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SESYNC Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellowship

National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)

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The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), located in Annapolis, Maryland, hosts a two-year postdoctoral fellowships for early career scholars (≤ four years post PhD) to work with a Collaborating Mentor (scholar). ​Dr. Nicholas Magliocca is interested in collaborating with a postdoctoral research associate on a wide range of topics related to feedbacks between (i.e., ‘coupled) human and natural systems.

Senior Program Officer, Forests Strategy & Research

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

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The World Wildlife Fund seeks someone for this position, which will include developing technical methods and tools to support the WWF-US strategy and external programs with targeted stakeholder groups.

Post-doctoral Fellow in Cross-scale Human-Ecological Modeling and East African Land-use Change

School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University

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Colorado State University is hiring a full-time Post-doctoral Fellow to work on a collaborative, NASA-funded project examining coupled human and ecological dimensions of Kenyan achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Postdoc for Land System Assistant Scientist

Moore Center for Science at Conservation International

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Conservation International (CI) has been protecting nature for the benefit of all for over 30 years. Through science, policy, and partnerships, CI is helping build a healthier, more prosperous and more productive planet.

Postdoc: Environmental social science on iconic ecosystems in the American West

Idaho State University

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Idaho State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join a transdisciplinary team to conduct social science research on sagebrush and trout systems in the western U.S.

NCEAS Postdoc: SNAPP Zero-deforestation landscapes

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The SCIENCE FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE PARTNERSHIP (SNAPP) seeks a postdoctoral fellow to collaborate on a new, two-year project titled “Landscape-scale forest assessments to support zero-deforestation supply chains.” The fellow will work closely with GLP Members Dr. Robert Heilmayr and Dr. Kimberly Carlson.

Postdoctoral Fellows for research on major global environmental challenges

Gund Institute for Environment, University of Vermont, USA

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The Gund Institute is recruiting exceptional postdoctoral scholars for Fall 2019 to conduct research on major global environmental challenges.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Agriculture & Remote Sensing

School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan

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A postdoctoral position is available starting Fall 2019 in the Jain lab at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan.

Data Scientist/Specialist for Sustainability

School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan

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The Urban Sustainability Research Group led by Assoc. Prof. Joshua Newell at the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability seeks applications for a Data Scientist/ Specialist, beginning April 2019. The successful applicant will perform data analysis and computer programming in support of current and upcoming research projects.

Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis

Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota

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Nine-month, full-time, tenure-track assistant professor appointment with responsibilities for teaching (50%) and research (50%). Establish a nationally-recognized research program that uses remote sensing and geospatial analysis to address important problems in forest and natural resources management and conservation.

Assistant Professor in Integrated Pest Management/Plant Pathology

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA

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The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is seeking applications for a two tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty positions within the College of Sciences, with dual appointments in the School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences (SEEMS) and the Department of Biology.

Two Post-doctoral Research Opportunities on Land Use and Governanace

Stanford University

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GLP Fellow Eric Lambin is seeking two post-doctoral associates for a 2-year appointment at Stanford University to conduct cutting-edge research on public and private governance of land use in the developing world. Start date is January 15, 2019.

Postdoc: Merging top-down and bottom-up approaches to partition carbon and water fluxes

Carnegie Institution for Science

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The Department of Global Ecology at the Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to contribute to a project funded by NASA that aims to leverage new theory and observations in land, atmosphere and space-based research to accurately partition global carbon fluxes between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere at high spatial and temporal resolution.

Funded PhD opportunities with real-world impact at Gund Institute

The University of Vermont

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The Gund Institute for Environment seeks outstanding PhD applicants interested in conducting interdisciplinary research on urgent global environmental issues. Students at the Gund get a deep understanding of complex global issues, hands-on training in interdisciplinary research and problem-solving with world-class scholars, and real-world experience collaborating with government and business.

Seeking PhD Student in Conservation Economics

University of California, Santa Barbara

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Dr. Robert Heilmayr is seeking Ph.D. students interested in the intersection of environmental economics and conservation planning to join the Conservation Economics Lab (CEL) in Fall 2019.

Recruiting 2 graduate (MA/PhD) students for livelihoods/land use change project in Gran Chaco

McGill University (Canada)

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GLP Member Dr. Yann le Polain de Waroux is recruiting two MA / PhD students to work on land use and livelihood change in agricultural frontiers of the Gran Chaco region (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia), starting September 2019. Applications are due January 31st, 2019 for full consideration.

Assistant Professor in Environmental Science

Barnard College

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Barnard College seeks a full time tenure track Assistant Professor in Environmental Science, starting July 2019. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to and experience in teaching undergraduates along with establishing an active and externally funded research program involving undergraduates.

Assistant Professor in Environmental Sustainability

Barnard College

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Barnard College seeks a full time tenure track Assistant Professor in Environmental Sustainability, starting July 2019. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to and experience in teaching undergraduates along with establishing an active and externally funded research program involving undergraduates.

Assistant Professor - Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

UC Berkeley

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The Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM) in the College of Natural Resources at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor with an expected start date of July 1, 2019.

Socio-Environmental Immersion Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

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The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), located in Annapolis, Maryland, invites applications from early career scholars (≤ 4 years post PhD) for two-year postdoctoral fellowships that begin August 2019. Each Fellow works with a Collaborating Mentor of their choosing that extends the Fellow’s current network of collaborators; the mentor may be affiliated with any organization or institution.

Assistant Professor of Geography, Urban Sustainability Science

The Ohio State University

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The Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level, commencing autumn semester 2019. We seek a scholar with research interests in urban sustainability.

Tenure Track position in Geography

East Carolina University

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The Department of Geography, Planning and Environment (GPE) at East Carolina University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Geography with expertise in geospatial data analysis and human geography at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Two Asst/Assoc Professor positions in Geospatial Science and Complex Systems

Boise State University

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Boise State University announces two tenure-track faculty positions in human-environment systems science. Competitive candidates will demonstrate expertise and interest in quantitative and integrative approaches to social-biological-physical systems, with the goal of addressing sustainability challenges.

Data Scientist & Lab Manager

University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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The Land Use and Global Environment (LUGE) Research group at the University of British Columbia is seeking a data scientist & lab manager to support their research on global sustainable agriculture and food security.

Assistant or Associate Professor in Spatial Science of Coupled Natural-Human Systems

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan is seeking candidates whose work advances the frontiers of knowledge in natural-human system processes and relationships at diverse scales using theories, methods, and tools of spatial science. Topical areas of interest are broad. These could include human dimensions of global change as they relate to biodiversity loss, land-cover/land-use change, climate change, ecosystem services and valuation, material and energy flows, urbanization, and environmental degradation, among others.

Assistant Professor - Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Environmental Studies Program

University of California, Santa Barbara

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The Environmental Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure track position in the area of Agriculture, Food and the Environment. This position has an anticipated start date of July 1, 2019. We are particularly interested in individuals whose research integrates bio-physical and socio-cultural aspects of agriculture operating at local to international scales.

Assistant or Associate Professor in Spatial Science of Coupled Natural-Human Systems

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan is seeking applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Spatial Science of Coupled Natural-Human Systems.

Postdoc Research Fellow in quantitatigve human-environment science

University of Colorado Boulder

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The Environmental Studies Program at the University of Colorado Boulder announces an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in quantitative human-environment science. The postdoc will join an interdisciplinary research group focused on interactions between humans and their environments, including human adaptation to environmental and climate change. Ongoing projects are based in Africa, Latin America, and the American West.

Research position in coupled natural-human system modeling

University of California, Santa Barbara

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A research (Associate Specialist) position is available within the Water, Vegetation, and Society Lab (WAVES) at the Earth Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the area of coupled natural-human system modeling.

Asst Prof of Geography and Geosciences, Globalization, University of Louisville

University of Louisville in Kentucky

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The Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University of Louisville invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Human Geography with the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2018.  We seek candidates with innovative or critical research and teaching interests in social, cultural and/or environmental aspects of Globalization.

Graduate Research Assistantships - Michigan

Michigan State University

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Up to three Ph.D. graduate research assistantships are available at Michigan State University in the areas of social-ecological systems, coupled human and natural systems, ecosystem services, and participatory research to support a pair of new, multi-year, multidisciplinary, NASA-funded projects addressing the socio-ecological effects of climate change and dam construction in the Lower Mekong River Basin (i.e. Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam).

Postdoc: GIS and Food Systems at University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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The University of Michigan announces one post-doctoral research opportunity, beginning August 2018 and focusing on urban GIS broadly-conceived. The successful applicant will work on Food Systems.

Funded master's positions: Strengthening capacity for adaptation in agricultural water decision making

University of Waterloo

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The Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo is seeking two outstanding masters students to join an interdisciplinary research team.

Postdoc, PhD positions for land use change, agriculture abandonment, and the Caucasus

UW-Madison

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Several postdoc and PhD positions are available for two NASA funded projects. Both projects focus on land use change, and will makes extensive use of satellite data. One project will focus on land use change, especially long-term degradation of forests and grasslands in the Caucasus Mountains, analyze large amounts of satellite data, and link the observed changes to socioeconomic factors. The second project will focus on the development of methods to map agricultural abandonment, fallow fields and grasslands based on both Landsat and Sentinel-2 data. Test sites will be in Eastern Europe and across the globe.

Program Scientist, NASA Terrestrial Ecology Program

NASA

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This position will add to the Terrestrial Ecology team at NASA Headquarters which otherwise includes a Program Manager, a Program Scientist, and occasional support by contract personnel. It is an IPA (Intergovernmental Personnel Act) position.

Breakthrough Generation Fellowship 2018 now open

Breakthrough Institute

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Each summer, Breakthrough seeks five to ten outstanding young analysts, writers, and thought leaders for the Breakthrough Generation Fellowship. Fellows will contribute writing and research to one our three main issue areas at the Breakthrough Institute: Energy, Conservation, or Food & Farming.

Environment and Society Fellowship at UMBC

University of Maryland Baltimore County

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The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County invites outstanding applicants to apply for their Environment and Society Fellowship.

