Post Doctoral Fellow
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Job Info

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Position Number:

POST40

Working Title:

Post Doctoral Fellow

Division:

Academic Affairs

Department:

College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (Col)

Work Unit:

Geography and Earth Sciences

Vacancy Open To:

All Candidates

Position Designation:

Post Doc

Employment Type:

Temporary - Part-time

Hours per week:

40

Pay Rate:

Pay Rate varies

Minimum Experience/Education:

• A Ph.D. in Geography, Planning, Anthropology, Policy, Natural Resources, or related social sciences by Fall 2024
• Training in interviewing, qualitative data analysis, and/or ethnography
• Research interest in Black geographies and environmental planning
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education::

• Experience in interviewing, qualitative data analysis, and ethnography
• Current CITI training certification

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The post-doc will work with Dr. Hoover to build relationships with urban planners in the counties surrounding Mecklenburg
• Explore methods for integrating Black feminist ecology into planning policies and guidelines
• Assist in data analysis/visualization of previously-collected interviews
• f desired, the post-doc will have an opportunity to teach a portion of Dr. Hoover's Black Geographies course

As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.Proposed Hire Date:

08/12/2024

Expected Length of Assignment:

1 year

Posting Open Date:

04/02/2024

Posting Close Date:

05/07/2024

Special Notes to Applicants:

Project OverviewEnvironmental planning practices to remedy environmental concerns across spatial and social inequities fail, particularly as it relates to climate change. Instead, investments can lead to displacement, and community driven solutions are not integrated into actual decision-making practices. Predictably, many Black people, particularly women and femmes have historically been at the forefront of identifying the palpable relationship between race, place and the environment, while pushing forward solutions through activism, organizing, and coalition building. In shifting towards holistic environmental planning processes and ecological restoration, a Black feminist ecological framework is one tool we can use. The postdoc will aid in developing an approach for integrating this framework into planning processes, with the goal of providing a working model for environmental planning that centers the voices, observations, needs and solutions of Black women and femmes.

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