The successful candidate will work on the National Science Foundation- funded project Arctic Robust Communities Navigating Adaption to Variability (ARC NAV). ARC NAV explores change occurring in the Bering sea ice environment and community efforts to voice implications of change in local to global policy contexts. The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with researchers at Arizona State University and the University of Fairbanks, and communities and community research leads in Alaska Native villages who are partnering with the project. The postdoctoral fellow will collaborate with communities and the research team to collect and analyse social science data. including interviews, archival, and social network data generating community-relevant understandings of adaption and multi-level pathways for action.

The project seeks applicants with training and willingness to develop, mixed social science methods including social network analyses, content analysis, and ethnography. Applicants will need training and experience in Indigenous data sovereignty, and willingness to develop capacity.

Applications must include:

  • Curriculum Vitae;
  • A letter of interest, describing how you meet the required and desired qualifications, and;
  • Contact information for three references, including email addresses.

Application deadline is 22 October 2023. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool.

Application review begins: 22 October 2023

For more information and to apply, go to: Apply - Interfolio

For questions, contact:

Abigail York

Email: abigail.york@asu.edu