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Ag Econ-O-GramVol. 9, No. 18 AAEA MEETING DEADLINES FACULTY MEETINGS Monday, Dec. 17 - another faculty meeting will be held at 1:30 pm, Room 75 Ag Hall, to discuss the Ag Economist / Marketing faculty position interviews. Those interviews will take place late November and early December. Information on the candidates and interview dates will be available soon. CANDIDATE SEMINARS & INTERVIEWS The candidates will present a seminar the first day of their interviews, 10:00 am, Room 75 Ag Hall. There will also be a general session with faculty sometime during their visits; these times will be available soon. Wednesday & Thursday, Nov. 28 & 29 - Candidate A Monday, Dec. 17, 1:30 pm, Room 75 Ag Hall, faculty meeting to discuss candidate interviews. AWARD SEMINARS RECENT PUBLICATIONS Sefton, M., R. Shupp and J. Walker. 2007. “The Effect of Rewards and Sanctions in Provision of Public Goods,” Economic Inquiry, 45(4): 671-690. Can Liu and Wei Zhang. 2006. "Impacts of conversion of farmland to forestland program on household income: evidence from a sand control program in the vicinity of Beijing and Tianjin." China Economic Quarterly. 6(1):273-290 (in Chinese) Can Liu, Sen Wang, Wei Zhang, and Dan Liang. 2007. "Compensation for forest ecological services in China." Forestry Studies in China. 9(1):68-79. FOOD SECURITY UPDATES READING LIST AAAS SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICANTS FOR 2008-09 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP COMPETION INTERNATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM (ISE) supports research, extension, and teaching activities that will enhance the capabilities of American colleges and universities to conduct international collaborative research, extension and teaching. ISE projects are expected to enhance the international content of curricula; ensure that faculty work beyond the U.S. and bring lessons learned back home; promote international research partnerships; enhance the use and application of foreign technologies in the U.S.; and strengthen the role that colleges and universities play in maintaining U.S. competitiveness. Go to link for full announcement: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/intl_science.html (Fiscal Year 2008 International Science and Education Grants Program) JOB OPPORTUNITIES (Details available from Pat Neumann for 30 days) INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IRRI) is seeking an economist/social scientist to be a member of its internationally-recruited staff. November 15 2007 deadline. Submit your application online at www.irri.org/jobs/{XXXX} UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL, The John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics, seeks to IMT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA, Lucca, Italy, is seeking for Assistant Professors and Post-Doctoral Fellows in Economics and Institutional Analysis (EIA). Deadline is Dec. 15, 2007. http://www.imtlucca.it/research/research_areas/index.php THE INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER (CIP) is seeking an economist / agricultural economist (Ref: DL/IE/12/07) with skills and experience in technology adoption studies, research priority setting and impact assessment; based in Lima, Peru; three-year term contract with the possibility of renewal. Deadline: Nov.15, 2007. http://www.cipotato.org/cip/jobs.asp MIAMI UNIVERSITY, Women’s Studies Program, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position jointly appointed between the Women’s Studies Program and the Departments of Geography or Sociology and Gerontology, beginning in August 2008. We are especially interested in applicants with interdisciplinary expertise in Chicana/Latina, Middle Eastern, or South Asian studies. Ph.D. in Women’s Studies or appropriate social science field by August 2008 required. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2007. http://www.muohio.edu/ MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY-Extension seeks: POS ID #1582 - Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Dairy AoE; located in St. Johns, MI. POS ID #1590 - Extension Educator, Agriculture-Field Crops, Huron County located in Bad Axe, MI. This is a full-time position with Continuing Employment. Start Date: Preferred Jan. 1, 2008. Deadline: Nov. 30, 2007. POS ID #1591 - Extension Educator, Community & Economic Development, Washtenaw Co. located in Ann Arbor, MI. This is a full time, annually renewable position contingent upon available funding. Start Date: preferred Dec. 17, 2007. Deadline: Nov. 26, 2007 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Student Affairs Program Manager for Graduate Student Recruitment and Diversity (103279, Student Affairs Program Manager) requires occasional travel, evening and weekend work. For more information, contact: Pat McCune, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School, USA GOVERNMENT - Looking for a job with the U.S. Government? USA jobs is the official web site: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ TUFTS UNIVERSITY, The Fletcher School, seeks to fill a full-time, tenure-track or tenured position at the rank of Associate or Full professor in Environmental/Resource Economics beginning September 2008. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2007. For more info, go to website at: http://fletcher.tufts.edu AND seeks an Assistant or Associate professor in Development Economics; a full-time, tenure-track or tenured position beginning September 2008. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2007. For more info, go to website at: http://fletcher.tufts.edu UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, Economics Division, School of Social Sciences, invite a number of positions in the Economics Division of the School of Social Sciences; at all levels: Professors, Readers and Lecturers (Ref: 1715-07-L). Informal enquiries may be addressed to the Head of Division: Professor Robin Mason, Email: robin.mason@soton.ac.uk. Applications: visit: http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk and apply on-line, or call: AUBURN UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics University of Maryland View announcement: http://www.uhr.umd.edu/employment/listings.cfm?click=40%20Faculty&mode=detail&jobID=9976&listing=40%20Faculty NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Assistant/Associate Professor, Extension Specialist, Community Viability Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University View announcement: http://jobs.vt.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=185961 Assistant Scientist/Extension Specialist E-2 Washington State University View announcement: http://www.hrs.wsu.edu/employment/FAPvacancies.aspx?id=2537 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 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. |