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The Department of Human Ecology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University would like to make a tenured or tenure track appointment, beginning in September 2010, in the general area of the human dimensions of vulnerability and adaptation.  The successful candidate would be expected to develop a research program in the general area of human vulnerability and adaptation to climate change.  The candidate would also be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in his/her substantive area of expertise.  A PhD in one of the social sciences or in an interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program would be required at the time of appointment. Applicants should send a letter of introduction, a curriculum vitae, and a writing sample to <vulner@sebs.rutgers.edu> by March 10th , 2010.  Three letters of recommendation should be sent to the same electronic address. Rutgers University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  The University and the School/Department of Human Ecology have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff, and strongly encourage women and minorities to apply.

The APN invites you to submit poster presentation abstracts for the Networking Poster Session that will be held on 17 March 2010 on the occasion of the APN 15th Inter-Governmental Meeting (IGM) and Scientific Planning Group (SPG) Meeting, which is officially being hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Government of the Republic of Korea, at the APEC Centre for Climate Change, Busan, Republic of Korea. The Session will provide up to 20 young scientists with an opportunity to display and present their research work to invited esteemed members of the scientific and policy communities from within and outside of the Asia-Pacific region. Winning poster will have the opportunity to present a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation to the 15th IGM/SPG Meeting on Friday, 19 March 2010.
For more information on this Call and to view eligibility criteria and guidelines for abstract submission, you may check this out:

http://www.apn-gcr.org/en/gcannouncements/CallForPosterPresentationAbstracts-GCR.pdf
http://www.apn-gcr.org/en/gcannouncements.html

You may also contact Dr. Linda Anne Stevenson (lastevenson@apn-gcr.org) should you have further queries. Please also note that abstracts must be received by Saturday, 20 February 2010, midnight (Japanese Standard Time) to be considered.

Edited by Richard A. Matthew, Jon Barnett, Bryan McDonald and Karen L. O’Brien

Foreword by Geoffrey D. Dabelko

In recent years, scholars in international relations and other fields have begun to conceive of security more broadly, moving away from a state-centered concept of national security toward the idea of human security, which emphasizes the individual and human well-being. Viewing global environmental change through the lens of human security connects such problems as melting ice caps and carbon emissions to poverty, vulnerability, equity, and conflict. Global Environmental Change and Human Security examines the complex social, health, and economic consequences of environmental change across the globe.

Contributors: W. Neil Adger, Jennifer Bailey, Jon Barnett, Victoria Basolo, Hans Georg Bohle, Mike Brklacich, May Chazan, Chris Cocklin, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Indra de Soysa, Heather Goldsworthy, Betsy Hartmann, Robin M. Leichenko, Laura Little, Alexander López, Richard A. Matthew, Bryan McDonald, Eric Neumayer, Kwasi Nsiah-Gyabaah, Karen L. O’Brien, Marvin S. Soroos, Bishnu Raj Upreti