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𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐌𝐀𝐑’𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒

The Inya Institute (Yangon), Cornell University’s Southeast Asia Program (SEAP), TheHILLS Myanmar (THM) & its Chin State Academic Research Network, and Kachinland Research Centre (KRC) invite scholars and students to submit original research papers and/or panels covering any area of Myanmar’s borders with China, Laos, Thailand, Bangladesh, and India.

Myanmar’s multilayered crisis is profoundly reshaping the socio-economic and geo-political dynamics of the country’s borderlands, regions that have evolved into spaces of exchange, negotiation, and collaboration across geographical, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. The emergence of these spaces has been uneven, unfolding under stringent administrative control and persistent insecurity and marked by fluctuating intensity and periodic pushback from central authorities. Yet, the potential of borderlands to provide local and trans-local communities and networks with opportunities to shape the country’s future remains tremendous.

The conference’s focus on interconnectedness highlights how inclusive learning and dialogue, local and trans-local community engagement, and recognition of our interdependence with the natural environment can further strengthen borderland dynamics. It broadens the conversation on borderland issues beyond narrow framings and encourages dialogue across communities to discuss shared challenges and aspirations.

We welcome submissions addressing topics including:

🔸 borderland dynamics and their local and trans-local communities
🔸 networks and partnerships emerging across ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic boundaries
🔸 communities, networks, and trade across borders
🔸 natural resources and challenges to environmental protection in borderlands
🔸 legal and illegal border migration
🔸 humanitarian relief to refugees and public health in borderlands
🔸 border regimes and governance
🔸 infrastructure(s), illicit economies, and activities
🔸 non-human mobility in borderlands
🔸 formal and non-formal education in borderlands
🔸 other themes related to Myanmar’s borderlands

We also welcome book presentations, movie presentations, and roundtables.

To preserve the confidentiality of presenters, the conference program will not circulate beyond registered participants. Presenters will follow the Chatham House Rule.

The conference will be held entirely online. Due to the time difference between Myanmar and the U.S., panels will take place in the evening for presenters based in Myanmar, Thailand, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, and in the morning for those located in the U.S.

𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
All abstracts (maximum 300 words) must be submitted at:
https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/prog/2026_iicmb

Deadline for Proposals Submission: April 15, 2026 (11:59 PM EST)
Decision Notification: May 29, 2026

Call for Chin-related abstracts at ICBMS 5 in Chiang Mai

TheHILLS Myanmar (THM), through its flagship initiative Chin State Academic Research Network (CSARN), is inviting individual paper abstracts related to Chin State or Chin communities for inclusion in THM/CSARN-organised panels at ICBMS 5, to be held in Chiang Mai from 14–16 August 2026.

Selected papers will be considered for:
- inclusion in CSARN panel sessions at the conference, and
- financial support to attend ICBMS 5

This call is open to early-career researchers, independent and practitioner-researchers, and those working in contexts of displacement or constraint. We welcome research grounded in Chin contexts, including cross-border and diaspora settings.
THM and CSARN are rooted in local knowledge, long-term engagement, and context-sensitive research practice. We support work that takes ethics seriously, reflects lived experience, and contributes to wider debates in Myanmar and regional studies.

Panels will be organised by THM/CSARN. This call is for individual papers only.
Perfect English or institutional affiliation is not required.
Applications that rely too heavily on ChatGPT or other AI tools will not be considered.

📌 Application link below
📌 Deadline for inclusion in CSARN Panel Series is Feb 9
📌 Please share with Chin researchers
https://forms.gle/XkzwWhN2wRZRGdKSA
Applications will be accepted only via the Google form here. Email applications are not accepted.

CSARN Research Festival & Travel Funding for Chin-related participation at ICBMS TheHILLS Myanmar (THM), through its initiative Chin State Academic Research Network (CSARN), will organise a series of panels focused on Chin State during the ICBMS 5 in Chiang Mai (August 2026). We will also proviode financial support to a limited number of researchers working on Chin-related topic...

The whole team at TheHILLS Myanmar is very proud today of our alumna 🥰🥰🥰

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🌿 We’re hiring! 🌿

Position: Research Officer (Ref. TR0010)
Duty station: Home-based (with travel as required)
Contract type: Consultant, full-time (6 months, extendable)
Start date: 24 November 2025
Benefit range: USD 600–800/month
Application deadline: 18 November 2025 (or until filled)

TheHILLS Myanmar is recruiting a Research Officer to support community-based research in Chin State. The position contributes to ongoing studies on how communities experience risk, safety, gender, and social change in contexts of conflict and recovery.

Full Terms of Reference and online application form: https://www.thehillsmyanmar.org/contact/get-involved
📧 Inquiries: [email protected]

TheHILLS Myanmar - get involved Work with us

We’re Hiring: Project Officer (TPO009)
📍 Duty Station: Kale, Sagaing Region + remote (regular travel required)
📅 Start Date: 1 Oct 2025
⏳ Contract: 1 year full-time (extendable)
💰 Benefits: USD 350–450
🗓 Deadline: 20 Sept 2025 (or until filled)
TheHILLS Myanmar is seeking a Project Officer to support planning, implementation, and monitoring of projects that strengthen research, education, and advocacy in Chin State and beyond.
✅ Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience
* Strong project management & communication skills
* Fluent in Burmese + good English (Chin language is a plus)
* Team player with IT proficiency
📌 Apply here: https://forms.gle/1C9E7xzHxBNg7ZFS9
📩 Inquiries: [email protected]
👉 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
🌿 TheHILLS Myanmar is an equal opportunity employer.

