---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Roberts, J. Timmons <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 11:50 AM Subject: Due in two weeks: CSSN Postdoc at Brown U 2022-23, obstruction or opposition to action to address climate change To: <[email protected]>
Dear Envirosoc friends, This is due in two weeks. We have funding for one year, and there is a chance we'll be able to raise funding to extend it for another year. https://www.cssn.org/research-support-fellowships/ Best to all, Timmons > > > We'd appreciate your help distributing this to people in this area who > might be interested. > Apply here: http://apply.interfolio.com/101001. > Thanks and all the best, > Timmons Roberts > > Location > Providence, RI > Open Date > > Jan 15, 2022 > Description > > The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) seeks a > Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Climate Social Science Network > (CSSN) team. The selected Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct research and > will have a specific leadership role within the CSSN research-teams that > cover political and social dynamics related to the obstruction or > opposition to action to address climate change. More specifically, these > responsibilities will include helping develop and coordinate research > activities, managing project-data, analyzing project data, and publishing > project-related manuscripts and results. > > Candidates should also demonstrate strong communication skills, interest > in teaching undergraduates, and an ability to work both independently and > collaboratively with groups from diverse backgrounds. The Fellow will also > assist in collaborative teaching of Climate Policy Research in the Fall of > 2022 and may have the opportunity to teach their own class in the Spring of > 2023. > > Relevant research projects could be in a number of areas, including: > > - Research to determine the historical activities of institutions to > oppose action on climate change. This includes historical and archival > research, as well as time series analyses of organizational data. Research > on organizational actors outside of the oil and gas sector is desired. This > includes the role of the agricultural and forestry, (including livestock, > ethanol, farming), transportation (rail, automobile and air transport), > coal and iron & steel production, and real estate sectors. > > > - Empirical analysis of the role of public relations firms in creating > and maintaining organized political opposition to climate change action > opposition. Research on the impact of PR campaigns on the political > process is desired. > > > - Analysis of the roles and relationships between organizational > actors in climate change politics, including management, finance, or other > consultancies, think tanks, advocacy organizations, foundations, > corporations, public relations and lobbying firms, and trade associations. > > > - Examination of the role of finance actors such as banks, investment > firms or insurance companies in fostering efforts to obstruct climate > action, including greenwashing, establishing misleading ESG goals and > climate action plans and failure to hold institutions accountable for their > actions. > > > - Evaluation of the dynamics of media coverage of climate change, > including an analysis of the role of public relations firms, media outlets, > and other promotional activities in fostering different perspectives on > climate change. > > > - Exploration of the interactions between climate science and funding > of research by corporations, including empirical analysis of the funding > flows and its impacts on the focus of climate science and the subsequent > IPCC reports. > > > - Investigation of funding flows involving the major actors in climate > change politics at the national level of the U.S. or specific regional, > state, or local political arenas. > > Qualifications > > The successful candidate will have a recent Ph.D. (or be in the final year > of Ph.D. work with certainty of completion before this position begins) and > have relevant experience in sociology, political science, geography, > communications or a related environmental social science interdisciplinary > field. Prior research, teaching, and communications experience is a plus. > Application Instructions > > Applicants should submit: > > 1. A cover letter describing your research and teaching interests, > qualifications, and motivations; > 2. A two-page research and collaboration plan that links your previous > work with this Position Description. > 3. Current CV; > 4. Three confidential letters of recommendation. > > Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the commitment of IBES and > Brown University. Accordingly, IBES seeks qualified candidates who can > contribute to racial equity, diversity and inclusion through service, > mentorship, teaching and scholarship. Further, IBES is keenly interested in > diversifying and encourages applications from diverse candidates. > Candidates from historically underrepresented groups in higher education > are encouraged to apply. > > > Equal Employment Opportunity Statement > > *Brown University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive > academic global community; as an EEO/AA employer, Brown considers > applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on > the basis of, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national > origin, age, race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other > legally protected status.* > > -- > J. Timmons Roberts > Ittleson Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, Brown > University <https://vivo.brown.edu/display/jr17> > Executive Director, Climate Social Science Network <http://cssn.org/> > Director, the Climate and Development Lab > <http://www.climatedevlab.brown.edu> > Institute at Brown for Environment and Society > <https://www.brown.edu/academics/institute-environment-society/> > Brown Department of Sociology > <https://www.brown.edu/academics/sociology/people/j-timmons-roberts> > On Twitter @timmonsroberts <https://twitter.com/TimmonsRoberts> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAHWRWao8dfCsbL%2BpugP%2BaGb24qAj4frfBwPBX8WY5nMp8XwhnQ%40mail.gmail.com.
