Date

Multiple Positions Available

  1. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation seeks Arctic Fellow
    Environmental Conservation
    Palo Alto, California

  2. UPDATED: UAA Environment and Natural Resources Institute seeks
    Postdoctoral Fellow - Ecosystem/Physiological Plant Ecologist
    Anchorage, Alaska

  3. University of California, Irvine seeks Two Assistant Professors
    Climate Dynamics / Atmospheric Chemistry
    Irvine, California

  4. Dartmouth College seeks Assistant Professor
    Environmental Studies
    Hanover, New Hampshire

  1. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation seeks Arctic Fellow
    Environmental Conservation
    Palo Alto, California

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) is seeking an Arctic Fellow
for the Foundation's Marine Conservation Initiative (MCI). The position
is for a duration of two years, will be based in Palo Alto, California,
and requires extensive travel.

Reporting to the Program Director of MCI, the Fellow will be responsible
for investigating opportunities to advance marine spatial planning that
balances human use and conservation in the Arctic, specifically in the
Beaufort Sea and cross-boundary in the United States and Canada. If
important opportunities are determined to exist in consultation with the
MCI staff, the Fellow will articulate potential desired outcomes in the
region and a strategy to achieve them, potential grant partners, and a
draft framework for measuring progress. During this investigation phase
the Fellow will represent MCI to external audiences; interact
respectfully with communities, other funders, non-profits, private
industries, government agencies, and other potential partners; and
manage expectations about future potential investments. The Fellow may
be asked to lead, in collaboration with the MCI team, the development of
a small number of investigation grants that would help inform a decision
about a future strategic focus in the region.

Applicants should have experience in and knowledge of the Arctic and
other fields relevant to marine conservation, with substantive
experience as a strategic thinker and passion for the work of MCI. An
advanced degree (or its foreign equivalent) related to environmental
conservation is required.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and salary
information, with a subject line that includes 'Arctic Fellow,' to Isaac
Schild (resumes [at] scionstaffing.com).

For the complete job description, including lists of responsibilities
and qualifications, please go to:
http://www.moore.org/employment.aspx?id=3962.

For questions, please contact:
Isaac Schild
Email: resumes [at] scionstaffing.com

  1. UPDATED: UAA Environment and Natural Resources Institute seeks
    Postdoctoral Fellow - Ecosystem/Physiological Plant Ecologist
    Anchorage, Alaska

The University of Alaska (UAA) Environment and Natural Resources
Institute seeks an ecosystem/physiological plant ecologist for a
three-year postdoctoral fellow position with field studies in northwest
Greenland. The position will be based in Anchorage, Alaska, with mid-May
to mid-September field seasons in 2012, 2013, and 2014 stationed at
Thule Air Base Station for Arctic Research (TSTAR). Review of applications
for this position will begin Saturday, 1 October 2011.

The project is part of the NSF Office of Polar Programs Arctic Observing
Network and is focusing on measuring and monitoring vegetation and
ecosystem changes in the high Arctic using spectral systems and trace
gas measurements. The incumbent will use a 50m tram system that spans a
moisture gradient which will be fitted with a suite of downward-looking
spectral instruments and will conduct companion phenology, trace gas,
and plant ecophysiological studies. The successful applicant will be
expected to assist in supervising graduate and undergraduate students,
and in project management.

A PhD or previous postdoctoral research experience in ecosystem ecology,
biogeochemistry, physiological plant ecology, remote sensing, or
geospatial analysis is preferred. The appointment is expected to begin
March 2012.

Application review begins: Saturday, 1 October 2011.

To be considered please apply to the CAS/Environment and Natural
Resources Institute Postdoctoral pool posting #0062261, at:
http://www.uakjobs.com/.

For questions, please contact:
Jeff Welker
Email: afjmw1 [at] uaa.alaska.edu

  1. University of California, Irvine seeks Two Assistant Professors
    Climate Dynamics / Atmospheric Chemistry
    Irvine, California

The Department of Earth System Science at the University of California,
Irvine is recruiting two tenure-track Assistant Professors, one in climate
dynamics and one in atmospheric chemistry. The positions will be based in
Irvine, California.

The climate dynamics position welcomes applicants who use observations
and/or models to examine physical processes regarding climate system
variability and connections between different parts of the climate system.
For further information on this position, please go to:
http://www.ess.uci.edu/opportunity/physcli20110919.

The atmospheric chemistry position welcomes applicants in all areas of
atmospheric chemistry, including development and deployment of field
instrumentation, detection and transformations of trace gases and aerosols,
remote sensing, and modeling. For further information on this position,
please go to: http://www.ess.uci.edu/opportunity/atmchem20110919.

Candidates for both positions must have a PhD and postdoctoral experience.
Candidates should complement the department's existing strengths in areas
such as atmospheric sciences, ecosystems, and climate and global change.
Candidates are expected to develop an active research program, and to teach
and direct research at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate
levels.

Application review begins: 1 November 2011.
The positions will remain open until filled.

For more information, please contact:
Gudrun Magnusdottir
Email: gudrun [at] uci.edu

  1. Dartmouth College seeks Assistant Professor
    Environmental Studies
    Hanover, New Hampshire

The Environmental Studies Program at Dartmouth College seeks to recruit a
tenure-track assistant professor in policy, politics, and governance. The
position will be based in Hanover, New Hampshire.

The successful candidate will have an integrative understanding of concepts
and methods from diverse social science disciplines and will take an
interdisciplinary approach to society-environment interactions. Candidates
who focus on sustainability, energy, climate, ecosystems, food, justice, or
development are particularly invited to apply. A PhD in environmental
studies, the environmental social sciences, or a related field is required
by the appointment date.

Please send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, reprints of
representative work, and three letters of reference (letters of reference
may also be emailed to: envssearch [at] dartmouth.edu) to:

Richard B. Howarth, Chair
Environmental Studies Program Search Committee
6182 Steele Hall
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755 USA

Application review begins: 7 November 2011.
The position will be open until filled.

For questions, please email:
envssearch [at] dartmouth.edu.