EESG Outreach Digest
Maddy Kroot
Hello all!
Here’s the latest Outreach Digest from the Energy and Environment Specialty Group (EESG). Please continue sharing things directly with the listserv and AAG Knowledge Community pages! This digest email is not meant to replace direct postings, and we’ll be pulling from those emails as we put together the digest.
You can also submit items directly by filling out this form or emailing Maddy Kroot (maddy...@wisc.edu).
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EESG News:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the EESG’s Spring 2016 invited lecture by Dr. Patrick Devine-Wright (University of Exeter) on March 4, 12-1pm Eastern! Dr. Devine-Wright will be presenting his talk, titled “From place attachment to spatial imaginaries: how spatial thinking can advance understandings of energy infrastructure siting.” Click here to register for the Zoom link.
Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss the geographical and social dimensions of infrastructural change in energy systems, with a specific focus on the challenges of community engagement. I will review different conceptual approaches and discuss their implications for geographical and interdisciplinary understandings. This will be informed by presentation of empirical findings from several recent research projects conducted in the UK and Sweden, covering topics such as community objections to shale gas, the decarbonisation of industrial regions using technologies such as Hydrogen and CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage), and conflicts over the siting of transmission power lines in Sweden. Referencing my work as Director of the ACCESS network (Advancing Capacity in Environment and Climate Social Science), I will conclude with a discussion about the policy implications of this work, discuss the (social) science/policy nexus, and discuss ways to increase the visibility, impact and use of social science in policy making.
EESG Awards! Every year, the EESG distributes awards that recognize excellence within the subdiscipline of energy geographies. We seek to distribute funds with the intent to elevate the subdiscipline, amplify brilliant work, and alter socioecological injustices within our sphere of influence. In support of our Mission, Vision and DEI commitments, we especially welcome and encourage submissions from anyone who identifies as a member of an underrepresented or marginalized group. We’ve extended the application deadlines for the following awards to Thursday, January 22nd at 11:59pm ET:
· Advancing Diversity & Inclusion Award ($200)
· Powershift Award ($200)
More information on past winners and how to apply is available on the EESG website. Nominate yourself or a colleague!
Not from EESG, but many members may also be interested in applying for awards from the Cultural and Political Ecology (CAPE) Specialty Group. Deadlines vary by award, ranging from Feb 1 for the Student Paper Award and Margaret FitzSimmons Early Career Award; and Feb 15 for the Field Study Award and Scholar-Activist Award.
Awards are also available from the Digital Geographies Specialty Group (DGSG). Applications for the Student Paper Awards, Gary Gaile Travel Award, DGSG Distinguished Career Award, and DGSG Outstanding Paper Award are due January 26 to Dr. Pronoy Rai (r...@pdx.edu). For more details on award eligibility and application requirements, see the Dec 10 email from Aaron Malone on the EESG listserv.
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Are you organizing a session for AAG 2026? Would you like to request sponsorship by the Energy and Environment Specialty Group? Please complete this sponsorship request form.
Note that effective March 31, 2025, the EESG leadership team voted to require all events, gatherings, happenings, or meetings to have a virtual option for participation in order to receive our official sponsorship. Virtual options include (but are not limited to) virtual streaming, hybrid sessions, with or without an option to have the have the event recorded for asynchronous viewing and future engagement. This decision was made to support the EESG's ongoing commitments to climate action, decarbonizing AAG meetings, and improving accessibility of EESG events to those who cannot be physically present.
Further questions about EESG sponsorship of sessions should be directed to the EESG email (aag....@gmail.com) or the current EESG secretary, Maddy Kroot (maddy...@wisc.edu).
You will hear back via email about your request within a week. Upon email approval of your sponsorship request, you will need to manually add EESG sponsorship to your session within the AAG portal.
Looking for a session for your work? Click here for the current list of EESG’s sponsored sessions for AAG 2026.
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Not part of the EESG, but may be of interest: for those whose work intersects with energy history, there is a new listserv (EnergHist) connected to the energy history subgroup of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT). You do not need to be a member of SHOT to join. Click here to join.
Funding Opportunities and awards:
· Early-Career Faculty Support for Interdisciplinary Energy System Research. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Letters of inquiry due Mar 17. Information webinar on Feb 3, 1-2pm ET.
WORKSHOPS, TALKS, AND MORE!
· Call for sessions, papers and posters for the RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2026 program. Conference will take place in London, UK at the Society and Imperial College London, and online, from September 2-4, 2026. The deadline for submissions for the conference programme (organised sessions, papers and posters) is Friday, March 6, 2026.
PhD Positions:
· Towards just energy renovations: design and evaluation of energy efficiency policies with equity criteria using optimization models. Comillas Pontifical University (Madrid, Spain). Open until filled.
POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS:
· Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital, Data, and Design Institute - Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab. Harvard University (Cambridge MA, US). Deadline: Open until filled.
· Research Fellow in Environmental Justice. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor MI, US). Deadline: open until filled.
· Postdoctoral Associate at the Critical Minerals Hub. Duke University (Durham NC, US). Deadline: Jan 19 (priority)
· Earth System Interventions Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy 2026-2028. University of California-Los Angeles (Los Angeles CA, US). Deadline: Feb 1
· Post Doctoral Research Associate - Renewable Energy Development. University of Massachusetts - Amherst (Amherst MA, US). Deadline: Feb 27
FACULTY JOB POSTINGS:
· Senior Lecturer and Executive Director of MSCEP (Masters of Science in Climate and Energy Policy). University of Chicago (Chicago IL, US). Deadline: open until filled.
· Assistant Professor of Human Development (Environmental Justice). California State University-Long Beach (Long Beach CA, US). Deadline: Open until filled
· Assistant Teaching Professor, Environmental Studies. University of Tampa (Tampa FL, US). Deadline: Open until filled.
· Assistant/Associate Professor - School of Environment, Geography, and Sustainability - Tenure Track. Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo MI, US). Deadline: Open until filled
· Assistant or Associate Professor of the Practice. North Carolina State University (Raleigh NC, US). Deadline: open until filled.
· Energy, Sustainability and Climate - Assistant Professor. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) - Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, UAE). Deadline: open until filled.
· Environmental Sciences Faculty and Assistant Director. Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson NY, US). Deadline: Open until filled.
· Pacific Marine Energy Center Director and Associate/Full Professor. Oregon State University (Corvallis OR, US). Deadline: Jan 4 (priority), Feb 1 (final)
· Visiting Lecturer, Environmental Studies. New York University (New York City, NY US). Deadline: Jan 20 (priority).
· Assistant Professor and University Sustainability Officer. Adelphi University (Garden City NY, US). Deadline: Jan 22 (priority).
· Assistant Professor- Human Geography and Technology. San Jose State University (San Jose CA, US). Deadline: Jan 31 (priority).
· Chair (Associate/Full Professor - School for the Environment. University of Massachusetts-Boston (Boston MA, US). Deadline: Jan 31 (priority)
· Assistant Professor of Environment & Sustainability. Fort Lewis College (Durango CO, US). Deadline: Feb 1
· Assistant Professor of Urban Geography/Climate Crisis. Simon Fraser University (Burnaby BC, Canada). Deadline: Feb 2 (priority)
· Policy Studies (1-year, start Fall 2026). Grinnell College (Grinnell IA, US). Deadline: Feb 7
What is this email?
The Energy and Environment Specialty Group sends out a digest email every two weeks with events or opportunities we think might be of interest to the specialty group. This email is not meant to be an exhaustive list or to replace regular messaging on the EESG listserv, but as a way to compile information and resources together in one place.