Conservation Biology Fellowship, University of Harvard

The Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Fellowsip in Conservation Biology serves to support the study of conservation biology within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. The fellowship is awarded to an individual who will engage in scientific study and work in the Department of Organismic and Evolutonary Biology. The fellowship commences with an annual lecture in conservation biology by the distinguished individual chosen for the fellowship from outside Harvard
University. It is the hope of the benefactors that this fellowship will have a strong and transformative effect on the study of conservation biology at Harvard, from the undergraduate to the senior teaching level.

*Fellowship Details and How to Apply**

*Each academic year the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology invites both nominations and direct applications for the Hrdy Visiting Fellowship in Conservation Biology. The Hrdy Visiting Fellowship is available either at the senior faculty level or at the junior (i.e., postdoctoral) level for one or two semesters. Duties will include teaching one course and/or giving lectures in conservation biology, as well as research and collaboration with members of the Harvard community. The Fellowship includes a modest travel stipend. Applicants should contact a faculty sponsor(s), with whom they will collaborate, before applying. Applications should include a cover letter with a statement of intent, CV, and representative publications, and applicants should arrange to have three letters of reference sent.



Inquiries and applications may be sent by postal mail to:

C/O Christopher Preheim Phone: 617-384-9271

cpreheim <at> oeb.harvard.edu

Committee for Hrdy Fellowship in Conservation Biology

Dept of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Harvard University

26 Oxford Street

Cambridge, MA 02138.



Review of applications begins on *December 1, 2009 and continues through January 31, 2010