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> From: Ryan Galt <[email protected]> > Date: May 22, 2012 7:14:43 PM CDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Fwd: Postdoctoral Scholar - Quantifying effects of global > agricultural commodity chains on ecosystem services > Reply-To: Ryan Galt <[email protected]> > > FYI > ____________________________________________________________________________ > Ryan E. Galt > Assistant Professor of Agricultural Sustainability and Society > Department of Human and Community Development & Agricultural Sustainability > Institute > Geography, Community Development, & International Agricultural Development > Graduate Groups > > mail: > Department of Human and Community Development > University of California > One Shields Ave. > 1309 Hart Hall > Davis, CA 95616 > > office: 2429 Hart Hall > 530-754-8776 > [email protected] > http://hcd.ucdavis.edu/faculty/webpages/galt/personal/ > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Claire Kremen <[email protected]> >> Date: May 22, 2012 5:00:12 PM PDT >> To: undisclosed-recipients:; >> Subject: Please distribute widely: Postdoctoral Scholar - Quantifying >> effects of global agricultural commodity chains on ecosystem services >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> JOB DESCRIPTION – Global Agriculture and Ecosystem Services >> >> JOB TITLE: Postdoctoral Scholar - Quantifying effects of global >> agricultural commodity chains on ecosystem services >> DEPARTMENT: Environmental Science, Policy and Management, UC-Berkeley >> REPORTS TO: Professor Claire Kremen >> >> GENERAL SUMMARY >> >> The Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the >> University of California-Berkeley seeks a postdoctoral researcher to conduct >> a quantitative comparison of the ecosystem service outcomes of smallholder >> agricultural production versus large-scale agri-business along global >> commodity chains. The successful applicant will be a PhD scholar with >> demonstrated ability to conduct quantitative cross-disciplinary work. >> Relevant topical areas of expertise include environmental economics, >> ecology, ecosystem services, food systems studies, international trade, >> agricultural economics, natural resource management, land use/cover, and >> global change. >> Creating sustainable food production systems requires mitigating >> environmental impacts of agriculture as food is produced, processed, and >> distributed. This research aims to inform international policies to meet >> global food security needs without sacrificing the environment and is funded >> by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI, >> http://www.keckfutures.org/conferences/ecosystem-services/grantees.html). >> The post-doc will be directly supervised by PI Prof. Claire Kremen but will >> report to the advisory team of co-PIs on the project (Elena Bennett >> (McGill), Holly Gibbs (U Wisconsin), Nathalie Walker (National Wildlife >> Federation), Kim Walker (U Minnesota). >> >> Required Knowledge and Experience: >> Relevant disciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise (see above) >> Quantitative analytical skills and ability to work with large datasets >> Ability to work at multiple scales >> Excellent organizational skills >> >> Desirable Additional Experience (any or all of the below): >> Life cycle analysis >> Commodity supply chain analysis >> Agro-ecosystems with expertise in tropics >> Valuation of ecosystem services and “embodied” ecosystem services >> Geographic Information Systems >> >> Additional Responsibilities: >> In addition to their research, the postdoctoral researcher will: >> • Organize a small workshop on the research topic to generate ideas from >> an international assembly of interdisciplinary scholars >> • Have the opportunity to participate in graduate teaching related to the >> research mission of the project >> • Disseminate results at scientific professional conferences and in >> peer-reviewed literature >> • Develop new grant proposals stemming from this work and write reports >> to the donor (NAKFI) >> • Serve as the node between project collaborators at the National >> Wildlife Federation, McGill University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, >> and the University of Minnesota >> >> Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience (full-time starting salary >> at UC Berkeley is $39,264 per year). This position is eligible for >> benefits. >> >> Timing and Duration: This one-year position is available beginning >> September, 2012 (an earlier start date may be negotiable). >> >> Location: Center for Diversified Farming Systems, University of California, >> Berkeley, CA, (http://dfs.berkeley.edu/) >> >> Please submit PDFs of a CV, a brief cover letter highlighting your relevant >> experience, interests and career goals, and names and contacts of 3 >> references by email to [email protected] no later than July 2, 2012. >> Applicants should have a recent PhD degree, or their degree will be >> conferred before the starting date. >> >> Applications may be reviewed as they are received. For further information >> about the project, contact Dr. Claire Kremen directly at >> [email protected]. >> >> The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action >> Employer committed to excellence through diversity. Applicants should ask >> referees to review the UC Berkeley Statement of Confidentiality found at >> http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html. >> >> >> -- >> Claire Kremen >> Associate Professor and Chair, Graduate Program Committee >> Environmental Sciences Policy and Management >> 130 Mulford Hall >> University of California >> Berkeley, CA 94720-3114 >> >> 510-643-6339 >> Fax 510-643-5438 >> http://nature.berkeley.edu/kremenlab/ >> >> http://www.stockholmresilience.org/seminarandevents/seminarandeventvideos/pollinationservicesandagroecosystems.5.7f0b194e12b15a0bce78000508.html >> >> http://sciencenotes.ucsc.edu/2011/pages/bees/bees.html >> >> http://www.baycitizen.org/wildlife/story/native-bees-worth-billions-dollars-year/ >> >> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/12/MNU710263B.DTL >> >> http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/434 >> >> http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/04/10_madagascar.shtml >> >> > > =========== General AAG-CESG-L Information ============== By default, replies > go to the entire list; or modify your "To:" field. 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