[Sehefac] Postdoc Position in the Department or Society, Environment, and Health Equity

[Chikako Takeshita]

Dear colleagues,
Please circulate this announcement for a postdoc position as widely as
possible. We are mainly recruiting through word of mouth, and your support
will be greatly appreciated. The field of study can be in any humanities or
social sciences discipline/interdiscipline. A strong background in
environmental studies or science and technology studies with a social
justice orientation is preferred.

POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Society, Environment and Health
Equity at the University of California, Riverside is recruiting for a
postdoctoral position to work with a research team on a grant funded by the
Department Of Energy, A Humanities-Driven STEM for Student Training in
Carbon Capture and Conversion under Dr. Chikako Takeshita. The appointment
will begin during summer of 2024 or as soon as possible and will be for two
years with the possibility of extension contingent on budget and
performance.

This opportunity will involve collaboration with a materials science
research team studying carbon capture and conversion methodologies using
computational chemistry techniques, and will collaborate with Dr. Chikako
Takeshita and Dr. Bryan Wong’s material science research team to identify
humanistic and social issues that intersect with carbon capture and
conversion science and technology. The research shall result in co-authored
peer-reviewed articles in humanities or social sciences journals. This
position is full-time and will require 40 hours of work each week dedicated
to the Department of Energy (DOE)-funded project. Remote work, depending on
the research agenda, may be permissible.

A successful candidate should have a minimum qualification of an M.A. in a
humanities or social sciences discipline and be at least ABD at the time of
application. A Ph.D. is required at the time of start. Candidates should
have scholarly expertise in environmental justice, environmental or energy
policy, and/or science and technology studies. Additional knowledge of rare
metals mining, net-zero emission approach to climate mitigation, quantum
physics, or computational modeling is preferred.

Applications must be submitted electronically to UC Recruit at
https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF01955 and must include a cover letter,
curriculum vitae, a writing sample, a 2-page research statement, a
statement of past and/or planned future contributions to advancing
diversity and inclusive excellence, and three confidential letters of
recommendation. Review of applications will begin on August 13, 2024 and
may continue until filled. Applications received by August 13 will receive
full consideration.

Applicants who use Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the
Interfolio Service to allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly
into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfoliogenerated email address
in place of their letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this
as Online Application Deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio
website shows how to set this up (
http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System
).
Contact Search Chair Chikako Takeshita chikako.takeshita at ucr.edu with any
questions. Department: https://sehe.ucr.edu/

Many thanks,
Chikako Takeshita (she/her)
Associate Professor
Department of Society, Environment, and Health Equity
University of California, Riverside
The Global Biopolitics of the IUD (MIT Press)
<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/global-biopolitics-iud>
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