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<b>Subject:</b> [ESS Forum] Funded Position in Environmental Humanities Approaches to Global Climate Change Policy</font>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Funded
Position in Environmental Humanities Approaches to Global Climate Change Policy</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Two researchers
at Trent University (Anne Pasek and Stephanie Rutherford) are recruiting a new PhD student for joint supervision and participation in the new SSHRC-funded project (Re)Thinking Sustainability: Research Network for Global Environmental Humanities (</span><a href="https://milieux.concordia.ca/concordia-to-lead-2-5m-national-partnership-advancing-climate-solutions-through-the-environmental-humanities/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ReSuRGEH</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).
The student---located in either Trent’s </span><a href="https://www.trentu.ca/culturalstudies/programs/graduate/cultural-studies-phd" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cultural
Studies</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,
</span><a href="https://www.trentu.ca/graduatestudies/program/indigenous-studies-phd-0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indigenous
Studies</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,
</span><a href="https://www.trentu.ca/graduatestudies/program/canadian-studies-phd" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Canadian
Studies</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, or</span><a href="https://www.trentu.ca/idsr/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
Interdisciplinary Social Research</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> programs---will be part of this consortium
of researchers exploring critical approaches to climate institutions and sustainable development goals. This larger project includes experiments in new forms of public engagement around UNFCCC policy documents in order to catalyse critical reflections on global
climate diplomacy and climate justice. Specifically, the candidate will be expected to play a leading role in organizing and analyzing semiannual ‘COP Rewrite’ events that guide members of diverse publics in deliberations around key terms and strategies contemplated
in recent UNFCCC documents. The student will also develop their own original thesis research, ideally with strong points of connection to the project’s themes of sustainability, climate justice, and environmental history. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(For precedents
for this kind of activity, see the </span><a href="https://www.anthropocene-curriculum.org/case-study/the-mont-pelerin-rewrite" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mont
Pelerin Rewrite</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and the
</span><a href="https://www.sciencespo.fr/ecole-affaires-publiques/en/news/cop21-make-it-work/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Theatre
of Negotiations</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Trent’s normal PhD funding package (~$22,950 CAD in scholarships and teaching assistant positions for 4 years)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">An additional research assistant position for 4 years (~$15,000 CAD/year) to assist in ReSuRGEH events and research projects</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Access to a global research network of environmental humanities scholars</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Travel and participation in research network events</span></p>
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benefits are supplemental to any external funding the student may bring with them (i.e. there are no ‘clawbacks’).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A Masters degree in a humanistic or social science discipline, with a proven interest in climate and environmental politics.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Experience and/or interest in some of the following research areas: qualitative social research, public programming, community engagement
work, arts-based methods, institutional ethnography, critical discourse analysis, environmental communication, environmental policy, and science and technology studies.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">An ability to work well in interdisciplinary teams.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How
to apply:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Send an expression of interest to both Anne and Stephanie at
</span><a href="mailto:annepasek@trentu.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">annepasek@trentu.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
and </span><a href="mailto:srutherford@trentu.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">srutherford@trentu.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
that includes a brief (1-3 paragraph) explanation of both your qualifications and planned PhD project and your CV. Please explain the connection between the two and the proposed ReSuRGEH COP rewrite events.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dec 15 2026</span></p>
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