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Ag Econ-O-Gram
June 24, 2005
FACULTY MEETINGS
Please note the date and time for the Dept. of Agricultural Economics' 2005 annual faculty meeting is Thursday, June 23, 12 noon to 3 pm. The meeting will be held in Kellogg Center, Red Cedar Rooms A&B. A light lunch will be provided.
AG HALL EMERGENCY GENERATOR TESTING
Physical Plant Maintenance personnel will be testing the emergency generator at AG HALL. This will require Physical Plant electricians to have the life safety systems power off on June 27, from 6:15 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. This shutdown will affect the stairwell lighting, exit lighting, fire alarm systems, phone systems & any other equipment on the emergency generator and will not affect normal building power.
For question, contact John Nurenberg, Skilled Trades Supervisor at 432-0509, or Mike Ramirez, Planner/Inspector/Analyst, at 432-0540, M-F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WELCOME
The Department welcomes Dr. Eric Scorsone who joined the faculty Monday, June 13th as Extension Specialist-State & Local Government. Eric, who is a graduate of Loyola (BS 1989), Michigan State University Ag Economics (MS 1996), and Colorado State University (PhD 2001), comes to us after spending three years as a faculty member in community and economic development at University of Kentucky. Eric will be filling the role of Gary Taylor who resigned in September to take a faculty role at Iowa State University. While at Colorado, Eric worked in the Governor's Budget Office.
Eric is located in room 88 Ag Hall and can be reached at 353-9460, intercom 156. We are awaiting his MSU e-mail address. Please stop by and welcome Eric to the department.
BROWN BAG LUNCH
Nigel Griswold, newly elected brown bag lunch coordinator, announcing the first brown bag lunch:
June 28, 12 noon, June 28 in Room 75 Ag. Hall. Eli Fenichel will give a seminar on generalized tricks, hints, shortcuts, equation writing, management, and strategy when using Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic to deal with your data. Grab a lunch and come join the spreadsheet management fun!
Faculty and Students are encouraged to give a seminar on any of research topics and contacting me in 208 Cook Hall or e-mail. Hope to see you there --- Nigel Griswold
FOOD SECURITY III & RELATED PROJECTS: Recent Outreach and Academic Contributions:
Pretoria, South Africa Outreach Workshop (June 21/22, 2005). Maize Marketing and Trade Policies in Southern Africa: Toward Defining Appropriate and Mutually Supportive Roles for the Public and Private Sectors.
MSU Policy Synthesis No. 74. Income and Nutritional Outcomes in Rwanda's Rural Areas, 1990 and 2000. Andrew McKay and Scott Loveridge. 2005.
Exploring the Paradox of Rwandan Agricultural Household Income and Nutritional Outcomes in 1990 and 2000. Andrew McKay and Scott Loveridge. Department of Agricultural Economics Staff Paper Series 2005-06. Michigan State University. March 2005.
Applying Information and Communication Technology to Enhance African Capacity in Agriculture and Food Policy Research, Outreach and Teaching: A Collaborative Internet-Based Initiative to Build a Food Security and Policy Information Portal for Africa (FSIP). Josu Dion, and Joan Kagwanja (UNECA/SDD), and Michael T. Weber, John Staatz, and Valerie Kelly (MSU). Paper accepted for presentation at the XIth IAALD World Congress/ USAIN Biennial Conference. The Globalization of Information: Agriculture at the Crossroads. Lexington, Lexington, KY USA from May 15-21, 2005.
FACULTY/STAFF DIRECTORY
Please remember that any home information (address and phone) needs to be updated by July 14 which is the deadline for updating both business and home addresses in the online FSRA System before data is pulled for the PRINTED version of the 2005-2006 Faculty/Staff Directory. Business addresses and phone numbers need to be handled through Ann Robinson (or any assistance). Please take a moment to review your home and business information to make certain that it is correct.
