IRES Newsletter: October 23, 2023 | We invite you to a talk by Dr. Tom Green, which will be an exploration of using an ecological economics perspective to inform education, advocacy and policy and the windows of opportunity that emerge in a world still largely entangled in consumption. Join us in person or participate on Zoom via link below! Zoom Registration | Poverty and climate change are linked. To solve one, we need to address the other. Dr. Jiaying Zhao's expert testimony to the Canadian Senate on Bill S-233, an Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income, is now available to watch on YouTube. "The need to raise the income floor has never been greater," she said, "since more people are being displaced by the rising living costs and the devastating environmental disasters in Canada." Watch Zhao's testimony at the 12:36 mark | We’ve all heard about islands in the Pacific threatened by rising seas. But what's it like to live there? Check out a trailer for a new mini-podcast, hosted by Dr. Simon Donner, to hear from people in Kiribati and Fiji about local perspectives on responding to climate change! Listen now! | Download the app now onto your phone (Apple, Google Play). Use the code SCIENCES in the Community tab of the app, and be ready for the challenge on NOVEMBER 1st. If you already have the app, click SWITCH CHALLENGE at the top right of the app’s home screen to find the BALANCE challenge. On November 1, tap GO on the BuddyBoost app’s Home screen! Learn More | Discover how making healthier food choices can positively impact our planet on October 26 at 7 pm, featuring IRES's Dr. Navin Ramankutty. FREE! Reserve your spot | Dr. Jonathan Foley is the Executive Director of Project Drawdown, and on Nov 2 he'll show us how the Drawdown Roadmap charts a path to accelerate climate solutions before it’s too late. Join us in person or participate on Zoom via link below! Zoom Registration | We're so proud of our 2023 Public Scholars, who are being recognized for research that has a tangible impact for the public good. Read more about their work: Neha Sharma-Mascarenhas: Repair within a circular economy context Ilke Geladi: Galapagos birds and farmers: engaging farmers with landbird research focused in the agricultural zone of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Charlotte Milne: Canada's flood mapping, what’s really at risk Zana Mody: Counting blue carbon for coastal communities: understanding socio-ecological contexts of nature based climate solutions and mangrove restoration More Info | Postdoc Position | University of Alberta | Focusing on a Just Transition Rolling Deadline TT Environmental Humanities position | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Deadline: November 4, 2023 Open Rank Professor: Environmental Justice | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Rolling Deadline TT position in Environmental Justice | Duke University Deadline: October 25, 2023 Indigenous Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies | University of Victoria Deadline: November 15, 2023 Graduate Research Position -Studying experiences of water insecurity in the Texas Gulf Coast/ U.S. Deadline: November 3, 2023 Assistant Professor - Sustainability & Behavior Change | Arizona State University Deadline: November 1, 2023 Assistant Professor in Critical Development Studies | University of Wisconsin Deadline: November 3, 2023 Assistant Professor: Environmental Sustainability Geographer | San Diego State University Deadline: November 3, 2023 Assistant Teaching Professor in Environmental Humanities (Teaching Track) | Carnegie Mellon University Deadline: November 6, 2023 Assistant Professor of Environmental Justice and Sustainability | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Deadline: October 31, 2023 Assistant Professor of Health Geography | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO Deadline: November 15, 2023 See All Job Postings | Share your Climate Change with the Next Generation | Let's Talk Science The Climate Change Program of UBC Let’s Talk Science is organising a series of online talks called “Meet a Climate Researcher.” They are looking for grad students doing research on climate change to talk to youth about their research and what makes it cool. Rolling Deadline Learn More | | Call for Research | UBC Journal for Climate Justice The UBC Journal for Climate Justice (JCJ) is an emerging digital platform featuring climate justice research and insights at the intersections of art, advocacy, and academics. The submission window is open from now until Friday 10 November at 11:59pm PST. They are seeking scholarly articles and works of academic or community-engaged research, of ~2,000 - 5,000 words in length, that aim to engage various climate justice frameworks and values set out by the JCJ. Deadline: November 10, 2023 Learn More | | 3 Part Communications Training Course | Seeding Success Hosted by the BC Agricultural Climate Action Research Network and BC Food Web. Geared towards professionals and students working in agricultural extension and research, this training will build skills in the art and science of effective communications with a focus on written materials. The sessions will cover principles of adult learning, strategies and tips for translating research so that farmers will want to read it, and how to share your research summary to get it into more farmers' hands. Participants will also have the option to complete a summary of their own research during the training. Thursdays | November 16, 23, and December 7, 2023 | 9:30 - 11:00 AM PST Register Here | | New course on Energy Economics at SPPGA The goal of this course is to understand how energy in the form of electricity and heat is produced, transported, traded, and consumed. And how new technologies like solar photovoltaics, batteries, and hydrogen are changing the economics of the sector as they replace coal, oil, and natural gas. With this economic foundation, coupled with perspectives from real-world applications, and perspectives from related disciplines, this course will enable students to sharpen their ability to understand, evaluate, and critique energy policy. Term 2 | Wednesdays 2:30 - 5:30 PM | LIU 130 Register Here | | MUFL Info Session | Faculty of Forestry In the face of critical global challenges, the importance of urban forestry has never been more pronounced. Urban areas are rapidly expanding, and the need for skilled professionals in this field is in high demand. UBC Forestry's Master of Urban Forestry Leadership (MUFL) program steps in to address this shortage of trained professionals, providing a unique opportunity for individuals to adapt and mitigate the impacts of climate change, increase green infrastructure, and overcome the myriad of social and environmental challenges that confront cities today. November 2, 2023 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM PST | Online (via Zoom) Register Here | | Black Students USRA Workshop If you are a Black Canadian undergraduate student looking for full-time research opportunities in Summer 2024, the UBC Career Centre is conducting two workshops specifically for Black students interested in applying for Undergraduate Students Research Award (USRA)- This is a great opportunity for students to gain valuable research experience as you work closely with a faculty member on a research project while developing skills in communication, problem-solving, and project management. Please contact nserc.usra@ubc.ca for questions In-person at UBC/ Zoom Learn More | | TAship Applications Open - UBC LFS 250 (online) LFS 250 - Land, Food, and Community course is an introduction to food systems literacy with an emphasis on developing systems thinking approaches, interdisciplinary collaboration skills, and equity competencies. It explores issues related to sustainability, food security, food sovereignty, and food environment analysis. Please go to the TA Portal to apply. (Must be either on campus (UBC Secure) or logged in through UBC VPN for the website to work).
Rolling Deadline TA Portal | | 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 | | Susanna Klassen, Erika Luna-Perez, Noa Bridson, Laura Castrejón Violante, Hannah Wittman & Navin Ramankutty. Beyond equivalency: comparing governance and sustainability of three North American organic standards. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (2023), https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2254717 Cecilia Campero, Leila M. Harris, Alessia Rodriguez, Nadja C. Kunz, Women's participation in the mining industry: Tracing the business case across APEC countries, The Extractive Industries and Society, Volume 16, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2023.101348 Helina Jolly, Terre Satterfield, Milind Kandlikar, Suma TR (2023). Locating Kadu in Adivasi portrayals of protected forest areas in Southern India. World Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106390 Ru Qi Yu & Jiaying Zhao (2023) Serial and joint processing of conjunctive predictions, Visual Cognition, DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2023.2250506 | | | | |
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