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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental History / STS / Political 
Ecology, University of Oregon

Applications are sought for a two-year National Science Foundation 
(NSF) funded postdoctoral fellowship at the intersection of 
environmental history, the history of science, and political ecology at 
the University of Oregon.  The postdoctoral fellowship is part of 
Professor Mark Carey's NSF CAREER grant (#1253779) on "Glaciers and 
Glaciology: How Nature, Field Research, and Societal Forces Shape the 
Earth Sciences" (see links below for more information).  Applicants 
should have a research agenda that intersects with this NSF-funded 
project by examining historical glacier-society interactions, the 
history of glaciology, the history of the earth sciences, 
climate-society dynamics, the role of dynamic environmental change in 
the evolution of scientific knowledge, or the history of field-based 
sciences.  Applicants may also have broader or more theoretical 
connections to the project, or they may have related regional 
specializations in the history of Greenland, the Arctic, Antarctica, or 
high mountains such as the Himalaya, Alps, or Andes.

Applicants must have interdisciplinary interests as well as more 
specific training in areas such as environmental history, history of 
science, political ecology, science and technology studies, human 
geography, etc.  The fellow will be expected to pursue her/his own 
research, publish, co-author articles, and interact with a dynamic group 
of scholars and students across the University of Oregon campus.

In addition to pursuing an active research agenda, the postdoctoral 
fellow will also do minimal teaching (1-2 courses total over two years) 
to gain additional experience for the job market as a Teacher-Scholar.  
This unique appointment will be in the University of Oregon's Robert D. 
Clark Honors College, which operates as a liberal arts college embedded 
within a major AAU research university.  The fellow will thus gain 
valuable experience driving her/his research agenda, collaborating with 
faculty and students, and teaching some of the university's top 
undergraduates.

Start date is September 2014. The postdoctoral fellow will receive an 
annual salary of $51,724, as well as funds for research and travel 
expenses.  A Ph.D. in a related discipline completed by September 15, 
2014 (and no earlier than September 1, 2009) is required.

Applications must be submitted by email to Mark Carey at 
[log in to unmask] Applications must include: (1) cover letter that 
explains precisely how the applicant's qualifications and research 
intersects with this NSF project and what s/he plans to do during the 
two-year fellowship; (2) CV; (3) writing sample (an article or the 
introduction and chapter of the dissertation); (4) evidence of teaching 
effectiveness; and (5) names of three recommenders who will be asked to 
provide letters once a "short list" is determined.

Application deadline is December 15, 2013.  The position will remain 
open until filled.  The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, 
affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and 
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Candidates who 
promote and enhance diversity are strongly desired.  For more 
information contact Professor Mark Carey.

Located 110 miles south of Portland, the University of Oregon has an 
enrollment of over 25,000 students.  The Eugene metro area (pop. 
215,000) is in a region noted for its dynamic quality of life and 
progressive cultural environment.  We are about an hour's drive from the 
Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains.

Links:
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=47729
http://uoregon.edu/
http://honors.uoregon.edu/
http://honors.uoregon.edu/faculty/mark-carey
http://glaciers.uoregon.edu
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1253779&HistoricalAwards=false


Contact Information:

Mark Carey
Associate Professor of History
Robert D. Clark Honors College
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
(541) 346-8077
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