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CHANS Fellowships
With support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the International Network of Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS-Net) is pleased to call for applications for 2011 CHANS Fellowships. The selected CHANS Fellows will present posters or give talks in accepted symposia at the 2011 AAAS meeting and attend the symposium "Telecoupling of Human and Natural Systems" and a number of other related symposia. They will have opportunities to interact with the speakers at the symposia who are active in CHANS research, to learn the latest developments in CHANS research, and to build professional networks with other attendees. The symposia will be held at the annual meeting of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) in Washington, D.C., from February 17-21, 2011.
Approximately 10 fellowships (up to $1,000 each) will be provided to select graduate students, postdoctoral associates, junior faculty members, and/or other junior researchers in other institutions around the world to defray expenses associated with attending the meeting. Applications will be judged on the merits of the applicants' abstracts, financial need, and professional backgrounds and goals. Members of under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
Preference will be given to CHANS-Net members. To join CHANS-Net, simply visit the CHANS-Net web site (http://www.chans-net.org/) and follow the link to “Join CHANS-Net” (No membership fee).
All applications must be RECEIVED by October 25, 2010. The selection will be made by mid-December, 2010.
Interested individuals should prepare the following application materials:
- Cover letter (e.g., statement of professional goals, need for financial support)
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Abstract for presentation (Abstract must also be submitted to the AAAS web site by October 25, 2010; visit AAAS Poster Abstract Submissions for instructions and send AAAS abstract submission confirmation)
- Budget (Expenses and Funding)
- Support from your department (from e.g., Departmental Chair, Postdoctoral Supervisor, Major Advisor)
Note: The online application will be available here in September.
Previous CHANS Fellowship Awards:
All CHANS Fellowship Award Recipients (Alphabetical Listing)
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Other Assistantships, Fellowships and Grants
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Job Opportunities
Interdisciplinary PhD Research Fellowships in Social and Ecological Resilience of the Southern Idaho Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem
Post-doctoral Fellowship: Modeling of Human and Natural Systems
Post-doctoral Position: Landscape Modeler at Purdue University
Research Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics - Mellon Energy Team
Global Land Project Open Science Meeting 2010 - Land Systems, Global Change and Sustainability
The aim of the GLP 2010 meeting is to bring together large parts of the international research community working on land change issues, showcase the width and scope of ongoing research, help build a community in this highly interdisciplinary field, inspire new research and facilitate review, theory building and extrapolation. Registration and Abstract submission is now open.
Date: October 17-19, 2010
Venue: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 15, 2010.
For more details, please see: www.glp2010.org or GLP OSM Second Announcement
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International Conference on Urbanization and Global Environmental Change
The International Conference on Urbanization and Global Environmental Change creates the first opportunity for a joint meeting and discussion between international scholars and practitioners who work at the interface of urban areas and global environment change. Our main goal is to promote a stronger collaboration between academics, political decision-makers, and practitioners, acting at local, regional, and global scales in order to capture the benefits of urbanization, as well as mitigate and adapt to global environmental and socioeconomic change and its impacts.
The UGEC Conference will work closely with the Global Land Project (GLP) Open Science Meeting, held October 17-19. GLP is a joint research project for land systems for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP). Both conferences will be held back to back with one overlapping day, in which the two programs will focus on the themes surrounding the urban, land, and climate change interface.
Date: October 15 - 17, 2010
Venue: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 15, 2010.
For more details, please see: www.UGEC2010.org or GLP-UGEC Joint Day
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Ester Boserup Conference 2010 - A Centennial Tribute - Long-Term Trajectories in Population, Gender Relations, Land Use, and the Environment
Ester Boserup was one of the pioneers of an integrated theoretical approach to questions
of development and sustainability. 2010 marks the centennial of her birth. The Ester
Boserup Conference 2010 “Long-term trajectories in population, gender relations, land
use, and the environment” wishes to pay tribute to her work and to her intellectual
heritage.
Ester Boserup’s work focussed on understanding processes of social change. She
conceptualized human societies – in their present-day form and in their historical
development – as dynamic relationships between natural, economic, cultural, and
political structures. This interdisciplinary approach to social development and the manner
in which Boserup positioned herself at the interface between academia and politics form
integral parts of her intellectual legacy. The conference will therefore consider
contributions addressing her approach, her interface position and the applicability of her
theories to current sustainability issues.
Date: November 15 - 17, 2010
Venue: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 28, 2010
For more details, please see: www.boserup-conference.org
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