FW: Hiring a Canada Excellence Research Chair (applications due Dec 14)

[Stacy VanDeveer]

FYI, colleagues 

 

From: EnvironmentalGovernance <environmentalgo...@mailman22.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Schwartz, Elizabeth via EnvironmentalGovernance <environment...@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
To: environment...@u.washington.edu <environment...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Environmental Politics & Governance (EPG) Hiring a Canada Excellence Research Chair (applications due Dec 14)

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The Department of Political Science at Memorial University seeks applicants to the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) Program. CERCs are appointed for a (non-renewable) period of eight years in values of $8 million ($1,000,000 per year) or $4 million ($500,000 per year).

We are looking for a scholar with a specialization in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South, and while the position description doesn't specifically mention environmental politics or governance, we are encourage applicants with research agendas in this area. 

Applications must be received by December 14, 2025. You can find the full job ad here. 

https://www.mun.ca/political-science/media/production/memorial/academic/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/political-science/media-library/CERC%20Job%20Ad_13%20Nov%202025.pdf 

ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ, PhD (she/her)
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Director, Hub for the Study of Local Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador

 

Memorial University
St. John’s, NL, Canada  A1C 5S7
Science Building   |   Room SN 2040
esch...@mun.ca   |   709-864-8303
www.slghub.ca

 

We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect, the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.

[Marielle Papin]

Hello all, 

As co-convenors of the Earth System Governance Urban Working Group, we are preparing a panel proposal for ESG 2026 in Bath on urban climate governance and would love to receive your abstracts. 

Please see below and send us a proposal by Jan. 7 at the latest (pap...@macewan.ca). We will let you know if we can include it by the 12th. 

Also, I would love to have a panel on urban wellbeing in relation to the environmental crisis but do not have a formal panel proposal. If you are interested, please reach out asap with an abstract and I will put together a panel proposal. 

Best wishes, 

Marielle (also for Matteo, Marta, Lydia, and Elisa, co-convenors of the ESG Urban Working Group)

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Urban mitigation and adaptation action: Where are we at? What are we missing?

Over the last thirty years, there has been a great deal of research related to mitigation and adaptation governance in urban settings. Researchers have provided many answers related to the development and adoption of climate action plans or local adaptation or mitigation policies. Today, current global trends disrupting political, social, and economic processes encourage us to consider new areas of research. We invite contributions discussing one or several of the following topics:

- the lag and tradeoffs between adaptation and mitigation in urban climate policies;
- how local climate action might define and include or not vulnerable groups;
- how the housing crisis might affect urban climate governance;
- the overlap and interactions between local, metropolitan and regional climate plans and action;
- and how democratic backsliding might affect urban climate governance.

Contributions from or on the Global South are particularly welcome. This panel addresses three of the five ESG analytical lenses, including Architecture and Agency, Democracy and Power, and Justice and Allocation.

Marielle Papin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Canada Research Chair in Urban Wellness
Director, Research Institute for Urban Wellness

Faculty of Arts and Science, MacEwan University

 

ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), Treaty 6/Métis Territory

We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. We honour and respect the history, languages, ceremonies, and culture of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who call this territory home.