And Karena Shaw was a Poli grad and is a friend and colleague, too. On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 5:51 AM 'Andrew Biro' via gep-ed < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > This position (ad attached and below) at the University of Victoria may be > of interest to some on these lists. The person who sent it to me, who is at > U Vic in another unit, noted that “The radical and theory-informed > political ecologists and political theory people at this unit are really > good, and the university does some great stuff more generally on > Indigeneity, environment, and resource extraction.” I think that's right, > but (being on the other side of the continent) don’t really have any other > inside info to offer. All the best, > > > > Andrew > > > > > > Andrew Biro > > Professor, Dept of Politics > > Acadia University > > Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6 > > phone: 902-585-1925 > > email: [email protected] > > twitter: @andrewbiro > > > > *Acadia University is built on the traditional and unceded territory of > the Mi’kmaq Nation. We are all Treaty People.* > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Political Ecology * > > *School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria * > > > > January 1, 2020 start date > > The School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, located > on the traditional territories of the Songhees, Esquimalt and *W*SÁNEĆ > peoples, invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in > Political Ecology. The interdisciplinary field of Political Ecology > critically investigates the social, political, economic and cultural > dimensions of environmental challenges to develop solutions that are > effective because they are responsive to not only technical and ecological > but social and political realities. We encourage candidates who engage > with critical and intersectional approaches (e.g., Indigenous*,* > anti-racist, decolonial, feminist, queer). We also welcome candidates > with commitments to public engagement and community-based research, > research with Indigenous communities, and/or who are in conversation with > the natural sciences. The School of Environmental Studies, > *http://web.uvic.ca/enweb/ > <http://web.uvic.ca/enweb/>* is supported by three overlapping streams of > scholarship: political ecology, ethnoecology, and ecological restoration. We > are a relatively small group and depend on close cooperation, mutual > respect and camaraderie for our flourishing. > > > > Candidates will be evaluated on the criteria that follow. The successful > candidate will have a PhD; will be an emerging world-class researcher in > the field of political ecology who demonstrates particular research > creativity; will have a critical understanding of the complex > environmental challenges involving the interaction of social and > biophysical systems, and will be proposing an original, innovative > research program of high quality with the potential to achieve > international recognition. The successful candidate will offer evidence of > high-quality teaching and supervision, including support to diversity and > inclusiveness. > > > > Tier 2 CRC Chairs are one of Canada’s premier early career recognition and > recruitment programs, and are intended for exceptional emerging scholars > (i.e., candidates must have been an active researcher in their field for > fewer than 10 years at the time of nomination). However, applicants who are > more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where > career breaks exist) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair assessed > through the program’s Tier 2 justification process. For more information on > the CRC program generally and on eligibility specifically, please consult > the Canada Research Chairs website: > http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx > > > The successful applicant will be nominated by the University of Victoria > for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair and, upon approval of the Chair by the > CRC Secretariat, will then be offered a tenure-track appointment at the > rank of Assistant Professor at the University. The anticipated start date > for this position is January 1, 2020. > > > > UVic is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and > inclusion in our living, learning and work environments. In pursuit of our > values, we seek members who will work respectfully and constructively with > differences and across levels of power. We actively encourage > applications from members of groups experiencing barriers to equity. Read > our full equity statement here: www.uvic.ca/equitystatement. > > > > All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; in accordance with > Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will > be given priority. Please indicate in your application package if you are a > Canadian citizen or permanent resident. > > > > Faculty and Librarians at the University of Victoria are governed by the > provisions of the Collective Agreement. Members are represented by the > University of Victoria Faculty Association (http://www.uvicfa.ca). > > Please submit your application by e-mail to: *[email protected] > <[email protected]>*, with the subject line: CRC_LastName_FirstName. > > Applications should include the following in a single PDF: > > (1) a cover letter providing an overview of the candidate’s > qualifications, how they fulfill the criteria defined above, and how their > research capacity would complement existing research strengths in the > school; > > (2) a detailed curriculum vitae; > > (3) a maximum 4-page description of the candidate’s proposed research > program; > > (4) a one-page description of the candidate’s three most important > research contributions to date; > > (5) a maximum 4-page statement of teaching experience and approach, > including evidence of teaching effectiveness; > > (6) a one-page statement identifying their strengths and experiences in > promoting diversity, and > > (7) contact information for three referees. > > > > The University of Victoria acknowledges the potential impact that career > interruptions can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement and > encourages applicants to explain in their application the impact that > career interruptions may have had on their record of research achievement. > > > > *Application deadline*: February 1 2019. > > Contact for questions: > Dr. Karena Shaw > Director, School of Environmental Studies > > [email protected] > > > > Persons with disabilities, who anticipate needing accommodation for any > part of the application and hiring process, may contact Faculty Relations > and Academic Administration in the Office of the VP Academic and Provost at > [email protected]. 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