Regular Fellowships

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Applications are invited from candidates interested in conducting postdoctoral research at the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR) during the year 2010, for a period of 1-2 years, in topics related to drylands and which include among others: Desert ecology, Solar energy and environmental physics, Architecture and town planning, Rainfed and irrigated agriculture, Hydrology, Aquaculture, Environmental microbiology, Desalination and Water Treatment, and Biotechnology. A detailed list of the various activities of the Institute's faculty can be found at http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic/faculty.htm.
Candidates should contact prospective supervisors before applying for a scholarship.

• Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to candidates that received their Ph.D. degree within the last four years.
• The program is open to scientists from all over the world.
• The current value of a yearly scholarship is approximately $22,000. (in Israeli currency)
• Round trip travel fare will be reimbursed to the extent of $500.
• The deadline for applications is February 15, 2010 and applicants will be notified of the Steering Committee's decision by April, 2010.
• Fellowships are not available to those who received their Ph.D. at BGU.
• Instructions on the preparation and submission of applications are detailed in: http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic/applicationinstructions.htm

For further information concerning the Jacob Blaustein Center and the scientific activities of the institute, please visit: http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/bic/
or contact:

The Jacob Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation,
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 84990 Israel.
Fax: 972-8-659-6718
Email: inter@bgumail.bgu.ac.il.
Tel: 972-8-659-6717