Climate in Context Conference
Ruth Wilson Gilmore Wins Harold M. Rose Award from AAG
On January 22, the Association of American Geographers (AAG) announced Ruth Wilson Gilmore as the winner of the 2014 Harold M. Rose Award, which honors scholars who lead social change. The prestigious award recognizes Gilmore for work in antiracism research and practice. Gilmore is a professor of geography in the doctoral program in earth and environmental sciences at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is known as an activist, whose wide-ranging research interests include race and gender, labor and social movements, economic geography, and the African diaspora. AAG said: “[Her] career demonstrates a lifelong commitment towards asking how individuals employ power […] Gilmore …
Research Assistant on Science and Policy Engagement
Job Announcement Research Assistant on Science and Policy Engagement Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay The Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay (SRIJB) invites applications for a Graduate Research Assistant of the Science and Resilience Institute to be located and focused on Jamaica Bay. This Institute (founded in 2013) is an exciting new initiative that aims to become a center for thinking and practices around the resiliency of coupled human and natural systems. A core objective is to help urban coastal communities and ecosystems such as Jamaica Bay bounce back and maintain identity in the face of ongoing stresses related to …
Mariam K. Chamberlain Dissertation Award
The National Council for Research on Women has launched the Mariam K. Chamberlain Dissertation Award and announced the inaugural call for submissions. Established through a generous $100,000 matching grant from the Ford Foundation, the Award honors and extends the vision of the Council’s first President, Dr. Mariam K. Chamberlain. The Award enables the Council to continue Mariam’s support of high-level scholarship. Annually, a first-generation college graduate will be awarded $8,500 to continue work on a dissertation under the close supervision of a senior dissertation advisor, who will receive $1,500 for continued mentorship. The Award is open to any first-generation …
SunShot Postdoctoral Research Awards
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) SunShot Postdoctoral Research Awards Application Deadline: April 30, 2014 Solar research opportunities for recent Ph.D. graduates The SunShot Postdoctoral Research Awards support innovative solar research by offering recent Ph.D. recipients the opportunity to conduct applied R&D at universities, national laboratories, and other research facilities. Award Highlights: Yearly stipend with two years of support Research and travel allowance Health insurance Relocation allowance Requirements: U.S. Citizenship or lawful permanent resident status Economics, Social Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, and Chemistry are just a few of the disciplines that may …
Summer Field School in Ethnographic Methods in New York City
Summer Field School in Ethnographic Methods in New York City 5th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods June 16 to 27, 2014 The Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study (CIFAS) is pleased to announce the 5th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods, in New York City The goal of the Field School is to offer training in the foundations and practice of ethnographic methods. The faculty works closely with participants to identify the required field methods needed to address their academic or professional needs. The Field School is suitable for graduate and undergraduate students in social sciences and other …
Human Geography Lectureships in Newcastle, UK
The School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University seeks to appoint four Lectureships in Human Geography tenable from September 2014. Geography at Newcastle University seeks to deliver world-leading, agenda setting, and societally engaged research and to apply this to our relevant and high quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes. We seek applicants who can contribute to the strategic agendas of one or more of our research areas, and we would welcome in particular applicants working in: – quantitative human geography, – political geography, – social and cultural geography, – development geography, or – environmental/economic sustainability. You will be …
Human Geography Small Grants Program
The Institute for Human Geography announces its small grant program (up to $5,000 per grant) and invites applications. The main criteria on which proposals will be examined include (1) Radical potential of the work (2) Effectiveness of the proposal (3) Eventual contribution to Human Geography journal (4) Past commitment to Human Geography (article, subscription, review of article, etc) For details see our web page www.hugeog.com
WordPress Workshop
WordPress Workshop: March 6 Want to create a website to showcase your academic work? Organizing a conference and need an accompanying website? Interested in starting your own blog? WordPress allows you to do all this and more with ease. Join Stephen Klein, GC Digital Services Librarian, for a hands-on introduction to the blog and website platform WordPress, Thursday March 6 at noon. *Please bring your own computer to the workshop (PC preferred)* During the 60 minute session, Stephen will go over: How to setup a (1 click) development environment Easy database creation Easy WordPress installation Selecting a theme WordPress settings Plugins …
