Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, December 5, 2008

Announcements

Main Office Semester Break Hours
During semester break, December 22-January 9, rooms 260 and 266 Heady will be open 7:30 am-4:00 pm with the exceptions of December 24, December 29-31, and January 2 when hours will be 7:30 am-11:30 am. All university offices will be closed December 25-26 and January 1.
Economics Holiday Reception
There will be a department holiday reception on Friday, December 12, 3:00-4:30 p.m., 368A Heady Hall.

Funding Opportunities

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
International Science and Education Competitive Grants Program_x000d_
Deadline: January 16, 2009_x000d_
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/educationinternationalscience.cfm
Higher Education for Development
Request for Applications (RFA): Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning Grants_x000d_
Deadline: February 2, 2009_x000d_
http://www.hedprogram.org/tabid/66/itemid/182/AfricaUS-Higher-Education-...
California Department of Food & Agriculture and the University of California
Pierce's Disease Research Grants Program_x000d_
Proposal deadline: January 16, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/PDRFP.pdf
National Science Foundation
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)_x000d_
Extended deadline: December 10, 2008_x000d_
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819

Job Opportunities

University of Wisconsin Extension
State Program Director, Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development_x000d_
Deadline: January 6, 2009_x000d_
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/listing.cfm?PVL=C09024
The Pennsylvania State University
Department Head, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology_x000d_
Deadline: February 27, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/PennStateDeptHead.pdf
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Family Forestry Fellowship_x000d_
Deadline: December 20, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UMassForestryFellowship.pdf
University of Kentucky
Post Doctoral Scholar_x000d_
Deadline: January 1, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofKentuckyPostDoc.pdf