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Call for Applications: Landhaus Manager

The Rachel Carson Center is looking for a scholar or artist in Environmental Humanities to serve as a residential program manager for our new fellowship program at the RCC Landhaus. The Landhaus Manager will live in the RCC Landhaus and organize the fellowship program for a rotating group of nine international scholars in the environmental humanities. The position begins on 1 January 2022 and initially runs through 31 December 2022.

The Landhaus Manager will be responsible for:
  • facilitating daily life in the Landhaus, including weekly meetings and social events;
  • communicating with fellows before their arrivals, answering questions about logistics;
  • assisting new fellows upon arrival - when possible, providing pick-up from the local train station for new arrivals, helping with registration and paperwork, and providing an orientation to the Landhaus and the RCC.
  • liaising with the staff of the Herrmannsdorfer Landwerkstätten
This role is a new position, in a new program: we estimate that the weekly time commitment will be between ten and twenty hours and we will discuss a schedule and set time parameters during an interview. This is a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys community living, has strong organization skills, and who wants time to pursue their own projects in Environmental Humanities. The Landhaus Manager must commit to the role for one-year; there will be the chance to extend in the event that both parties are in agreement.

The Landhaus Manager will receive a furnished room with own bathroom in the RCC Landhaus in Herrmannsdorf, as well as compensation of approximately 1,000 Euros a month. The exact details will be negotiated at the interview stage.

Candidates for this position must be associated with Environmental Humanities in some way: either as a doctoral or postdoctoral scholar, or as an artist or communicator (writer, journalist, visual artist, etc.) who works on environmental topics. Candidates must speak excellent German, and have excellent written and spoken English. The ideal candidate will possess a valid driver’s license, have experience in communal living and program management, and be able to live and work with people from very different backgrounds. We especially seek applications from qualified individuals with disabilities and welcome applications from women.

To apply, please send your cover letter, CV, and the contact information of two references in one pdf file with the subject ″Landhaus Manager″ to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 30 June 2021. We will accept applications in English or German. Interviews will take place in mid-July.
 

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SAVE THE DATE | CONVITE - Lançamento da plataforma "Léxico Marinho" - 20 de Maio

A Diretora do CHAM – Centro de Humanidades, Professora Cristina Brito, tem o prazer de os convidar a estarem presentes na cerimónia de lançamento da plataforma “Léxico Marinho - Construção bilateral de um dicionário europeu de mamíferos marinhos em época moderna” que decorrerá no próximo dia 20 de Maio, pelas 14h00.

A cerimónia será transmitida em direto no canal de YouTube do CHAM – Centro de Humanidades, acessível aqui.

A iniciativa e a plataforma "Léxico Marinho" são fruto de um trabalho colaborativo entre Portugal e Noruega, apoiado e financiado pelo Fundo de Relações Bilaterais dos EEA Grants e pelo CHAM – Centro de Humanidades da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.


A cerimónia de lançamento contará com a presença da Sra. Dra. Susana Ramos, Coordenadora da Unidade Nacional de Gestão do Mecanismo Financeiro do Espaço Económico Europeu (UNG-MFEEE) e do Senhor Embaixador António Quinteiro Nobre (Embaixada de Portugal em Oslo).


Os membros da equipa (constituída por investigadoras do CHAM, da Universidade de Bergen e da NIFU - Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education), farão a apresentação e a demonstração da plataforma que se construiu de forma acessível a todo o público, útil e renovável para além da iniciativa.

A plataforma estará disponível em português, inglês e norueguês, com recursos noutras 10 línguas.


O evento irá realizar-se em língua inglesa.

Mais informações em: http://marinelexicon.fcsh.unl.pt/

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Call for RCC Landhaus Fellows 2022

The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society and Herrmannsdorfer Landwerkstätten are pleased to invite applications for a new fellowship program that will be based in Herrmannsdorf.

The Landhaus Fellowship Program is a residential program. Ten fellows will live and work together in the newly renovated historic house on the Herrmannsdorfer organic farm outside Munich. These fellowships are open to excellent doctoral, post-doctoral, and senior scholars who are working in the field of environment and society.

