Call for Papers:
The AnthroPlus student conference is a free, one-day event organized by anthropology graduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park. This year's theme is "Building Community Engagement and Social Equity in a Changing World." We encourage presentations relating to the theme, but all submissions are welcome.
The conference is open to both graduate and undergraduate students who would like to present on any aspect of anthropology or related disciplines. We welcome student research from an internship, thesis, dissertation, class project, or other assignment. Submissions from students of other universities and from departments outside of Anthropology are welcome.
This year's AnthroPlus Conference will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park on March 5, 2016. Abstracts are due online by February 19, 2016. Please visit our website for more information about the conference, to submit an abstract, or to register.
We hope to see you there!
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Opportunity for Graduate Research Opporunities in East African Conservation
Institutional Canopy of Conservation Project
September 2015
Title: The Institutional Canopy of Conservation: Governance and Environmentality in East Africa.
Duration: August 2014 - July 2021 (7 years).
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Programs/Science_and_Innovation/IDRC_Challenge_Fund/IPaSS/Pages/community-based-conservation-programs-East-Africa.aspx
Implementing organizations: McGill University, Canada, and the African Conservation Centre, Kenya.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Institutional Canopy of Conservation (I-CAN) project holds an International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS) award. This program is a joint initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), aimed at building safer, more prosperous societies. I-CAN represents a research partnership involving universities, research institutions and civil society organizations from Canada and East Africa in Canada and East Africa. It is implemented by McGill University, Canada, and the African Conservation Centre, Kenya, under the leadership of the Co-directors, Prof. John Galaty and Dr David Western. The project addresses the challenge of combining protection of biodiversity with strengthened livelihoods, whether through recognizing local rights over resources, livelihood diversification, or tourism. The major goal in public policy is to identify the most effective designs for future CommunityBased Conservation (CBC) programs by examining the impacts of ongoing conservancy experiments on community livelihoods and members' attitudes and practices towards natural resources. The project will focus on the rangelands, wetlands and forests of the East African savannah, especially in the borderlands between Kenya and Tanzania, where the world's most significant repository of wildlife lies. We ask how indigenous communities should engage as partners with protected areas and in conservation enterprises.
DOCTORAL AND MASTERS STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS: The I-CAN project will support four (4) scholarships for Doctoral and Masters studies. Two (2) four-year Doctoral scholarships will start in September 2015 and/or 2016, and two (2) two-year Masters scholarships in September 2016 and 2018. Depending on the applications received, there may be some flexibility in the start dates. Students will be based at McGill University, Canada or at one of the other I-CAN partner universities – i.e., Carleton University and University of Victoria, Canada, University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and the Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology in Germany. The field work will be carried out in at least one of the eight (8) project study sites in Kenya and/or Tanzania.
POTENTIAL RESEARCH TOPICS: The work by graduate students will involve case-studies conducted in selected study areas, which will provide in-depth, qualitative and/or quantitative data on specific CBC initiatives and their impact on the evolution of conservation-positive attitudes and behaviors, the strengthening of community livelihoods, and the quality of human-environmental interactions. Doctoral studies may also involve comparative studies assessing co-variation across conservancies between institutions and conservation behavior. The work of the graduate students will contribute to better understanding the diversity of CBC institutions with regard to:
September 2015
Title: The Institutional Canopy of Conservation: Governance and Environmentality in East Africa.
Duration: August 2014 - July 2021 (7 years).
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Programs/Science_and_Innovation/IDRC_Challenge_Fund/IPaSS/Pages/community-based-conservation-programs-East-Africa.aspx
Implementing organizations: McGill University, Canada, and the African Conservation Centre, Kenya.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Institutional Canopy of Conservation (I-CAN) project holds an International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS) award. This program is a joint initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), aimed at building safer, more prosperous societies. I-CAN represents a research partnership involving universities, research institutions and civil society organizations from Canada and East Africa in Canada and East Africa. It is implemented by McGill University, Canada, and the African Conservation Centre, Kenya, under the leadership of the Co-directors, Prof. John Galaty and Dr David Western. The project addresses the challenge of combining protection of biodiversity with strengthened livelihoods, whether through recognizing local rights over resources, livelihood diversification, or tourism. The major goal in public policy is to identify the most effective designs for future CommunityBased Conservation (CBC) programs by examining the impacts of ongoing conservancy experiments on community livelihoods and members' attitudes and practices towards natural resources. The project will focus on the rangelands, wetlands and forests of the East African savannah, especially in the borderlands between Kenya and Tanzania, where the world's most significant repository of wildlife lies. We ask how indigenous communities should engage as partners with protected areas and in conservation enterprises.
