- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Applications are being accepted through January 31, 2018, from individuals who wish to be considered for the UC Cooperative Extension Presidential Chair for California Grown Rice.
Through a funding partnership between the California Rice Research Board and the UC Presidential Endowment program, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources has established a $1 million UC Cooperative Extension Presidential Chair for California Grown Rice. The endowed chair will provide a UCCE scientist a dedicated source of funds to support scholarly activities focused on improvement of California rice production and quality. The Chair will be awarded by UC ANR to a distinguished UC Cooperative Extension specialist or advisor currently working in the area of California-grown rice research.
Through a competitive selection process, a Chair will be selected to hold a five-year term. Chair holder Applicants for the UCCE Presidential Chair for California Grown Rice must be a UC Cooperative Extension advisor or specialist currently working in the area of California-grown rice research.
Application and selection details, including timeline and submission guidelines, are online at http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/275834.pdf.
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