Scottish Universities of Sanctuary - October 19, 2020  


Dear colleagues and friends across Scotland,
I hope this message finds you and your communities in good health.
Please find below some events and job opportunities you may find of interest.


 
Thank you for joining us!
Universities of Sanctuary Conference 2020 - online
 
Thank you very much indeed to the nearly 400 people who joined us for the 2nd Annual Universities of Sanctuary Conference last week.

Every one of the 13 sessions in the two-day event was very well attended by up to a hundred people in some cases, and we are very grateful for the very positive follow up emails.

We are now putting together the presentations and recordings and aiming to make follow up information available soon.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to express appreciation for our Universities of Sanctuary Coordinator, Abigail Grace, who will be leaving this post for pastures new at the end of the month.



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Opportunity for a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant,
LGBTQ Refugees and Cultural and Social Policy,  
Bornemouth University, deadline 23 October 
 
Part Time Post-Doctoral Research Assistant –
Deadline for applications:  23 October 2020
Start date: 1 November 2020
 
End date: 28 February 2021
 
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant to work on a British Academy funded project entitled ‘Understanding LGBTQ Refugees' and Asylum Seekers' Support Needs through Listening to Autobiographical Storytelling’, to produce a report on Cultural and Social policies.  The successful candidate will independently review the formative outputs of the project, placing into context an existing range of research papers that have already been collated, alongside new research on cultural and social policies that affect LGBTQ refugees.  
 
You will likely work remotely from the campus using your own IT equipment, but will be given access to online resources, and will be expected to regularly be in touch with the Principal Investigator (Christopher Pullen) and Co-Investigator (Ieuan Franklin).
 
For an informal conversation to discuss the details of the role or to please contact either  
 
Christopher Pullen, Associate Professor in Media and Inclusivity at Bournemouth University [log in to unmask] 
or Ieuan Franklin, Lecturer in History and Politics [log in to unmask]
 
Application process:
 
Please email your CV, and covering letter explaining your interests, and suitability for the role - to Christopher Pullen [log in to unmask] before October 23rd 2020.   



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Job opportunity for person with lived experience of asylum
at British Red Cross VOICES project
 
A vacancy from the British Red Cross - VOICES Network Participation Officer amplifying refugee voices (until September 2021). Candidates with lived experience are encouraged to apply. Application deadline is 2nd November. 

The VOICES Network aims to support and empower refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to raise their voices about the challenges they face. This is to change minds (through media work), policy (through advocacy work) and practice (through Red Cross and sector service improvement). 

The network is 150 VOICES Ambassadors strong, made up of 10 local networks across the UK. The largest of these networks are in Glasgow (Scotland) and South Wales, having dedicated VOICES Staff.
You can find out more about the network by clicking here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnsdvzH6dBw

 
click here for further information https://careers.redcross.org.uk/vacancies/1178/participation-officer-the-voices-network.html





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Migration: Challenges and Perspectives
Wednesday 21 October, 6-7pm 
 
A lecture delivered by German economist and emeritus professor of economics at Bonn University, Professor Dr. Klaus Zimmermann. This lecture will outline challenges, virtues and benefits, and review how refugees and economic migrants perform. This event is in collaboration with the Council for At-Risk Academic and the Young Academy Scotland.
 
click here to register  https://www.rse.org.uk/event/migration-challenges-perspectives/







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At Risk Academic Refugees Discussion
Monday 26 October, 1:30-3pm
 
A panel discussion with five members of the At Risk Academic Refugee (ARAR) members and Glasgow-based portrait painter I.D Campbell for an in-depth discussion that aims to raise awareness of Scotland’s refugee and displaced migrant communities; how these individuals have established themselves as ‘New Scots’; how they are now contributing to the future prosperity of Scotland; and how COVID-19 has impacted their lives and communities. The discussion will be chaired by Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair: Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts.
 
click here to register  https://www.rse.org.uk/event/at-risk-academic-refugees-discussion/





Best wishes, Muriel Alexander





 

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