Local Responses to Socio-economic Change and Crisis: Migration Dynamics in Rural and Small Urban Areas of Argentina, Carolina Population Center - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

EVENTS

International Conference on Research for Development (July 2, 2008 - Bern, Switzerland)

Biological Sciences for the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development In an Era of Global Change (May 9, 2007 - Washington, DC)

MEMBERS
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Cecilia Haskins, Post-doc researcher, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Reinmar Seidler, University of Massachusetts Boston

Masaru Yarime, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo

Rekai Campbell, Prof, Charles Darwin University & CIFOR

Philip Henshaw,

Fred Carden, Director, International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Daniel Joseph Hogan, State University of Campinas

Richard Dudley, consultant - fisheries & natural resources

Madaka Tumbo, University of Dar es Salaam

Andy Scollick, PhD candidate, Coastal and Marine Resources Centre, University College Cork

PUBLICATIONS

Qualitative Reasoning and Global Change Research: Experiences from Modeling Human-Environment Systems for Policy Advice (Gerhard Petschel-Held , 2005)

The problem of the future: sustainability science and scenario analysis (R. J. Swart, P. Raskin and J. Robinson , 2004)

PROGRAMS

Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS)

LUCID Lund University Centre of Excellence for Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability

Science and Technology for Sustainability Program

Millennium Project

Resilience Alliance

OPPORTUNITIES

Post-Doc at Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (Lund University, with seven faculties and a many specialized research centres, is the largest unit for research and higher education in Scandinavia. The Centre for Sustainability Studies at Lund University (LUCSUS) is a cross faculty organisation providing a multidisciplinary arena for research and education on sustainability issues. The objective of LUCSUS is to promote cooperation across faculty boundaries and facilitate contacts between researchers and PhD-students from different departments. Current research themes include sustainability in the contexts of agriculture, climate change, water policy, livelihoods in developing countries and sustainability assessment methods. LUCSUS is now inviting applicants for a post-doc position in sustainability science with focus on one of the following topics: sustainability science – advancing theory and methods sustainability assessment - methods and tools ecological economics More information is available online: http://www.lucsus.lu.se/Lund, Sweden)

IIASA Research Assistant in Risk and Vulnerability (The long-term aim of IIASA’s Program on Risk and Vulnerability (RAV) is to conduct conceptual and applied analyses that contribute to decreasing the risk and vulnerability of societies and ecosystems, and promoting their adaptation and resilience, to stresses imposed or aggravated by global change phenomena. The Program is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant to start as soon as possible, for a period of one year. The focus of the research will be on the sustainability and risks associated with renewable energy development in North Africa. Main Duties and Responsibilities Conducts conceptual and applied research Assists with literature searches, development of presentations, data collection and workshop planning Participates actively in internal/external meetings, including developing agendas and preparing written summaries Conducts interviews and other fieldwork in Europe and North Africa Qualifications and experience Training in economic geography, risk analysis and empirical research methods An advanced degree (PhD or equivalent) desirable Fluent English Proficiency in French advantageous Proven ability to work within an international team with colleagues from diverse backgrounds Solid organizational and priority setting skills Ability to carry out research independently with a minimum amount of supervisionLaxenburg, Austria)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Capacity Building Program - eLearning (Shonan Village, Japan)

INTEGRATED STUDIES