AAAS Fellowship Applications

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The 2012-2013 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships online application system is now open. The deadline for applications is December 5, 2011, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Interested applicants are encouraged to start their application early and contact their references as soon as possible.

Please share this information with friends and colleagues who may also be interested in this opportunity.

Opportunities

Placement opportunities are available in congressional offices and 15 executive branch agencies. The five fellowship areas being offered from September 2012 through August 2013 are:

* Congressional

* Diplomacy, Security& Development

* Energy, Environment & Agriculture

* Health, Education & Human Services

* Roger Revelle Fellowship in Global Stewardship

Learn more about the five fellowship areas on the Fellowships website.

Eligibility

To be considered for a fellowship, all successful applicants must hold a doctoral level degree (PhD, MD, DVM, etc.), in any of the following:

* Social/Behavioral sciences

* Medical/Health disciplines

* Biological, Physical or Earth sciences

* Computational sciences and Mathematics

* Engineering disciplines (applicants with a masters degree in engineering and three or more years of post-degree professional experience also qualify).

All degree requirements must be completed by the application deadline. Visit our website to learn more about Fellowship eligibility requirements.

Benefits

Stipends range from approximately $74,000 to $99,000 (depending on years of experience and previous salary). Other benefits include health insurance, travel/training allowance and relocation allowance. For more information about benefits, visit the Fellowships website.

Details

To learn more about the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships, visit our website at http://fellowships.aaas.org. Please contact the Fellowships staff at fellowships@aaas.org or 202-326-6700 with questions.

Gordon Research Conference on Science & Technology Policy

Science and Technology Policy in Global Context

August 5-10, 2012

Waterville Valley Resort

Waterville Valley, NH

Chairs: Susan Cozzens & Jack Stilgoe

Vice Chair: Jennifer Kuzma

The global context for science and technology policies is changing quickly. Knowledge is flowing around the world ever more freely. International collaboration is growing in every field. Economies that have traditionally grown through innovation face new competition from rising economic powers. Intellectual property regimes are in flux and under attack. Scientists and engineers trained in Europe and North America are returning to their regions of origins more often. Science and technology are embroiled in global regulatory issues like the ground rules for nanotechnology and synthetic biology, renewable and nuclear energy, and access to essential medicines.

The 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Science and Technology Policy will delve deeply into this range of issues, asking how the questions and answers of science and technology policy need to change in response to international developments. The program will tap the best recent research on the global dimensions of research, innovation, human resource, and regulatory policies, as well as perspectives from S&T policy practitioners from around the world.

The 2012 GRC on Science and Technology Policy will also offer for the first time a Gordon Research Seminar organized along the theme of the symposium, which will be held immediately preceding the GRC on Science and Technology Policy. Junior investigators, such as students, postdocs, and trainees, are encouraged to attend.

Applications for this conference are due by July 8, 2012

For more information:

http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=scipolicy

Neuroscience & Public Policy

Susan Wolf and Steve Kelley from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs will be hosting a discussion about the interaction of neuroscience and public policy with the idea that there might be fertile ground for a full scale conference to explore the subject, possibly during the 2012-2013 academic year. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18 from 11:00am-12:00pm. The meeting location is TBD.

A Discussion on Science Denialism (THIS Thursday 9/22/11)

VIP Access for Students: A Discussion with Michael Specter and Michael Osterholm on Science Denialism

3:30-4:15 p.m., Sept. 22, Mayo 3-125

Don't miss this unique opportunity to talk about the public health implications surrounding the growing mistrust among people around the world of science and its byproducts. Faculty and staff are asked to encourage students to attend.

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