Job Announcement: Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental
Change (IDGEC) Executive Officer
University of California Santa Barbara
Additional information on the project may be found at the IDGEC website:
http://fiesta.bren.ucsb.edu/~idgec/
Position open until filled
The international project on the Institutional Dimensions of Global
Environmental Change (IDGEC) seeks a highly qualified person to serve
half-time as Executive Officer of the IDGEC International Project Office
(IPO) and half-time as a postdoctoral fellow working on themes of
interest to IDGEC.
IDGEC is a long-term research project dealing with the roles that
institutions play both in causing and confronting large-scale
environmental changes. This project is one of a family of core projects
operating under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions
Program on Global Environmental Change. The IDGEC IPO is located at the
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). It operates under the
general direction of the IDGEC Scientific Steering Committee, which is
chaired by Oran Young who is Professor of Environmental Science and
Management at UCSB.
The director of the IDGEC IPO must have scientific credentials
(preferably a PhD in one of the relevant social sciences) and be able
and willing to participate in the development and conduct of flagship
research activities, to help in forging partnerships with other research
programs, and to interact with members of the IDGEC Network. Computer
skills and familiarity with the development and maintenance of web sites
are essential. Experience with quantitative analysis or modeling would
be helpful.
The occupant of this position will be expected to conduct research on
substantive matters of interest to IDGEC. Among the project's current
interests are the institutional dimensions of carbon management, the
performance of exclusive economic zones, and the political economy of
boreal and tropical forests. Additional themes may emerge in the future.
An interest in one of IDGEC's priority regions - Southeast Asia and the
Circumpolar North - would be helpful but not essential.
Additional information on the project may be found at the IDGEC web site
http://fiesta.bren.ucsb.edu/~idgec/.
The successful applicant will be appointed initially for a term of one
year. But the appointment may be extended one year at a time for up to
two additional years. Salary will be in the range of $35-45,000 USD plus
benefits. The position is available from 1 September 2003. Consideration
of applicants for this position will begin immediately and will continue
until the position is filled.
Candidates should submit applications, consisting of a curriculum vitae,
a writing sample, the names of three referees, and a letter explaining
their interest in the position either by email to Maria Gordon
(mgordon [at] bren.ucsb.edu) or by fax to (805) 893-7064.
The project is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to
the diversity and excellence of the academic community. UCSB is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.