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PhD scholarships for students from the Global South
KU Leuven
Apply by:
Monday, January 11, 2021
The KU Leuven, Europe's most innovative university, is proud to be offering more than 20 PhD scholarships to students from the low income countries.
PhD project: How fragmented are the world's savannas?
University of Edinburgh
Apply by:
Sunday, January 10, 2021
SSC Member Casey Ryan has a PhD project for a resident of any country to study fragmentation of the world's savannas. Deadline: 10 January
PhD studentship on global effects of drought on hydroelectric power generation
University of Southampton
Apply by:
Monday, January 4, 2021
Despite its significance, little is known about how production and emissions are impacted globally and the environmental impacts on rivers via changes in water flows and temperatures, and how this will change under future climates and energy policies such as the UK net-zero emissions target and the Paris agreement. This project will make first estimates of the global impact of drought on electricity production and associated enhanced emissions and environmental impacts under historic and future scenarios. Deadline: 4 January
Phd Fellowships/Assistantships
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University
Apply by:
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Fellowships/assistantships are available for self-motivated students to pursue PhD degrees and conduct innovative and high-impact research in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University (http://csis.msu.edu). Flexible start dates in spring, summer or fall of 2021.
Assistant Professor of Urban Forest Design
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Apply by:
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The successful applicant is expected to play a key role in undergraduate and graduate teaching in design- and planning-related aspects of urban forestry, as well as supervising graduate students and conducting research. Application deadline: 15 December.
Three funded graduate student positions in neotropical geography
McGill University
Apply by:
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Profs. Oliver Coomes and Yann le Polain at the Department of Geography of McGill University are looking to recruit three graduate students to work on projects related to land-use dynamics in Panamá and the Peruvian Amazon, starting Fall 2021. Application deadline: 15 December 2020.
Associate Professor or Professor, Environment and Human Interactions
University of Connecticut
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The University of Connecticut’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for two positions at the level of Associate or Full Professor as part of a cluster hire in the Environment and Human Interactions. This initiative also includes four appointments at the level of Assistant Professor. They seek a range of scholars on subjects including (but not limited to) pollution, water supply, climate change, policy, and society’s response.
Two Master of Science Fellows needed to support NASA LCLUC program
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Apply by:
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Conservation International (CI) are recruiting two Master of Science Fellows to support an interdisciplinary project on assessing the impact of global markets and national policies on forest carbon and social outcomes funded by the NASA Land Use/Land Cover Change program. Deadline: 1 December
Assistant Professor in Geodata and Earth Observation
University of Bern
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
The Institute of Geography (www.giub.unibe.ch GIUB) at the Faculty of Science of the University of Bern invites applications for a professorship in Geodata and Earth Observation starting August 2022. Deadline to apply is 1 December 2020.
Cluster hire focused on Sustainability and Equity
University of Oklahoma
Apply by:
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
The Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma (http://geography.ou.edu) invites applications for tenure-track positions at the level of Assistant Professor as part of a cluster focused on Sustainability and Equity. Review of applications will begin 1 December.
Five Assistant Professor positions in restoring and conserving global biodiversity
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Apply by:
Monday, November 30, 2020
UBC is seeking five exceptional individuals to join an interdisciplinary team dedicated to solutions-oriented research on the pressing problem of biodiversity loss, its economic and social impacts, and connections to sustainability and adaptive capacity for humanity. Collaborative researchers and emerging leaders from all backgrounds and perspectives who share its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion are encouraged to apply. Various application deadlines in November and December, anticipated start date in July 2021.
Postdoctoral position in savanna fire ecology and lidar remote sensing
Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD)
Apply by:
Monday, November 30, 2020
The Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), in conjunction with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to participate in an exciting new research project to investigate changes in savanna vegetation structure and savanna fire regimes using time series of satellite-derived burned area and new lidar data from NASA’s ICESat-2 mission. Application deadline: 30 November.