DOCTORAL AND MASTERS STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS: The I-CAN project will support four (4) scholarships for Doctoral and Masters studies. Two (2) four-year Doctoral scholarships will start in September 2015 and/or 2016, and two (2) two-year Masters scholarships in September 2016 and 2018. Depending on the applications received, there may be some flexibility in the start dates. Students will be based at McGill University, Canada or at one of the other I-CAN partner universities – i.e., Carleton University and University of Victoria, Canada, University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and the Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology in Germany. The field work will be carried out in at least one of the eight (8) project study sites in Kenya and/or Tanzania.
POTENTIAL RESEARCH TOPICS: The work by graduate students will involve case-studies conducted in selected study areas, which will provide in-depth, qualitative and/or quantitative data on specific CBC initiatives and their impact on the evolution of conservation-positive attitudes and behaviors, the strengthening of community livelihoods, and the quality of human-environmental interactions. Doctoral studies may also involve comparative studies assessing co-variation across conservancies between institutions and conservation behavior. The work of the graduate students will contribute to better understanding the diversity of CBC institutions with regard to:
- The structure of organizations that manage resources – how the structure of organizations - e.g. boundaries, membership, rules, leadership, sanctions, power – influence individual and collective forms of action
- Property rights in land and other resources – effects of private, common and state property rights on actors’ strategic behavior in managing and utilizing natural resources
- Incentive systems and motivations – effects of material incentives versus other types of nonmaterial motivations (metaphysical or cultural aspirations, community solidarity, identification with nature) behind environmental behavior. Through these PhD and MA studies, we will then examine how different CBC institutions shape social and economic practices, more specifically how institutional designs of conservation organizations affect conservation attitudes, environmental practices, and livelihood strategies. Institutional outcomes may be tracked by observing measures of
- Environmentality - indigenous knowledge, attitudes, beliefs regarding the natural world
- Community well-being - livelihood sustainability and diversification, nutrition and food security, employment, and conservation based revenues
- Human-environmental interactions - especially regarding wildlife, forests and grazing resources, including potential human-wildlife conflicts. The work of graduate students will be integrated within broader project research initiatives cutting across the whole study area, which include the inventory of the network of conservation organizations with presence in East Africa, and a study of conservation policies and policy processes, at regional, national and international levels.
- Finally, particular attention will be given throughout the ICAN project to issues related to designing new approaches to knowledge mobilization - the dissemination of most significant project outcomes to influence innovations in conservation policy at the community level and more broadly through state and global institutions.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
JOB: OCI Researcher - DC office
Location: Washington, DC
Reports to: Managing Director
Time commitment: Full-time position, 40 hours a week
Target start date: September 2015
About Oil Change International
Oil Change’s work is based on well-researched analysis of the fossil fuel industry and government policies relating to fossil fuels and clean energy. Domestically, we are focused on exposing and ending the cycle of dirty energy money lining the halls of our government from the fossil fuel industry and going back out again in the form of fossil fuel subsidies. Complementary to these efforts, Oil Change also conducts corporate and policy research on the fossil fuel industry, providing hard-hitting information and campaign materials to the broader community. Internationally, we work to expose and end the massive public support going towards the fossil fuel industry in the form of finance and subsidies.
Founded in 2005, Oil Change International now has more than 100,000 supporters, a creative, passionate and dedicated staff of ten, and an increasingly broad reach domestically and internationally. Known both for our credible, insightful analysis of the fossil fuel industry and our aggressive nonviolent campaign tactics, Oil Change is a talented group that continues to punch above its weight. If you think you have what it takes to take on the world’s most powerful industry and win, read on.
About the Position
Oil Change International is seeking a professional, detail-oriented Researcher with a passion for energy issues. Working closely with our international and domestic campaigns and our research team, the Researcher will collect and analyze data on international and domestic issues related to the fossil fuel industry. The Researcher will help maintain multiple online databases, including collecting information on fossil fuel subsidies and international finance, campaign finance information on the oil, gas and coal industries, and undertaking additional industry research. The Researcher will also undertake original analysis of fossil fuel industry vulnerabilities and energy policy to support campaign objectives. The Researcher will summarize data and develop analyses and reports in support of Oil Change International’s campaign work.
Oil Change International is a non-profit organization that campaigns to expose the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We’re a small, gutsy group that wages hard-hitting campaigns, grounded in solid and credible research, to push the energy industry towards an environmentally and socially sustainable future. We work together with a broad network of allies, in the United States and globally, that are committed to identifying and overcoming political barriers to a clean energy transition and shifting the balance of power in the energy industry.
