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Announcements for Friday, January 28, 2011

Conferences and Calls for Papers

  • Nominations for Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize
    • A $25,000 prize that recognizes scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic, and/or religious relations. More information available.

Funding Opportunities

  • Council on Undergraduate Research
  • Swine industry grants -- Iowa Atty. Gen.'s office/ Smithfield Foods
    • Grant funds totaling $100,000 are available for projects that advance and enhance swine production in Iowa. Proposals are due by February 28, 2011.
    • The $100,000 in grants are for the fifth year of a program funded by Smithfield Foods, which is paying $1 million over ten years for the program.
    • Grant application forms, instructions, and requirements are available with the Request for Application at www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.gov. Those who are interested also may call the Attorney General’s Farm Division at 515-281-5351, or send e-mail to farm@iowa.gov.
  • Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
  • NSF and the Department of Energy summer opportunities
  • Release of FY 2011 AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention
    • Approximately $33.5 million will be made available to support the Childhood Obesity Prevention Challenge Area within AFRI with approximately $8.5 million available for new awards
    • In FY 2011, pre-adolescent and early adolescent children (ages 9-14 years) will be targeted. It is anticipated that adolescents ages 15-19 years will be targeted in FY 2012.
    • More information available

Job Opportunities

  • NYU Abu Dhabi -- tenure-track positions in economics
  • Full time faculty - Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick
    • The Department of Finance and Economics of Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick, is seeking a full-time faculty member at the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor. Preference shall be given to applicants holding a doctorate and whose research and teaching interests are in the area of macroeconomics.
    •  Interested persons should submit their application letter, CV, a research paper, and have three letters of recommendation sent directly by the references. Submissions should be emailed to: Finecon_recruiting@business.rutgers.edu
  • Congressional Budget Office internships