Job Description

Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all qualified individuals regardless of background and identity. To apply, please complete the application on the U-M Careers site. Please submit the following in a single PDF file:

• Cover letter describing your relevant experience and scholarly interests
• Curriculum vitae
• Relevant publications
• References (Contacted after an initial interview)

If you are having issues uploading your PDF, please contact Joshua Wright (joshtw@umich.edu, SEAS HR Business Partner).

University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to investigate risk perception and adaptation behavior regarding climate change and natural hazards, specifically wildfires and wildfire smoke. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary working group of faculty, students, and postdocs studying human and ecosystem adaptation to wildfire risk using an integrated social-environmental system framework. The fellow will assist with a research project entailing the collection and quantitative analysis of survey data, culminating in scholarly research publications as well as practical policy recommendations.

The postdoc will report to and work under the mentorship of Dr. Paige Fischer (School for Environment and Sustainability) and a team of other faculty members engaged with the research through the Western Forest and Fire Initiative and a NASA Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science (IDS) award.

This position will be a one-year, full-time, term-limited appointment with the possibility of renewal depending on performance and availability of funding.

• Help design, administer, and analyze a survey regarding risk perception and behavioral responses to wildfire and wildfire smoke
• Write and submit a manuscript to a scholarly journal
• Make a paper presentation at a professional meeting
• Interact with faculty, PhD students, other postdoctoral fellows, and practitioners to design and interpret the research

• Ph.D. in psychology, sociology, human geography, public policy & planning, or another related field
• Formal training and research experience with topics such as risk perception, protective action or risk mitigation behavior, natural hazards, or climate change adaptation
• Formal training with quantitative social science research methods, including quantitative survey design and administration and data analysis
• Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

Applications will be reviewed as received throughout the posting period and continue until the position is filled. Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

About University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

A great university is made so by its faculty and staff, and Michigan is recognized as one of the best universities to work for in the country. The Michigan culture is known for engaging faculty and staff in all facets of the university to create a workplace that is vibrant and stimulating.For two consecutive years, the Chronicle of Higher Education has placed U-M in its "Great Colleges to Work For" survey. In particular, the university earns high marks for strong relations between faculty and administrators, a collaborative system of governance, strong pay and benefits, and a healthy work/life balance.

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