Dendryphantes rudis (by J. Bosselaers)
A list of faculty interested in sponsoring arachnological research by graduate students and others is maintained by the American Arachnological Society. To join AAS and to obtain this list, please contact:
ALAN B. CADY, Assistant Professor of Zoology
Department of Zoology, Miami University
Middletown, 4200 E. University Blvd., Middletown OH 45042;
Voice (513) 424-4444 x258, (513) 529-3198[lab.], (513) 529-3176[other office]; FAX (513) 424-4632;
e-mail : acady@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu.
The AAS Fund for Arachnological Research (AAS Fund) is funded and administered by the American Arachnological Society. The purpose of the fund is to provide research support for work relating to any aspect of the behavior, ecology, physiology, evolution, and systematics of any of the arachnid groups. Awards may be used for field work, museum research (including travel), expendable supplies, identification of specimens, and/or preparation of figures and drawings for publication. Monies from the fund are not designed to augment or replace salary.
Individual awards will not exceed $1000.00, and, although open to all students and faculty with less than $500 per year research budget, preference will be given to students. A total of $6000.00 is available for awarding during each funding year.
Proposals should have three main parts:
1) an INTRODUCTION where background information is presented relative to the proposed work. The introduction should include a section which places the proposed work in context with currently known relevant information, a section which provides justification for the proposed work, and a clear statement of the hypothesis(ses) to be tested, or, in the case of systematic revisions, the type of synthesis that will be achieved and its significance;
2) a METHODS section where the methods, materials, experimental design, and statistical or taxonomic analysis(ses) to be used are clearly and concisely presented, and
3) a BUDGET explaining (in detail) how monies awarded will be spent in the proposed research.
Proposals must be submitted in English.
Information on proposal submission dates is announced in the Journal of Arachnology. For more information, contact:
Dr. Deborah Smith, AAS Fund Chair
Department of Entomolgy
Haworth Hall
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
dsmith@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research (BIDR) (Sede Boker, Israel), in conjunction with the European Commission will provide access for researchers to conduct research in various desert related areas. Selected applicants will have access to all infrastructural, logistical, technical and scientific support that is normally provided to external users of the facility.
The Facilities Access will be provided to the following installation(s):
The Physical Environment Center (including the National Solar Center)
The Living Environment Center - Desert Ecology
The Dryland Water Research Center
The "Man in the Dryland" Center
The Intensive Plant and Algae Production Center
The Extensive Plant Production Center
Animal Production Center
Priority will be given to candidates who have not previously used the facility and who would not normally have access to it. The selection process will also take into account that the contract is intended to finance primarily short visits (up to two months) to the facility.
Who May Apply
European Union citizens of the following countries are eligible: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
How to Apply
Applicants are requested to fill in and send an application form which can be downloaded from the web site of The Jacob Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies. The application should be accompanied by a CV and list of publications, identification of the specific facility in which the applicant wishes to work and a research proposal. Announcement of awards will be sent within two months.
Next deadline for submission: December 1st.
Remuneration
Successful applicants will be eligible for reimbursement of their travel expenses and will receive a fellowship that will cover the cost of room and board during their stay.
Applications should be sent to:
Project Manager: Prof. Zvi Cohen, Director
The Jacob Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies
The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker, Israel, 84990
Tel: 972-7-659-6717 Fax: 972-7-659-6718
E-mail: inter@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Additional information on the Jacob Blaustein Institute, its research activities and faculty, visit The Jacob Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies
