IRES News: November 8th, 2021

IRES News & Events

IRES and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems are seeking an interdisciplinary scholar who uses econometric and other quantitative techniques to investigate human dimensions of biodiversity conservation. For example, research interests may include how individual and institutional actions affect conservation outcomes, or how biodiversity conservation affects aspects of human well-being. Review of applications will begin on November 25, 2021 and continue until the position is filled.

For questions about the application process, contact the Chair of the Selection Committee c/o melanie.train@ubc.ca. Anticipated start July 1, 2022. Share Widely!

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November 11, 2021: No Seminar Due to Midterm Break

There will be no seminar on Thursday, November 11 due to Miderm Break (November 10-12).

November 18, 2021: IRES Student Seminar with Yeonuk Kim and Helina Jolly 

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Announcing a new book from IRES's Dana James and Evan Bowness! 

Through stories and photographs, this book communicates how to advance agroecological transitions by connecting urban/rural experiences.

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Job Opportunities

Two Faculty Positions in Institute of Global Change Biology at University of Michigan

Deadline: Review will begin November 15, 2021 and continue until is filled

Foreign Service Officer (Post-Secondary Recruitment) – Global Affairs Canada

Deadline: November 17, 2021

Assistant Professor in Recreation Resource Management & Environment at Utah State University

Deadline: December 1, 2021

Assistant Professor of Human-Environment Geography at Montana State University

Deadline: Review will begin December 1, 2021 and continue until is filled

Professor in Rural Development with a focus on the Global South at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Deadline: December 17, 2021

Assistant or Associate Professor in Agroecology & Watershed Ecology at UC Santa Cruz

Deadline: January 3, 2022

Assistant Professor of Ecological Aquaculture at UC Santa Cruz

Deadline: January 3, 2022

Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at UC Santa Cruz

Deadline:January 3, 2022

Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder

Deadline: Position remains open until filled

Three full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors in Climate Adaptation at the University of Washington

Deadline: Position remains open until filled

Academic Appointments in Higher Education on ProfessorPositions-October 28, 2021

Deadline: Multiple Deadlines

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Graduate Student Opportunities

External Events

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Recent IRES Publications

Recent publications by IRES faculty:

Teaching Science as a Process, Not a Set of Facts

G Öberg, et al.
Science & Education (2021): 1-31.

Closing the Adaptation Gap in Mountains

G McDowell, M Stevens, et al.
FMountain Research and Development 41.3 (2021): A1.

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