North Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity

THE CAROLINA POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Application deadline: 15 November 2014 As part of a continuing commitment to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and advancing scholars from underrepresented groups in higher education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity is pleased to announce the availability of postdoctoral research appointments for a period of two years. The purpose of the Program is to develop scholars from underrepresented groups for possible tenure track appointments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other research …

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SAVE THE DATE! Open House for Potential Students, Thursday, Nov 13th

Save the Date:  Thursday 13 November 2014 Open House for Potential Applicants to the Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences– Noon-8:00pm Lunch with Current Students Presentations by Faculty Members and Research Groups Opportunities to Attend Classes Colloquium Presentation by Jon Peters, “Measuring Social Justice Issues Using Big Data: Bike Share Systems and Taxicab Usage” Evening Reception For more information or to RSVP, please contact Ms. Lina McClain (LMcClain@gc.cuny.edu) or 212 817 8240  

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Managing New York Ocean Resources: Connecting Science and Policy

SAVE THE DATE:  October 18, 2014Managing New York Ocean Resources:  Connecting Science and PolicyAs directed by the National Ocean Policy, Regional and New York Ocean Action Plans and Ocean Assessments are being drafted that will protect and guide our management of marine resources for now and for the future.  The New York Marine Sciences Consortium will host a meeting to gather input from the scientific community, policy makers, other stakeholders and the general public to inform these action plans and assessments.  Your input from the conference will be used to develop recommendations and identify critical knowledge gaps regarding ocean-related human …

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Smarter Cities Workshop on October 2nd

Greetings!We are delighted to extend an invitation from BCC to all of you for the 2 major events given below that are being hosted by the Bronx Community College. We look forward to welcoming EES faculty and students to these events and hope this will provide our community to network and work together.To register and learn more please hit the following links in blue and RSVP. Seats are limited.a) Smarter Cities Workshop, 2nd October, 2014. REGISTER HERE<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-day-workshop-on-smarter-cities-tickets-12963954537>b) Opening of the BCC Geospatial Center of the CREST Institute,  3rd October, 2014. REGISTER HERE<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ribbon-cutting-of-bcc-geospatial-center-crest-institute-tickets-12964203281>

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Job Announcement: University of Idaho

University of Idaho – Tenure-Track PositionThe Department of Geography at the University of Idaho is seeking to fill atenure-track position beginning August 2015 at the level of Assistant orAssociate Professor with a research expertise that emphasizes theinteraction of climate change, society, and the environment. Candidates musthave demonstrated research expertise in climate impacts, adaptation, ormitigation commensurate with time since Ph.D., as well as potential for ordemonstration of high-quality teaching of courses that will complement thebroader Geography discipline and contribute to the department minor inClimate Change.The successful candidate will join a department with GIS Certificate, BS,MS, and PhD programs and department research …

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Call for Participants: International Critical Geography Conference

Open Call for Participation7th International Conference of Critical Geography‘Precarious Radicalism On Shifting Grounds: Towards a Politics of Possibility’26-30 July 2015  |  Ramallah, Palestine | www.iccg2015.org<http://www.iccg2015.org>ANNOUNCEMENTThe sense of revolutionary times triggered by recent events such as the Greek revolts, the Indignados and Occupy movements, as well as the Arab uprisings and the Idle No More protests in Canada, has been gradually overshadowed by a wave of virulent and violent responses by both state and global powers. Although these and other struggles have captured our imagination, an anxious feeling of being in a permanent state of crisis seems to have taken over as …

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University of Arkansas at Monticello Position

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) (www.uamont.edu/jobs) School of Forest Resources and theArkansas Forest Resources Center, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, are seeking an individual tocontribute to and lead the development of a natural resources communications program for the next generation ofnatural resource managers.The School of Forest Resources (http://www.afrc.uamont.edu/sfr/) is home to an undergraduate program in forestresources with concentrations in forestry, wildlife management, and spatial information systems. The School offers aM.S. level graduate program with emphasis areas in forest science, geospatial science, natural resource managementand wildlife ecology and management. The Arkansas Forest Resources Center (http://www.afrc.uamont.edu/), astatewide Center …

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LGBT/Queer Studies Position at Sarah Lawrence

Posting Number: 0000270 Position Title: LGBT/Queer Studies – Tenure Track Position Position Type: Faculty Department: Global Studies Position Description: Sarah Lawrence College seeks a faculty member in the social sciences or history for a tenure track position in LGBT/Queer Studies with a global focus. Research and teaching interests might include, for example, in-depth examinations of queer sexuality and gender identities in regions other than the United States; relationships between global and local constructions of sexuality and gender; sexuality, gender, and international human rights; or nationality, migration, and diaspora studies as they relate to issues of sexuality and gender. Sarah Lawrence …

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Urban Sociology Position in Calgary

Assistant Professor, Urban Sociology, Faculty of Arts September 9, 2014 The Department of Sociology invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor, effective July 1, 2015. We seek a specialist in the area of urban sociology who has an active, productive research program and teaching interest in the area. Applicants must be willing to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, produce scholarly research, mentor students, supervise honours and graduate students, commit to departmental and university service, and engage with the community. Applicants should also be prepared to teach at least one of the Department’s required undergraduate courses in the area of …

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