Sites for FSRA (Faculty/Staff/Retiree Address) --
--for inquiry regarding any MSU employee:
--for updating your home information:
MISSING COFFEE CARAFES
We seem to be missing our three (3) thermal lined coffee carafes from Room 213 Agh. Could you look about your office to see if one or more of them might be sitting somewhere? --Ann Robinson
MSU INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
For more info, go to: www.isp.msu.edu/calendar/upcoming.php
Muelder 2005 Summer Carillon Series
Wednesdays at 6 pm at the Beaumont Tower:
July
6 - Stefano Coletti, France
13 - Gijsbert Kok, The Netherlands
20 - The Groningen Carillon Duo; Auke de Boer and Adolph Rots, The Netherlands
27 - Ray McLellan, University Carillonneur, MSU
August
3 - Ana and Sara Elias, Portugal
Visit our website at http://www.msu.edu/~carillon
FIRE HYDRANT FLUSHING
The Physical Plant will do a water main flushing at selected fire hydrants on campus, starting Monday, May 16, through Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, between 6 am and 6 pm. During this process, some discoloration of the water supply throughout campus may occur. If it becomes discolored, the water will remain safe for human consumption. For questions, please contact Bill Behnke, Skilled Trades Supervisor, at 432-0505, or Scott Kyes, Planner/Inspector/Analyst, at 432-0539
MSU EVENTS INFO
BRESLIN CENTER
PAVILION EVENTS
WHARTON CENTER
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, School of Business, seeks for a Koch Professorship in Business Economics, to be filled for the academic year starting August 2006. The candidate will have a distinguished record of publication in applied economics; specialties include law and economics, industrial organization, public finance, labor economics and public policy. (Exceptionally qualified candidates will be eligible for a University Distinguished Professorship). Required: to publish in leading research outlets and to teach in the School of Business. This position is part of a broader initiative aimed at promoting economic research with policy relevance. That initiative includes the recently established Center for Applied Economics. To apply: Submit a letter, contact information for three references, a curriculum vitae and three recent research papers. Electronic submissions are welcome. Contact: George Bittlingmayer Chair, Koch Search Committee, School of Business. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045; Tel: (785) 864-7541
UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT seeks a Full Professor of Labor Economics in the Dept of Economics, in particular Section AE-II. The chair is for a period of five years. Duties: in the areas of research, education and management; research duties involve playing an active role in initiating, coordinating and carrying out research projects, leading to high quality international publications; to stimulate research efforts and improve the coherence and quality of research in the evolving cooperation between AE-II and the Research Centre for Education and the Labor Market (ROA). Educational duties will involve mainly graduate (masters) and Ph.D. courses in Labor Economics. Further information, including a full report on the vacancy, can be obtained by:
Contact: Professor Joan Muysken, Chairman of the Section AE-II, or Professor Hans Heijke, Director of ROA. Deadline: Sept. 1, 2005 and should be sent to:
Email: MAILTO:pzfdewvacatures@efb.unimaas.nl
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Extension seeks:
POS ID #1428 - Extension Sea Grant Agent & Outreach Coordinator; located at Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) in Ann Arbor, MI. This appointment (100% Extension) is through Michigan Sea Grant Extension for a two-year term with two-year reappointments. Available: Aug. 1, 2005. Deadline: July 15, 2005.
POS ID #1451 -Extension Educator, Family Consumer Sciences (FNP), located in Monroe County, Monroe, MI. Part-Time position (50% FTE.) This position is temporary with annually renewable funding through Sept. 30, 2005. Employment beyond this date is contingent upon available funding. Available: July 1, 2005. Deadline: June 22, 2005.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY seeks:
an Assistant//Associate/Full Professor in Agribusiness & Applied Economics with training in applied economics and agribusiness to assume a leadership role in agribusiness research, teaching, and outreach; also entails directorship of the Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives (QBCC). and Director, Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives Required: Ph.D. in Agribusiness, Ag. Econ., Economics, or a related field; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Excellent quantitative skills; On-campus teaching includes two or three courses per year; & etc. To apply, send a letter of application including a statement of principal qualifications and interests, graduate school transcripts, a writing sample and a resume with names and addresses of three references. Send to Professor William W. Wilson, Chair of the Search Committee, Dept of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 58105-5636 (701-231-7472). Deadline: Screening begins Aug. 1 and continues until a suitable candidate is found.
AND
Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Soil Science ; a full-time tenure track; to develop leadership in the research & teaching programs in soil conservation and management; Teaching duties; participate in professional meetings and publish research in leading disciplinary journals; participate in relevant extension activities; 90% Agricultural Experiment Station and 10% College. Major research areas of interest include residue and carbon management, soil and water management, conservation tillage systems, crop rotations, fertility management, precision agriculture methodology, and interactions of various production management practices. Required: An earned Ph.D., or completion of Ph.D. by 1 Sept. 2005, in Soil Science, Agronomy or a closely related field, with major emphasis in soil management and conservation; potential for effective teaching; A demonstrated ability to conduct research and disseminate results in leading academic journals; Effective written and oral communication skills. To apply, submit letter of application including a statement of interests and goals, curriculum vita, transcripts of university courses, names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references to: Dr. Jim Richardson, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Soil Science, PO Box 5638, Fargo, ND 58105-5638. Phone: 701.231.8903. Inquiries are welcome and may be directed to Dr. Richardson at jimmie.richardson@ndsu.edu, or (701) 231-8903. Deadline: July 15, 2005 or until filled.
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD,,Dept of Economics, seek two (2) Research Officers, Reference: U/05/058; full-time; in the Centre for the Study of African Economies on an ESRC-funded project entitled 'Managing Macroeconomic Risks in Developing Countries.' Both positions will be for two years commencing Oct. 1, 2005. Required: Doctorate or equivalent in Economics or Quantitative Political Science; Strong analytic & technical capabilities in modern economic methods; capability in Econometrics; experience in advanced programming (for example GAUSS or MATLAB). Candidates must obtain a copy of the Further particulars prior to submitting an application. These may be obtained from: The Administrator, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UQ; Email: MAILTO:rose.page@economics.ox.ac.uk
or downloaded from the Centre's website:
Deadline: June 30th, 2005 by 5 pm. Interviews will be held in Oxford in July.
Further details available for 30 days only by contacting Pat Neumann 517-432-0848.
All announcements should be sent to Pat Neumann, Editor, in room 219 Ag. Hall or e-mail: neumannp@msu.edu NO LATER than 12 noon on Thursday; after 12, they will be in the next BI-WEEKLY edition.
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