[enviro-vlc] University of Oxford: Research fellowships and visitor programme in tropical forest governance and climate policy

[Vern Weitzel]

Subject: 	University of Oxford: Research fellowships and visitor
programme in tropical forest governance and climate policy
Date: 	Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:30:28 -0000
From: 	Jane Applegarth <jane.applegarth at eci.ox.ac.uk>
Reply-To: 	Jane Applegarth <jane.applegarth at eci.ox.ac.uk>
Organization: 	ECI
To: 	Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l at lists.iisd.ca>




*University of Oxford:  Research fellowships and visitor programme in
tropical forest governance and climate policy*

/*James Martin 21st Century School Research Fellows in Socioeconomic
Dynamics of Tropical Land Use Change*/
For further details see
http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/vacancy/081215jmforests.php

/*James Martin 21st Century School Research Fellow in Global Tropical
Forest and Climate Policy*/
For further details see
http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/vacancy/081215jmforests2.php

Grade 8 £36,532 - £43,622pa (or Grade 7 £28,839 - £35,469pa for less
experienced candidates)

Applications are invited for positions as James Martin Research Fellows
in the new Centre for Tropical Forests at Oxford University. The fellows
will be based in the Environmental Change Institute and the James Martin
21st Century School. We are seeking candidates with expertise in the
fields of understanding and managing the drivers of tropical deforestation.

One fellowship will focus on the local and regional drivers of
deforestation, based on in-depth knowledge of specific tropical forest
frontiers, and bringing in knowledge of political, social and economic
drivers. The aim will be to explore the local and regional challenges to
controlling rates of deforestation.

The other fellowship will focus on global tropical forest policy,
particularly in the context of global climate change policy and emerging
systems of carbon and ecosystem payments. The aim would be to explore
the shifting global opportunities and challenges in exploiting the role
of tropical forest protection as a tool for mitigation of climate
change. We are especially interested in applicants who can contribute
economic or integrated assessment skills, who are able to deliver high
quality analytical and written work, and who have detailed knowledge of
climate and forest policy issues within the international policy framework.

The appointment will be for up to 3 years starting in January 2009.

In addition to these full time appointments we also welcome enquiries
about *short term and sabbatical visits under the James Martin 21st
Century School Tropical Forest initiative*. More information about the
visitor programme can be found at
http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/research/climate/jm21visitors.php

For further information please read the further particulars
(http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/vacancy/0811215-jmforestry.pdf) or contact
the School of Geography HR Office on 01865 2825079.

*/Closing date is 15th December 2008/* with a first round of interviews
(in person or by phone on 19th December 2008).

Jane Applegarth
Admin/Project Assistant to the Ecosystems Programme (Mon/Wed/Fri)
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE INSTITUTE
School of Geography and the Environment
OUCE, South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3QY

Tel:   01865 285190
Fax:  01865 275850

jane.applegarth at eci.ox.ac.uk <mailto:jane.applegarth at eci.ox.ac.uk>
www.eci.ox.ac.uk <http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk>