CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Members of the Steering Group Power Shifts - Reflecting Europe‘s Energy, 2015 - 2017
The project “Power Shifts – Reflecting Europe’s Energy” is a project by the European Youth Parliament and the Schwarzkopf Foundation in cooperation with the RWE Foundation. Throughout Europe it enables young people to monitor, inform themselves and debate about European energy policy. The project will focus on the diversity and interdependency of energy policy on the European level, while France, Poland and Germany will serve as national example cases. Within the project, young people in the network of the EYP will monitor energy policy in Europe and inform themselves and debate about current trends and discussions in this field with relevant experts and decision-makers. Led by a steering group of young people who will further develop the academic content of the project, the main activities of the project will be three academic forums in Lyon, France in 2015, in Warsaw, Poland in 2016 and in Germany in 2017. These countries embody relevant national cases for comparing long term strategies toward energy transition and agenda setting in the European Union. WE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR 3 EYP ALUMNI TO JOIN THE WORK OF THE STEERING GROUP
The steering group The steering group will consist of 10 active members with different responsibilities. The group will be coordinated by Kerstin Eckart from the International Office of the EYP in Berlin and include one representative from each involved National Committee actively observing the work of the group and mainly getting involved in discussions on session formats, topics and EYP related issues. The involved NCs are France, Poland and Germany. Furthermore the group will encompass 6 young “experts” that focus on the content work and academic monitoring tasks. The “experts” will be composed both of EYP alumni and/or PhD students or young people who would add a valuable mind-set to the group. This mind-set could be of a communicative, cultural, technical or young professional nature. With this we hope to put together a group of people with interdisciplinary backgrounds. The group itself will define its working methods, a timeline and the main problems as well as guiding questions they want to tackle during the three years. Throughout the project, the steering group will be publishing regular background papers on the different aspects of European energy policy. They have to agree on a credible framework and strive for a good link between their work and the three academic forums. The steering group’s concluding product will be a policy summary, which is to set the basis of the discussions during a final event in Brussels. Members of the steering group are expected to continuously contribute to the work of the group for the upcoming two and a half years and join two physical meetings per year. Expenses for the meetings will be covered. N.B. Please note that we aim to find alumni who are willing to join the steering group until autumn 2017! Please indicate your availability in the application form. European Youth Parliament, Sophienstraße 28-29, 10178 Berlin, Germany. www.eyp.org. info@eyp.org
Criteria i. Excellent English language skills; ii. Good knowledge of and interest in European issues; iii. High interest in the development of energy related topics in Europe being the project’s main topic; iii. High sense of responsibility, expressed motivation and commitment to further EYP’s objectives; iv. Ability to work as a member of a team and with individuals from various cultural and socio-econonomic backgrounds; v. Creativity and personal vision for the role is desirable; vi. Ability to critically assess current socio-political developments with academic research methods; vii. A solid understanding of the EYP and a strong personal vision for the role. The overall team will also present a cohesive and suitable balance of nationality, gender and levels of experience. Applicants should be aware that failure to be selected is no reflection on their talent or ability to be part of this team. In case you are unsure if you are eligible to apply, you can contact Kerstin Eckart at the International Office at k.eckart@ eyp.org. The selection will only begin once the application deadline is over and will be carried out by the International Office.
How to apply? If you are available and interested in attending, you should follow these steps to apply: 1. Log on to the EYP Alumni Portal (if you do not have access or encounter any other problems, please get in touch with support@eyp.org); 2. Update your profile on the Alumni Portal; please make sure your full name, country, nationality and contact information are available and updated. 3. Please go to http://polls.eyp.org/application-form-steering-group and fill in the application form. Include the link to your updated session history in the application form. 4. The deadline for submitting your application via the online form is Thursday, May 7th at 12.00 CET (noon).
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Application questions Please note that the selection will be based on the quality of the application rather than quantity of text, which is why we kindly ask all applicants to ensure that none of their answers to any of the questions below exceeds the word limit. 1. Explain how you fulfil the criteria for the position you are applying for and support your reasoning with concrete examples. (max 250 words) 2. Identify your academic background and how your areas of expertise and interests would benefit the steering group’s work. (max 250 words) 3. Outline concrete ideas on how the steering group can strive for a good link between their work and the three academic forums in Lyon, Warsaw and Germany. (max 250 words) 4. Elaborate on your availability and commitment to the project, which runs until the end of 2017. (max 150 words) The deadline for submitting your application is Thursday, May 7th at 12.00 CET (noon). All applicants will be informed individually about the outcome of the selection process. For any questions regarding the application procedure, please go to www.eyp.org for more information or contact Kerstin at the Berlin office at k.eckart@eyp.org.
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