Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:59:01 -0400
From: "STRI FELLOWSHIPS" <FELLOWS@tivoli.si.edu>
To: <kursar@biology.utah.edu>, <donald_marsh@brown.edu>, <ITEC@earthlink.net>,
        <edu@jordanloyno>, <mryan@mail.utexas.edu>,
        <ggilbert@nature.berkeley.edu>, <blewis@cro.ots.ac.cr>,
        <pick@pick.uga.edu>, <kmilton@socrates.berkeley.edu>
Subject: 3-Year Fellowship

We would appreciate if you can forward this fellowship announcement to
potential candidates, colleagues, and electronic bulletin boards.  We want
to start this process early to ensure that more persons hear about this
fellowship opportunity.

Thank you very much,
Georgina de Alba

3-Year Tupper Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), in the Republic of
Panama, a division of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.,
invites applications for the Earl S. Tupper three-year postdoctoral
fellowship.  Disciplines may include ecology, anthropology, paleontology,
evolution, behavior and physiology of tropical plants or animals.
Research should be based at one of the STRI facilities; proposals that
include comparative research in other tropical countries will be
considered. One fellowship is awarded annually.

Applications should include a detailed research proposal with budget (less
than 10 pages), a curriculum vitae, 2 letters of reference, names and
telephone numbers of 3 additional professional references and reprints of
most important papers.  We suggest applicants consult with the STRI
scientific staff member who will serve as their advisor before submitting
final application. Staff and research interests are listed at
http://www.stri.org Annual stipend is $30,000 with yearly travel and
research allotments.  Send application by January 15, 2000 to: 3-Year
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute, Washington D.C., 20560-0580,  E-Mail
FELLOWS@TIVOLI.SI.EDU.

Awards are based upon merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
citizenship, national origin, age or condition of handicap of the
applicant.

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