Postdoctoral Position in Urban Socio-ecological Governance at Minnesota

[Forrest Fleischman]

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Postdoctoral Position in Urban Socio-ecological Governance for the MSP LTER at the University of Minnesota Working with Drs. Kristen C. Nelson and Forrest Fleischman

For the new Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) Urban Long Tern Ecological Research (LTER) project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), we are seeking a postdoctoral associate in the field of environmental governance for a one-year position in the Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year to work as part of two projects: A. NSF Urban MSP LTER project exploring urban environmental
governance, and B. Changing Urban Socio-ecological Systems project exploring low-input and pollinator-friendly vegetation advocacy. The postdoctoral position's primary focus encompasses the following: 1) Investigate how long-term changes in governance relate to urban nature, especially change arising from advocacy, how governance alters urban nature benefits and harms. 2) Advance our understanding of differences in the policy actors who make
local-governance policies related to urban nature, depending on technical complexity, networks, and engaged social movements in shaping urban nature policy. 3) Integrate environmental governance research with the array of social, ecological, and biophysical research in the MSP LTER program to answer complex interdisciplinary questions. 4) Advance the practice of engaging with diverse community members to understand urban vegetation reimagining and changes founded on equity.  Specifically, the postdoctoral associate will lead quantitative and qualitative work in instrument design, coordinate fieldwork and data management, collaborate with team members on data analysis and publication, LTER meetings and training. Experience working on an
interdisciplinary project and with communities would be helpful. Applicants should have strong theoretical and analytical skills, familiarity with methods for policy, network, and multi-variate analysis. The post-doc will participate with others in the MSP LTER postdoctoral and research team training programs and meetings. The post-doc will be encouraged to develop articles as the first author based on the MSP LTER data, existing data from current projects, and seek
relevant professional development. To apply, visit https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/340182.

Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. Questions should be directed to nels...@umn.edu and ffe...@umn.edu.