EMERGING PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS/PLACEMENTS:

We will select up to  seven emerging professionals to enter the program. An advisory committee comprised of staff from RWJF, OMG, Duquesne University and other professionals with evaluation expertise will review the applications. We will use the following criteria to evaluate applicants:

• Potential to contribute to the program evaluation field;
• Commitment to a career in program evaluation;
• Commitment to serving diverse populations;
• Demonstrated critical thinking and writing skills; and
• Recommendations from individuals with whom the applicant has studied or worked.

Click Link to Apply > The application deadline for the third cohort of emerging professional fellows is July 31, 2010.*

* All applications should be posted no later than 5pm EDTon the due date.

NOTE: All supplementary materials for your application including three(3) letters of reference and official transcripts must be sent to:

Rosemary Rynn
Department of Foundations and Leadership
School of Education
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282-0540
(412) 396-5568 (voice)
(412) 396-1681 (fax)

We will select up to seven placement organizations to host fellows for the program. An advisory committee comprised of staff from RWJF, OMG, Duquesne University and other professionals with evaluation expertise will review the placement applications. We will use the following criteria to evaluate candidate organizations:

• Demonstrated prominence of evaluation in the organization’s work;
• Quality of the organization’s evaluation work;
• Evidence of commitment to building diversity in the evaluation field;
• Evidence of commitment to providing the RWJF Fellow with work projects that will build his or her skills in evaluation and research;
• Evidence of commitment to providing the RWJF Fellow with appropriate mentorship;
• Appropriate salary for an entry-level position.

Frequently Asked Questions

Click Link to Apply >  Applications for the third round of emerging professional placements will be collected until September 1, 2010.*

* All Applications should be posted by 5pm EDT on the due date.

RETOOLING PROFESSIONALS:

We are extending the application period for another three weeks.  If you have previously applied, there is no need to resubmit your application. All applicants will be notified regarding the status of their application.

We will select up to 10 non-profit professionals to enter the program.  Applicants should be from a group that has been historically disadvantaged or underrepresented in program evaluation.  This includes, but is not limited to, individuals from ethnic and racial minorities historically underrepresented in program evaluation.  An advisory committee comprised of staff from RWJF, OMG, Duquesne University and other professionals with extensive evaluation expertise will review the applications.

All applicants must be full-time employees of a tax-exempt non-profit organization designated by the IRS with 501 (c) 3 status. As well, each applicant will have a graduate degree, or at least 8 years of work experience and some graduate-level credits. It is further expected that applicants will have more than 7 years of work experience following the completion of their highest degree (at least 15 years of work experience if the highest degree earned is a Bachelor’s degree).  We will use the following criteria to evaluate applicants to the program:

For the non-profit professional:

• An expressed interest  in evaluation;
• A commitment and ability to attend all training workshops and AEA conference;
• Quality of evaluation project s/he will undertake during the fellowship year;
• Willingness and ability to dedicate about 20 hours per month on an evaluation project;
• Ability to demonstrate how they will use evaluation for ongoing learning and program development;
• Ability to complete and present a final evaluation product.

For the non-profit organization:

• Commitment to increasing the evaluation capacity of the organization;
• Ability to demonstrate how the organization will use evaluation for ongoing learning and program development;
• The willingness to reallocate job functions to allow the fellow to attend trainings & conduct an internal evaluation during the year-long fellowship;
• A demonstrated commitment to serving underserved populations.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Click Link to Apply > Application deadline: July 30, 2010 (for November 2010 through November 2011 fellowship year)*

* *Accepted applicants will be notified in mid-September; the first 4-day training workshop will be held in Philadelphia the last week of October.

* All Applications should be posted by 5pm EDT on the due date.

NOTE: RWJF does not provide individual critiques of applications submitted.