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POST-DOC POSITION! The University of California, Irvine’s Humanities Center invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral scholar, starting January 2025 with an annual starting salary of $66,737, to implement the James Irvine Foundation funded project, The Historic Origins Project investigating Economic inequality in Orange County (HOPE-OC). The deadline for applications is November 18, 2024. The project has three goals: 1. To advance research on the history of land, race, and Indigeneity in Orange County and analyze how this history shapes contemporary forms of economic and racial inequality. 2. To research the origins and development of the Irvine Ranch and the establishment of The James Irvine Foundation as an important example of this history. 3. To promote public dissemination of this scholarship and community dialogue about the contemporary ramifications of this history. Learn more and apply at: https://lnkd.in/gtnvbTrf

Environmental Justice Policy Analyst Position @ US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grow your career for the good of our planet! In this role, you will: 1. Conduct environmental justice analysis and evaluation related to the health sciences field using a variety of computational models, tools and methodologies. 2. Collaborate within and across divisions, offices, regions and agencies to determine how environmental justice concerns may be addressed in scientific reviews, scientific assessments, and environmental justice analyses. 3. Develop analytical, scientific and technical solutions to environmental justice concerns, in collaboration with policy work groups. Education You must have a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major, as listed; OR four years of experience that demonstrate you have acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major, as listed. Learn more or apply at: https://lnkd.in/gzZrtBEG

Check out some project images from WUICAN! The Wildland-Urban Interface Climate Action Network (WUICAN, pronounced "we can") is a multidisciplinary project created to address climate change in California. @UCI, WUICAN works across the physical and social sciences, humanities and law to involve undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in climate research, internships and policy workshops. A consortium of community-based organizations, California Native American Tribes, land managers and UCs, WUICAN is generating science-based and community-driven best practices for responding to climate risks. We look forward to sharing more about our work in the coming months. Learn more about how WUICAN is working with community partners across the Southern California region at https://lnkd.in/gb8FMTyP Photos by Steve Allison, Kelly Brown, Sarwat Chowdhury, Marianna Davison, Matthew Hartman and Elizabeth McQueen.

C-CAP Scholar Position! The Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center, part of the UCI Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives Department, is excited to begin their recruitment process for another year of Community-Centered Archives Practice: Transforming Education, Advocacy, and Community History (C-CAP TEACH) undergraduate student C-CAP Scholar positions for the Winter 2025 quarter. As Community-Centered Archives Practice Scholars, students will: - Work with community-based organizations in Orange County and librarians in the UCI Libraries' Special Collections and Archives Department - Learn and be trained in archival practice, preservation, community outreach, social justice principles and practice, and/or oral history to enrich our understanding of the history of the region and by supporting projects designed by community organizations in Orange County - Attend weekly cohort seminars - Meet regularly with staff from their assigned community organization or team members from UCI 📅 Form submissions are due on Wednesday, October 9th by 11:59 pm. 💻 Interest Form: bit.ly/CCAP2025 Please contact Rivka Arbetter at rarbette@uci.edu with any questions

UPCOMING EVENT ! The California Indian Basketweavers' Association (CIBA) invites you to join us in learning about the importance of cultural fire through hands-on basketweaving! This event will feature skilled weavers from CIA and La Jolla Tribal community. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and weave! There is going to be guest speakers talking about cultural burns, land stewardship, and basket weaving. We encourage attendees to be eco-friendly by bringing your own water containers and handkerchiefs. For questions, or more information please call: Starla Madrigal: (951) 216-8921 or Ericka Lopez: (951) 288-2313

UPCOMING EVENT The California Indian Basketweavers' Association (CIBA) invites you to join us in learning about the importance of cultural fire through hands-on basketweaving! This event will feature skilled weavers from CIA and La Jolla Tribal community. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and weave! There is going to be guest speakers talking about cultural burns, land stewardship, and basket weaving. We encourage attendees to be eco-friendly by bringing your own water containers and handkerchiefs. For questions, or more information please call: Starla Madrigal: (951) 216-8921 or Ericka Lopez: (951) 288-2313