ANNOUNCEMENT OF A FOUR WEEK FACULTY UPGRADATION PROGRAMME IN
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS UNDER THE WORLD BANK AIDED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
CAPACITY BUILDING TECHNICAL ASSITANCE PROGRAMME
AT
CENTRE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
INDIAN
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, POWAI, MUMBAI – 400 076
The
Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering invites applications from
faculty of postgraduate departments of Environmental Science/ Environmental
Engineering in Universities and colleges affiliated to Universities in India for
a four week training programme on “Environmental
Economics” from 10th February to March 7, 2003 to be held at Centre.
Eligibility
Criteria:
Applicants
must be below 45 years and must have at least (a) 55 percent marks in
postgraduate examination in Environmental Science/Environmental Engineering as
per UGC guidelines; and (b) a minimum of five years of teaching experience.
Other things being equal, applicants who have done work/teaching on
environmental management or environmental economics will be preferred.
Candidates who have already participated in similar programmes in
Environmental Economics are also eligible.
The
application must be accompanied by (I) a statement of 500 words on a topic in
Environmental Economics which can be later developed by the candidate as a short
discussion paper to be presented for group discussion during the programme (ii)
information about course(s) taught and research completed during the last five
years and (iii) evidence of knowledge of quantitative methods in Environmental
Science and Environmental Engineering.
Fee
:
The
entire fee for selected candidates for participating in the programme will be
borne by IIT, Bombay. It will
include either 1st class or 2nd AC to and fro train fare
by the shortest route from the parent institute/college, boarding, lodging and
supply of course material. Outstation
participants will be provided accommodation at the Institute guest house. Local
participants will be provided lunch and tea and local travel allowance only.
Applications on plain paper, with full details about educational qualifications, teaching and research experience, current institutional/university/college affiliation and other information stated in the eligibility criteria should be sent through proper channel to the following address on or before 21st December 2002.
Prof. S.K. Gupta
Head
Centre
for Environmental Science and Engineering
Indian
Institute of Technology, Powai
Mumbai
– 400 076
Tel
: 572 2545 Extn. 7850/7853; 5767850/5767853
Fax
: 572 3480/5767850
Email:
skgupta@cc.iitb.ac.in