<div dir="auto">Listers,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Might be of interest to you.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best Regards</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Joanna Kulesza</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jkuleszaicann@gmail.com">jkuleszaicann@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2020, 11:46 am<br>Subject: [At-Large] GFCE Research Committee: Open Call for Applications<br>To: <a href="mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org">at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org">at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<h1>GFCE
Research Committee: Open Call for Applications</h1>
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<p>The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) is calling for
applications to the new GFCE Research Committee! The deadline
for applications is Friday, 10 July 2020.</p>
<p><strong>Background</strong><br>
The GFCE community has voiced the need for the GFCE to realize
a research mechanism to address knowledge gaps and contribute
new, practical knowledge on cyber capacity building. The GFCE
is now responding to this call by seeking to collect and
prioritize research needs identified in GFCE Working Groups to
develop a <em><u>Global Cyber Capacity Building Research
Agenda</u></em>. As a first step, the GFCE will test the
mechanism by running at least two Pilot Research Projects in
2020 based on research ideas that have been collected through
the community. To help support the development and delivery of
the Research Agenda, the GFCE will establish a Research
Committee as a new group in mid-2020.</p>
<p>The aim of the Global Research Agenda is to support the work
of the GFCE Working Groups and the activities of members of
the GFCE Community. Research generated via this mechanism will
therefore focus on practical and applied research, to provide
material, content, evidence and data that will directly inform
the work of the Working Groups as well as the wider cyber
capacity building community.</p>
<p><strong>Role of the GFCE Research Committee</strong><br>
The main role of the GFCE Research Committee is to support
GFCE Working Groups with research matters and provide
technical assistance in translating ideas or policy questions
into research questions with time/cost/manpower estimates. As
this will be the first installment of the new Research
Committee, the group will also be consulted on and expected to
provide substantial input on the Research Committee’s
modalities of work as detailed in the GFCE Research Committee
Terms of Reference (in development) and other documents
relevant to the Research Agenda. Some of the responsibilities
envisaged for the first Research Committee are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Advise on the Research Committee’s modalities of work, at
least two Pilot Research Projects in 2020, and the Global
Research Agenda in 2021;</li>
<li>Support the GFCE Working Groups (WG) with research matters
by:
<ul>
<li>Acting as a ‘research committee liaison’ between the
WGs and the Research Committee;</li>
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<li>Translating ideas into research questions with
time/cost/manpower estimates;</li>
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<li>Ensuring that GFCE research meets good quality
standards;</li>
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<li>Support and give input on documentation regarding the
Research Agenda;</li>
<li>Provide advice and assist the GFCE Secretariat with a
periodic review of the Research Agenda process.</li>
</ul>
<p>The Research Committee will comprise of a maximum of 10
persons including a chairperson, 2 Advisory Board members and
half the seats reserved for the GFCE Community. The Research
Committee will be represented in each of the GFCE Working
Groups/Task Forces by at least 1 member who will act as a
‘research committee liaison’.</p>
<p>Members of the Research Committee are appointed in their
personal capacity and must act independently of their
organization.</p>
<p><strong>Candidate profile</strong><br>
Applicants to the Research Committee will be evaluated based
on the below criteria:</p>
<ul>
<li>Applies in his/her individual capacity;</li>
<li>Expertise and work experience in a research position
and/or specialized knowledge in one or more areas of
interest for the <a href="https://thegfce.org/impact/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><strong>GFCE
WGs</strong></a>;</li>
<li>Have a genuine interest in and a good command of
cybersecurity/cyber capacity building research in an
international context;</li>
<li>Ability to think and communicate across disciplinary
boundaries and between different stakeholders;</li>
<li>Willing and able to dedicate time to GFCE work. Time
estimate is 8 hours a month*;</li>
<li>Involvement and active participation in the GFCE is a plus
but not essential;</li>
<li>Commitment to serve in the Research Committee for a period
of at least two years, starting from mid-July 2020.</li>
</ul>
<p>In addition, the GFCE Secretariat will strive to achieve
gender balance, diversity of backgrounds and a good
representation of all regions in the Research Committee.</p>
<p>* Please note that this position is voluntary and unpaid.</p>
<p><strong>Candidate profile</strong></p>
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<li>Applicants are encouraged to send a short biography, their
CV and a <a href="https://thegfce.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GFCE-Research-Committee-Application-Form.docx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><strong>completed
application form</strong></a> to the GFCE Secretariat
at <a href="mailto:contact@thegfce.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><strong>contact@thegfce.org</strong></a>.
Deadline for applications is <strong>Friday, 10 July 2020</strong>.</li>
<li>Following the application deadline, the GFCE Secretariat
will shortlist applicants based on the evaluation criteria
and documents submitted.</li>
<li>The GFCE Foundation Board will perform a review of the
shortlisted applicants and select successful candidates by
taking into consideration: availability, relevance of
expertise and experience, diversity of backgrounds and
geographic and gender balance.</li>
<li>The GFCE Foundation Board will then present the candidates
that have been selected for the GFCE Research Committee to
the GFCE Community in mid-July.<br>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Please find the application form <strong><a href="https://thegfce.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GFCE-Research-Committee-Application-Form.docx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">here</a></strong>
and feel free to <a href="mailto:contact@thegfce.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><strong>contact
us</strong></a> if you have any questions.</p>
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Kind regards,
Joanna Kulesza
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Joanna Kulesza, PhD
University of Lodz, Poland
ICANN ALAC Vice Chair
SOI: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Joanna+Kulesza+SOI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Joanna+Kulesza+SOI</a>
TT: @KuleszaJ</pre>
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