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Organization: UCI CLIMATE Justice Initiative
Description:
The UC Irvine CLIMATE Justice Initiative, based in the Department of Earth System Science (ESS), and the Research Justice Shop are recruiting current and incoming UCI Ph.D. students for our 2024-2025 graduate fellowships in climate change, environmental justice, & community-engaged research. Fellows will join the second cohort of our NSF-funded training program, which seeks to develop a Cultural, Learning, and Institutional Model to Accelerate Transformations for Environmental Justice (CLIMATE Justice). These fully-funded fellowships are open to current and incoming UCI PhD students in any discipline with research interests in climate change and environmental justice. Note that we especially encourage applications from PhD students in ESS and related STEM departments. The fellowship period runs for 2 years (Sept. 1, 2024 – August 31, 2026), with the majority of requirements in Year 1, and includes one-year of full funding, including fees.
The PhD Fellowship will include:
Cross-disciplinary and justice-centered approaches to addressing climate change impacts, adaptation, and solutions
Courses and workshops on community-engaged research practices and environmental justice
Work closely with community partners to co-design and conduct team-based projects that address environmental justice issues (our partners include Orange County Environmental Justice, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, GREEN-MPNA, and Crystal Cove Conservancy).
Tailored professional development & career training
Guidance by a diverse network of mentors
Becoming 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.
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.
Required Skills or Qualifications:
These fully-funded fellowships are open to current and incoming UCI PhD students in any discipline with research interests in climate change and environmental justice. Note that we especially encourage applications from PhD students in ESS and related STEM departments. The fellowship period runs for 2 years (Sept. 1, 2024 – August 31, 2026), with the majority of requirements in Year 1, and includes one-year of full funding, including fees.
Desired Skills or Qualifications:
Location:
Opportunity Type: Fellowship or Grant
Audience: Graduate
Hours per Week:
Duration: Ongoing
Start Date: September 1, 2024
End Date: August 1, 2026
Applying
Application Process:
Applications are due May 1, 2024. Apply here: https://forms.gle/ra6WgAhvuWqiqYHN7
Application Deadline: May 1, 2024
URL: https://forms.gle/ra6WgAhvuWqiqYHN7
Contact: garciar1@uci.edu