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Future Earth is seeking Research Liaison Officers for its globally distributed Secretariat. Locations Boulder (USA), Montreal (Canada), Paris (France), Stockholm (Sweden) and Tokyo (Japan). Closing date Variable across hub locations: Paris (France): To be confirmed Montreal (Canada): To be confirmed Stockholm (Sweden): May 10, 2015 Boulder (USA): To be confirmed Tokyo (Japan): To be confirmed Start date will be as soon as practical upon selection of a candidate. The Future Earth initiative Future Earth is the global research platform providing the knowledge and support to accelerate our transformations to a [...]

Massively Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, are becoming an increasingly popular way for students to enhance their learning experience. Whether you do them just for fun, or for university credits, the online format allows flexibility and independence on the part of the student: Too much other stuff going on today? That's fine, catch up with lectures tomorrow. Didn't understand that last section? Also fine, just re-do it at your leisure and ask questions in the online forum! Want to delve deeper into the subject matter? Great! Use the online course materials [...]

Applications are invited for the post of Graduate Intern for the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI). The ACDI is a strategic initiative at UCT that coordinates and enhances research and teaching on climate and climate change across departments and faculties. The main role of the Graduate Intern will be to work on a range of projects and activities in support of ACDI core staff and researchers, including research assistance, organisation of ACDI events and database maintenance. This is a full-time one-year contract position.   Deadline: 22 April 2015   Minimum [...]

Systems Thinking and Practice in PhD Research: Cybersystemic Possibilities for Governing the Anthropocene 30 July – 7 August 2015, Germany • Two days of participation in a Systemic Inquiry in Hannover (Herrenhausen) on “Governing the Anthropocene: Cybersystemic Possibilities?" • Two days of dedicated ‘workshops’ introducing different systems approaches, methods and research traditions at Humboldt University in Berlin • Five days of participation in the 2015 ISSS Conference in Berlin, including a group generated presentation on the final day • 5 ECTS - points Working strategically to negotiate boundaries for research [...]

The 2015 African Doctoral Academy (ADA) Winter School in Research Methods and Academic Development will take place from 29 June to 10 July 2015 at the University of Stellenbosch. Full course information can be found on our Information Page. This winter sees five new workshops introduced, including the exciting new course on Becoming a Lecturer - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and another in Transdisciplinary Research Methods. We also see the return of the popular course on Publishing a Case Study presented by Prof Michael Gibbert. To book - simply fill in our online booking form. Booking deadline [...]