PhD Assistantships in Systems Design Engineering or related

University of Waterloo

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Up to 3 PhD students are sought to work in the areas of climate and environmental policy, decision making under (deep) uncertainty, and/or complex socio-technical (or socio-ecological) systems at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Director of Geospatial Science

National Audubon Society

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The National Audubon Society seeks a Director of Geospatial Science to: (1) provide expertise on the application of geospatial technologies, especially remote sensing, to conservation issues; (2) lead an interdisciplinary team that builds new mapping approaches and guides the strategic use of spatial information to inform policy and conservation practices, and (3) support Audubon leadership with management and fundraising efforts.

Faculty position 'Data Science for Sustainable Development' at University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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The new School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan is seeking applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track open rank faculty position in the field of Data Science for Sustainable Development.

Tier II Canada Research Chair in Cumulative Impacts of Resource Development

University of Northern British Columbia

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UNBC invites applications for this professorship, which will enable an already outstanding researcher to maximize their contribution as a center of research and research training in this area.

Assistant or Associate Professor in Geovisualization

University of Michigan

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The new School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan is seeking applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in the field of geovisualization.

Yale PhD Fellowships at School of Forestry and Evironmental Studies

Yale University

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The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (FES) is offering 5 years of guaranteed funding for their PhD program on any aspect of the environment.

Assistant Professor - Quantitative Global Environmental Remote Sensing

University of California, Berkeley

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The Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM) in the College of Natural Resources at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in Quantitative Environmental Remote Sensing with an expected start date of July 1, 2018.

Assistant Professor of Geography

Kansas State University

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Geography Department at Kansas State University beginning August 2018 with focus on nature-society interactions and applications of complex systems thinking and geospatial computational methods.

Assistant Professor of Political Ecology

University of Alabama

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The Department of Geography at The University of Alabama seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor who will support the continued expansion of their Department including the implementation of their new Ph.D. program.

Postdoc in Global Synthesis of Large-Scale Acquisitions

University of Alabama/University of Maryland

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Applications are invited for a 2-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position as part of a newly NASA-funded interdisciplinary project titled “The Global Land Rush: A Socio-Environmental Synthesis." This project will conduct an integrated global synthesis of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs), a growing phenomenon in the global South as governments and transnational investors seek to secure access to land in developing countries to produce food, bio-fuels, and non-agricultural commodities. Start date is June 1, 2018 (or earlier).

Assistant Professor of Earth Sensing and Ecosystem Dynamics

Ohio State University

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The Ohio State University seeks a scholar who works with sensor technology data from remote platforms (aircraft, drones, or satellite) and/or sensor networks, with applications in land cover change and ecosystem dynamics at local to global scales.

Assistant Professor (tenure track): Humans in the Earth System

University of California Irvine

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The Department of Earth System Science (ESS) at The University of California Irvine seeks to hire an Assistant Professor with expertise in the coupling of human and natural systems, with the goal of strengthening the department’s commitment to understanding and teaching how Earth system change interacts with human systems.

Assistant Professor of Human-Environment Geography

Clark University

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Clark University is especially interested in applicants with substantive interests in one or more of: feminist political ecology, gender and environment, race and environment, critical social theory, indigenous studies, urban ecology, food systems, environmental and climate justice, materialism, animal geographies, or posthumanism, and the ability to contribute to teaching in one or more of Clark’s curricula in Women’s and Gender Studies, Global Environmental Studies, and Earth System Science.

Research Associate on Costs of Hydropower Development

Michigan State University

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The Department of Community Sustainability and the Center for Global Change and Earth Observation at Michigan State University is searching for a full-time Research Associate to be a part of a four-year NSF-funded grant that is developing new ways to reduce the social, economic and environmental costs of hydropower development.

Postdoc in international environmental policy and multiple values of ecosystems and biodiversity

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

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The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) offers one Postdoctoral position for a candidate who would like to pursue a career in international environmental policy and the multiple values of ecosystems and biodiversity.

Assistant/Associate Professor in Human Dimensions of Coupled Natural-Human Systems

University of Arizona

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The School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona seeks outstanding applicants for a tenure-eligible position emphasizing the human dimension and decision making of coupled natural-human systems.

Postdoc in statistical modeling of land use

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

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The Integrated Assessment Modeling group at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, seeks a postdoctoral researcher in spatial modeling of land use change to develop and apply models at the US and global scale with a focus on agriculture.

Postdoc in carbon cycle science

Michigan State University

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The Michigan State University Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences and Center for Global Change and Earth Observation (CGCEO) are pleased to announce a postdoctoral position in Socioecological carbon production in managed agricultural-forest landscapes.

Tenure-track position in Community and Cultural Heritage Planning

University of Waterloo

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The School of Planning at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure-track position in planning, specializing in research at the interface of community/population change, cultural heritage and planning.

Tenure-track position in Environmental Planning, Policy, and Design

University of Waterloo

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The School of Planning at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure-track position in planning, specializing in environmental planning, policy, and design.

Graduate positions in Socioecological carbon production

Michigan State University, Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences and Center for Global Change and Earth Observation (CGCEO)

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Michigan State University invites applications for two graduate student positions in Socioecological carbon production in managed agricultural-forest landscapes - Deadline 1 February 2017