Oil Change International is seeking a professional, detail-oriented Researcher with a passion for energy issues. Working closely with our international and domestic campaigns and our research team, the Researcher will collect and analyze data on international and domestic issues related to the fossil fuel industry. The Researcher will help maintain multiple online databases, including collecting information on fossil fuel subsidies and international finance, campaign finance information on the oil, gas and coal industries, and undertaking additional industry research. The Researcher will also undertake original analysis of fossil fuel industry vulnerabilities and energy policy to support campaign objectives. The Researcher will summarize data and develop analyses and reports in support of Oil Change International’s campaign work.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Work with the Managing Director, Research Director, and other staff to undertake
campaigns-related research and manage the organization’s online databases;
• Collect and analyze national level subsidies data – this work includes tracking of funding
and other forms of support from national governments to the fossil fuel industry;
• Collect and analyze international project finance and subsidies data – this work includes
detailed tracking of subsidies in different countries, energy finance from the multi-lateral
development banks such as the World Bank Group and energy funding from Export
Credit Agencies;
• Work with Campaigns Director and Research Director to identify original research topics
to support ongoing efforts to expose problematic energy policies in the United States;
• Maintain and update our Dirty Energy Money database of fossil fuel industry-related
companies and campaign contributions involved in the United States;
• Conduct industry research and analysis online and via paid research tools as needed;
• Analyze data and produce written materials to showcase the above information.
Qualifications
• Masters degree or equivalent experience in energy, environmental studies, public policy,
or related field;
• 2 to 4 years of experience in environment, energy, climate, international finance, or
policy-related research;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
• Experience with database management;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Strong computer and internet research skills;
• Significant expertise in Microsoft Excel;
• Interest in tracking and analyzing numbers;
• Passion for environment and energy-related topics;
• Statistics experience a plus.
Salary: Commensurate with experience, plus generous health, dental, vision and retirement
packages.
To Apply: E-mail cover letter, resume and short writing sample to jobs@priceofoil.org with the
subject heading “Researcher.”
No snail mail applications or phone calls, please. Due to capacity constraints, we will only be
able to reply to short-listed candidates.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Part or Full Time Ethnographer Position at Columbia University
The Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) team is looking for trained field researchers to work on a major, high profile research project, co-directed by faculty in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health and the Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center.
Working with the ethnography team, this position offers an opportunity to do immersive ethnographic field research exploring the individual, interactional, and institutional factors that influence college experiences of sex, success, stress, sleep, substance use, and socializing at Columbia. The ideal candidate will have at least a Master’s degree, or working toward a doctorate, in anthropology, sociology, or relevant area (gender, women’s studies, queer studies, American studies, African American Studies, Latino/Chicana studies), and have research experience with LGBT and/or ethnic or racial minority populations.
Apply directly through the Jobs at Columbia system:
Part Time: https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1434128439203(requisition #078398)
Full Time: https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1434128439203(requisition # 078395)
Part Time: https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1434128439203(requisition #078398)
Full Time: https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1434128439203(requisition # 078395)
Thursday, June 4, 2015
NIH Conference: Define Your Career in Behavioral & Social Sciences
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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve Social Science Park Break Program
Park Break: A unique learning fellowship for graduate students thinking about a career working in parks, protected areas, or cultural sites
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve Social Science Park Break Program: The George Wright Society and National Park Service Social Science Program announce an exciting opportunity for graduate students. Applications are being accepted through May 15 for participation in a social science focused Park Break Program at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA).
The objective of this program is for students to understand a variety applied social science methods to collect information about visitor activities, attitudes, and travel patterns in GRSA and how these results integrate into planning across a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. The park unit is ramping up efforts to conduct a backcountry management plan in the coming years and has initiated collections of visitor use and social science information in the summer and fall of 2015. As part of this program, students will understand protected area management issues and questions that exist in relation to resource protection and visitor enjoyment and how social science information can benefit the generation of this planning effort to prescribe backcountry management direction into the future.
Dates of session: October 11-16, 2015
Deadline to apply: May 15, 2015
The objective of this program is for students to understand a variety applied social science methods to collect information about visitor activities, attitudes, and travel patterns in GRSA and how these results integrate into planning across a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. The park unit is ramping up efforts to conduct a backcountry management plan in the coming years and has initiated collections of visitor use and social science information in the summer and fall of 2015. As part of this program, students will understand protected area management issues and questions that exist in relation to resource protection and visitor enjoyment and how social science information can benefit the generation of this planning effort to prescribe backcountry management direction into the future.
Dates of session: October 11-16, 2015
Deadline to apply: May 15, 2015
For more information, visit: http://www.georgewright.org/parkbreak
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Summer Courses and Field Schools 2014
Planning on taking a class or two over the summer?
Don't miss out on these great anthropology opportunities!
Don't miss out on these great anthropology opportunities!