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📣 Looking for meaningful work or a way to support community-led research?
We’ve just opened new research positions and fellowships, and there are also mentorship opportunities for those who’d like to support the next generation of researchers from Chin State.

Here's a bit more about who we are, what we do, and how to get involved:

For years, TheHILLS Myanmar (THM) has been working steadily to support strong, grounded research and education, shaped by real-life experience and deep local knowledge.

We are a non-partisan, non-political, research-based non-profit focused on education, policy, and de-colonial knowledge. Our work covers the full education journey: from helping children access school to supporting university-level research, leadership, and supporting evidence based policy making.

We run fellowships, mentorships, training, and research & policy work. One of our long-standing programmes is the Chin State Academic Research Network (CSARN), which brings together researchers with deep ties to their communities.

🌍 We connect local knowledge with global conversations, and we work with people and institutions from many different backgrounds. We build bridges through our daily work, in how we collaborate, form partnerships, and stay present in the communities and contexts we care about.

📌 Whether you’ve known us for years or are just hearing about us now, there are many ways to get involved.
🔗 Find out more and explore current opportunities - link in the comments!

📣 We're hiring more community-rooted researchers!
TheHILLS Myanmar is looking for 3 Research Specialists (part-time, remote) from Chin, Kachin, and Karen communities to join a a community-informed initiative exploring cross-border aid. 🌍

🧭 If you're passionate about research, gender equity, and community voice, and have strong ties to one of these regions, we want to hear from you!

🕊️ 7-month consultancy | USD 1,000–1,400/month | Start: Sept 2025
💡 Includes training, policy impact, and potential international travel.

📅 Deadline: 10 August 2025 (rolling basis)
🔗 https://www.thehillsmyanmar.org/contact/get-involved
📧 Apply: [email protected]

Please share widely!

TheHILLS Myanmar - get involved Research Specialist (3) posts is open now Positions available: 3 posts (one each from Chin, Kachin, and Karen communities) Location: Remote, based in or with strong ties to Chin, Kachin, and Karen communities with possible travel both locally and internationally Application Deadline: 10 August

📢 🔊🔊Exciting News!
CSARN is very happy to announce the launch of our 2nd Round Research Fellowships Programme for Women! 🌟

✍️ Applications are OPEN NOW!!!
🗓 Application period: 16 May to 21 June 2024.

We are awarding fellowships to 8 women from Chin State who are eager to carry out research and develop their skills over 5-7 months. Each fellow will receive USD 2,000 fellowship grant.

🔗 Click here to find out out more details and guidelines: https://www.thehillsmyanmar.org/.../fell.../fellowships-2024
📂 Click here to apply online: https://forms.gle/AhbkroPM1xuv6H3w5

Don't miss this great opportunity to advance your skills and research!

📢 🔊🔊Exciting News!

CSARN is very happy to announce the launch of our 2nd Round Research Fellowships Programme for Women! 🌟

✍️ Applications are OPEN NOW!!!
🗓 Application period: 16 May to 21 June 2024.

We are awarding fellowships to 8 women from Chin State who are eager to carry out research and develop their skills over 5-7 months. Each fellow will receive 6.5million MMK fellowship grant

🔗 Click here to find out out more details and guidelines: https://www.thehillsmyanmar.org/projects/fellowships/fellowships-2024

📂 Click here to apply online: https://forms.gle/AhbkroPM1xuv6H3w5

Don't miss this great opportunity to advance your skills and research!

We are hiring for multiple roles. Jobs available include:

- Project Officer (full-time)
- Administration and Finance Officer (full-time)
- Project Assistant (full-time)
- Research Specialist (short-term)

If interested please check our organisation website:

https://www.thehillsmyanmar.org/contact/get-involved

TheHILLS Myanmar is an equal opportunity employer. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. 👩🏻 🙌 💪🏽

TheHILLS Myanmar - get involved Project Officer - TPO005 (open: 1 position) Position: Project Officer Duty Station: Kale, Sagaing Region (flexible working conditions possible). Regular travel required. Contract Duration: One year full-time (extendable based on satisfactory performance and budget availability) Application

📣📣 We are hiring ⤵⤵⤵

We are seeking a Short-term Consultant to conduct a focused livelihoods assessment in Chin State and surrounding areas. This consultancy aims to provide critical insights into the economic and livelihood conditions of communities affected by humanitarian concerns with the goal of informing targeted interventions and support.

If you are interested in this consultancy, please submit your application no later than 25 October 2023 (23:59PM

See more details and other vacancies: https://www.thehillsmyanmar.org/contact/get-involved

📢🗣
✍️ 5 days left to apply...
🗓 Application closing on February 15 2023.
📂 Click here to apply online: https://forms.gle/CpGMWPdQDrbZewHP7
We will award fellowships to 6 women from Chin State who are interested in carrying out research for 3-6 months. Each fellow will receive 1800 USD as honorarium.
🔗 Click here to find out out more:
https://www.csarn.org.uk/projects/fellowships

🔊🔊 CSARN is very happy to announce the launch of our new Research Fellowships Programme for Women!

✍️ Applications are open now!!!
🗓 Application period: 23 December 2022 to February 15 2023.

We will award fellowships to 6 women from Chin State who are interested in carrying out research for 3-6 months. Each fellow will receive 1800 USD as honorarium.

🔗 Click here to find out out more:
https://www.csarn.org.uk/projects/fellowships

📂 Click here to apply online: https://forms.gle/CpGMWPdQDrbZewHP7


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