DUKE-WWF: two great postdoc opportunities at Duke University!

DUKE-WWF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES & FOOD SECURITY Duke University and World Wildlife Fund invite applications from recent graduates with a PhD in topics related to food security or fisheries (e.g. economics, natural resource management, geography, political science, or marine science) to perform collaborative research related to the urgent need for robust, evidence-based strategies and policies that achieve sustainable and equitable outcomes for biodiversity and people involved in small-scale fisheries. RESPONSIBILITIES The successful candidate will be responsible for synthesizing and developing novel insights on the drivers and mechanisms that affect food security and other social outcomes in small scale fisheries. The post-doc fellow will accomplish these goals through one or more of the following methods: knowledge synthesis, causal inference analysis, systems modelling, and other related methods. The candidate will also be responsible for coordinating with a network of collaborators, developing policy-relevant outputs, and disseminating research on small-scale fisheries. The audience for this Duke-WWF project is wide, including policy makers and community groups. The position will work under the mentorship of Dr. David Gill (Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University) and Dr. Gabby Ahmadia (Marine Conservation Science, Oceans, WWF), and offers a unique opportunity to work with renowned fisheries researchers around the world. https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17432 DUKE-WWF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF FISHERIES Duke University and World Wildlife Fund invite applications from recent graduates with a PhD with a background in the social sciences with an emphasis in resource management, food systems, communities, or community-based systems dynamics to perform collaborative research related to the cultural meaning of food and governance of food systems, including its religious, aesthetic, moral, and cultural aspects, and its relationship to sustainable food production. This Duke-WWF postdoctoral fellowship will provide the successful applicant a unique opportunity for research, financial support for travel and attendance of conferences, collaborative hosting of workshops, strong administrative backing, and motivated faculty and experts interested in academic exchange. RESPONSIBILITIES The successful applicant will work on a joint organizational research project aimed at understanding the cultural meaning of food, including its religious, aesthetic, moral, and cultural aspects that have yet to be explored in relation to environmental sustainability. Case studies will focus on fishing communities in WWF and Duke University priority areas. As such, suitable research backgrounds include sociology, geography, anthropology, economics, community-based system dynamics, group model building, among others. You will mentor and supervise students at the BS, Masters and PhD level, and contribute to a joint project with a paired postdoctoral fellow who will focus on defining the role of small-scale fisheries in the delivery of food and nutrition to coastal communities. This postdoctoral fellowship is intended to lay the groundwork for future research at the nexus of food, culture and environmental sustainability. The candidate will also be responsible for coordinating with a network of collaborators, developing policy-relevant outputs, and dissemination of research on small-scale fisheries conducted within the scope of the Duke-WWF project to a wide audience, including policy makers and community groups. The position will work under the mentorship of Dr. Norbert Wilson (Duke Divinity and Sanford School of Public Policy), Dr. Grant Murray and Dr. David Gill (Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University) and Dr. Gabby Ahmadia (Marine Conservation Science, Oceans, WWF), and offers a unique opportunity to work with renowned fisheries and conservation researchers around the world. https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17433