Colleagues may be interested in the following postdoctoral funding source which could be applied to maritime boundaries and associated legal issues, I would think...
Dr Brendan Whyte
Ubon Ratchathani University
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> Program Number: 00158
> Title:
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> Sponsor: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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> SYNOPSIS:
> The sponsor provides in-residence fellowships to professionals with
> a doctoral degree or its equivalent for a period of one year for
> research on the economic, legal, and policy issues that arise from use
> of the world's oceans. The one-year appointments carry a $54,000
> stipend, plus modest research and travel funds.
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> Deadline(s): 15/01/2008
> Established Date: 12/11/1980
> Follow-Up Date: 01/11/2008
> Review Date: 16/10/2007
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> Contact:
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> Address: Fellowship Committee, Education Office
> Clark Laboratory, MS#31
> 360 Woods Hole Road
> Woods Hole, MA 02543-1541
> U.S.A.
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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> Program URL: http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=8027
> Tel: 508-289-2219
> Fax: 508-457-2188
> Deadline Ind: Receipt
> Deadline Open: No
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> Award Type(s): Fellowship
> In-Residence
> Sabbatical
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> Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
> Any/No Restrictions
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> Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institution (including U.S. Territories)
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> Appl Type(s): Postdoctoral
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> Target Group(s): NONE
> Funding Limit: $54,000 YEAR
> Duration: 1 YEAR(s)
> Indirect Costs: Unspecified
> Cost Sharing: No
> Sponsor Type: Non-Profit Organizations
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> Geo. Restricted: NO RESTRICTIONS
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> OBJECTIVES:
> The three main objectives of the Fellowship Program are: to provide
> support and experience to Research Fellows interested in marine policy
> issues; to provide opportunities for interdisciplinary application of
> social sciences and natural sciences to marine policy problems; and to
> conduct research and convey information necessary for the development
> of effective local, national and international ocean policy.
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> Current areas of research concentration include measurement and
> conservation of biological diversity; valuation of improved weather
> and climate forecasting; fish ecology and fish stock dynamics;
> fisheries management and bycatch policy; aquaculture development and
> policy; marine transportation technology, safety, and liability; ocean
> exploration technology and historic shipwrecks management; sources of
> productivity change in the marine sector; and local, national, and
> international efforts to control land-based marine pollution.
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> The fields of economics, law, statistics, public policy, natural
> resources management, and international relations are preferred, but
> strong applications from other relevant fields are welcome.
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> ELIGIBILITY
> Applicants must have completed a doctoral level degree or possess
> equivalent professional qualifications through career experience. The
> sponsor also welcomes experienced professionals who can arrange a
> leave or sabbatical.
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> FUNDING
> Recipients will receive a stipend of $54,000 for a period of one
> year and are eligible for group health insurance. In addition, modest
> research and travel funds will be made available. Recipients are
> appointed for one year. (jap)
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> KEYWORDS: Fish and Fisheries
> Aquaculture/Hydroponics
> Economics of the Environment
> International Relations/Diplomacy
> Water Resources, Management/Planning
> Environmental Law
> Climatology
> Marine Biology
> Environmental Conservation
> Natural Resources
> Natural Resources Management
> Biodiversity
> Oceanography
> Marine Environment
> Marine Sciences Planning/Policy
> Marine Technology
> Maritime History
> Aquatic Ecology
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