Dear Colleagues, On this wonderful occasion of the 50th Earth Day, I write to share with you information about a postdoctoral opening at NYU Shanghai and the NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection. The successful candidate will be based in Shanghai or New York. Applicants with a PhD in sociology, geography, journalism, environmental studies, environmental sciences, or related fields are welcomed to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately until the position is filled. Please see more information at https://apply.interfolio.com/75784. The position announcement is also pasted below. I'd be happy to answer any questions about this position.
Cheers, Yifei *Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU Shanghai and the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection* *Description*NYU Shanghai and the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection (CEAP) at NYU New York invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on “Bending the Curve: Meat and Dairy Production and Consumption in China.” The Postdoctoral Fellow will be jointly supervised by Professor Yifei Li (NYU Shanghai) and Dale Jamieson (CEAP). Postdoctoral Fellow will be based in Shanghai and be part of the NYU Shanghai academic community. We offer a generous compensation package, funds to support research and travel, and aim to offer access to NYU faculty housing. Bending the Curve is a three-year project focused on understanding present and future trends in animal protein consumption in the PRC and on producing recommendations for actions and policies that would reduce consumption from the “business as usual” projections. The work will involve inventorying and understanding present consumption and trend lines, understanding and inventorying present incentives and disincentives for production and consumption, and providing recommendations and engagement with key stakeholders. The responsibilities of the successful applicant will be quite diverse including conducting research, planning workshops, and managing data. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be centrally involved in publishing project results in refereed journals and in preparing occasional briefings for a broader audience. NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, it resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. *Qualifications*Qualifications include a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant field, fluency in both English and Chinese, ability to work with both English and Chinese data, and familiarity with multiple methods of social science research. *Application Instructions*Interested applicants should submit a CV, contact information for three academic referees, and a cover letter addressing research, academic interests, and interest in this project. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The appointment can begin on May 1st, 2020 and preferably no later than July 1st 2020. If you have any questions, please e-mail shanghai.faculty.recruitm...@nyu.edu. Yifei Li Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, New York University Shanghai Global Network Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, New York University Email: yifei...@nyu.edu, URL: http://yifei.li/, Phones: +86 21 20595202; +01 608 616 0417 Address: Room 1203, NYU Shanghai, 1555 Century Avenue, Shanghai 200122, China Sign up for an office hour meeting via Google Calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UU5Xa1IwQTVhTnF0fGRlZmF1bHR8NDU1ZjBkNDU0MmJiMzQyZmJiZGEwOWQ2ZDVjNjNmYmY> . Check out my new book *China Goes Green: Coercive Environmentalism for a Troubled Planet <https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509543113>*. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAAqfGFwar-DnzzRbjw4rdmVfxRDWqFwkGCE%2Be8HWq-ycqX-7kA%40mail.gmail.com.
