Postdoctoral Research Associate

Posting Number

req20657

Department

Udall Center

Department Website Link

https://udallcenter.arizona.edu/

Location

Main Campus

Address

Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona announces a postdoctoral position to focus on community engagement in environmental governance.

Community engagement is at the cornerstone of environmental and natural resources governance. Yet, it is often characterized by institutional deficiencies, inequities in practice, inadequate benchmarking, and a lack of measurable outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to explore community engagement across a number of efforts underway at the Udall Center, including urban greening, governance practices in the Colorado River Basin, and water contamination and regulatory politics, among other research topics. In addition, there is considerable room for the postdoctoral researcher to design and implement their own research initiative under this broad umbrella of community engagement in environmental governance.

The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy is a university-wide research center that is the intellectual home for interdisciplinary, community-based policy research and outreach. As such, the Udall Centers charge is to advance cross-cutting inquiry and connect diverse policy research efforts and researchers, gain increasing external support for policy research, and deliver measurable outputs with public impact.

This postdoctoral research position is meant to support the Environmental Policy Program (EPP) of the Udall Center. The EEP engages in applied research and outreach on public policy topics relating to economic development, environment, public health, public lands, and energy transitions and extends to such themes as social justice, gender equity, human well-being and quality of life, and energy and renewables.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs.

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties & responsibilities:

• Collaborating in an interdisciplinary and diverse research group
• Developing and, where appropriate, overseeing project design
• Synthesizing and integrating across diverse bodies of public policy, geography, political science, and other relevant disciplinary literature
• Conducting qualitative and/or quantitative research
• Conducting and writing literature reviews for proposals and publications
• Working with local, regional, and national partners
• Participating in and presenting research results at national and international conferences
• Organizing and facilitating project meetings and broader community engagement efforts
• Coauthoring academic articles with research group members
• Co-supervising 1-3 undergraduate and graduate students engaged in collaborative efforts
• Co-developing proposals for extramural funding to continue and expand the line of research
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Enthusiasm for studying community engagement in environmental and natural resources governance
• Comfort working in teams, leading team meetings, and supervising students
• Collaborative and problem-solving spirit
• Strong methodological skills
• Record of published research in this area

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree or equivalent in geography, environmental policy, planning, political science, environmental science, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with community engagement

FLSA

Exempt

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week

40

Job FTE

1.0

Work Calendar

Fiscal

Job Category

Research

Benefits Eligible

Yes – Full Benefits

Rate of Pay

DOE

Compensation Type

salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required:

Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies

1

Target Hire Date

Expected End Date

Contact Information for Candidates

Andrea Gerlak, [email protected]

Open Date

9/23/2024

Open Until Filled

Yes

Documents Needed to Apply

Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and One Additional Document

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please be prepared to upload CV, Letter of interest summarizing interest and qualifications (in lieu of cover letter) and 1-2 writing samples e.g., thesis or dissertation, term paper, or manuscript for publication, for a total of 3 uploaded documents.

Diversity Statement

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

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