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*Apologies for cross posting* Dear All, We are currently recruiting for three positions for our newly funded CLIMATE Justice Initiative<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.uci.edu/2022/10/05/uci-researchers-awarded-7-5-million-for-environmental-justice-initiative/__;!!HXCxUKc!2JTvqwgiw8dWArjhszQbSF4O5pxiYF2YAI1Okp6DvYCbz9BifzXXt-X2YVzqwGLYSB4eYZQ5J5dlLkIx7Ij9spqyTBA$> (A Cultural, Learning and Institutional Model to Accelerate Transformations for Environmental Justice) at UC Irvine centered on climate change, environmental justice, and community engagement. A core part of the project is focused on training post baccalaureate and PhD student Fellows in climate change research, environmental justice, and community engaged research practices (in collaboration with the UCI Research Justice Shop<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newkirkcenter.uci.edu/researchjustice/__;!!HXCxUKc!2JTvqwgiw8dWArjhszQbSF4O5pxiYF2YAI1Okp6DvYCbz9BifzXXt-X2YVzqwGLYSB4eYZQ5J5dlLkIx7Ij902pJj-E$>), and on bringing students, researchers, faculty, and community members together through creation of a transdisciplinary CLIMATE Justice learning ecosystem at UCI. We are working closely with local community based organizations in Southern California, including Madison Park Neighborhood Association- Green, Orange County Environmental Justice, Crystal Cove Conservancy, and Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples. Our Fellows will co-design and implement research projects with the community partners as part of their training. We are currently seeking 2 postdoctoral scholars (one in geoscience/climate science to be based in the Department of Earth System Science<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ess.uci.edu/__;!!HXCxUKc!2JTvqwgiw8dWArjhszQbSF4O5pxiYF2YAI1Okp6DvYCbz9BifzXXt-X2YVzqwGLYSB4eYZQ5J5dlLkIx7Ij9uNIhr8c$> (ESS) and one in social science to be based in the Dept. of Anthropology<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.anthropology.uci.edu/__;!!HXCxUKc!2JTvqwgiw8dWArjhszQbSF4O5pxiYF2YAI1Okp6DvYCbz9BifzXXt-X2YVzqwGLYSB4eYZQ5J5dlLkIx7Ij9aQCnoj8$>) and a PhD level academic coordinator. The postdocs will be expected to conduct research and teaching related to climate change and environmental justice. The Academic Coordinator will collaboratively vision, plan, and implement our postbaccaulaureate and graduate fellow education and training programs and play a key role in building the UCI CLIMATE Justice learning ecosystem. See the ads linked to below for further details: ESS Postdoc: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08124<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08124__;!!HXCxUKc!2JTvqwgiw8dWArjhszQbSF4O5pxiYF2YAI1Okp6DvYCbz9BifzXXt-X2YVzqwGLYSB4eYZQ5J5dlLkIx7Ij9k9Kx1Ng$> Social Science Postdoc: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08150<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08150__;!!HXCxUKc!2JTvqwgiw8dWArjhszQbSF4O5pxiYF2YAI1Okp6DvYCbz9BifzXXt-X2YVzqwGLYSB4eYZQ5J5dlLkIx7Ij9b3oMMVo$> Academic Coordinator: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08105<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08105__;!!HXCxUKc!2JTvqwgiw8dWArjhszQbSF4O5pxiYF2YAI1Okp6DvYCbz9BifzXXt-X2YVzqwGLYSB4eYZQ5J5dlLkIx7Ij9co2teBU$> Please apply and/or share! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! Best, Kathleen Johnson -- Kathleen R. Johnson (she/her) Associate Professor, Department of Earth System Science ADVANCE Equity Advisor, School of Physical Sciences 3200 Croul Hall University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-3100 Phone: 949-824-6174 Twitter: @cavesandclimate Website : Terrestrial Paleoclimate and Geochemistry Lab<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sites.uci.edu/johnsonlab/__;!!HXCxUKc!2JTvqwgiw8dWArjhszQbSF4O5pxiYF2YAI1Okp6DvYCbz9BifzXXt-X2YVzqwGLYSB4eYZQ5J5dlLkIx7Ij9cDfp0DM$> The Department of Earth System Science acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples, which extends from the Santa Ana River to Aliso Creek and beyond. We are grateful to these original stewards of the land where we live, work, and study, who despite the history of violence and racism, forced displacement, land theft, and colonialism still hold strong cultural, spiritual, and physical ties to this region.