Tackling the intertwined injuries of racism and climate change requires a new pipeline for recruiting and retaining Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the professoriate. Through the provision of two postdoctoral positions and one dissertation fellowship, the Academic Incentives team seeks to: create more professional opportunities for BIPoC scholars; to promote scholarship that illuminates racial, Indigenous and (de)colonial dynamics in the PNW; to foster humanities research in environmental justice and climate justice; to create a critical mass of BIPoC scholars and others to help shift UO culture; and to identify potential tenure-track hires who focus on racial, ethnic, Indigenous, and decolonial studies.
Outcomes
More detailed information on these opportunities will be posted here, as it becomes available.
IRES Postdoctoral Position
A one-year-long position focused on race and/or indigeneity with a particular emphasis on the PNW, advised by Professor Laura Pulido. IRES postdoctoral scholars will prepare their dissertation research for publication or conduct additional research, as well as teach one graduate seminar in their areas of specialization.
CEF Postdoctoral Position
A one-year-long position focused on PNW environmental or climate justice, advised by Professors Stephanie LeMenager and Marsha Weisiger. During the fellowship year, the dissertation fellow will be expected to prepare their dissertation for publication, present their work-in-progress at a CEF-sponsored Interdisciplinarity 101 gathering and public talk, and participate in CEF’s regular scholarly gatherings.
CEF Just Futures Dissertation Fellowship
An award to support a UO graduate student completing their Ph.D. in the award year. The dissertation fellow will be expected to complete their dissertation, make a presentation with CEF’s Interdisciplinary 101 gathering, and attend various CEF programs.
January 2024 update: All applications are now closed. The JFI grant wrapped up in 2023, therefore no new applications will open.
Team
Stephanie LeMenager, Ph.D. (she/they)
University of Oregon
Barbara and Carlisle Moore Distinguished Professor in English and American Literature
Professor | English & Environmental Studies
Co-Director | Center for Environmental Futures
Co-PI | PNW Just Futures Institute
Laura Pulido, Ph.D. (she/her)
University of Oregon
Professor | Geography & IRES
Director | Critical Race Lab
Co-PI | PNW Just Futures Institute
Marsha Weisiger, Ph.D. (she/her)
University of Oregon
Julie and Rocky Dixon Chair of U.S. Western History
Associate Professor | History & Environmental Studies
Co-Director | Center for Environmental Futures
Co-PI | PNW Just Futures Institute
Karin Bolender (she/her)
University of Oregon
CEF Postdoctoral Fellow | Center for Environmental Futures
Yesenia Navarrete Hunter (she/her)
University of Oregon
IRES Postdoctoral Fellow | Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies
Holly Moulton (she/her)
University of Oregon
CEF Just Futures Dissertation Fellow | Center for Environmental Futures