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S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowships in Natural Resource Economics and Political Economy will be awarded for the 2010-2011
UC Berkeley
Posted: September 22, 2009
Description:
Deadline:
The S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowships in Natural Resource
Economics and Political Economy will be awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year to support advanced research at the University of California, Berkeley.
For the purposes of this fellowship, natural resources are defined broadly to include environmental resources. The fellowship encourages, but is not limited to, policy-oriented research. Applications are open to scholars from any social science discipline and related professional fields such as law and planning, who will make significant contributions to research on natural resource economics broadly defined. Preference will be given to proposals whose orientation is broadly institutional and/or historical, and which are conceptually and theoretically innovative. Proposals with a primarily statistical or econometric purpose are not eligible for consideration.Deadline
Minimum Requirements:
- A one-year postdoctoral award with a salary of $54,192, renewable for a second year. It is expected that the applicant will possess a doctorate or equivalent conferred within the past five years.
- A one-year award with a salary of $54,192 to support a professional or sabbatical leave from an academic or professional position, without option to renew. Applicants for visiting scholar fellowships must have received their doctorate or equivalent within the last ten years.
Preferred Qualifications:
Documents Required:
- A one paragraph abstract
- A research proposal not to exceed 10 pages
- Curriculum vitae
- Verification of degree
- One or more recent publications
- Three letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with the candidate's research
- Indication of preferred departmental affiliation and/or faculty mentor for the fellowship tenure
- Specification of type of award: postdoctoral or sabbatical.
- Applicants for the Visiting Research Fellowship must include a statement from their home institution concurring with the leave of absence for the duration of the fellowship term.
Contact Information:
Jackie Jones
Additional Information:
http://research.chance.berkeley.edu/page.cfm?id=186