The Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Visiting Fellowship
in Conservation Biology at Harvard University
March 7, 2008
The Hrdy Visiting Fellowship in Conservation Biology for the 2008-09 academic year has been awarded to Professor Navjot Sodhi of the National University of Singapore.
About the Award
Fellowship Details and How to Apply
Past Recipients of the Hrdy Fellowship
About the Award
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 e-mail to kparodi@oeb.harvard.edu or by postal mail to:
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 November 15th.
Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Past Recipients of the Hrdy Fellowship
David Roberts, 2007-08
Tamas Szekeley, 2006-07
Amy Dunham, 2005-06
Claus Wedekind, 2004-05
Richard Frankham, 2003-04
Andrew Torrance, 2002-03
David Wake, 7/01/2003
Zoe Cardon, 2002-03
Manuel Lerdau, 2001-02
Callum Roberts, 2000-01
Matthew Hare, 1999-2000
