January 24-30, 2000
MELLON FACULTY RESEARCH GRANT AND ILAS
FACULTY RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANT
Application deadline: Fri., Feb. 18. Late applications will
not be considered. For complete application guidelines,
call Joanne Gully at 232-2409.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28
Undoing Disarticulation: Survival of Small Firms in Brazil,
a lecture by Samuel Cohn, Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M.
3:00-4:30 P.M., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Part of the Brazil Speakers
Series sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info.,
call 232-2416 or visit the Brazil Center's Website: http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/brazctr.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Volunteer Teachers Needed. Teach basic Spanish and/or
Portuguese to 5th and 6th grade students at local elementary
school. Month-long program. For more info., contact Kate Bennett
at 232-2404 or [email address removed to reduce spam].
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/academic/fund.html
Please review this Website for information and application instructions
for the following:
Grants: (1) Tinker Field Research Grant, (2) Faculty Sponsored
Dissertation Field Research Grant, and (3) Anna Luiza Ozorio
de Almeida Field Research Grant
Fellowships: (1) Foreign Language and Area Study (FLAS) for academic
year and summer, (2) Debra J. Herring Memorial Fellowship Fund,
and (3) Anna Mae Ford Memorial Fund.
Deadline for receipt of a complete application, including
letters of recommendation, is March 1. Please submit material
to the ILAS
Student Office, SRH 1.301.
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
Challenges for Brazil: A Dialogue, Feb. 25, 2000, University
of California, Berkeley. A public forum will be hosted by
the Center for Latin American Studies featuring Brazil's first
lady, Dr. Ruth Cardoso; Jose Serra, Brazilian Minister of Health;
Paulo Renato Souza, Brazilian Minister of Education; and other
prominent policymakers from Brazil and the U.S. The conference
will address global economic integration in the Americas with
topics such as: the impact of globalization on Brazil; perspectives
on labor in the Americas; and social problems and political alternatives.
For more info., : clas "at" uclink4.berkeley.edu; clas "at" uclink4.berkeley.edu
or visit the Website:
http://www.clas.berkeley.edu/clas.
New Economic and Social Perspectives on Brazil. International
Faculty Development Seminar to Brazil, May 30-June 7, 2000. Nine-day
seminar begins in São Paulo (three nights), continues
to Parati (two nights), and ends in Rio de Janeiro (three nights).
It is designed for U.S. faculty and administrators in an effort
to stimulate the study of Brazil through lectures, faculty interchange,
and coordinated site visits. Fee of $1,995 includes seminar costs,
accommodation, receptions, site visits, and breakfast/lunch daily.
Sponsored by the Council on International Educational Exchange
and hosted by the International Cooperation Commission, University
of São Paulo. For more info., call 800/40-STUDY or :
[email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam]. Deadline:
March 15, 2000.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Earl N. Phillips Jr. Distinguished Professorship in International
Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The
Phillips Professor will hold a tenured position in an appropriate
dept. as well as a joint appointment in the newly designed Curriculum
in International and Area Studies. Candidates who would also
be interested in chairing the Curriculum are particularly welcome.
Applicants must have a strong and demonstratable commitment to
interdisciplinary, international studies and a proven record
of scholarship and excellent undergraduate teaching. Preference
will be given to candidates who will be associated with one of
the area studies programs. These include Europe, Latin America,
Asia (including South and S.E. Asia), Africa, and Slavic, Eurasia,
and East Europe. Send cover letter, vita, and four references
to: Richard Soloway, Senior Associate Dean, College of Arts &
Sciences, 203 South Bldg., CB#3100, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3100. Review begins
Feb. 1, 2000 with appointment as early as July 1, 2000.
Lectureship in Portuguese Language, University of California,
Berkeley. Seeking someone who can teach all levels of Portuguese
language courses to students in a large and growing Luso-Brazilian
program. Candidates should have an M.A. in Portuguese or a related
field, and firsthand experience of Brazil. Preference given to
those who also speak Spanish. See MLA Job List for more details.
