Postdoctoral Fellowship Available
The Study of Sharing Networks to Assess the Vulnerabilities of Coastal
Communities to Oil and Gas Development in Arctic Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Application Deadline: Sunday, 15 April 2007, or until position is
filled.
For further information, please contact:
Gary Kofinas
E-mail: ffgpk [at] uaf.edu
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is accepting applications for a
postdoctoral fellow to take a major role in the project, "The Study of
Sharing Networks to Assess the Vulnerabilities of Coastal Communities to
Oil and Gas Development in Arctic Alaska."
The successful applicant will be part of an interdisciplinary research
team of four faculty members and a graduate student who will use
multiple methods to assess the effects of future oil and gas development
on the resilience and vulnerabilities of two Alaska North Slope coastal
communities and one Interior Alaska rural community. A central focus of
the three-year project is on social networks of sharing that are part of
Alaska Native subsistence-cash economies. Study methods will include
household survey research, ethnographic analysis, modeling, and a
participatory focus group approach. Researchers and leaders of
participating communities will compare their vulnerabilities with those
in other communities through the international activities of the
Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in Arctic Regions (CAVIAR)
Project, an IPY initiative involving Canada, Finland, Sweden, Norway,
and the U.S. The research will be coupled with another UAF project
exploring the impacts of global change on ecosystem services in Alaska.
Applicants should hold a PhD in a related field. The position is based
in Fairbanks and the successful candidate should be prepared to travel
to villages and international meetings. Some prior experience with
social network analysis and/or community studies is desirable but not
mandatory. The start date can be as early as spring and as late as the
end of August.
For further information and to apply, please submit a letter of interest
and CV to:
Gary Kofinas
SNRAS and IAB
University of Alaska Fairbanks
P.O. Box 757000
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7000
USA