Newsletter

Vol. 12, No. 15
December 17, 2010

FELLOWSHIP
TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Fellowship - is pleased to offer support for exceptional students through the TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship. This fellowship recognizes graduate academic achievement and research at the cutting edge to further the study of the African Diaspora- the global dispersion and settlement of African and African-descendant people. Online Fellowship applications will be accepted through January 3, 2011. Web Site: http://www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org/awards/hamilton.html

IAF Fellowships support dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean undertaken by students who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in a university in the United States. Fellows must be U.S. citizens or citizens of the independent Latin American countries. Proficiency in the language(s) appropriate to the research proposal is required. Deadline is January 18, 2011. Web Site: www.iie.org/iaf

Michigan Sea Grant is recruiting applicants for three fellowship programs! Graduate students with a wide range of backgrounds (science, policy, law) and a strong interest in Great Lakes, coastal or marine issues are encouraged to apply. The fellowships offer terrific career-building and networking opportunities, real world training, salary and benefits, and a chance to explore careers where science and policy meet. Deadline is February 1, 2011. Web Site: www.miseagrant.umich.edu/research/fellowships

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 2011 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals is now available online at http://sare.org/ncrsare/cfp.htm. Graduate students enrolled at colleges or universities in the North Central Region can submit proposals for up to $10,000 to fund sustainable agriculture projects that will be part of their educational programs.

CONFERENCES
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics will host the 8th Midwest International Economic Development Conference. The conference will be held on April 15-16, 2011. Deadline for submission of papers on any topic related to international economic is January 8, 2011. Web Site: http://www.aae.wisc.edu/mwiedc

PUBLICATIONS
Zhang, W., W. vander Werf and S. M. Swinton (2010). "Spatially Optimal Habitat Management for Enhancing Natural Control of an Invasive Agricultural Pest: Soybean Aphid." Resource and Energy Economics 32(551-565).

Ariga, J. and T.S. Jayne. 2010. Private-Sector Responses to Public Investments and Policy Reforms: The Case of Fertilizer and Maize Market Development in Kenya. In: Spielman, David, J. and Rajul Pandya-Lorch.(eds.) "Proven successes in agricultural development: a technical compendium to Millions Fed," IFPRI: Washington, D.C., pp. 349-380

Maredia, M.K. 2010. Impacts of Agricultural Development on Food Security Goals: Methods, Approaches, and Best Practices for Improving the Proof. In: Spielman, David, J. and Rajul Pandya-Lorch.(eds.) "Proven successes in agricultural development: a technical compendium to Millions Fed," IFPRI: Washington, D.C., pp 575-600

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute), Postdoctoral Fellow, Impact evaluation and applied microeconomics. Deadline: November 27, 2010; Postdoctoral/Research Fellow, governance for agriculture and rural development. Deadline: December 21, 2010; Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Deadline: December 21, 2010. Web Site: http://careers.ifpri.org/search.asp?act=list&Category=6

University of Wisconsin, This position is a fixed-term academic staff appointment in the University of Wisconsin-Extension's division of Cooperative Extension. An individual hired with a Bachelor's degree as an Extension Associate must complete an approved Master's degree within five years of the initial appointment. The academic staff member, in consultation with the Associate Program Director and District Director, will develop a graduate education plan within the first year of employment subject to approval by the academic department. Web Site: http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/ Deadline is January 18, 2011

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) was recently reorganized to a structure with four Institutes.  Each of the Institutes is co-led by an Assistant Director and a Principal Scientist.  The Assistant Director provides leadership for the administration of programs that comprise the Institute.  The Principal Scientist provides the scientific leadership to programs assigned to the Institute.   More info can be found at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/.  Web Site for application submission: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/    Deadline is: January 31, 2011

Syngenta, Market Analyst position. The position is a temporary assignment (6 months at minimum with the option to extend for a permanent position) for CP Global Marketing at Syngenta Headquarters, working out of Basel, Switzerland.  Web Site: http://www.syngenta.com/global/corporate/en/careers/Pages/careers.aspx     Deadline is January 31, 2011

Northern Illinois University, Assistant Professor of Ecological Economics.   The person will work closely in a multidisciplinary academic environment and an off-campus research environment.  A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline is required at the time of appointment.   Web Site:  http://www.niu.edu/ese/   Deadline is February 15, 2011

Defenders of Wildlife, Director of Conservation Economics in Washington, DC. The Director of Conservation Economics will direct the organization's work around the quantification and valuation of ecosystem services.  Web Site: http://www.defenders.org/about_us/jobs/index.php   No Deadline was given.

University of Minnesota, Research Associates in Environmental Consequences of Bioenergy Production.  We are seeking three (3) research associates to joing our group in examining the potential enviromental effects of new bioenergy strategies within the Midwestern United States using sophisticated land surface-ecosystem, economic, and life cycle assessment models.  Web Site:

https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp   requisition #169577.  Deadline is until they are filled. 

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