IMISCOE is now seeking candidates for 3 positions as Members of the Jury for the Maria Ioannis Baganha Best Thesis Award.
Since 2010, the Maria Ioannis Baganha Distinguished Dissertation Award stimulates and recognizes excellent PhD research in the field of migration. Maria Ioannis Baganha was a leading migration scholar at the University of Coimbra’s Centre for Social Studies. She was one of the IMISCOE’s founding members and the chair of its Board of Directors until she passed away in June 2009. To commemorate her work in the field of migration studies and her commitment to the network, the IMISCOE Board of Directors has dedicated the IMISCOE dissertation award to her.
About the role
In their role, the members of the jury for the Maria Baganha Award Jury are expected to actively participate in the Jury’s meetings and contribute to the different stages of evaluation of the submissions received for the Award. Most of the work is concentrated between January and June. While most meetings of the Jury will be online, some may take place on-site or be scheduled in a hybrid format (for instance, when the meeting date coincides with an important IMISCOE event, such as the Annual Conference).
In their role, Jury members may also be invited to attend meetings of the IMISCOE Board of Directors, the Executive Board, and other Executive or Standing Committees or to participate in separate meetings with the IMISCOE Network Office.
About the nomination process
Nominations for the membership at the Jury for the Maria Ioannis Baganha Best Thesis Award are open to all scholars who possess a PhD, have relevant experience for this role, and are either: a) representatives of IMISCOE Member Institutes OR; b) individual members of the IMISCOE Network. Nominations must come from the candidates themselves. Potential candidates are also strongly encouraged to contact the IMISCOE Network Office ahead of the nomination deadline in case they wish any further clarifications regarding the membership and role to the Jury for the Maria Ioannis Baganha Best Thesis Award.
We particularly encourage candidates with expertise in the fields of Law, Quantitative Analysis, Psychology. In line with the principles reflected in Article 8 (Diversity, equality, and inclusion) of the IMISCOE Consortium Agreement, the Network aspires to be inclusive and will particularly welcome nominations from under-represented groups in the membership of its governance bodies.
Each nomination should be sent out in a PDF file to