---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rinku Roy Chowdhury via AAG <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 3:26 PM Subject: [Cultural & Political Ecology] : Post-doc at Clark University - Urban Resilience to Extremes To: [email protected]
Dear colleagues, (and apologies for cross-postings) I am looking for a post doc researcher to work with me on a large, collaborative NSF... -posted to the "Cultural & Political Ecology" community Cultural & Political Ecology <http://community.aag.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/?GroupId=151> Post New Message <[email protected]> Post-doc at Clark University - Urban Resilience to Extremes <http://community.aag.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread/?GroupId=151&MID=15026&tab=digestViewer> Reply to Group <aag_culturalpoliticalecology_d7ac64fd-e39e-4678-b6c2-81392257b...@connectedcommunity.org?subject=Re:+Post-doc+at+Clark+University+-+Urban+Resilience+to+Extremes> Reply to Sender <http://community.aag.org/communities/all-discussions/postreply/?GroupId=151&SenderKey=ad2d4eca-32a2-4922-be87-f48dd6764237&MID=15026> [image: Rinku Roy Chowdhury] <http://community.aag.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=ad2d4eca-32a2-4922-be87-f48dd6764237> Feb 20, 2016 4:26 PM | [image: attachment] view attached <http://community.aag.org/communities/all-discussions/viewattachment/?DocumentKey=782828bd-7a0c-42ed-91c6-ae34d86c760e&MessageKey=d7ac64fd-e39e-4678-b6c2-81392257bb9a> Rinku Roy Chowdhury <http://community.aag.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=ad2d4eca-32a2-4922-be87-f48dd6764237> Dear colleagues, (and apologies for cross-postings) I am looking for a post doc researcher to work with me on a large, collaborative NSF-funded Sustainability Research Network project on urban resilience to climate extremes. The position begins in August this year. I would greatly appreciate your help in circulating the ad (below and attached). If you or any advanced students, colleagues etc. are interested, please get in touch with me! Thank you, Rinku __________________ Rinku Roy Chowdhury Associate Professor Graduate School of Geography Clark University 950 Main St, Worcester MA 01610, USA Office: +15084213828 | Fax: +15087938881 http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/ =============================================== POST DOC OPPORTUNITY – CLARK UNIVERSITY The Graduate School of Geography & George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist beginning in August, 2016. Under the supervision of Dr. Rinku Roy Chowdhury, the post doc fellow will investigate the dynamics of cities' resilience and vulnerability in the face of extreme climate events and socioeconomic change. The position is linked to Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx-SRN), which aims to generate knowledge and promote actions to ensure resilience of cities in the face of extreme events. The network of nine cities and 17 institutions includes US and Latin American cities and conducts collaborative, interdisciplinary research across ecological/physical science, social science, and engineering domains. UREx SRN is funded by the National Science Foundation, Award Abstract # 1444755. For more information, visit http://URExSRN.net. The Postdoctoral Fellow will collaborate with the SRN's Miami science-practitioner team, the City Comparisons Working Group and the Vulnerability Assessment cross-cutting theme. The primary responsibilities will be to integrate data from cities in the network in order to analyze differentiated patterns as well as emergent trends in their vulnerability or resilience to climate extremes. The post-doc will (1) help prepare relevant remote sensing, social/policy and environmental datasets, (2) lead dataset integration with an existing vulnerability framework, (3) apply the framework towards a vulnerability assessment of Miami in partnership with City of Miami Beach practitioners, (4) develop comparative assessments of cities in UREx-SRN, (5) assist in the development of visualizations and scenarios, and (6) publish research findings in the peer-reviewed literature and travel to science meetings and conferences to present work. Qualifications: A PhD in geography, urban ecology, sustainability or a related field is required. Candidates should have knowledge of vulnerability and resilience frameworks and urban socio-ecological systems, and experience with GIScience and statistical analysis. Preference will be given to applicants with experience working on collaborative, interdisciplinary research teams. The successful candidate will have a good record of scientific publications. Several network cities are Latin American or have significant Spanish-speaking populations, and Spanish language skills are an added advantage. Institutional and Regional Setting: Clark University's Graduate School of Geography (GSG, http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/) is a top ranked Geography program in the USA, with world-renowned faculty conducting groundbreaking research on issues of environmental and social significance. The GSG maintains productive ties with the George Perkins Marsh Institute ( http://www.clarku.edu/departments/marsh/), leading nearly a century of applied research on the natural, technological and socioeconomic dimensions of human-environment relations. The city of Worcester is located in the heart of Massachusetts and New England. It offers a rich diversity of cultural and environmental amenities, and is located less than an hour from Boston. The position begins in August 2016 with an initial appointment for one year, renewable for an additional year. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with the candidate's prior experience and Clark University policies. Please submit a complete application (cover letter, CV, transcripts and contact information for three references) in a single PDF file to [email protected], including "*Urban Resilience Postdoc*" in the subject line. Screening of applications will begin on March 15 and continue until the position is filled. Clark University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. 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