The Leopold Leadership Program is pleased to announce the call for
applications for the 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellowships. Please forward
this e-mail to anyone you know who might be interested. Information
about the fellowship, including application forms, can be downloaded
from the program web site at www.leopoldleadership.org
<http://www.leopoldleadership.org/>
<http://www.leopoldleadership.org/>.
Leopold Leadership Program
*Call for Applications - 2009 Fellowships*
*Deadline: Monday, April 14, 2008*
The Leopold Leadership Program invites mid-career academic environmental
scientists from North America (Canada, Mexico, and the United States) to
apply for the 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellowships.
The mission of the Leopold Leadership Program is to advance
environmental decision making by providing academic environmental
scientists with the skills and connections they need to be effective
leaders and communicators. Through a competitive process, the Leopold
Leadership Program selects up to 20 Fellows annually to participate in
an intensive training program designed to build and enhance their skills
in communicating with policy makers, media representatives, business
leaders, nonprofit organizations, and the general public. Our goal is to
create a community of engaged scientific leaders to inform decision
makers addressing society's most pressing environmental challenges.
The program seeks candidates with terminal degrees in a broad range of
disciplines including the biological, physical, and social sciences
(e.g., economics, political science) and technical, medical, and
engineering fields related to the environment (e.g., wildlife veterinary
medicine, environmental health, hazardous waste management). Applicants
must be employed by an academic institution in North America, be tenured
or tenure-track (associate professor level or equivalent or above), and
be active in teaching and research. Every applicant must demonstrate:
* an academic position (either tenured or tenure track);
* an active role in research and teaching in an area of environmental
science at a Canadian, Mexican, or U.S.-based higher education or
research institution;
* a reputation for outstanding science;
* evidence of interest in making direct connections between scientific
knowledge and environmental issues;
* interest, willingness, and an appropriate professional position to
synthesize, interpret, and communicate the results of their work to
peers, policy makers, the media, and the general public;
* passion and capacity to exercise leadership in the environmental
science arena and enthusiasm to advocate the importance of science for
improved environmental policies and practices;
* commitment to participate in the entire two weeks of training and
contribute to the program as well as take advantage of its benefits;
* intent to share what is learned in the training program with students
and colleagues and other stakeholders through courses, workshops, and
broader outreach efforts; and
* ability and desire to remain an active member of the Leopold
Leadership Network after the conclusion of the Fellowship year.
The 2009 training schedule is:
Session I Session II
Trinity Conference Center, CT Washington, D.C.
June 12 - 19, 2009 September 11 - 18, 2009
The training is offered in English and focuses on U.S.-based
institutions, audiences, and policy making. Full details and application
documents are available online at: www.leopoldleadership.org
<http://www.leopoldleadership.org/>
<http://www.leopoldleadership.org/>
Support for the Leopold Leadership Program is provided by the David and
Lucile Packard Foundation.
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Pam Sturner
Managing Director
Leopold Leadership Program
Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford University
Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building
MC: 4205
473 Via Ortega
Stanford, CA 94305
Tel: (650) 723-0708 | Fax: (650) 725-3402
