Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, April 3, 2009

Announcements

It's a boy!
Congratulations to Meghan O'Brien and Aaron Cluver on the birth of a son. Keller Michael arrived on Friday, March 27, at 8:24 a.m. weighing 7 pounds, 12.2 ounces.

Conferences and Calls for Papers

Trace R&D 2009
Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 2-3, 2009_x000d_
Registration deadline: May 15, 2009_x000d_
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/trace/home.html
Contract Design in Commodity Futures Markets Workshop
Washington, DC, May 21-22, 2009_x000d_
Abstract deadline: April 17, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/ContractDesignConf.pdf

Funding Opportunities

Food Distribution Research Society
2009 Applebaum Memorial Scholarship Award_x000d_
Deadline: June 1, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/2009FDRSAward.pdf
Humboldt Research Fellowships
For Postdoctoral Researchers_x000d_
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/771.html_x000d_
For Experienced Researchers_x000d_
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/1710.html
National Science Foundation
NSF Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) _x000d_
Letter of intent deadline: May 19, 2009_x000d_
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09549/nsf09549.htm

Job Opportunities

Virginia Tech
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences_x000d_
Deadline: April 10, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/VirginiaTechDean.pdf
Oregon State University
Instructor_x000d_
Deadline: May 10, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/OregonStateInstructor.pdf_x000d_
Visiting Assistant Professor_x000d_
Deadline: May 10, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/OregonStateVisitingAsstProf.pdf
Texas A&M University
Director, Texas AgriLife Research_x000d_
Deadline: April 20, 2009_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/TexasAgriLifeResearch.pdf