The Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellowship, Israel

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Ben Gurion University of the Negev,

Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research,

Jacob Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation

hereby announces that

Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellowship

is available for 2012-2013

Applications are invited from candidates interested in conducting postdoctoral research at the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR) during the year 2012, for a period of 1-2 years, in topics related to drylands and which include among others: Desert ecology, Solar energy and environmental physics, Architecture and town planning, Rainfed and irrigated agriculture, Hydrology, Aquaculture, Environmental microbiology, Desalination and Water Treatment, and Biotechnology. A detailed list of the various activities of the Institute's faculty can be found at www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic/faculty.htm.

Candidates should contact prospective supervisors before applying for a scholarship.

Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to candidates that received their Ph.D. degree within the last four years.
The program is open to scientists from all over the world.
The scholarship includes a yearly fellowship of approximately $27,000 (in Israeli currency), round trip travel fare and free of charge dwelling at the local housing complex.
The deadline for applications is March 15th, 2012 and applicants will be notified of the Steering Committee's decision by May, 2012.
Fellowships are not available to those who received their Ph.D. at BGU.
Instructions on the preparation and submission of applications are detailed in: www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic/applicationinstructions.htm.

For further information concerning the Jacob Blaustein Center and the scientific activities of the institute, please visit: http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic

or contact:
The Jacob Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation,
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 84990 Israel.
Fax: 972-8-659-6718
E-mail: inter@bgu.ac.il.
Tel: 972-8-659-6717

http://www.bgu.ac.il/bidr/bic/prestigious_fellowship.htm

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