THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRS are three awards given for lecturing and/or research for a three to five month period at three host institutions: Chalmers University of Technology, Lund University, and at Uppsala University. Candidates from recent Ph.D. scholars to full professors in any discipline will be considered. Preference is given to academic and professional excellence, feasibility and significance of project and host affiliation. English is sufficient as Swedish students and scholars have excellent proficiency in English. The academic year consists of two 20-week semesters. The fall semester runs from the middle or end of August to mid-January, and the spring term from mid-January to the beginning of June. Awards are rarely made in the summer months unless justified by the nature of the project and pre-arranged with the prospective host institution. All applicants should make a preliminary reservation at the university housing office of the host institution as soon as possible, and if additional help is needed, they should ask their Swedish academic hosts for assistance in placing them in the university's housing queue. For general information on Sweden, go to the country page, www.cies.org/country/sweden.htm

Fulbright Distinguished Chair In Alternative Energy Technology -Chalmers University Of Technology, Göteborg
The grantee will have the opportunity to teach specialized courses at the graduate level in alternative energy technology; collaborate on teaching and/or research with department faculty; advise doctoral students on ongoing and new research projects; consult on curricula; and advise on establishing networking and exchanges with the grantee's home university. The grantee is expected to give an inaugural address. Opportunities to give lectures at other Swedish universities and outside Sweden will be available. Specialization should be in car technology and transportation (biofuels, ethanol, biodiesel, battery technology, lightweight carbon fiber technology) and power generation (conversion of wind power to kilowatts, solar energy into cost-effective energy, clean coal power plants, carbon sequestration). Candidate must have a Ph.D., 5-10 years of lecturing and research on alternative energy, preferably rank of professor. Professionals and non-academics will be considered. The grant length is for nine months.

Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg was founded in 1829. Their study programs focus on technology, natural sciences and architecture. There are 10,600 students, with 2,245 full-time positions, of which 1,500 are teachers and researchers. They strive to increase cooperation with the surrounding community both in applied research and by joining research and commercialization. With the Volvo Group and Volvo Car Corporation located also in Göteborg, they are key collaborators and provide funding for 30 doctoral students in three engineering fields. In 2005, Chalmers participated in 139 EU projects, attracted attention for their cutting edge research with quantum computers and carbon isotope C-12 and launched their first "Energy Flagship" program on "Near-Term Pathways to a Sustainable Energy Future." Visit www.chalmers.se for additional information. Located on the west coast, Göteborg is Sweden's second largest city and Scandinavia's largest port and has a population of 496,000 residents. Home also to Göteborg University, there are almost 60,000 students in the area. Housing will be covered by the Fulbright grant and will be arranged at the Chalmers University of Technology Guest House which has private apartments.

Public International Law- Lund University, Lund
The grantee is expected to lecture in the human rights master's programs on international law, international organizations, civil and political rights, regional systems like the OAS, humanitarian law, refugee law, minority and indigenous rights, intellectual property rights and international labor standards. The grantee is also expected to teach in human rights training courses in Lund and abroad on topics such as civil and political rights, good governance and anti-corruption efforts, and human rights of women. The grantee will supervise master's students in their thesis research and writing, and tutor for moot court competitions. The grantee may also participate in collaborative research with department faculty. A Ph.D. in law or in a closely related field and 5-10 years of experience is required. The grant length is four to nine months, beginning September 2009. A one- or two-semester award beginning in either September 2009 or January 2010 will be considered.

Founded in 1666, Lund University is now the largest site of higher education and research in the Nordic countries, with its 42,500 students and 6,000 faculty and staff. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is an independent academic institution, established in 1984, which promotes human rights through research, training and education. It has one of the largest human rights libraries in northern Europe. The RWI offers a two-year undergraduate program in human rights, and two master's programs, one of which is in international human rights law and the other in human rights and intellectual property rights law. The RWI offers human rights capacity building programs in Sweden and abroad, carries out applied or policy-based research, and issues five series of publications as well as related books and journals. For additional information about the host institution, see www.rwi.lu.se. The city of Lund, situated in the dynamic Oresund region in southern Sweden, is one of the oldest cities in Sweden. It has approximately 100,500 residents and is the 12th largest municipality in Sweden. It has a larger percentage of its population with a university education (58 percent) than the national average (29 percent).

Fulbright-Uppsala University Chair In American Studies – Uppsala
The grantee will teach one introductory course for undergraduates as well as a more specialized course for senior and/or graduate students in the grantee's area of expertise. Grantee is expected to give an inaugural lecture during the fall term. Opportunities to give lectures at other Swedish universities and outside Sweden will be available. Grantee may also participate in collaborative research with department faculty. The grantee must specialize in American history, American literature, American politics and have several years of teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level and a solid scholarly publication record are required. The grant length is 4.5 to 9 months starting in September 2009. A one-semester award beginning in either September 2009 or January 2010 will be considered.

The city of Uppsala has more than 180,000 residents, is the fourth largest municipality in Sweden and is located 45 miles from Stockholm. Uppsala University is the oldest university in Scandinavia. With its nine faculties of law, theology, medicine, pharmacy, arts, educational sciences, languages, social sciences, and science and technology, Uppsala University offers its students more than 40 programs of study and independent courses. The Swedish Institute for North American Studies, established in 1985, is a research institute located at the Department of English with three main objectives: (1) to conduct and promote research in American studies; (2) to coordinate the efforts of scholars in varying American studies disciplines; (3) to arrange courses, lectures and conferences on related topics. Visit www.uu.se and www.engelska.uu.se/sinas.htm
for additional information about the host institution.