Environmental Studies Association of Canada – l'Association canadienne d'études environnementales

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and College of Engineering & Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University anticipate hiring a permanent director for its Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy (ESE Institute). The Institute is a new interdisciplinary unit that involves multiple departments and colleges. The institute’s goal is to conduct foundational research and educate on pressing environmental and energy-related issues.  The ESE Institute takes a comprehensive approach to applying theoretical and applied knowledge from the natural and social sciences, engineering, and the humanities to current environmental issues and policies.  With faculty associates in Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Political Science, Technology, the director will provide leadership in implementing and further developing the undergraduate and graduate degree programs and hiring additional faculty. The director will also maintain an active research program within one of the participating colleges and have primary teaching responsibilities in Environmental Studies.

Requirements:  Ph.D. required and a research record appropriate for appointment as full or associate professor with tenure in an existing department; field of scholarship is open. Other requisites include evidence of outstanding teaching, research, and scholarly publications related to environmental studies, a record of extramural funding, and experience working cooperatively with a broad, multi-disciplinary constituency. The candidate will possess outstanding leadership, management and organizational skills.

Application Process:  Candidates must send a statement of professional interest in the position and current curriculum vitae. Please list contact information for three people qualified to independently assess your candidacy. Applications may be submitted electronically at envs10dir@niu.edu, or sent by mail to Melissa Lenczewski, Interim Director, ESE Institute, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115.  Review of applications will begin October 1, 2010 and continue until filled. Contact Melissa Lenczewski, envs10dir@niu.edu or visit www.niu.edu/ese for more information.

NIU values diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body.  In keeping with this commitment, we strongly encourage applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity and understand the interrelationship of environmental issues and such factors as race, class, and gender.  NIU is an AA/EEO institution.

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Environment Canada has recently updated results of the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) initiative. Key findings at the national level include:

• Air quality: There were no significant changes in exposure to fine particulates between 2000 and 2007
• Water quality: Of the sites monitored, 82% rated freshwater quality as excellent, good or fair, and 18% were rated as marginal and poor
• GHGs: Canada’s 2008 greenhouse gas emissions decreased 2.1% from 2007
• Protected areas: Canada has protected 9.4% of its land as of mid-2009 and about 0.6% of its marine territory

CESI tracks environmental results for air quality, water quality, greenhouse gases and protected areas. This update builds on previous releases yearly from 2005 to 2008. For all of the updated information, please visit the CESI indicators site.

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Hofstra University invites applications for the newly-created position of Director of Sustainability Studies to be part of the Department of Global Studies and Geography and the National Center for Suburban Studies.  The position is responsible for creating, developing, promoting, and providing leadership for a new Sustainability Studies program.  This position will preferably be at the Associate Professor or Professor Level. As the candidate’s home department will be Global Studies and Geography, applicants should have a Ph.D. in Urban or Environmental Planning, Geography or a closely related field. For appointment as a Professor or Associate Professor, a strong record of publication and external funding, and evidence of collaborative skill and effective college teaching is required. Familiarity with Geographical Information Systems and prior professional planning practice will be considered a plus for the position, as will AICP certification.

Principal duties include teaching, research and program development. Teaching would be based around candidate’s area of expertise, but should include the development of interdisciplinary courses in Sustainability Studies, along with associated advisement. The candidate is expected to maintain a vibrant research agenda based on his/her area of expertise. Program development will include working with the National Center for Suburban Studies to assist in the creation and management of a research institute with a specific focus on suburban sustainability issues. Candidates would be expected to also work closely with other campus organizations, especially the Department of Biology’s Urban Ecology program.

Preference will be given to candidates with an active research agenda and significant success raising external funds, experience in interdisciplinary programs, and demonstrated commitment to community engagement.   Salary is commensurate with qualifications.  Interested individuals should: (1) submit a curriculum vitae, (2) statement of research interests, (3) statement of teaching experience, interests and philosophy, and (4) have letters from three references sent to: Faculty Search, Department of Global Studies and Geography, 130 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY  11549-1140, or email application documents (in PDF format) to  Grant.R.Saff@hofstra.edu.

Review of applications will begin September 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Additional information about the Department of Global Studies and Geography can be found at: www.hofstra.edu/geography, and additional information about the Center for Suburban Studies can be found at: http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/CSS/index.html.

Hofstra University is a private university located in Long Island, 20 miles east of Manhattan. The campus is accessible by public transit from anywhere in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.

