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Showing posts with label Scholarships and Fellowships. Show all posts
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Friday, September 17, 2010

Postdoc Position Focused on Stkhlder Engmt Now Available w/ Great Lakes Integrated Sci & Assessment Center

Here is a note about this opportunity sent by Thomas Dietz, Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy and Assistant Vice President for Environmental Research at Michigan State University. Please note that they will be interviewing NEXT WEEK so please apply quickly if interested.

"The University of Michigan and Michigan State with participation by Ohio State and Guelph, have been funded by NOAA to create the Great Lakes Integrated Science and Assessment Center. As part of this effort we are conducting a series of innovate research projects on stakeholder engagement, including efforts using network methods to identify and monitor changes over time. We are seeking a postdoc.

This is a really neat opportunity as we have a really great team, including Ken Frank and Maria Carmen Lemos, and of course the postdoc will interact with the very strong environmental social science faculty at both U of M and MSU."

See the announcement here

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Summer 2010 Fellowship in Nonprofit Mgmt, Volunteering, Intl Civil Society, Soc Entrepreneurship

Join graduate students from around the country to critically examine issues in the nonprofit sector and to work on your own research in nonprofit management, volunteerism, international civil society, social entrepreneurship and philanthropic studies.

Under the direction of Dr. Peter Frumkin, students participate in an intensive four week seminar that culminates in the completion of papers for the RGK Center's working papers series. Students are expected to submit a draft research paper that they would like to refine and prepare for academic publication during the summer program.

PhD and Masters-level graduate students considering doctoral work are invited to apply for the RGK Center¹s 2010 Summer Fellowship Program:

Program Details
Dates: June 1 - June 25, 2010
Application process is competitive and takes into consideration the academic potential of the student and the working paper topic
$3,000 stipends are provided to each Summer Fellow Housing near the UT Austin campus is provided by the RGK Center
No course credit is provided
Application Deadline: March 5, 2010
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