IRES Newsletter: February 5, 2024 | Faculty of Land and Food Systems' Dr. Tabitha Robin will present an exploration of Cree guidance for revitalizing and rebuilding Cree food systems as part of a larger Indigenous food sovereignty framework. Zoom link | Season 2, Episode 5 of Biodiversity Speaks: Sustainability, Rights, and Biodiversity in Agriculture Another amazing episode of Biodiversity Speaks hosted by Dr. Helina Jolly featuring Dr. Hannah Wittman will be released January 15th! Be sure to keep an eye out for it wherever you get your podcasts! Apple, Google, Spotify Listen in your browser | | How might river science (and management) look differently when recentring and restoring ways of knowing and worlding otherwise? Why despite the climate emergency, very few people are acting on climate change? IRES students Ta Phurisamban and Jade Radke answer these questions and more in our upcoming seminar. Zoom link | Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Development Studies | Department of Global Development and Planning at the University of Agder IGUS Deadline: March 31, 2024 Prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship: Overcoming Barriers to Building Decarbonization | Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (BU-IGS) and Schneider Electric Sustainability Research Institute Rolling Deadline Human Wildlife Interactions, Social Science Assistant or Associate Professor | Oregon State University Deadline: March 3, 2024 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow | Environment & Sustainability Program | William & Mary Deadline: February 26, 2024 School of Environmental Sustainability | Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy, Tenure Track Rolling Deadline Postdoctoral Scholar | Local Climate Action and Environmental Justice Research | UC Irvine Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy Deadline: March 31, 2024 NUAcT PhD Studentship | Climate Justice and Youth in Northeast England | Newcastle University, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology Deadline: February 26, 2024 Cluster Hires in Climate Change and Sustainability | Department of Geography | National University of Singapore Rolling Deadline Two tenure track Faculty Members with Expertise in Social or Environmental Justice | College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Deadline: February 15, 2024 Post-doc and PhD opportunities in Place-based Retrofit and the Decarbonisation Divide | University of Manchester Deadline: February 16 & 19, 2024 Social science postdoc on wildfire risk reduction and community impacts, Arcata, CA Deadline: March 1, 2024 3 Teaching Positions (Assistant Professor) | University of Montana Missoula | Society and Conservation , Forest Management, and Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences Deadline: February 14, 2024 Post-doc/Senior Researcher Position on Governance of the Energy Transition in Switzerland 80-100% Deadline: February 20, 2024 SSRI Co-Funded Assistant Professor in Rural SociologyDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education | Penn State University Park Rolling Deadline Associate Senior Lecturer | Lund University | Different Themes - Climate Change, Sustainable Retailing, and more Deadline: February 15, 2024 Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences | University of South Alabama Rolling Deadline Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science | Dickinson College Rolling Deadline See All Job Postings | Climate Solutions Summit | TU Berlin The What Works Climate Solutions Summit is a high-level conference for evidence-based climate policy that will take place June 9–12, 2024. It will promote and catalyze synthetic evidence on climate solutions for upcoming climate change assessments – particularly the IPCC’s 7th Assessment Report ─ as well as other forms of scientific policy advice.
June 9-12, 2024
Learn More | | Call for Abstracts: Western University EnviroCon 2024 - for distribution EnviroCon is an interdisciplinary conference organized every year by graduate students in the Collaborative Specialization in Environment and Sustainability at the Centre for Environment and Sustainability at Western University. EnviroCon 2024 will provide a forum for a broad range of topics in the Sciences, Humanities, Engineering, Social Sciences, Business, Policy, and Management. The conference is FREE to attend and participate in. Envirocon highly encourages Abstract submissions from all disciplines conducting research on topics related to environment and sustainability.
Deadline: February 22, 2024
Learn More | | Call for Abstracts - "Imagining Just Environmental and Climate Futures in Africa" Symposium Imagining Just Environmental and Climate Futures in Africa" at Cornell University on May 3-4, 2024. The two-day symposium will feature keynote speakers and paper discussion sessions on the theme of climate justice and related topics. The event is supported by the Institute for African Development and the Polson Institute for Global Development.
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Learn More | | Research Opportunities for Indigenous students The team of the Solving the Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus or Solving-FCB, is providing some exciting opportunities for Indigenous students to join our team of researchers and be part of an international partnership that aims to support sustainable solutions for food security, conservation and climate change adaptation within the complex social and ecological contexts of today’s societies.