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Theme: Sustainability in a Changing World
Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
May 31 – June 1, 2010

We invite you to participate in the 2010 ESAC conference. It’s part of the 2010 Congress for the broad range of bodies that fall under the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

People from community groups, NGOs, practitioners, policy makers, (and of course the drivers of the conference: academics and students) are welcome to attend and actively participate. If you are interested in issues that involve climate change, food security, natural resources, millennium development goals, environmental health, environmental literacy and journalism tips that encompass all of the above, then this conference is for you.

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In the spirit of passion for the planet and networking with your environment community, please join us at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec – May 31 to June 1, 2010

Cost of Attendance:
Member: $60
Non-Member: $90
Retired Member: $40
Retired Non-Member: $50
Student/Unwaged Member: $30
Student/Unwaged Non-Member: $40
Banquet: $35

Click here to complete your registration.

When registering for Congress 2010, one of the drop-down options will be to attend our banquet at the Spanish Club, scheduled for the evening of June 1st, that includes tapas and the choice of paella, lamb or a vegetarian option with a band and late night party with Canadian Association of Studies in International Development (CASID) for a cost of $35. This is an excellent opportunity for you to network and/or socialize with student and faculty colleagues.

Any questions please contact:
Dr. Shirley Thompson,
Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba,
70 Dysart Rd.,
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
phone: (204) 474-7170 fax: 204-261-0038
e-mail: s_thompson@umanitoba.ca
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~thompso4/

ESAC ACEE call for proposals

ESAC ACEE 2010 Paper Proposal Form

ESAC-ACEE-2010-Panel-proposal-form

Accommodation Information

Informational Poster Contest

Travel Grant Application

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AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is pleased to invite participation in a two-day workshop for faculty leaders of all disciplines who wish to develop curriculum change programs around sustainability on their campuses.

Through an intensive two days of presentations, exercises, discussions, reflection, and planning, participants will become familiar with the philosophy of change in higher education developed through the Ponderosa Project at Northern Arizona University and adapted at Emory in the Piedmont Project. Participants will also experience of range of workshop strategies, hear local experts, enjoy outdoor place-based activities, and dialogue with faculty from around the country as they gain help in adapting this model to their own campus. In a supportive and stimulating environment, workshop members will reflect on their own roles in the transformation of higher education. Readings and materials will also be provided.

These highly successful workshops are led by Geoffrey Chase of San Diego State University and Peggy Barlett of Emory University. Peggy and Geoff are editors of  Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change”, published by MIT Press in 2004. Peggy and Geoff have many years of experience leading these kinds of workshops and have helped more than 200 faculty on several campuses revise courses in a wide array of disciplines.

Workshop tuition is $420 for AASHE members and $485 for non-members. Tuition covers snacks and lunches on both days of the workshop, handouts, materials, and an evening reception on the first day of the workshop.

Applications are due March 19, 2010 and are available at: http://www.aashe.org/profdev/curriculum.php

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Theme: Sustainability in a Changing World
Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
May 31st – June 1, 2010
The Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC) invites you to participate at its 2010 conference, as part of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress, at Concordia University. Academics (faculty and students), practitioners, the policy making community, NGOs and community groups are all welcome to attend and participate actively.

Keynotes include:

Camilla Toulmin is the Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development. Her academic background is in Economics and current and future policy thinking on all aspects of the environment and development agenda, particularly building alliances with those in the frontline of sustainable development; land rights in Africa and all regions. She will speak to ESAC about climate change in Africa.

Bina Agarwal is a Professor of Economics at the University of Delhi, in India. Agarwal writes and researches on various subjects: land, livelihoods and property rights; environment and development; the political economy of gender; poverty and inequality; law; and agriculture and technological change. She will speak to ESAC about gender and forest management in Asia on Tuesday June 1st.

Desiree McGraw, Executive General of the Jeanne Sauve Foundation is a public policy professional with a background in international affairs. She has more than 20 years of experience as a consultant, researcher, reporter, senior political advisor and spokesperson in the field of sustainable development, and has been described by the national media as “one of Canada’s ten most influential people on environmental issues.” Desiree will speak to ESAC about the climate change following Copenhagen on Monday, May 31st.

For more comprehensive information on the ESAC 2010 conference, including themes, registration information and travel grant applications, please click here.

Keynote speaker biographical information from International Institute of Environment and Development, Wikipedia, and Climate Project Canada.

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