Postdoctoral Fellows in Environmental Studies

[Debra L. Martin]

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>>From: Elizabeth MacNabb [mailto:emacnabb at centre.edu]
>>Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:30 PM
>>To: emacnabb at colleges.org
>>Cc: Wayne Anderson
>>Subject: Postdoctoral Fellows in Environmental Studies
>>
>>Dear Dean/Provost of the Graduate School,
>>
>>The Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) is a consortium of 
>>sixteen nationally recognized, distinguished liberal arts colleges 
>>and universities 
>>(<http://www.colleges.org/institutions.html>http://www.colleges.org/institutions.html), 
>>located in twelve southern states (see map at 
>><http://www.colleges.org/acsmap.html>http://www.colleges.org/acsmap.html). 
>>Since 1998, our institutions have grown increasingly stronger in 
>>the field of Environmental Studies, and because of our excellent 
>>faculty and strong student interest, we continue to thrive in this 
>>academic area. Therefore we were gratified recently when the Andrew 
>>W. Mellon Foundation awarded the consortium $3.5 million to create 
>>postdoctoral Fellow positions in Environmental Studies at our 
>>institutions.
>>
>>With these funds, we will hire 24 new Ph.D.'s at approximately 
>>$45,000 per year (plus benefits and travel funds). For two years 
>>each, those Ph.D.'s will teach 2-3 environmental studies courses 
>>per year. They will also have plenty of time for research, and will 
>>be mentored by seasoned professors in their fields. In addition, 
>>Fellows will have many excellent opportunities to discover the 
>>advantages of teaching at small private liberal arts institutions 
>>while they engage in creative exchanges with faculty at all 16 of 
>>our institutions.
>>
>>Obviously, we would like to recruit topnotch young Ph.D.'s to fill 
>>these postdoctoral positions. With your help, we would like to 
>>begin by focusing our search within member institutions of the 
>>Association of American Universities. Therefore, I am writing to 
>>request a contact name and email address of a graduate advisor at 
>>your institution to help us identify promising young Ph.D.'s who 
>>might be interested in this opportunity. If at all possible, we 
>>would like this contact information by the first week of October.
>>
>>We thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter, and 
>>hope that our future collaboration will be beneficial to your 
>>institution as well as to our own colleges and universities.
>>
>>All best wishes,   --E. MacNabb
>>
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>Elizabeth L. MacNabb, PhD
>>Director, Programs in Sustainability and the Environment
>><http://www.colleges.org/enviro>www.colleges.org/enviro
>>Associated Colleges of the South
>>Wiseman 102, Centre College
>>Danville, KY 40422
>>859.238.6234/fax 859.238.6226
>>
>>
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