Apologies for cross-listing… From: Meredith Gore [mailto:go...@msu.edu] Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2017 6:10 PM Subject: Postdoctoral Associate, Human Dimensions of Global Wildlife Conservation, Conservation Criminology
Please distribute to your networks; apologies for cross posting. Postdoctoral Associate Human Dimensions of Global Wildlife Conservation Conservation Criminology Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MI, USA A postdoctoral associate position is available for a highly motivated independent individual with experience in the human dimensions of global wildlife conservation. Applicants must hold a PhD in social psychology, criminology, human geography, other social science with a focus on conservation, or related field by the start of the position. Broad research interests ideally include understanding the underlying mechanisms that inform human relationships with the environment, environmental risks, and overexploitation of fish and wildlife resources. Applicants must have a strong background in interdisciplinary social science, participatory research, risk perception, interdisciplinary methods, social statistics, scientific writing, and fieldwork in remote international settings. Ideal candidates will have experience with community-based conservation, community policing, crime science, risk mapping, and GIS. In addition to being an active member of the lab and Department, the postdoctoral associate will be expected to lead collection of, manage and analyze conservation criminology data associated with an ongoing community-based conservation crime prevention program in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam. Approximately 6 months of intermittent fieldwork will involve supervising 3 Vietnamese graduate students and coordinating with the nongovernmental organization Global Wildlife Conservation as the primary point of contact in Vietnam. The associate will write manuscripts and findings reports in collaboration with Vietnamese and conservation collaborators. Travel to Washington DC and scientific society meetings is encouraged. The postdoctoral associate will be expected to maintain active certification in human subjects protection and responsible conduct and research; permits for this project have been secured by Global Wildlife Conservation. The postdoctoral associate will be encourage to avail her/himself to any/all faculty development, mentoring, teaching, grant writing, public speaking, and other professional development resources at MSU. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent health benefits. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term position, with reappointment conditional on satisfactory performance. Funding is expected to be available for two years. The ideal start timeframe is September 2017. To apply, email as a single PDF: 1) a cover letter (2-pages maximum) with your research interests and qualifications for this position, 2) CV, 3) list of 3 references with contact information, and 4) recent first-authored publication to: Dr. Meredith Gore, Michigan State University (go...@msu.edu<mailto:go...@msu.edu>). Application review will begin August 4, 2017 and the position will remain open until filled. Michigan State University is an equal-opportunity employer; candidates from underrepresented groups and woman are especially encouraged to apply. Meredith Gore, PhD Associate Professor, Jefferson Science Fellow Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Michigan State University; go...@msu.edu<mailto:go...@msu.edu>; www.conservationcriminology.com<http://www.conservationcriminology.com> -- Meredith L. Gore, PhD Associate Professor, Michigan State University Jefferson Science Fellow, US State Department, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues President, Social Science Working Group, Society for Conservation Biology www.conservationcriminology.com<http://www.conservationcriminology.com> Editor, (2017) Conservation Criminology, Wiley-Blackwell Publications -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
