Roll out call for proposals - Fellows India

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Goal: Recruit 2 Fellows in India with NID and Quicksand

Team: @ileddigital @secretrobotron

To do:

• [ ] finish the "job" description
• [ ] review it with Claw and others
• [ ] review with Praveen and Babitha
• [ ] share out

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First draft is here:

The Mozilla fellowship for design research is a unique opportunity for researchers and designers who want to influence creative learning methods and the future of a web with things.

We are looking for designers, researchers and passionate individuals who have a strong interest in product design, ethnographic research, social impact, teaching, and learning environments. Fellows will spend 12 months, starting December 2015, as community catalysts in NID, Ahmedabad, designing and facilitating exciting research experiments.

Teaching and facilitating are essential component of this fellowship, and we are seeking candidates who will embrace this leadership opportunity. Fellows will mentor design students, Mozilla volunteers, and other communities ––internationally and within India–– to share their knowledge throughout the program.

Chosen fellows will receive training and support from Mozilla Foundation, University of Dundee, NID and Mozilla Volunteers. Areas of expertise from the different organization are complementary, thus creating a unique experience for fellows, and can be described as follow:

• Mozilla Foundation: open source, leadership development, informal learning, unique volunteer communities.
• University of Dundee: the Web with things, product design, design research, experience prototyping, academic learning.
• National Institute of Design: global industrial design, teaching ethnographic methods, diverse talent pool.
• Mozilla volunteer: community organization, mission-driven learning, peer-to-peer learning.

Fellows will:

• Design and implement research projects with students from NID and Mozilla volunteers,the local community, and the international community.
• Take a leadership role to extend their learning to the community they are working with.
• Publish three case studies (one for each project) with unique insights,
• Champion change within NID around open source innovation and social impact,
• Participate in Mozilla workweeks, trainings and community events,
• Champions in showing the world about the findings we are making and community we are building.

Fellows at Mozilla: The two design research fellows will be integrated to the broader group of Mozilla Fellows, participating in joint activities, receiving similar trainings and more.