Open date: February 20, 2024
Most recent review date: Sunday, Mar 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Friday, May 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
The Center for Reimagining Leadership (CRL) and the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), in partnership with the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (CAB), invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Climate Justice & Community Engagement. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a faculty mentor from UCSC and research mentors from CAB to co-design a community-engaged research project that both informs theory and practice in climate justice and aligns with the following core goals of the three partner organizations:
(1) Contribute to CRL's mission to center and support the scholarly expertise and career goals of underserved early-career leaders with a view towards enhancing climate justice;
(2) Move forward CCCR's goals of advancing innovative solutions for building coastal resilience that engage partners, foster leaders and address the challenges from climate change in California; and
(3) Contribute to CAB's mission to eliminate poverty and create change through advocacy and essential services, and their work aimed at collaborating, resourcing and elevating the climate change conversation about impacts on local and regional communities, including preparedness education and recovery support
Each applicant should identify a primary faculty mentor from the Social Sciences or Humanities Divisions at UCSC. UCSC faculty mentors in other divisions may be considered as long as the project will be rooted in the social sciences and/or humanities research. Possible UCSC faculty mentors include those previously funded through CCCR Projects or those identified across campus. The Postdoctoral Fellow will also be mentored by CAB Executive Director, Maria Elena de la Garza, and her team. Given the close collaboration expected with CAB and the direct relevance of the project to CAB's Community Action Plan (CAP), the fellow will spend some of their time at a designated CAB office in Watsonville. The fellow will be expected to be deeply immersed in CAB's work and gain an understanding of the agency's history, mission, and service delivery across programs. The fellow will also have a significant amount of time to write and publish. The exact division of time will be determined in consultation with the UCSC and CAB mentors depending on the nature of the agreed project.
Fellows will receive two full years of postdoctoral salary and benefits plus $15,000 for research and travel expenses associated with their research project. Start date is negotiable but must be before June 1, 2024.
This position requires that the postdoctoral scholar collaborate and successfully work as part of a team, take initiative to ensure project progress, demonstrate critical thinking, and contribute to the preparation of academic publications and any outputs as agreed with CAB. Fluent Spanish language skills (verbal and written) are required for this position. Demonstrated experience working with and communicating with diverse partners (e.g., faculty researchers, staff, community leaders, community members) is essential. Experience with community engaged work and social science methods, such as conducting interviews, focus groups, and/or document analysis, are also required. Candidates with a demonstrated track record of contributing to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion within their prior institutions are particularly encouraged to apply.
Applications will be evaluated based on the scholarly and community engaged qualifications of the applicant, the potential of the proposed project to contribute to the overlapping goals of the CRL, CCCR, and CAB, and the ability of the applicant and proposed mentor to carry out the project.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Written and verbal fluency in Spanish is required for this position.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
All documents and materials must be submitted as PDFs and should be forwarded to Submit application materials as a single PDF via email to CRL Associate Director, Dr. Sikina Jinnah at sjinnah@ucsc.edu; please refer to the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Climate Justice & Community Engagement position the email subject line and refer to Position JPF01696 in all correspondence.
REQUIRED Documents/Materials
RECRUITMENT PERIOD
Full consideration will be given to applications completed by March 31, 2024. Applications received after this date will be considered only if the position has not been filled.
Center for Reimagining Leadership (CRL): https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/07/stem-leadership-advancement.html
Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR): https://officeofresearch.ucsc.edu/cccr/index.html
Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (CAB): https://cabinc.org/
Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in any field addressing climate justice and community engagement.
Help contact: sjinnah@ucsc.edu
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