Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, November 4, 2005

Retirement Celebration for Dr. Stanley Johnson
There will be a retirement celebration for Dr. Stanley Johnson on Friday, November 4, from 3-5 pm in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union. A short program will begin at 4:30 pm with Peter Orazem as the master of ceremonies.

Department of Sociology Seminar Series
John Koval, Associate Professor of Sociology, DePaul University, "U.S. Latinos: Making it in a Globalized Workforce and Economy," Tuesday, November 8, 2005, 7:00-8:00 pm, South Ballroom, Memorial Union. Professor Koval will also present "Economic Inequality and the Hourglass Economy: The Prospects and Fortunes of Immigrants and Minorities," Wednesday, November 9, 2005, 12:10-1:00 pm, Room 9, Brenton Center, Curtiss Hall.
2005 Robert Stafford Lecture Series on Banking
Mark Drabenstott, Vice President and Director, Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, "Competing in the New Global Economic Race," Thursday, November 10, 2005, 1:10-2:00 pm, Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall. Drabenstott received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in economics, from Iowa State University._x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/StaffordLectureFlyer.pdf

Energy from Agriculture: New Technologies, Innovative Programs & Success Stories
St. Louis, Missouri, December 14-15, 2005_x000d_
http://www.farmfoundation.org/03-35EnergyFromAgriculture.htm
IAAE 2006 Conference
Queensland, Australia, August 12-18, 2006_x000d_
The closing date for submitting papers has been extended to November 30, 2005._x000d_
http://www.octanedigital.com.au/test/hoteliers/iaae06/enews_nov05.htm
Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program
Berkeley, California, June 24-July 15, 2006_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/ELPBrochure.pdf
Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture: A Participatory National Conference on Post-Secondary Education
Pacific Grove, California, January 24-25, 2006_x000d_
http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/sust_ag_ed_conf.html

Grow Iowa Values Fund
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research has announced a new grants program designed to expand the commercialization of ISU technology. The grants program is supported by Iowa Economic Development appropriations to the Board of Regents (Grow Iowa Values Fund). All ISU tenured or tenure-track faculty and staff at P17 or above are eligible to apply. Guidelines, review criteria, cover page and budget format are available on line at the Vice Provost for Research web site under internal grants:_x000d_
http://www.vpresearch.iastate.edu/docs/applications/GrowIowaApp.pdf
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is accepting full proposals due January 26, 2006, for the Major Research Instrumentation Program._x000d_
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?NSF05515
The Robert A. Levy Fellowship in Law and Liberty
Deadline: April 1, 2006._x000d_
http://www.law.gmu.edu/econ/levy.html
The Earth Institute
The Earth Institute at Columbia University announces their Fellows Program. Applications are due December 1, 2005._x000d_
http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/postdoc/
National Pork Board
Animal Science - Net Energy Request for Proposals_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/NationalPorkBoard.pdf

Cornell University
Nandlal P. Tolani Professor of International Trade Policy_x000d_
https://cornellu.recruitsoft.com/servlets/CareerSection?art_ip_action=Fl...
University of Michigan
Research Associate Professor_x000d_
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail;nr=4093_x000d_
Research Assistant Professor_x000d_
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail;nr=4094_x000d_
Research Scientist_x000d_
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail;nr=4095
University of Colorado, Boulder
Assistant Professor, Macroeconomics_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofColoradomacro.pdf_x000d_
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, International Economics/Development Economics_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofColoradointernational.pdf
Academic Keys
Academic Keys is a source for various academic positions._x000d_
Agriculture: http://agriculture.academickeys.com/seeker_job.php_x000d_
Social Sciences: http://socialsciences.academickeys.com/seeker_job.php
University of Georgia
Extension Food Business Development Specialist_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofGeorgia.pdf
University of Florida
Assistant Professor, Environmental/Land Use Economics and Policy_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofFloridaLandUse.pdf