Fwd: Call for Applications: Economics Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Mario Garza
You've assuredly received many of these by now, but be aware that the applications for the Econ Undergrad Research program are due tomorrow!
Mario Garza
Chair MSC L.T. Jordan Institute 10-11
President TAMU Economics Society
mariog...@gmail.com
817-733-3239
From: Jonathan Meer <jm...@econmail.tamu.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Subject: Call for Applications: Economics Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
To: mariog...@gmail.com
Mario,
Could you please forward this to the Economics Society? Freshmen and sophomores should take particular note of the econometrics requirement.
The Economics Undergraduate Research Program is designed for ambitious, talented undergraduates with an interest in independent research. The program will consist of:
· A part-time summer job with a Department of Economics faculty member assisting on research for 10 weeks, at $10 per hour for 25 hours per week
· Participation in Econ 489: Special Topics in Economics Research in Fall 2011
· Student-led research, advised by a member of the Department of Economics faculty, during the 2011-2012 academic year, culminating in a paper suitable for submission to an undergraduate research conference or a peer-reviewed economics journal
Requirements:
· Minimum GPR of 3.2
· Preference is given to students who have completed ECMT 463: Econometrics; in future years, successful completion of this course will be required
· Excellent potential to do independent research
· Application to the Research Scholars program or the Honors Research Fellows program in September 2011
· Submission of completed work to conferences and publications such as Student Research Week, Explorations: The Journal of Undergraduate Research, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Economics Scholars Program for Undergraduate Research, the Carroll Round, or peer-reviewed economics journals
Applications:
Applications should be emailed to Barbara Campbell (bcam...@econmail.tamu.edu) by April 15th. Files should be in PDF or Word format and given filenames of the form LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_RESUME, LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_TRANSCRIPT, etc. Applications must include:
· An up-to-date resumé
· An unofficial transcript
· A one-page letter of interest that
o Outlines why you want to undertake independent research
o Discusses the the qualities you believe would make an excellent candidate for this program
o Includes the names of three faculty members with whom you are interested in working; faculty do not have to be ones from whom you have taken a class
Applications will be reviewed by the Undergraduate Research Committee: Dr. Stephanie Houghton, Dr. Dennis Jansen, and Dr. Jonathan Meer. At least one and as many as three exemplary candidates will be chosen as Economics Undergraduate Research Scholars in 2011-2012. Applicants will be informed of their status by May 1st.
Questions should be directed to Dr. Jonathan Meer (jm...@econmail.tamu.edu).
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Dr. Jonathan Meer
3042 Allen Building
Department of Economics
Texas A&M University