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Research Associate-Fixed Term

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Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff

Major Administrative Unit / College:College Of Agriculture And Nat Resources

Department:Department Of Community Sustainability 10002241

Sub Area:FAS- Fac./Acad Staff

Salary:52662.00

Location: East Lansing

Categories: Agriculture, Research/Scientific, Fixed Term Academic Staff, Full Time (90-100%), Non-Union

Position Summary

The Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University invites applications for a Fixed Term Research Associate. The position start date is anticipated to be August 15, 2024. This Postdoctoral Fellow will work closely with Dr. Elizabeth Perry and collaborators on a variety of research related to protected areas and outdoor recreation management. In particular, this person will assist with a large project pertaining to the social impacts of mountain biking across the rural Northern Forest. This and other projects will include primary and secondary data collection, synthesis, and reporting; working within teams of scientists, managers, and students; and communicating across audiences and formats. Leadership opportunities, skills development, and educational engagements will be available.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

An earned PhD in Recreation, Tourism, Protected Areas, Horticulture, Agriculture, Natural Resources, or similar.

1) Knowledge/experience in a variety of protected area/outdoor recreation social science research, including a breadth of data types (i.e., qualitative, quantitative, mixed, and/or multi- methods) and reporting formats. 2) Experience working with diverse communities of practice and/or place in research, consistently upholding values of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access. 3) Familiarity with common data analysis programs (e.g., SPSS, NVivo). 4) Strong written and oral communication skills, such as with sharing research in journal articles, technical reports, workshops, and/or conferences.

Desired Qualifications

1) Advanced knowledge and application of GIS-related techniques. 2) Experience leading a research project from inception to completion, including primary data collection/fieldwork. 3) Enthusiasm for applied and interdisciplinary social science in outdoor recreation settings with community engagement components.

Required Application Materials

Upload the following required documents: a) Letter of interest; b) current CV; c) a writing sample (i.e., published or planned journal article submission) that demonstrates a theoretical and/or methodological expertise; d) Names and contact information for three references.

Special Instructions

The search committee will begin reviewing applications on July 1, 2024.

Questions regarding this position can be addressed to the Search Committee Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Perry, Department of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA,eeperry@msu.edu.

Website

https://www.canr.msu.edu/csus

Department Statement

The Department of Community Sustainabilityis a vibrant community of scholars who engage with colleagues, students, stakeholders and communities to address sustainability challenges within specific environmental, economic and cultural contexts. We do this by:

+ + Focusing on sustainability engagement that embraces the decisions inherent in the transition to a more sustainable future;

• Creating and supporting a dedicated faculty working on sustainability-related issues;

• Incorporating a systems-thinking view of sustainability into curricula at the undergraduate level, graduate level, and lifelong learner level; and

• Conducting sustainability scholarship that is international in scope while attending to regional and local contexts.

As scholar-practitioners, and as a multidisciplinary department, we address critical issues at the interface of agriculture, natural resources, recreation, and communities. Through engaged scholarship, we aim to generate knowledge that will be useful to people in their roles as residents, landowners, businesses, and governmental and non-profit institutions.

We seek to understand the dynamic interactions in communities, ecosystems, and the world, as well as opportunities for sustainable development. This work is rooted in our view of a just, engaged, and dynamic society. Toward that end, we are guided by an ethic of responsible and responsive scholarship that engages people and communities.

Consistent with its mission to contribute to the development of sustainable communities, the Department offers three undergraduate majors (Bachelor of Science) linked by a common core in community sustainability: (1) Environmental Studies and Sustainability (ESS); (2) Sustainable Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SPRT); and (3) Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education. Michigan State University is the only institution in Michigan certifying school-based secondary agricultural teachers. The Department offers graduate degrees in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education (MA), Community Sustainability (MS and PhD), and Sustainable Tourism and Protected Areas Management (MS and PhD). In both undergraduate and graduate programs, the Department of Community Sustainability embraces international as well as domestic applications, engagement, and opportunities.

Additional information about the Department is available at www.csus.msu.edu.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

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