<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Post-doctoral Fellow in Sustainable Agriculture and Food
Systems (SAFS). </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Department of Environment, Agriculture and Geography at
Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, is looking for a highly
qualified candidate with a strong interest in sustainable food systems for a
full-time, 2-year funded post-doctoral fellow position in Sustainable
Agriculture and Food Systems (SAFS). </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The SAFS Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to undertake a
program of original research under the supervision of Dr. Vivian Valencia
(Research Chair in Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Action) and Dr. Darren
Bardati (Director of SAFS) and in collaboration with the SAFS faculty team (<a href="http://www.ubishops.ca/safs">www.ubishops.ca/safs</a>).
The successful candidate will join an ongoing research program in investigating
how to foster a transformation towards more sustainable food systems. Topics of
interest may include agroecology, transformative processes, amplification/scaling
processes, and leverage points for food system change. We encourage candidates
to reflect on how positive outliers (also known as positive deviants,
lighthouses, and bright spots) in farming and food systems may foster a food systems
transformation, and what type of research design may enable such exploration. Core
activities may include the collection of quantitative and qualitative data (<i>e.g.</i>,
surveys, farm assessments, interviews, workshops), analyzing data, and
publishing results. This research may be conducted with farmers in Quebec and/or
Latin America (such as Mexico, Colombia, Cuba or Brazil). The candidate should
specify in the cover letter if they have a preference for either of the aforementioned
research locations, and experience working there. The SAFS Postdoctoral Fellow
will also be expected to apply to external granting agencies if they wish to
continue their research at Bishop’s in subsequent years. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Required:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>PhD in relevant natural or social sciences fields
such as agroecology, agricultural sciences, rural sociology, geography, or
related fields</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Experience in interdisciplinary work</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>A proven track record demonstrating research
skills</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Experience in conducting field work with farm
and/or food system actors</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Experience in collecting and analyzing social
and/or environmental data</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Ability to work independently and as part of a
team</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Strong scientific writing and communication
skills and a track record of academic publications</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Interest to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary
research team</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>English language proficiency</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Recommended:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Experience in transdisciplinary work</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Experience in statistics</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Working French communication skills if field
work is conducted in Quebec</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Working Spanish or Portuguese communication
skills if field work is conducted in Latin America</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bishop’s University is located in Quebec’s Eastern
Townships. The region is renowned for its agro-tourism, organic and
community-supported food production, and a growing culture of entrepreneurship
within the context of sustainable agriculture. Bishop’s 500-acre campus
includes a new 140-acre Educational Farm (<a href="http://www.ubishops.ca/farm" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.ubishops.ca/farm</a>),
which is currently under development. The farm will be a showpiece of
sustainable agriculture design, and serve as the setting for the SAFS programs’
practical teaching and research projects. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bishop’s University observes an equal access employment in
public bodies for women, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, Indigenous and
disabled people (including the possibility of accommodation during the
selection process). Candidates who anticipate needing accommodation for any
part of the process may contact Human Resources at <a href="mailto:HR@ubishops.ca">HR@ubishops.ca</a>. In
accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to
Canadian citizens and permanent residents, but all qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The salary is $45 000/year, and the successful applicant is
expected to start June 1, 2023 (flexible). Application packages, including a
cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research achievements and proposal
for what research the candidate would like to conduct under this postdoctoral
fellowship (maximum four pages), and names and contact information of three
referees who are willing to be contacted, must be sent by <b>email as one PDF
file, </b>labelled by last name-Postdoc (<i>e.g.,</i> Smith-Postdoc.pdf) to Jiayi
Gu at <a href="mailto:jgu@ubishops.ca">jgu@ubishops.ca</a> by February 17, 2023 at 4pm. Only those selected for an
interview will be contacted. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bishop’s University is located on the traditional territory
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