**Please share the below announcement and attached flyer widely, and apologies for cross-posting!
Hello All,
I am beyond excited to announce that the NSF-funded UCI Climate Justice Initiative (website under construction, but based in the
Dept. of Earth System Science), in partnership with the
UCI Research Justice Shop, is recruiting six recent college graduates for paid one-year postbaccalaureate fellowships focused on climate change, environmental justice, and community-engaged research. This opportunity is open to recent BA or BS recipients (class of 22 or 23) in any discipline, though those from geoscience and related STEM disciplines are especially encouraged to apply! The program will run from September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024 (and again each year through at least 2027!).
CLIMATE Justice Postbac Fellows will:
- Learn new technical skills and gain hands-on research experience
with UCI faculty who are working on cutting-edge climate research.
- Work closely with community partners on co-designed projects that address environmental justice issues (our partners include Orange County Environmental Justice,Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, MPNA Green, and Crystal Cove Conservancy).
- Attend workshops and classes on environmental justice and community-engaged research methods.
- Be guided by a diverse network of mentors.
- Participate in professional development activities designed to help
you achieve your career goals, whether that be entering the job market
or pursuing graduate studies.
- Be part of a diverse and multi-disciplinary community of students,
researchers, faculty, and staff dedicated to centering social and
environmental justice in climate change research.
- Receive a Certificate in Climate Change and Environmental justice upon completion of the one-year program.
The CLIMATE Justice initiative strives to foster an inclusive and
collaborative working environment that welcomes diverse perspectives,
backgrounds, and life experiences. We strongly encourage applications
from members of historically marginalized communities, and graduates
from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).
We also encourage applications from those who have had limited
opportunities to participate in research or professional development
activities during their undergraduate studies.
We will hold a virtual info/Q & A session on Monday, May 8th 2-3 pm PT. Register
here. (Session will be recorded and a link will be sent to all registrants)
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
Best wishes,
Kathleen
-- Kathleen R. Johnson (she/her)
Associate Professor, Department of Earth System Science
ADVANCE Equity Advisor, School of Physical Sciences
Director, UCI Climate Justice Initiative
President, AGU Paleoceanography & Paleoclimatology section
3200 Croul Hall
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3100
Phone: 949-824-6174
Twitter: @cavesandclimate
Website :
Terrestrial Paleoclimate and Geochemistry LabThe 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.