ANTH222
Introduction to Ecological and Evolutionary Anthropology
An introduction to the evolution of human physiology and human behavior, the relationship between hominid and non-hominid primates, and the study of relationships between a population of humans and their biophysical environment.
Introduction to Ecological and Evolutionary Anthropology
An introduction to the evolution of human physiology and human behavior, the relationship between hominid and non-hominid primates, and the study of relationships between a population of humans and their biophysical environment.
ANTH240
Introduction to Archaeology
Exploration of the variety of past human societies and cultures through archaeology, from the emergence of anatomically modern humans to the more recent historical past.
ANTH260
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology and Linguistics
Culture and social relationships in a wide variety of settings from small-scale to complex societies. An overview of how anthropology analyzes human behavior. Particular attention to the relationship between language and culture.
ANTH266
Changing Climate, Changing Cultures
Explore past, present, and future interactions between humans and climate. Discussions, methods-oriented activities, and case study analyses provide students a foundation for appreciating the role of anthropology in understanding, responding to, and preparing for climate change.
ANTH320
Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology
Theoretical and methodological overview of biological anthropology, including evolutionary anthropology, anthropological genetics, physiological anthropology, human biology, primatology, paleoanthropology, human biodiversity, and contemporary selective challenges to modern humanity. Emphasis on core concepts and their research applications.
ANTH428W
Primate Social Behavior
The social behavior of primates can assist us in understanding our own behavior and the behavior of our ancestors. This course focuses on the social behavior of non-human primates. The main course discussions will be on the closest relatives to human beings, the other great apes: chimpanzees, bonobos, the two species of gorilla, and the two species of orangutan.
ANTH469C
Language and Culture
This course focuses on key issues in the study of language in its cultural context. It highlights some contemporary ethnographic approaches in linguistic anthropology, by considering the phenomenon of bilingualism and multilingualism, focusing on linguistic diversity in the U.S. and internationally, through the study of the use and structure of such codes as African American speech, Spanish, Native American Languages, American Sign Language, and Pidgins and Creoles.
Introduction to Archaeology
Exploration of the variety of past human societies and cultures through archaeology, from the emergence of anatomically modern humans to the more recent historical past.
ANTH260
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology and Linguistics
Culture and social relationships in a wide variety of settings from small-scale to complex societies. An overview of how anthropology analyzes human behavior. Particular attention to the relationship between language and culture.
ANTH266
Changing Climate, Changing Cultures
Explore past, present, and future interactions between humans and climate. Discussions, methods-oriented activities, and case study analyses provide students a foundation for appreciating the role of anthropology in understanding, responding to, and preparing for climate change.
ANTH320
Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology
Theoretical and methodological overview of biological anthropology, including evolutionary anthropology, anthropological genetics, physiological anthropology, human biology, primatology, paleoanthropology, human biodiversity, and contemporary selective challenges to modern humanity. Emphasis on core concepts and their research applications.
ANTH428W
Primate Social Behavior
The social behavior of primates can assist us in understanding our own behavior and the behavior of our ancestors. This course focuses on the social behavior of non-human primates. The main course discussions will be on the closest relatives to human beings, the other great apes: chimpanzees, bonobos, the two species of gorilla, and the two species of orangutan.
ANTH469C
Language and Culture
This course focuses on key issues in the study of language in its cultural context. It highlights some contemporary ethnographic approaches in linguistic anthropology, by considering the phenomenon of bilingualism and multilingualism, focusing on linguistic diversity in the U.S. and internationally, through the study of the use and structure of such codes as African American speech, Spanish, Native American Languages, American Sign Language, and Pidgins and Creoles.
Field Schools:
The Department of Anthropology offers several field schools throughout the year in both Archaeology and Sociocultural Anthropology. Field experience is important for any student who wishes to pursue these subjects academically or professionally after college or graduate school.
Archaeology in Annapolis
Dr. Leone’s field school in Annapolis is a unique and exciting opportunity to participate in a long term study of our nation’s history through uncovering the past. Begun in 1981, the Archaeology in Annapolis project has been concerned with promoting better understandings of Annapolis’ diverse past through the interpretation of material culture to promote an inclusive form of Annapolis’ history. Over the past 20 years Archaeology in Annapolis has run an annual field school in urban archaeology and has excavated over forty sites throughout the city’s historic district.
Materiality of the Irish Immigrant Laborer: Field School in Historical Archaeology
Students can be a part of field school excavations at the site of a laboring settlement of Irish immigrant families and is one of the first to be excavated in Virginia. The work will provide much needed data to create a material history of the daily lives of the Irish men, women, and children laboring and living in the area. Students will be actively situated in learning how to do archaeology and conduct historical research that will provide an intimate understanding of the 19th century Irish immigrant presence outside of urban areas.
