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CfA: Office Manager
The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society seeks an office manager to join its team on a full-time (40,1h/week) basis. The position starts 1 June 2018. The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC) is an international, interdisciplinary research institute located in… Continue Reading “CfA: Office Manager”
CFA: Two Early Stage Researcher Positions
Two Early Stage Researcher (Doctoral Researcher) Positions: 1. Transforming the Bavarian Forest: Socio-ecological Crises, Community Resilience, and Sustainability from a Historical Perspective 2. Community Transformation and Ecological Restoration in Portland, Oregon and Munich, Bavaria The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society is seeking two highly… Continue Reading “CFA: Two Early Stage Researcher Positions”
CfA: Events Coordinator Position (part-time)
The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society seeks an events coordinator to join its team on a part-time (19h/week) basis. The position starts 1 April 2018. The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC) is an international, interdisciplinary research institute located in… Continue Reading “CfA: Events Coordinator Position (part-time)”
Call for Papers: Migrations, Crossings, Unintended Destinations: Ecological Transfers across the Indian Ocean 1850–1920
Workshop 10 October – 12 October 2018 Location: Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Munich, Germany Conveners: Ulrike Kirchberger (Kassel University), Christof Mauch (RCC) In the age of high imperialism, thousands of species of plants and animals were transferred between Australia, Asia, and Africa. Some… Continue Reading “Call for Papers: Migrations, Crossings, Unintended Destinations: Ecological Transfers across the Indian Ocean 1850–1920”
CfA: RCC Fellowships 2018–2019
The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society invites applications for its 2018–19 cohort of postdoctoral and senior fellows. The RCC’s fellowship program is designed to bring together excellent scholars who are working in environmental history and related disciplines. The center will award fellowships… Continue Reading “CfA: RCC Fellowships 2018–2019”
Call for Papers: The Environmental History of the Pacific World
Conference – Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou, China 24 May – 26 May 2018 Location: Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou, China Sponsors: The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich; Department of History and The Center for Oceania Studies, Sun Yat Sen… Continue Reading “Call for Papers: The Environmental History of the Pacific World”
Call for Candidates: Doctoral Program Environment and Society
You can download the pdf of this call here. The Doctoral Program in Environment and Society invites applications from graduates in the humanities and social sciences who wish to research the complex relationships between environment and society within an interdisciplinary setting. Our program is… Continue Reading “Call for Candidates: Doctoral Program Environment and Society”
CfA: Student Assistant at the RCC
The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC) is an international, interdisciplinary research institute located in central Munich. It was founded in 2009 as a joint initiative of LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität) and the Deutsches Museum. The working language of the Center is English.… Continue Reading “CfA: Student Assistant at the RCC”
CfA: General Operations Internships at the RCC
The RCC is currently looking for interns to start in September 2017. The deadline for the September internship has been extended to 14 July 2017. Since its founding in 2009, the Rachel Carson Center has become one of the world’s most prominent and… Continue Reading “CfA: General Operations Internships at the RCC”
Munich’s Beautiful Botanical Garden
By Samantha Rothbart The Munich Botanical Garden may be a little sparse at the moment, but even without the vibrant green foliage that dominates the city in the summer, it is an impressive sight. You might expect the leafless branches to create an air of… Continue Reading “Munich’s Beautiful Botanical Garden”
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