Applicants are welcome to apply individually or as interdisciplinary teams; we also accept applications for scholarly outreach projects (journalism, documentary film, community engagement, etc.). All fellows are expected to spend their fellowship in residence at the RCC Landhaus, to work on a major project, and to participate actively in life at the RCC. Please note that the RCC does not sponsor field trips or archival research.

Fellows at the RCC Landhaus will have their own bedroom and bathroom and will share kitchen, dining, and living spaces, which include a spacious conference room and large outdoor terrace and garden. Landhaus fellows will also be integrated in the academic life of the RCC in Munich; they will be allocated a workspace there, have full access to libraries and academic support, and will attend regular events at the center.

 

Fellowship Awards

In most cases, fellowships will be granted for a period of three, six, nine, or twelve months. The possible starting dates are 1 January 2022; 1 April 2022; 1 July 2022; and 1 October 2022; applicants must commit to arriving on one of the above dates. Applicants should indicate their preferred duration and a firm starting date in their application

The Landhaus fellowship includes the use of a single-occupancy room with its own bathroom in the RCC Landhaus. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend to cover basic living costs (food and transport) based on their career level at the start of the fellowship; the monthly stipend will be adjusted somewhat depending on the exact terms and conditions of the fellowship. As a rule, candidates can expect the following funding:

·       500 Euros for doctoral fellows

·       750 Euros for post-doctoral fellows

·       1000 Euros for senior fellows (15+ years post-doctoral)

Fellows will also receive a monthly food voucher for the on-site farm shop to the value of 125 Euros. The RCC will provide assistance with local transportation (e-bikes, subsidies for train travel to Munich, etc.). Unfortunately, the RCC is not in a position to reimburse travel costs to and from Munich/Herrmannsdorf from the fellow’s country of origin.

 

Requirements

·       fellows must have a demonstrated academic record in the field of environment and society;

·       fellows must either be enrolled in a doctoral program or finished with their doctoral degree by 15 June 2021;

·       fellows must commit to a stay of between three and twelve months;

·       fellowships must always start on the first day of the month and always conclude on the last day of the month;

·       fellows must be willing and able to live in a residential accommodation with a diverse group of other scholars; please note that there are no facilities for partners and children at the RCC Landhaus and rooms are single occupancy only;

 

To Apply:

The deadline for applications is 15 June 2021.  Applications must be made in our online portal. The application portal will be open from 15 May - 15 June 2021. It closes at midnight (Central European Time) on 15 June 2021. Shortlisted applicants may be invited for interviews (online) in July 2021. Decisions will be announced by 31 July 2021.

The application (in English) should include the following:

·       Cover letter (750 words maximum);

·       Curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum);

·       Project description (1,000 words maximum)

·       Research schedule for the fellowship period (300 words maximum), including starting date (must be fixed) and preferred length of stay; it is possible to take up the fellowship on 1 January 2022; 1 April 2022; 1 July 2022; 1 October 2022.

·       Names and contact information of three scholars as referees; these scholars should be people who know you and your work well. Please note that we do not initially require letters, and we may not contact your referees.

Those submitting joint applications will each need to set up an account in the online submission system, and then upload the same cover letter, project description, and research schedule.

For more information, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website. Please consult this section thoroughly before contacting us with questions. If you do need to contact us, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This email address is checked during normal working hours in Munich; please understand that we may need a few days to get back to you.

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Spaces of Possibility (online) Conference - Registration now open!

Join us in celebrating reflexive, transdisciplinary and creative academic practice Registration now open! Spaces of possibility | when: 7-11 June 2021 | where: online (conference) and Parckfarm, Brussels (Exhibition) | about: community resourcefulness, social-ecological systems & co-creative research methods The (online) conference will include key notes, interactive workshops, multiple roundtables and world cafés, storytelling, a campfire session and many inspiring presentations. The confex Spaces of Possibility promises to be an event unlike any other. For more information, including a draft programme and to Register, please see here We are very much looking forward to your participation!
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