Deadline: March 31, 2024
Register Here | | Opportunity for Grad Students and Postdocs: Become a CJUR Reviewer! The Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research (CJUR) is currently seeking highly articulate and self-motivated graduate students and researchers from all fields to join our journal’s review board.Reviewers will have the opportunity to give feedback on student submissions and help in deciding whether a submission moves to publication.
Deadline: March 17, 2024
Register Here | | Applications open for the Green Labs Fund The Green Labs Fund promotes and supports sustainability in labs across our campuses. As a research-intensive university with some 400 labs on campus, UBC consumes a significant amount of energy, water and materials for conducting world-class research. UBC lab buildings account for approximately 49 per cent of campus energy use, 24 per cent of campus water use, and 96 per cent of total hazardous waste generated.
Deadline: March 17, 2024
Learn More | | Registration is open for PEEC 2024! This conference is organized and run by graduate students for early career scientists, and is an amazing opportunity to share work, get valuable feedback from peers, and network with other students in a supportive environment. Registration is limited!
Deadline: February 9, 2024 Register Here | | Applications open for Elizabeth Henry Scholarship for Communities and Environmental Health This scholarship supports graduate students working on research projects in partnership with one or more Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous British Columbia communities that are addressing air quality, environmental health issues and/or promoting environmental sustainability through cooperative initiatives. A scholarship of $4,000 is offered in 2024, with the possibility of a second, smaller scholarship as funds allow. May 10, 2024 Learn More | | Applications open for 2024 Climate Justice Fellows Program | CEEJH Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) is excited to open applications for our 2024 Climate Justice Fellows Program, designed specifically for individuals with beginner to intermediate levels of climate and environmental justice knowledge! This comprehensive 23-week program (requiring just 4-7 hours per week) has been carefully curated to provide a strong foundation in the essential principles of Environmental Justice (EJ) and Climate Justice (CJ).Our program is uniquely structured to accommodate a diverse range of candidates from EJ communities. Through this transformative opportunity, participants will not only deepen their understanding of environmental and climate issues but will also develop practical skills to empower their communities. Rolling Deadline Register Here | | Invitation to join the Organizing Committee for Water & Environment Student Talks Conference (WEST-Con) 2024 WEST-Con is an interdisciplinary conference organized by students for students working within the fields of water and environment. In the past two years, WEST-Con was held in a virtual/hybrid format to facilitate student participation nationally and internationally. This format has seen over 300 participants from 16 countries, creating a global community among student researchers. WEST- Con invites students from all faculties to join the multi-disciplinary Organizing Committee for WEST-Con 2024. Subcommittees include: Finance, Communications, Publicity, Logistics, and Content. A brief overview of the roles and responsibilities for each subcommittee can be found in the linked form shared below. Rolling Deadline Register Here | | UBC Library Research Commons Newsletter Check out the latest UBC Library Research Commons Newsletter for events, workshops, and more! Learn More | UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Update Newsletter Check out the latest "GradUpdate" - a weekly snapshot of workshops and opportunities available to UBC graduate students. Read the Newsletter | | Naito, R., Chan, K. M. A., Zhao, J. (2024). Combating the exotic pet trade: Effects of conservation messaging on attitudes, demands, and civic intentions. Conservation Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13078 Taylor, R., Naidoo, R., Steel, L., Knight, M., ... (2024). Count, connect, conserve: Southern Africa elephant survey points the way (commentary). Mongabay. | Join us online for three mornings where we will explore how to adapt to the climate change challenges facing the agriculture sector. Hear from those working on the ground and learn about the research and programs emerging to support BC farmers. End each morning with a chance for discussion and networking with the ACARN community of growers, agrologists, researchers, policymakers and students. Thanks to funding by the BC Ministry of Agriculture & Food and CleanBC the workshop is available at no cost, registration is required. Register Here | Longtime couple David Suzuki and Tara Cullis make their acting debut in this unique play that plumbs the depths of their 50-year partnership and gets to the true heart of how we can inspire sustained action for the climate. Ultimately, the play is a celebration of love, partnership, and the planet, and offers audiences the rare chance to spend an evening with these renowned environmentalists Vancouver Playhouse | Feb 13-17, 2024 Learn More | Viet Thanh Nguyen’s writing is bold, elegant, and fiercely honest. His remarkable debut novel The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer Prize, globally reimagining what we thought we knew about the Vietnam war. Almost a decade since this groundbreaking novel was published, he revisits the developing conversations around the continuing global refugee crisis with his Phil Lind Initiative talk titled Speaking for an Other. Read more. This event is part of the Phil Lind Initiative series Pop Politics: Pop Culture and Political Life in the United States that is taking place from January to April, 2024. Learn More | Have news to share or want to unsubscribe? Email us at:
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