Brazil Anthropology: Environmental Conservation and Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Chernela's six-credit course will consider conservation and development from the standpoints of local communities and conservationists. The objectives of the field course are to gain an understanding of: socio-economic dynamics of the Amazonian frontier and drivers of deforestation; tropical forest biology with special attention to regeneration; forest-dependent indigenous and local cultures and their struggle to determine the future of the land and communities that depend upon it. This exciting course will be held in Brazil.
Lattimer Archaeology Project: The Archaeology of Labor Heritage in a Coal Mining Company Town
In the summer of 2012, Penn State Hazleton and the Department of Anthropology of the University of Maryland will collaborate on an archaeological project exploring life in a coal mining company patch town
near Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Lattimer, was founded in the mid-19th century by the Pardee Company and was the site of a tragic labor massacre in September of 1897. Please contact Michael Roller at mroller@umd.edu for info on the field school, or check our website as we update our logistics.
Archaeology in Annapolis
Dr. Leone’s field school in Annapolis is a unique and exciting opportunity to participate in a long term study of our nation’s history through uncovering the past. Begun in 1981, the Archaeology in Annapolis project has been concerned with promoting better understandings of Annapolis’ diverse past through the interpretation of material culture to promote an inclusive form of Annapolis’ history. Over the past 20 years Archaeology in Annapolis has run an annual field school in urban archaeology and has excavated over forty sites throughout the city’s historic district.
Materiality of the Irish Immigrant Laborer: Field School in Historical Archaeology
Students can be a part of field school excavations at the site of a laboring settlement of Irish immigrant families and is one of the first to be excavated in Virginia. The work will provide much needed data to create a material history of the daily lives of the Irish men, women, and children laboring and living in the area. Students will be actively situated in learning how to do archaeology and conduct historical research that will provide an intimate understanding of the 19th century Irish immigrant presence outside of urban areas.
Brazil Anthropology: Environmental Conservation and Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Chernela's six-credit course will consider conservation and development from the standpoints of local communities and conservationists. The objectives of the field course are to gain an understanding of: socio-economic dynamics of the Amazonian frontier and drivers of deforestation; tropical forest biology with special attention to regeneration; forest-dependent indigenous and local cultures and their struggle to determine the future of the land and communities that depend upon it. This exciting course will be held in Brazil.
Lattimer Archaeology Project: The Archaeology of Labor Heritage in a Coal Mining Company Town
In the summer of 2012, Penn State Hazleton and the Department of Anthropology of the University of Maryland will collaborate on an archaeological project exploring life in a coal mining company patch town
near Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Lattimer, was founded in the mid-19th century by the Pardee Company and was the site of a tragic labor massacre in September of 1897. Please contact Michael Roller at mroller@umd.edu for info on the field school, or check our website as we update our logistics.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Anthropology Undergraduate Research Opportunity – Fall/Spring 2014
Need applied field method credits? Do you want to pick up some sociocultural research and analysis skills? Are you interested in ecological & environmental anthropology? Conservation? Traditional ecological knowledge? Sub-Saharan Africa? Community sustainability and resilience? Connections between health and the environment? Human response and adaptation to environmental change – including climate change? This research opportunity focuses on ecological and environmental anthropology; providing opportunities to explore the interdisciplinary nature of anthropological research.
The Shaffer Lab is looking for 2-3 undergraduate students interested in working on a research project investigating socio-ecological complexity in a savanna-forest socio-ecological system (SES) in southern Mozambique. We need assistance in processing and analyzing interview texts, fieldnotes, digital images and ecological survey data, including GPS points and botanical transects, that will be collected during the summer 2014 field season. Analysis of this ethnographic, visual, and ecological data will be used to build an emic model of the savanna-forest SES, explore local indicators of environmental change (including climate) and examine local perceptions of environmental risk and uncertainty, as well as socio-ecological sustainability. We are interested in individuals who are willing to work both Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 terms. An opportunity to conduct a small research project in Spring 2015 is possible depending on interest, skill level, and Fall 2014 independent study evaluation. Students will earn 3 credits for ANTH398A: Independent Study, satisfying Anthropology’s applied field methods requirement, while gaining valuable research analysis skills and practical experience working on a research team.
Students will learn how to code interview text and images for analysis and socio-ecological system modeling. Responsibilities include text coding, text analysis, image analysis, ecological survey data entry, and data management. Additional tasks may include short write ups of ongoing work for the public, literature reviews, GIS analysis (depending on skill level), and SES model building. Those selected should expect to work 10 hours per week (with some flexibility), and are required to meet as a team with Dr. Shaffer and Ms. Jordan Tompkins once a week to discuss ongoing work.
