Ag Econ-O-Gram

June 8, 2007

MS THESIS DEFENSE
Friday, June 15, 75 Ag. Hall. Benedito Cunguara. “Pathways Out of Poverty in Rural Mozambique.”

On-Campus Farm Stand Open
The MSU Student Organic Farm stand on Farm Lane in front of the Auditorium will be open for business each Thursday, from 11am to 5pm, through the fall.

ADANU AWARDED FELLOWSHIP
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has awarded MSU Ag. Economics PhD student Kwami Adanu a very competitive fellowship to help fund his dissertation work.  The dissertation is tentatively titled, "Essays in Eminent Domain Takings, Compensations, and Public Choice."

UPCOMING EVENTS
Wind Energy Symposium
Monday and Tuesday, September 10-11, 2007
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, East Lansing, Michigan

PUBLICATION
Reardon, T., S. Henson, and J. Berdegué.  2007.  “Proactive Fast-Tracking’ Diffusion of Supermarkets in Developing Countries:  Implications for Market Institutions and Trade,” Journal of Economic Geography 7(4): 1-33.

Satriawan, Elan and Scott M. Swinton.  2007.  “Does human capital raise farm or nonfarm earning more?”  New insight from a rural Pakistan household panel.  Agricultural Economics 39(3): 421-428.  http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00217.x?ai=h7t&ui=cys3&af=T

CALL FOR PAPERS
International Pensa Conference on Sustainable Agri-Food and Bioenergy Chain/Networks, Economics and Management. 

The conference will be held from 24th October to 26th, 2007 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State – Brazil.  For more information, go to:  www.pensaconference.org

JOB OPPORTUNITIES (Details available from Pat Neumann for 30 days)

ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, a nonprofit, scientific organization offers a 3-month, paid ($3,000 stipend), Fall Policy Internship in Washington, DC; a start date of Sept. 4, 2007 To apply, email or fax by July 9, 2007 cover letter and resume to Nadine@esa.org or fax: 202.833.8775. 

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK (Kansas City, MI) is recruiting for a research associate.  apply on-line at http://www.kansascityfed.org.

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (UI, Moscow), Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology is seeking a 12-month tenure track Assistant Professor in community and land use economics. Reviews begin July 10, 2007.  Apply on the online application process at
http://www.hr.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=35496 .  For addition information   Dr. Steve Cooke at 208-885-7170 scooke@uidaho.edu or Dr. J.D. Wulfhorst at 208-885-7645, 208-230-7333 or jd@uidaho.edu

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (Raleigh), Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, seeks for An Assistant or Associate Professor/Economist (EPV # 01-01-0702).  Begin considering on July 2, 2007.  Apply online only at:  http://jobs.ncsu.edu or for complete description:  http://www.ag-econ.ncsu.edu.
Specific questions about the position can be addressed to Dr. Dan Phaneuf at Dan_Phaneuf@ncsu.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Institute for Policy Research (IPR) is seeking for a Junior Research Associate or Research Associate in policy analysis (Vacancy #27UC1948.  Details about the position are at www.jobsatuc.com.  Applications must be submitted electronically through this website.  Review begins June 15, 2007.

KELLY SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES, Richmond, VA., has a client that has a special project suited for an Agricultural Economist funded for the next 6-12 months; must have a broad background in tobacco to take the lead on a special project.  For more information, call Sheila Rosenfield at 804-648-0267 or visit www.kellyscientific.com.

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY-EXTENSION:
POS ID 1562 - Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources (ANR) Educator, Presque Isle County Office in Rogers City, MI.  Available: August 7, 2007.  Deadline:  June 22, 2007.  External/Internal Posting.

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – Lincoln, has a faculty position, 9-month, in Agribusiness Management Systems.  Available:  August 20, 2007.  Requires a Masters degree in agribusiness, agricultural economics or other closely related discipline.  Apply at the UNL Employment web site, http://employment.unl.edu for requisition #070430.  Deadline:  Review begins June 30, 2007. (MS holders can work on their PhDs while holding the job through a linking agreement with U. Nebraska-Lincoln.)

PATH seeks:
Research Associate, HIV/AIDS Global Program - Washington, DC, US.  http://www.comminit.com/vacancy3106.html.  Contact pathjobs@mail.path.org

Program Officer - Bethesda, MD, US.  http://www.comminit.com/vacancy3084.html.  Contact pathjobs@mail.path.org

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Researcher - Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan The incumbent will be part of a project to develop human and institutional capacity in developing countries for the effective utilization of the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation as tools to achieve sustainable development.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy3099.html.  Contact: please see individual post page for details.

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.  The next Econ-O-Gram will be June 22.