law; use supervised machine learning to classify changes (e.g., fixing old laws vs. addressing new problems). Examples (not must-haves) of relevant skills include legislative data collection, document parsing at scale, and applied machine learning for text categorization and analysis. Postdoc 3: Citizen–Politician Survey Experiments Design and field cross-national survey experiments with citizens and email-based experiments with local politicians to test how time pressure and problem characteristics shift preferences between democratic process and speedy problem-solving. Examples (not must-haves) of relevant skills include survey experimental design, causal inference, quantitative data analysis, and cross-national fieldwork coordination. Postdoc 4: Survey & Laboratory Experiments on Decision-Making Under Cognitive Load Run survey and lab experiments that manipulate cognitive resources and time pressure to test when people prefer more exclusive/authoritarian decision arrangements versus inclusive ones. Examples (not must-haves) of relevant skills include experimental economics/psychology paradigms, lab administration, and data analysis with behavioral measures. Job description Across all tracks, you will: Lead and co-author studies within your track and collaborate across the team. Help design data collection, pre-analysis plans, and transparent, reproducible workflows. Contribute to comparative integration across the eight countries and to the project’s publications and outreach. Engage meaningfully with the department’s research community; a minimum of three days on campus each week is expected. Teaching The position includes teaching, equivalent to one seminar per year, which is about 55 hours of class room teaching and examination per year. Support & resources: Each postdoc will have access to student assistants, data-collection funds, and travel/workshop budgets. Your qualifications PhD (or near completion) in political science or related fields (e.g., computational social science, law, sociology, psychology, economics), with a profile matching one of the tracks. Proficient quantitative or experimental and computational skills applicable to your selected track (see examples above; these are suggestions, not requirements). Skill in both solo work and teamwork, showing creativity, cooperation, and a collegial spirit. High-level professional English is required. Proficiency in languages of the case countries can be an advantage, depending on project tasks. What we offer A chance to contribute to a frontier ERC project on democratic problem-solving under social acceleration. A supportive, collegial environment in one of Europe’s leading political science departments, with excellent development opportunities and research support. The Department of Political Science at Aarhus University With around 130 academic staff members and 40 PhD students, the Department of Political Science is among Europe’s largest political science departments. The research at the department covers most political science disciplines, including public administration, and represents a variety of methodological approaches. We are among Europe’s highest-ranked departments, and our broad research profile enables us to focus on societal problems as they appear in the national and international political arena. This allows us to contribute actively to the development of the discipline. We offer a lively and ambitious research and teaching environment characterized by pluralism and openness. We expect active participation in the activities of the department, which includes being present at the department at least three days per week. For more information about the Department of Political Science, please see here. The Department of Political Science is part of Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University – a top 100 university. Aarhus BSS has achieved the triple-crown AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations. Further information For further information on SLOMODEMO and questions about the positions, please contact Prof. Kees van Kersbergen at kvk@ps.au.dk. Questions about the application process can be directed to HR-supporter Line Kristiansen at lmkr@au.dk Place of work Department of Political Science, Bartholins Allé 7, DK-8000 Aarhus C. International applicant? Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information here: https://internationalstaff.au.dk/relocationservice/ Please find more information about research opportunities at Aarhus University here: http://international.au.dk/research/ Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. http://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/ Terms of employment The appointment is made in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities as well as the circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State (in Danish). The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities. Application procedure When you apply for this position it is mandatory to attach the following: Application. Please specify which track(s) you wish to be considered for Curriculum Vitae. You are encouraged to declare any periods of leave without research activity, including, for example, maternity leave, since your research activities are assessed in relation to your actual research time Education (diploma for master's, PhD and possibly higher doctoral degree) List of publications (the enclosed publications must be clearly marked on the list of publications) Publications. Up to three publications can be included in the application. In the event of several authors the publications must be accompanied by a co-author statement concerning the applicant's share of the collaborative work with the consent of the co-authors. This template may be used for the purpose Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 16, DK-8000 Aarhus C. The evaluation process After the application deadline, an assessment committee is appointed. Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline. For further information, see Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS. Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants. The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Are you interested in environmental science and risk analysis and protecting the marine environment from contamination from dumped munitions? We invite applications to a unique exciting opportunity to join new research projects. You can contribute to the development of the project MUNI-RISK and MineSweeper and work towards protecting the Baltic Sea and EU oceans. The Department of Environmental Science invites you to apply for a 19 month post-doctoral position at Aarhus University, in Roskilde, Denmark starting April 15th 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. Job description In September 2023 during the Our Baltic II conference in Palanga Lithuania, the Ministers of the Environmental from the neighboring the Baltic Sea countries (except from Russia) identified the more than 300.000 of unexploded munitions from the past World Wars as a major threat towards the environmental wellbeing of the Baltic Sea. European waters are widely contaminated with underwater munition, which are causing pollution and preventing economic development in the region. The war remnants include conventional and chemical munitions and much of the conventional munitions can be found in relatively shallow waters, near fishing activities, major shipping routes, and offshore development locations. The EU Oceans Pact highlight the need to assess and manage dumped munitions. Two EU-funded projects, MUNI-RISK (https://muni-risk.eu/) and MMinE-SwEEPER (https://mminesweeper-munition.eu/) seek to advance our understanding of the potential risks marine munition may have in the environment – and hence to support risk management of the risks. MUNI-RISK will generate detailed data on the extent of munitions-related chemical contamination in the Baltic Sea. The projects will be conducted in close collaboration with a range of universities, research institutes, authorities, commercial companies, and offshore specialists. The project will develop a framework for prioritization of areas for enhanced risk management e.g. remediation, as well as develop how to include dumped munitions in Environmental Impact Assessments: We will ensure that the frameworks are transferable to other European seas - particularly the Black Sea. Your profile The candidate will be part of the MUNI-RISK and MMinE-SwEEPER consortia that will advance scientific understanding on risks of munition in the marine environment and develop methods for risk prioritizing and implementing remediation actions of dumped munition and inclusion of dumped munitions in Environmental Impact Assessments of offshore wind turbine parks outside Denmark, Poland and Estonia. The candidate will be involved in case study work with stakeholders and assessment of risks based on collected data from the project activities from field measurements in munition dump sites in the Baltic Sea. The candidate will work on the general and site-specific risk assessment of dumped munitions in the Baltic Sea. The tasks of the candidate will also comprise working in the consortium as well as the presentation of results at national and international scientific meetings and the publication of the results in established peer-reviewed scientific journals. Qualifications: A PhD in social sciences achieved by 15th of April 2026 Experience in stakeholder engagement and co-creation and collection and analysis of information and data from stakeholder processes Experience in the quantitative and qualitative methods pertaining to characterization of contaminants and munitions Excellent English language skills (written and spoken) Willingness to work efficiently with other members on the ongoing projects Willingness to contribute to the projects management Who we are The Department of Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary department under the Faculty of Technical Sciences at Aarhus University. The expertise of the Department ranges from physics, chemistry, microbiology, social science, geography, economics, to policy analysis. Basic as well as applied research are conducted on some of the major challenges facing society, such as pollution and pollution control mechanisms, management of land, soil, water, air and biodiversity, protection of ecosystem services, and climate change. Advisory services within these areas are offered to ministries and other authorities. Currently, about 140 staff, postdocs and PhD students are working at the department. The Department believes in values of equality, diversity and inclusion, and creating an attractive work/life balance. Further information can be found at www.envs.au.dk. MITO: Section for chemistry and toxicology. The Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (MITO) section conducts research and provides advisory work to better understand exposure sources, exposure levels, transformation routes, risks, and effective ways to reduce the danger posed by chemicals. Our aim is to increase knowledge of the fate and risk of organic pollutants in the environment and develop approaches to manage and remediate these risks in technical systems, such as water purification and soil remediation. The research section also performs environmental risk assessments for various organic pollutants, such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, PCBs, flame retardants, fluorinated compounds, dioxins, PAHs, personal care products, plasticizers, chemical warfare agents, and their degradation products. In addition, our research examines the sources, transport mechanisms, distribution patterns, bioaccumulation processes, and transformation pathways of contaminants in diverse environmental and human matrices. Our work involves conducting both environmental risk assessment and public health risk assessment ( https://envs.au.dk/en/about-the-department/environmental-chemistry-and-toxiology) What we offer The department/centre offers: a well-developed research infrastructure, laboratories and access to shared equipment an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators a research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research a work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities a workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance. Place of work and area of employment The place of work is at Aarhus University, Risø Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde. Contact information For further information, please contact: Sr Scientist and MUNI-RISK coordinator Hans Sanderson, T: +45-4189-3238; E: hasa@envs.au.dk. Deadline Applications must be received no later than December 15th, 2025. Application procedure Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants. Letter of reference If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline. Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration. If you wish to add a referee after you have submitted your application, you must send this person’s details (name, job title, place of work, and email address) as well as the name of the position you have applied for to: HR.Nattech@au.dk Formalities and salary range Technical Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here. Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities. Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations. Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants. Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity. Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
**Indo-Pacific Young Leaders Program 2026** The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization focused on Canada's relations with Asia. Our mission is to be Canada's catalyst for engagement with Asia and Asia's bridge to Canada. Through policy research, public outreach, and convening activities, we aim to deepen Canada's understanding of the Indo-Pacific region and strengthen our ties across government, business, and civil society. We are seeking 12 to 15 exceptional young professionals (aged 39 and younger) who are based in Asia for the 2026 cohort of our Indo-Pacific Young Leaders (IPYL) Program. The program will run for approximately one year, from January to December 2026. The IPYL Program is funded by the Government of Canada and is a key APF Canada initiative to build long-term "Canada competence" among emerging leaders in the Indo-Pacific. The goal of the program is to help participants deepen their understanding of Canada's engagement in the region and develop meaningful networks with Canadian government officials, industry leaders, and experts. **Program Benefits** • Participation in a one-week learning tour of Canada in May-June 2026 (exact dates to be confirmed). APF Canada provides funding for airfare, hotel, per diem and other incidental expenses for the duration of the trip. Participants are responsible for Canadian visa application fees (if applicable), travel insurance, and other travel-related expenses. APF Canada may provide visa application support letters when needed. • Access to APF Canada's network of policy leaders, diplomats, scholars, and industry experts • Leadership and policy-skills development opportunities • Exposure to Canadian institutions, innovation ecosystems, and policy environments • Opportunities to contribute to APF Canada events, publications, or forums **Eligibility Requirements** We seek candidates with strong understanding, experience, and interest in Indo-Pacific affairs across areas such as politics, economics, society, diplomacy, international relations, security, history, and environmental issues. We particularly welcome early-to-mid-career professionals working in government, regional or international organizations, think-tanks, media, the private sector, or universities. **Required Qualifications:** • Citizenship or permanent residency in an Indo-Pacific country/jurisdiction • Minimum undergraduate degree in Political Science, Public Policy, International Relations, Law, Economics, Sociology, History, Geography, Asian Studies, or related field (current graduate students eligible) • At least 5 years of relevant experience in government, international or regional organizations, think-tanks, media outlets, business, or academia • Ability to obtain required travel documents for the Canadian learning tour **Program Participation Requirements** • Attend monthly virtual briefings on topics central to Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy • Participate in the one-week Learning Tour in Canada (May or June 2026) • Engage constructively with peers and guest speakers • Represent the program professionally in all activities • Support alumni programming and maintain network connections after completion **Application Process** Submit all documents as ONE MERGED PDF file. Incomplete applications will not be considered. **Application Deadline: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (PT)** **Required Documents:** • Resume detailing academic background, skills, and professional experiences • Cover letter explaining your interest in the program (maximum 2 pages) • Short questionnaire responses (maximum 2 pages total for all four questions): - In your opinion, what is a major challenge Canada is currently facing in its relationship with the Indo-Pacific? - What aspect of Canada-Indo-Pacific relations are you most eager to learn about? - How might having a better understanding of Canada help you in your current or future career? - On what international issue would you most like to show leadership in the future? Please explain. We appreciate all applicant interest. Due to anticipated high application volume, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews by January 12, 2026. **Important Disclaimers** Participation in the Indo-Pacific Young Leaders Program does not create or imply an employer-employee relationship with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada or the Government of Canada. All program activities are voluntary and educational in nature, and participants are not considered employees, contractors, or agents. Submitting your application constitutes consent to the collection, use, and necessary disclosure of personal information for program assessment purposes. APF Canada respects applicant privacy and maintains confidentiality of personal information.