(1)
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA,
IS SEEKING HIGHLY QUALIFIED GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR SEVERAL ONGOING
AND PROPOSED PROJECTS DEALING WITH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, NATURAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE, AND GLOBAL
CHANGE. AT PRESENT, THE DEPARTMENT HAS SIGNIFICANT FUNDS NOT BEING
UTILIZED DUE TO THE RECENCY OF THE NEW PROGRAM AND A CONSEQUENT
SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING DEGREES IN
ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY WITH A FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES, INCLUDING FOOD PRODUCTION. EXAMPLES OF THE PROJECTS
INCLUDE: (1) USAID FUNDED PROJECT ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES, BURKINA FASO, AND
ECUADOR; (2) A COMPREHENSIVE "STATE OF THE SOUTH" STUDY IN
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; (3) NSF ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH TRAINING
GRANT; (4) PROPOSED STUDY OF ETHNOMEDICINE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES; (5) INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEVERAL OTHER ECOLOGICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY
FOCUSSED PROJECTS ARE UNDER PREPARATION. MOTIVATED STUDENTS WITH
EXCELLENT ACADEMIC RECORDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE M.A. OR
PH.D. PROGRAM. WRITE IMMEDIATELY TO CAROLYN L. EHARDT, GRADUATE
COORDINATOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA,
BALDWIN HALL, ATHENS, GEORGIA 30602-1619.
INTERNET: ANTHRO@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
(2)
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA,
IS EXPLORING POSSIBILITY OF FUNDING ONE OR TWO POSTDOCTORAL
POSITIONS TO WORK IN A GLOBAL PROJECT ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. AS ANTHROPOLOGISTS, THE
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS WOULD WORK ON INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TEAMS
BOTH IN GEORGIA AND IN THE FIELD. THE DEPARTMENT HAS A SPECIAL
INTEREST IN ANTHROPOLOGISTS WITH EXPERIENCE IN WEST AFRICA, FLUENT
IN FRENCH, AND WITH KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUES SURROUNDING GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS SHOULD WRITE IMMEDIATELY TO
ROBERT E. RHOADES, HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF
GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA 30602-1619.
INTERNET: ANTHRO@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
Dana Gray, Graduate Secretary, Department of Anthropology, Baldwin
Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, (706) 542-3962,
Fax: (706) 542-3998, Internet: dgray@sherlock.dac.uga.edu