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🌍📢 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 📢🌍
The Anthropology for the Ecozoic (A4E) initiative at McGill University is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position! This is your chance to join the interdisciplinary Leadership for the Ecozoic(L4E) program, working on original place-based research that has the potential to transform
the way we think about and intervene in human-Earth relationships. 🌱✨
📝 Position Highlights:
- Up to 2 years, with an annual salary of CAD $60,000 + benefits
- Research funding up to CAD $5,000
- Engage with L4E activities, collaborate with UVM’s Ecological Economics node, and participate in initiatives like the Territories of Life 🌐
📅 Key Dates:
- Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
- Start Date: August 27, 2025
🧷Eligibility:
Competitive candidates will have a strong research record, a keen interest in interdisciplinary work, and fit well with L4E’s commitment to planetary transformation. Applicants must have the PhD in hand by August 27, 2025, and have received their degree no earlier than August 27,
2022.
Women and people from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Let’s reimagine a sustainable future together! 🌱💡
🔗 Learn more and apply: visit l4ecozoic.org and go to the tab "Apply"
#Ecozoic #PostdoctoralFellowship #Anthropology #EnvironmentalResearch #McGillUniversity #Jobvacancy #Jobopportunities #InterdisciplinaryResearch #Sustainability
🌟 Following Thursday’s Lecture (see our last post), Here is a Special Roundtable! 🌟
🗓 When: Friday, November 15
⏰ Time: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
📍 Where: McGill University, Peterson Hall 116 (In-person event only)
For those who are in Montreal, join us for a thought-provoking roundtable on:
“Indigenous Land Rights and Conservation in East Africa: Aspirations and Contradictions”
We’re excited to welcome an incredible panel:
Prof. John Galaty, Department of Anthropology, McGill University
Prof. Kariuki Kirigia, School of the Environment and African Studies Centre, University of Toronto
Thomas James, PhD student, McGill University
Abigail Francis, MA student, McGill University
Mathew K. Birgen, PhD Candidate, School of Religious Studies, McGill University
The roundtable will be chaired by Prof. Colin Scott, Department of Anthropology, McGill University.
🗣️ See you there! #indigenousrights #africa #eastafrica #conservation #landrights
📢 Join Us This Thursday for a Special Guest Lecture! ✨
🗓 When: Thursday, November 14
⏰ Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
📍 Where: McGill University, Leacock 232 (In-person event only)
We're happy to welcome Professor Kariuki Kirigia from the University of Toronto's School of the Environment and African Studies Centre, who will present:
“Waiting for Progress: Promises of Privatization and Conservation on an African Indigenous Frontier in Southern Kenya”
This talk is in-person only and is open to everyone in Montreal. Don’t miss this chance to explore the dynamics of privatization, conservation, and Indigenous land rights in Southern Kenya.
🗣️ We look forward to seeing you there for an engaging talk and discussion!
✨ Stay tuned for our next post – Professor Kirigia will also join a roundtable discussion on Friday! More details coming soon. #privatization #conservation #kenya #indigenous #indigenousrights #africa
🌱We are excited to share this inspiring interview by Radio Canada! Fany Kuiru Castro, a valued CICADA member and a guardian of the Amazon rainforest from the Uitoto Nation, powerfully raises her voice at COP16. She advocates for the essential recognition of traditional Indigenous knowledge in global conservation efforts.
🌱Nous sommes ravis de partager cette interview inspirante de Radio Canada ! Fany Kuiru Castro, une précieuse membre de CICADA et gardienne de la forêt amazonienne de la nation Uitoto, élève puissamment sa voix à la COP16. Elle plaide pour la reconnaissance essentielle des savoirs traditionnels autochtones dans les efforts mondiaux de conservation.
🌱¡Estamos emocionados de compartir esta inspiradora entrevista de Radio-Canada! Fany Kuiru Castro, una valiosa miembro de CICADA y guardiana de la selva amazónica de la nación Uitoto, alza poderosamente su voz en la COP16. Aboga por el reconocimiento esencial de los conocimientos tradicionales indígenas en los esfuerzos globales de conservación.
👉 Check out the original story by Etienne Leblanc, Radio-Canada, and discover how Indigenous women are leading the way to protect our planet. #COP16 #Biodiversity #IndigenousRights #Amazon #Conservation
check the original story here: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2116465/cop16-femmes-autochtones-piliers-biodiversite 🌱
🐠 Et si les solutions existaient pour aider les élevages de fruits de mer et de #Poissons à faire face à l’augmentation de la température des mers, à l’apparition plus fréquente de maladies et à la pollution de l’eau?
En Malaisie, les agricultrices et agriculteurs explorent désormais des solutions d’#aquaculture moins polluantes, plus saines et plus efficaces qui transforment les déchets des fruits de mer en #Nourriture pour les plantes!
Découvrez comment ces personnes mettent à l’essai des innovations pour la #SécuritéAlimentaire avec des chercheures et chercheurs de Universiti Putra Malaysia et contribuent à #SemerLavenir : bit.ly/4f6TbqZ
#Santé #Durabilité
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
IIRR
WRI Indonesia
University of the Sunshine Coast
Pêches et Océans Canada
🐠 What if solutions exist to help #seafood and #fish farms deal with rising sea temperatures, more frequent disease outbreaks and water pollution?
Farmers are now exploring less wasteful, healthier and more efficient #aquaculture solutions in Malaysia that turn seafood waste into #food for plants!
Learn more about how they are testing innovations for #FoodSecurity with researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia, and #SowingTheFuture in the process: bit.ly/3Y6IvBe
#Health #Sustainability
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
IIRR
WRI Indonesia
University of the Sunshine Coast
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
🌱🍽️ Exciting news! IDRC / CRDI is launching a campaign focused on making food more secure, affordable, and resilient to shocks like economic crises, inequality, conflict, and climate change. We’re excited to share this initiative, which echoes our CICADA members' research on food sovereignty and Indigenous-led conservation.
Join the conversation and be inspired by stories of resilience and action. Let’s #SowingTheFuture together and amplify these solutions for a more just and sustainable world. 🌍✨
🌱🍽️ Bonne nouvelle ! IDRC / CRDI lance une campagne axée sur la sécurité alimentaire, l'accessibilité financière et la résilience face aux chocs comme les crises économiques, les inégalités, les conflits et le changement climatique. Nous sommes ravis de partager cette initiative, qui fait écho aux recherches de nos membres de CICADA sur la souveraineté alimentaire et la conservation dirigée par les communautés autochtones.
Participez à la conversation et laissez-vous inspirer par des histoires de résilience et d'action. Semons ensemble #SowingTheFuture et amplifions ces solutions pour un monde plus juste et durable. 🌍✨
🌱🍽️ ¡Noticias emocionantes! IDRC / CRDII está lanzando una campaña enfocada en hacer que los alimentos sean más seguros, asequibles y resilientes frente a choques como las crisis económicas, la desigualdad, los conflictos y el cambio climático. Nos emociona compartir esta iniciativa, que refleja las investigaciones de nuestros miembros de CICADA sobre la soberanía alimentaria y la conservación liderada por comunidades indígenas.
Únete a la conversación e inspírate con historias de resiliencia y acción. ¡Sembramos juntos #SowingTheFuture y amplifiquemos estas soluciones para un mundo más justo y sostenible! 🌍✨
#FoodSecurity #SustainableFood #FoodSovereignty #IndigenousLeadership
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