2-Year NSF Post-Doc: Indigenous-Led Ecological Restoration
Libby Lunstrum
Dear Friends,
We hope you are well! We are delighted to advertise a 2-year post-doctoral position for the NSF-funded project Indigenous-Led Ecological Restoration: Negotiating Colonial Structures. The project seeks to understand how Indigenous Nations confront institutional and environmental legacies of colonialism to restore ecologically and culturally significant species like bison/buffalo.
We seek a qualitative social scientist or social-ecological systems scientist to lead data analysis and publication and support collaborative activities with Blackfoot community and conservation partners.
The project (and this postdoctoral position) will support the Iinnii Initiative and Buffalo Treaty, two Indigenous-led efforts to reintroduce bison to North America, by contributing qualitative and/or geospatial data and analysis. The postdoc will lead several publications, assist with data collection, data analysis, development of training and pedagogical materials (e.g., story maps), dissemination of findings, and mentoring several students from Blackfeet Community College. The post-doc will receive ongoing mentoring and support from the senior investigators, and the larger project will be conducted under the guidance of a Tribal advisory board.
Details, including salary and application link, can be found here. The deadline for applying is April 25, 2022.
Please share this information widely and encourage talented applicants to apply. We’re happy to answer any questions.
Many thanks,
Libby