Yufna Soldier Wolf Mountain Sentinels Fellow 2020-2021 The lack of sustainable energy was exacerbated through COVID. COVID made it very apparent that tribes across the nation don't have running water or electricity. Those two resources are commodities in a capitalistic nation, that in which we live. To incorporate our tribal values and Traditional Ecological Knowledge [...]
Call for papers: Addressing challenges of hazards, risks, and disaster management in mountain regions Mountain Research and Development is looking for trans- and interdisciplinary contributions that help understand the links between hazards, vulnerabilities, disaster management, and diverse dimensions of development, adaptation, and global change. Insights into integrative approaches to improving disaster management across the entire [...]
The Department of Organismal Biology and Ecology at Colorado College announces a one-year, non-tenure track Assistant Professor position in Animal Biology and Ecology to begin in August 2021. A review of completed applicant files will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Responsibilities for this Animal Biology & Ecology position entail teaching six [...]
Human-Environment Systems, Boise State University, Idaho, USA We are recruiting a PhD student to join a transdisciplinary team focused on measuring the impact of beaver rewilding for ecosystem restoration. In particular, the student will use time-series satellite data and social-ecological modeling to measure mesic resources before and after beaver rewilding interventions across the entire western [...]
Mountain Studies Institute Associate Director of Water Systems Silverton Field Office Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) is looking for a motivated and dedicated individual to become MSI’s Associate Director of Water Programs. This position will assist MSI’s Water Program Director in developing and managing research and initiatives related to water resources, water quality, hydrology, and watershed [...]
3-year PhD position on Ethnobotanical knowledge for sustainable food system development in Africa APPLY BY APRIL 6, 2021. The Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric), Faculty of Landscape and Society at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year PhD-position in International Environment and Development Studies. Sub‐Saharan Africa has some [...]
Learn more about this position here. The Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. It liaises with Members, civil society and the private sector in aspects ranging from [...]
Environmental Conservation, Sustainability & Equity in 2021 Abstract submission form (deadline March 22) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScADFmGQQJVbWB16OWDNN6w-f-9u5-wO9c6h4OOCsyLnjLv-Q/viewform Conference registration form (deadline April 5) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUg0Mu2kK30THg8q02CYdgLYfbro-cubz869Dsm5UaykkJeA/viewform Registration is by individual. If a student has registered because they are in another class that is participating, they do NOT have to register again for our class. Abstract submission is by project group. [...]
"As global environmental change continues to accelerate and intensify, science and society are turning to transdisciplinary approaches to facilitate transitions to sustainability. Modeling is increasingly used as a technological tool to improve our understanding of social-ecological systems (SES), encourage collaboration and learning, and facilitate decision-making. This study improves our understanding of how SES models are [...]
Thadee Uwimana, RN, BScN, MPH(s) Partners In Health, Rwanda www.pih.org Global Health Corps Fellow www.ghc.org Mountain Sentinels Fellow 2020-2021 “I did not choose social justice; it chose me." The minute I saw people starving, threatened, and crying was the moment my heart shed tears. It was love that brought me into their shelters, where I [...]