Applications are due by Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 5pm EST. Interviews will be scheduled for the week of 14-18 April 2014. Your application should include a resume, a transcript
(unofficial copies are acceptable), and a one page statement about your interests in ecological and environmental anthropology. Please send the requested materials in pdf form via email to lshaffe1@umd.edu with your last name and “Fall 2014 Internship” in the subject line.
Please contact Dr. Jen Shaffer (lshaffe1@umd.edu) or Ms. Jordan Tompkins (jonito@umd.edu) if you have further questions.
The Shaffer Lab is looking for 2-3 undergraduate students interested in working on a research project investigating socio-ecological complexity in a savanna-forest socio-ecological system (SES) in southern Mozambique. We need assistance in processing and analyzing interview texts, fieldnotes, digital images and ecological survey data, including GPS points and botanical transects, that will be collected during the summer 2014 field season. Analysis of this ethnographic, visual, and ecological data will be used to build an emic model of the savanna-forest SES, explore local indicators of environmental change (including climate) and examine local perceptions of environmental risk and uncertainty, as well as socio-ecological sustainability. We are interested in individuals who are willing to work both Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 terms. An opportunity to conduct a small research project in Spring 2015 is possible depending on interest, skill level, and Fall 2014 independent study evaluation. Students will earn 3 credits for ANTH398A: Independent Study, satisfying Anthropology’s applied field methods requirement, while gaining valuable research analysis skills and practical experience working on a research team.
Students will learn how to code interview text and images for analysis and socio-ecological system modeling. Responsibilities include text coding, text analysis, image analysis, ecological survey data entry, and data management. Additional tasks may include short write ups of ongoing work for the public, literature reviews, GIS analysis (depending on skill level), and SES model building. Those selected should expect to work 10 hours per week (with some flexibility), and are required to meet as a team with Dr. Shaffer and Ms. Jordan Tompkins once a week to discuss ongoing work.
Applications are due by Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 5pm EST. Interviews will be scheduled for the week of 14-18 April 2014. Your application should include a resume, a transcript
(unofficial copies are acceptable), and a one page statement about your interests in ecological and environmental anthropology. Please send the requested materials in pdf form via email to lshaffe1@umd.edu with your last name and “Fall 2014 Internship” in the subject line.
Please contact Dr. Jen Shaffer (lshaffe1@umd.edu) or Ms. Jordan Tompkins (jonito@umd.edu) if you have further questions.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Temporary Position - Archaeologist
The Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA) has a
contract with the Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College
Park. MSHA is looking to fill two, temporary archaeology positions at
$15/hr.
The duties will include metal detecting for an American
Revolution Rochambeau encampment; excavation at Scott’s Plantation (Belvoir) in
Anne Arundel County; and laboratory work in Baltimore. The lab work runs
from the week of March 24 through April 18; the metal detector survey work runs
between April 21-25, and the excavations at Scott’s plantation takes place
between April 28-May 30. The start date and schedule is flexible,
however, at least a 16 hour commitment per week is required for the position.
To apply please send your vitae and schedule to Julie Schablitsky at jschablitsky@sha.state.md.us
Thursday, March 6, 2014
2014 Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) Forensic Science Academy (FSA)
In 2008, JPAC’s Central Identification Laboratory (CIL) opened the Forensic Science Academy, an advanced forensic anthropology program consisting of five courses. Located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, the CIL is one of the largest and most scientifically diverse laboratories in the world and, in 2008, became the 2nd federal laboratory to pass the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors'-Laboratory Accreditation Board's (ASCLD-LAB) International Standards Program.
Participants in the JPAC FSA will learn about the following topics: identification and reconstruction of fragmentary and complete human skeletons, minimum number of individuals (MNI), terrestrial and underwater archaeological methods, GIS and remote sensing, recovery scene processing, DNA extraction from bones and teeth, forensic entomology, laboratory quality assurance, and ASCLD/LAB-International (ISO) accreditation. They will also receive specialized training on how to formulate a biological profile that includes age at death, ancestry, sex, height, trauma, and identity. Each student is provided training in taphonomy, thin-sectioning bone for histological examination, cause and manner of death, metric and non-metric skeletal analysis, radiology, paleopathology and photography.
After receiving classroom instruction in archaeological equipment and recovery techniques, participants spend four weeks on military search-and-recovery teams to Laos or Vietnam and assist in the archaeological excavation of a crash site or burial. Students will also have the opportunity to spend a week examining an anatomical skeletal collection in Thailand. The rigors of JPAC fieldwork require that participants be physically able to withstand harsh field environments for an extended period of time. Otherwise, the program is open to all qualified U.S. Citizens.
Eligibility Requirements:
Participants must have earned a B.A. or B.S. degree in physical anthropology, forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology (with experience in human osteology), or a related field and MUST BE ENROLLED in a relevant M.A. /M.S./Ph.D. program at the time of enrollment in the Academy. Please note, the JPAC FSA is requires U.S. Citizenship in order to be selected.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2014
Project Id: JPAC-CIL-FSA-2014
2014 FSA Project Posting:
More information about the JPAC FSA:
All interested applicants are instructed to apply to our website: www.orau.org/maryland
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Post-Doctoral Position in the Department of Anthropology with Focus on Health Disparities
Job Description
The Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, anticipates hiring a one year post-doctoral fellow, with the potential for a second year, starting in August 2014. We seek a scholar who examines health, illness, medicine and/or healing processes, preferably with a research focus in the areas of health inequities and social justice among underserved populations. Ph.D. in Anthropology or related field must be in hand by commencement of fellowship and preferably received within the past five years. Successful applicants must demonstrate existing or the high potential for active research agenda with publications, field experience, and teaching excellence. It is also expected that extramural support will be developed, either singly or in collaboration with current faculty. Geographic area is open.
The Fellow, who will be appointed as a Research Associate, will teach one course per semester and is expected to work collaboratively with faculty in the department, college, and/or university to advance the fellow’s research agenda. The successful candidate will also serve as research role model for underrepresented minority students and to help mentor these students. They are also expected to contribute to the vibrant intellectual communities in the Department of Anthropology and other programs throughout the college and the university. Compensation is a twelve month appointment for one year renewal up to two years at $45,000/year with benefits plus $5,000 each year for research support.
To Apply
The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates. Candidates should send in one pdf file the following information; 1) letter of application that details their experiences and interests, 2) current curriculum vita, 3) contact information for three professional references, and 4) a writing sample. Electronic submission only to semorrow@umd.edu with “ANTH POST DOC HEALTH” in the subject line. Questions may be answered by the search coordinator, Sarah Morrow, 301.405.9734 or at semorrow@umd.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately, and early submissions are strongly encouraged. Priority will be given to applications received by April 1, 2014. The position will remain open until filled. The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer with a commitment to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
About the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland. With an enrollment of over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the state, and the largest in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The University is committed to achieving excellence as the State’s primary center of research and graduate education. The campus benefits from the close proximity and networked connections with the broader Washington and Baltimore metropolitan communities.
The Department of Anthropology has three degree programs – B.A., M.A.A., and Ph.D. It is known for its strong theoretical orientation and it is nationally recognized for being an excellent applied program. Our faculty work with and make connections between local peoples, national governments, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), inter-governmental agencies, and academic institutions. We have a strong commitment to preserving and transmitting the knowledge of the past, as well as to illuminating and confronting the challenges of the present.
The Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, anticipates hiring a one year post-doctoral fellow, with the potential for a second year, starting in August 2014. We seek a scholar who examines health, illness, medicine and/or healing processes, preferably with a research focus in the areas of health inequities and social justice among underserved populations. Ph.D. in Anthropology or related field must be in hand by commencement of fellowship and preferably received within the past five years. Successful applicants must demonstrate existing or the high potential for active research agenda with publications, field experience, and teaching excellence. It is also expected that extramural support will be developed, either singly or in collaboration with current faculty. Geographic area is open.
The Fellow, who will be appointed as a Research Associate, will teach one course per semester and is expected to work collaboratively with faculty in the department, college, and/or university to advance the fellow’s research agenda. The successful candidate will also serve as research role model for underrepresented minority students and to help mentor these students. They are also expected to contribute to the vibrant intellectual communities in the Department of Anthropology and other programs throughout the college and the university. Compensation is a twelve month appointment for one year renewal up to two years at $45,000/year with benefits plus $5,000 each year for research support.
To Apply
The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates. Candidates should send in one pdf file the following information; 1) letter of application that details their experiences and interests, 2) current curriculum vita, 3) contact information for three professional references, and 4) a writing sample. Electronic submission only to semorrow@umd.edu with “ANTH POST DOC HEALTH” in the subject line. Questions may be answered by the search coordinator, Sarah Morrow, 301.405.9734 or at semorrow@umd.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately, and early submissions are strongly encouraged. Priority will be given to applications received by April 1, 2014. The position will remain open until filled. The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer with a commitment to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
About the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland. With an enrollment of over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the state, and the largest in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The University is committed to achieving excellence as the State’s primary center of research and graduate education. The campus benefits from the close proximity and networked connections with the broader Washington and Baltimore metropolitan communities.
The Department of Anthropology has three degree programs – B.A., M.A.A., and Ph.D. It is known for its strong theoretical orientation and it is nationally recognized for being an excellent applied program. Our faculty work with and make connections between local peoples, national governments, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), inter-governmental agencies, and academic institutions. We have a strong commitment to preserving and transmitting the knowledge of the past, as well as to illuminating and confronting the challenges of the present.
