[TABD] Gordon and Betty Moore Visiting Fellowships at the
University of Florida for Tropical Forest Conservation
Keith Willmott
kwillmott at flmnh.ufl.edu
Tue Feb 9 19:08:50 GMT 2010
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Subject: Gordon and Betty Moore Visiting Fellowships at the University
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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:23:43 -0500
From: Patricia Sampaio <psampaio at LATAM.UFL.EDU>
Reply-To: Patricia Sampaio <psampaio at LATAM.UFL.EDU>
To: TCDFACULTY-L at LISTS.UFL.EDU
Gordon and Betty Moore Visiting Fellowships at the University of Florida for
Tropical Forest Conservation Professionals from the Andes-Amazon Region
*Deadline: March 8, 2010*
The Tropical Conservation and Development Program (TCD) and the School of
Forest Resources and Conservation (SFRC) at the University of Florida (UF)
announce a competition for the Gordon and Betty Moore Visiting Fellowships to
support non-degree training related to Amazon forest conservation at the
University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The visiting fellowships are open to
conservation professionals, researchers, university professors, and Ph.D.
students who are residents of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French
Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, or Venezuela. Fellowships are for four to
nine months in length and may start at any time between June and January.
Visiting Fellowship awards consist of a stipend of US$2,000 per month (prior to
US federal tax withholding), plus the cost of any necessary UF tuition and
fees. Additional funds for travel to and from UF, health insurance, and
participation in field courses are also included. Limited financial support is
available for enrollment in an intensive English language course to improve
existing skills.
While at UF, Fellows will develop individualized programs of study under the
advisement of a UF faculty member. Fellows will be able to enroll in UF
classes related to tropical forest conservation, participate in field courses
conducted in the Andes-Amazon region, and utilize the UF Latin American
Collection, one of the finest libraries on Latin America in the world. Fellows
will be expected to offer seminars and/or workshops for UF students and
faculty to share their expertise and experience on Amazon conservation.
Fellowship applicants will be judged according to their previous related work
experience, conservation leadership, commitment to tropical forest
conservation, and the clarity and specificity of their proposed plan of study.
Preference will be given to applicants with at least three to five years of work
experience and to those whose plan of study has a strong likelihood for
resulting in written products, such as a journal or newspaper article, book,
book chapter, working paper, etc. Please note that the fellowship is not
intended to fund field research.
Moore Visiting Fellowships are made possible by a grant from the Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation.
To apply for a Moore Visiting Fellowship, you must:
* Be a legal resident of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana,
Guyana, Peru, Suriname or Venezuela.
* Work as a conservation professional, researcher or university professor in
the Andes-Amazon region or be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a universiry in
the Andes-Amazon region.
The following application materials are required:
* Moore Visiting Fellowship Application Form (see attached document)
* Two letters of recommendation from your home institution or university,
accompanied by the Release Form (see attached document)
* A two to three page statement of purpose written in English, Spanish or
Portuguese that describes your background and expertise, explains what you
would gain from being a Fellow, and proposes a program of study as a Visiting
Fellow. Specify what activities you propose to carry out at UF (such as
attending classes, writing a publication, analyzing a data set, or preparing a
workshop), and what experience and expertise you could share with UF
students and faculty through seminars or workshops. Include details about
your professional or research interests in Amazon conservation. If you have
already been in contact with a UF professor who might be able to serve as
your adviser during the fellowship, include his/her name in your statement.
* Summary curriculum vitae.
For applicants who wish to formally enroll in courses at UF, the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required. For all others, adequate English is
needed in order to fully take advantage of the opportunity of being at a US
university. TOEFL is the best way to demonstrate your English level, but can
be substituted by an equivalent credential (e.g. an assessment from a local
language institute of your language proficiency level).
Additional Information
Information on the Internet
UF’s Amazon Conservation Leadership Initiative’s website is:
http://www.tropicalforests.ufl.edu/acli. Applicants can learn more about TCD
and SFRC by reviewing their web sites at: http://www.latam.ufl.edu/tcd and
http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu
UF Academic Calendar
The fall semester at UF begins in mid-August and runs until mid-December,
while the spring semester begins the first week of January and runs through
April. Most faculty and students are away from the university during the
months of May, June, July, and August. Few classes are offered on campus
during these months. English language study at the UF English Language
Institute (http://www.eli.ufl.edu) is offered throughout the year, with
sessions starting in January, March, May, June, August, and October.
Applicants are encouraged to start their visiting fellowship program in either
August or January. If an intensive English class is necessary, applicants are
encouraged to start this class in June or October.
UF Class Offerings
A TOEFL score of 80 (internet test), 213 (computer test) or 550 (paper test)
is required to enroll in UF classes. Fellowship recipients who meet this
requirement will be allowed to enroll in one or two classes during their time at
UF. Others may be allowed to audit a course by special request, without
receiving academic credit.
Classes offered during most fall semesters include Tropical Conservation and
Development Research Design and Methods, Community Forest Management,
Protected Area Management in Africa and the Americas, and Conservation
Policy.
Classes offered during most spring semesters include Conflict and Collaboration
Management, Conservation Entrepreneurship, Tropical Forestry, and Land Use
Land Cover Change. See http://www.latam.ufl.edu/tcd/spring-2008.pdf for a
partial listing.
Consult with Robert Buschbacher or Patricia Sampaio if you have particular
interests in terms of coursework, as many other classes will be offered each
semester.
Visas
Moore Visiting Fellows will be issued J-1 exchange visitor visas to enter the
United States. Anyone with J-1 visa status who stays in the United States
for longer than six months is unable to return to the United States as a J-1
exchange visitor until he/she has been physically absent from the country for
12 months. This restriction does not normally apply to exchange visitors who
stay in the United States for six months or less.
For further information, contact:
Robert Buschbacher, Program Manager
Amazon Conservation Leadership Initiative
Building 107 Mowry Road
Telephonel: (352) 846-2831
E-mail: rbusch at ufl.edu
Patricia Sampaio
TCD Program
343 Grinter Hall
Telephone: (352) 273-4734
Fax: (352) 392-7682
E-mail: psampaio at latam.ufl.edu
Submission
Submitt application materials by the March 8, 2010. to:
Application materials can be sent by mail, e-mail or fax. E-mail submissions
should be sent to Patricia Sampaio at psampaio at ufl.edu with “Moore
Fellowship Application” as the subject line. Recommendation letters must be
sent directly by the recommenders or can be sent in individually sealed
envelopes with the other application materials.
--
Keith R. Willmott
Assistant Curator of Lepidoptera
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Powell Hall on Hull Road
UF Cultural Plaza
PO Box 112710
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710 (USA)
Tel: (1 352) 273 2012
Fax: (1 352) 392 0479
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/neotropica
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