Fw: Postdoctoral research opportunity in climate change adaptation

["Andreas D. Drouzas" <adrouzas@DROPMEmariecurie.org>]

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From: "Ancha Srinivasan" <ancha@DROPMEiges.or.jp>
Sent: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:15:02 +0900
Subject: Postdoctoral research opportunity in climate change adaptation

Dear colleagues,

We have an opportunity to host a young postdoctoral researcher, who
is competent to undertake policy-relevant research on adaptation to
climate change in the Asia-Pacific  region focusing on one of the
following or related areas:

(a) Role of bottom-up approaches in facilitating adaptation to
climate change
(b) Policies for facilitating adaptation in agriculture and water
resources sectors
(c) Options for mainstreaming adaptation concerns in official
development assistance
(d) Cost-benefit analysis of adaptation options

Each candidate for the Fellowship must:
(1) Be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with
Japan
(2) Hold a doctorate degree when the Fellowship goes into effect,
which must have been received within six years prior to April 2,
2005
(3) Have arranged in advance a research plan with his/her Japanese
host

TERMS OF AWARD (FELLOWS ONLY):
* The amounts of the Awards indicated below are subject to change.
(1) A round-trip air ticket (based on JSPS regulations)
(2) A monthly maintenance allowance of ¥392,000
(3) A settling-in allowance of ¥200,000, An annual domestic research
travel allowance of 58,500 yen, Overseas travel accident and
sickness insurance coverage

Note: If the Fellow resides in Japan on the date his/her award
letter is issued, the above-mentioned air ticket to Japan and
settling-in allowance will not be provided.
A "Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research" (Tokubetsu Kenkyuin
Shorei-hi) or "Research Grant" (Shiken Kenkyu-hi) of up to 1,500,000
yen per year (total of 3,000,000 yen for two years) is available to
cover cooperative research-related expenses. Application for these
grants is made by the host researcher through his/her institution.

Interested candidates are advised to send a brief research plan (not
exceeding three pages) to ancha@DROPMEiges.or.jp as soon as possible but
not later than 20 April 2005.  Research proposed must be relevant to
countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The selection of candidates is
subject to screening within the institute and the selection board of
the Japan Society for Promotion of Science.

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Mr. Ancha Srinivasan, Ph.D. (Cantab.) FCPS FCCS
Principal Researcher and Manager, Climate Policy Project
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama,
Kanagawa 240-0115 JAPAN
Tel:+81-46-855-3818 Fax:+81-46-855-3809
E-mail: ancha@DROPMEiges.or.jp
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Andreas D. Drouzas, MSc, PhD,
Directorate of Forest Resources Development,
Ministry of Rural Development and Food,
Halkokondili 31, 10164,
Athens, ELLAS (Greece).
Tel.: +30-210-5244247
Fax: +30-210-5244104
E-mail: adrouzas@DROPMEmariecurie.org
        andreasdrouzas@DROPMEyahoo.com

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