Postdoc in Complex Adaptive Systems and Sustainability
Job Description and Qualifications
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland solicits applications for a Postdoctoral
Research Associate for a 12-month term beginning in July 2014, with a possibility of extension contingent
upon external funding. The research topic is improving understanding of the sustainability of human-
environmental interactions, broadly construed, with a focus on integrating anthropological, archaeological
and environmental data, and computational modeling. Candidates should have strong backgrounds in
complex adaptive systems, critical transitions, resilience, and/or evolutionary life history, although other
theoretical approaches will be considered. The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Sean Downey
(www.anth.umd.edu/facultyprofile/Downey/Sean). In addition to conducting research on the these topics, the successful candidate will prepare and submit major research proposals, so applications should
demonstrate previous funding success and project ideas or proposals in development. The candidate must
hold a Ph.D. in a related field and have a demonstrable record of research and publication. Candidates
with excellent writing and technical skills (e.g., R, MatLab, Python, HPC) are strongly encouraged to apply.
To Apply
Candidates should compile the following documents into a single PDF in the following order: (1) a letter of intent that details research interest and proposal ideas, (2) current curriculum vitae, (3) writing samples (publications and/or grant proposals), and (4) contact information for three professional references. Electronic submission only. Please address applications and questions to the search coordinator, Sarah Morrow (semorrow@umd.edu, 301.405.9734). Review of applications will begin immediately and interviews will begin on April 15, 2014. The position will remain open until filled. The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer with a commitment to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
About the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland. With an enrollment of over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the state, and the largest in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The University is committed to achieving excellence as the State’s primary center of research and graduate education. The campus benefits from the close proximity and networked connections with the broader Washington and Baltimore metropolitan communities.
The Department of Anthropology has three degree programs – B.A., M.A.A., and Ph.D. It is known for its strong theoretical orientation and it is nationally recognized for being an excellent applied program. Our faculty work with and make connections between local peoples, national governments, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), inter-governmental agencies, and academic institutions. We have a strong commitment to preserving and transmitting the knowledge of the past, as well as to illuminating and confronting the challenges of the present.
To Apply
Candidates should compile the following documents into a single PDF in the following order: (1) a letter of intent that details research interest and proposal ideas, (2) current curriculum vitae, (3) writing samples (publications and/or grant proposals), and (4) contact information for three professional references. Electronic submission only. Please address applications and questions to the search coordinator, Sarah Morrow (semorrow@umd.edu, 301.405.9734). Review of applications will begin immediately and interviews will begin on April 15, 2014. The position will remain open until filled. The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer with a commitment to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
About the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland. With an enrollment of over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the state, and the largest in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The University is committed to achieving excellence as the State’s primary center of research and graduate education. The campus benefits from the close proximity and networked connections with the broader Washington and Baltimore metropolitan communities.
The Department of Anthropology has three degree programs – B.A., M.A.A., and Ph.D. It is known for its strong theoretical orientation and it is nationally recognized for being an excellent applied program. Our faculty work with and make connections between local peoples, national governments, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), inter-governmental agencies, and academic institutions. We have a strong commitment to preserving and transmitting the knowledge of the past, as well as to illuminating and confronting the challenges of the present.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Research Opportunity for Undergraduate Students
The Research Project
My dissertation research, titled Understanding Male Circumcision among Latina Expectant Mothers in the context of Reproductive and Sexual Health Services is in the final stages of its data collection process. This research project tried to examine the relationships between international research on circumcision, and how it fueled national policies. The way to be able to ‘see’ these policies in action, is by looking in local community clinics to understand how these policies are actually (and/or potentially) implemented. With this in mind, I interviewed Latina mothers seeking prenatal care services in three clinics in PG and Montgomery Counties; the staff working in these clinics; and finally, scientists that have done research on circumcision in an international setting. While I have made many observations as I was gathering the data, now is the time to analyze the data. I anticipate that I will be able to compete this during the Spring semester of 2014.
Undergraduate Students
I am looking for motivated undergraduate students who are interested in getting a bit of hands on experience with qualitative research analysis. Some basic knowledge of sociocultural anthropology is preferred, but not required. It would be a volunteer commitment for the Spring Semester of 2014 for a minimum of/approximately 5 hours per week. Spanish proficiency is a plus, but not required.
Expectations
Commitment to work for the Spring 2014 semester
Responsibility
Confidentiality (dealing with interview data)
Read a journal article at least once a month related to methods/data analysis for discussions
Work on interview transcriptions, coding, and initial analysis of qualitative data
Get trained on the basics of research (IRB training online)
If you are interested contact me at dcc@umd.edu and we can set up a meeting and talk more about this.
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