Postdoctoral position announcement Modelling of the land-sea nutrient transfer to the Mediterranean sea under different land management scenarios We seek a post-doctoral scientist for the project “Towards an integrated prediction of Land & Sea Responses to global change in the Mediterranean Basin” (LaSeR-Med), which focusses on integrated socio-ecological modelling. The duration of the contract is initially one year, with a possible extension for a second year, depending on the initial results. The post-doc will be based within the Mediterranean Institute of marine and terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE) in Aix-en-Provence, France. The project is part of the Labex OT-Med (https://www.otmed.fr/). [...]

Since 1977, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis' (IIASA) annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) has offered research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August accepted participants work within the Institute’s research programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff. Funding is provided through IIASA's National Member Organizations. For more information, please visit IIASA's website. Registrations close on 11 January 2016.

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS VACANCY:  SCIENTIST: ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL SCIENCE PATERSON GRADING D3 SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, Cape Research Centre, Tokai in Cape Town Closing date:  5 November 2015   A vacancy for a Scientist: Environmental Social Science exists at the Cape Research Centre, a research unit of the Conservation Services Division in SANParks. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct research to better understand ways in which people interact with and consitute components of the natural marine and terrestial environments. The Cape Research Centre is responsible for research in the Agulhas, Bontebok, Table Mountain, West Coast, Tankwa and Namaqua National Parks. [...]

POST-DOCTORAL FIXED-TERM CONTRACT POSITION (3 YEARS) CLOSING DATE: 2 December 2015   Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) wishes to appoint a post-doctoral fellow, specializing in the social-ecological concept of “People-centred learning” for improving small-holder irrigation practice. This position forms part of a team of scientists funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), managed through the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). The initial focus countries are Malawi and Tanzania, although this will widen to other countries in Eastern and Southern Africa over time. The aim of the wider project is to improve [...]

LAND NEGOTIATOR R349 596 (Total cost to company per annum) Contract position (Salary increases subject to performance) Contract period: 1 February 2016 – 31 September 2018 Stewardship and Land Purchase Negotiation Based in Kamieskroon / Springbok / Garies or surrounds This position will be responsible for negotiation of new Stewardship Contracts and the negotiation of the purchase of land for conservation purposes. This position will also seek to provide professional management support for the new sites which contribute to critical habitat as outlined in the Leslie Hill Succulent Karoo Trust Priorities. The incumbent will form an important part of a [...]

STEPS Centre Summer School 2016 16-27 May 2016 at the Institute of Development Studies in Brighton, UK The STEPS Centre Summer School aims to bring together an exceptional group of people who are exploring ideas and research methodologies for pathways to sustainability. Through a mix of lectures, walks, discussions and public events, participants will challenge the STEPS team and each other on questions of science, society and development. Who should apply? Applications are invited from highly-motivated doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, working in fields around development studies, science and technology studies, innovation and policy studies, and across agricultural, health, water or energy [...]

SARChI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2016-2017) DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair in The Sociology of Land, Environment and Sustainable Development Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology Stellenbosch University, South Africa A postdoctoral fellowship, tenable for two years, is attached to the SARChI Chair in the Sociology of Land, Environment and Sustainable Development, recently awarded to Prof Cherryl Walker at Stellenbosch University. Applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers who are keen to contribute to this new research programme through an individually designed research and publication programme as well as their active participation in the work of the broader research team. Scope of [...]

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS VACANCY:  SCIENTIST (ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL SCIENCE) PATERSON GRADING D3 SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, RONDEVLEI, GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK   Closing date:  14 October 2015   A vacancy exists in the Conservation Services Division in the Scientific Services Unit, based at Rondevlei in Garden Route National Park, for a Scientist (Environmental Social Science). The successful candidate will be expected to conduct monitoring and research on interrelations between humans and both marine and natural terrestial environments. The Garden Route National Park, which includes the former Tsitsikamma and Wilderness Parks, and Knysna Estuary, will be the primary area of responsibility.   Key [...]

The SARChI Chair in Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods in the Department of Environmental Science at Rhodes University is currently held by Professor Charlie Shackleton. The focus of the Chair’s is interdisciplinary research into understandings of natural resources in rural and urban livelihoods for poverty alleviation. Applications are currently open for one post-doctoral position, one PhD and three Masters candidates. These opportunities are ideal for natural, social and economic scientists interested in research on the ecology, use, trade and management of biological natural resources in rural and urban settings drawing upon a social-ecological systems [...]

2016 Mäler Scholarship in Environmental Economics The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (www.beijer.kva.se) is pleased to announce a new round of the Mäler Scholar competition. The institute is an international center of excellence at the interface of ecology and economics. It is based in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden and has a small staff of researchers who work on a variety of ecological-economics issues. The institute is now accepting applications from researchers who are interested in spending up to 6 months at the institute during January 2016– June 2016 or August 2016 – December 2016. The [...]