Open-ended one-year contract renewable annually with satisfactory
performance. After six years the lecturer may become eligible
for a series of three-year contracts. Send letter of application
and résumé to: Prof. Candace Slater, Dept. of Spanish
and Portuguese, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720. For more info.,
: cslater "at" socrates.berkeley.edu; cslater "at" socrates.berkeley.edu.
Literacy Teacher and Family Literacy Evaluator, AVANCE
Eagle Pass EVENSTART, Eagle Pass, TX. Applications are invited
for two positions. Literacy Teacher requires a B.A. with experience
working with special needs adults in securing literacy education.
Evaluator should have experience in family literacy programs
and providing educational opportunities to low-income families,
and experience in evaluating progress made by parents in assisting
their children to reach their full potential as learners.For
more info., contact Julia Garza Carrillo, 46B Loma de la Cruz,
Eagle Pass, TX 78552. Phone: 830/758-0550.
EXHIBITS
With Our Hands We Weave the World: Basketry from the Collections
of the Texas Memorial Museum. Baskets reflecting a wide variety
of artistic styles, cultures, and natural environments challenge
visitors to stretch their definition of a basket. Admission
free. Through July 2000. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Mon.-Fri.; 10:00
A.M.-5:00 P.M. Sat.; 1:00-5:00 P.M. Sun. Texas Memorial Museum,
2400 Trinity St. For more info., call 471-3551 or visit the Website:
http://www.utexas.edu/dept/tmm.
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Bi-National Business Grants to Mexico. The U.S.-Mexico
Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange offers 15 grants
of tuition and stipend for U.S. students to pursue studies in
business, law, and/or engineering while interning at Mexico-based
corporations. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, have a B.S./B.A
. in engineering, accounting, business, law, or economics and/or
an M.S./M.A. in business or international business administration,
international relations, or economics from a U.S. university,
a minimum of two years' U.S. experience in business, and proficiency
in Spanish. Students will live and work in Mexico from Sept.
2000-June/July 2001 and take two graduate-level courses per trimester
(two nights per week) while working 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. five
days per week. For more info., call 212/984-5327 or 212/984-5565.
Joint Research Fellowship and Visiting Professorship, John
Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, RI, and Dept.
of Hispanic Studies, Connecticut College, New London, CT. Applications
are invited from established scholars who are citizens of Spain
and Spanish America for one semester during the 2000-2001 academic
year. The fellow will conduct research at the Library and will
teach, in Spanish at Connecticut College, one course pertinent
to the fellow's research and appropriate for undergraduate students
majoring in Hispanic Studies. Stipend for the semester is $10,000
plus an allowance for roundtrip travel and commuting. For more
info. or to request application materials, contact: Director,
John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912. Phone:401/863-2725,
Fax: 401/863-3477. : JCBL_[email address removed to reduce spam]; JCBL_[email address removed to reduce spam].
Deadline: March 1, 2000.
INTERNSHIPS
RAND, the original think-tank located in Santa Monica,
CA, and Washington, D.C., is interested in meeting doctoral students
working on or completing degrees in economics, statistics, and
behavioral sciences who may be interested in either career or
summer internship opportunities. RAND is a nonprofit institution
that helps improve policy and decision making through research
and analysis. Representatives will be at UT for an informal
session on Tues., Feb. 1, from 5:30-7:30 P.M. in UTC 3.104. For
more info., visit: http://www.rand.org/
or call Liberal Arts Career Services at 471-3554.
STUDY ABROAD
Nicaragua Spanish Schools is a cooperative organization
of the four leading Spanish language schools in Nicaragua. NSS
offers high quality Spanish instruction in schools based in Estelí,
Granada, Managua, and San Juan del Sur, and arranges homestays
and and interesting cultural activities and excursions. For more
info., visit the Website: http://pages.prodigy.net/nss-pmc/
or call 800/211-7393 to request an information packet.
Happy New Year and welcome back!
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