Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Physical Geography
Our ideal candidate will be engaged in environmental change and/or coupled human-environment systems research. This hire is specific to applicants who are Black or a Person of Colour.…
Author: Max Liboiron
Infrastructure for Indigenous-University research partnerships
Intending to be in good relations is great, but it isn’t enough. This post outlines some key infrastructure that directly deal with the uneven power relations and legacies…
Freezer-led plastic sampling design in Nunatsiavut
The Nain community freezer and local hunters and fishers provide nearly all samples for monitoring plastic ingestion by animals, which creates a sampling design that prioritizes and accurately…
AI writing assignment (ChatGPT assignment)
AI writing software like ChatGPT are powerful tools. But as tools, we need to wield them effectively and ethically. This assignment walks you through some techniques and evaluations…
Queering Science: A view from the bench (London, UCL, Nov 29, 2023)
Drs. Max Liboiron and Alex Bond will discuss theorizing and practicing queering science from two different but overlapping perspectives.
What does the “participation” of Indigenous peoples in plastics pollution governance mean?
CLEAR’s new review paper looks at the ways different author groups understand Indigenous “participation” in divergent ways, and what this does to how plastic pollution itself is understood.
Reflections on the Makkovik plastics identification workshop
Our research team shares the highlights of the community-based research process
Inuit Research Assistant, Nain (full time or part time)
We’re looking for an Inuit Research Assistant based in Nain, Nunatsiavut to support plastic and other northern contaminant research. All training is provided.
Citational politics training module
An introductory assignment on the politics of citation, with a guided quiz for students to think about how they might change their citation practices to best align with…
Full-time lab technician (sample processing) position
Full time lab technician position based in St. John’s, NL
Post-doc position in community-based research in Nunatsiavut
A post-doctoral position in the support and evaluation of community-based research on plastics pollution in Nunatsiavut
Newfoundland and Labrador food pricing report launched!
CLEAR is excited to share the results of the 2020-2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Food Pricing Project!
Post-doctoral position in justice-oriented plastic pollution research and management
2-year position from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025$50,00/year, including benefitsLocation: CLEAR Lab, Geography Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, Canada …
Job posting: FT lab manager
CLEAR lab at Memorial University is seeking a full-time (35 hrs/week) lab manager. Closing date: June 2, 2023
Master’s positions (MA & MSc) in plastics and justice-based research methods
CLEAR has four Master’s positions (MA or MSc) for September 2023
OFI short term visiting fellowship
There’s a paid opportunity for a visiting fellow to work with CLEAR at Memorial University for 2 weeks-4 months on ocean-related research. Details of the competition are here:…
Research Assistant positions for MFN, NG, and NCC students (MUNL St. John’s campus)
CLEAR lab has openings for undergraduate and graduate student research assistants to work on environmental samples from Miawpukek First Nation, the Nunatsiavut Government, and NunatuKavut Community Co…
PhD position in Indigenous Quantitative Methods
New position for a PhD student on a project about Indigenous Quantitative Methods based in the Geography Department at Memorial University
Research Assistant positions in natural and social sciences
CLEAR is hiring multiple part-time (8-30 hours/week, flexible) research assistant positions to work on a variety of projects in the natural and social sciences.
Knowledge quilt
CLEAR Artist in Residence Dr. Pam Hall led us in the creation of a knowledge quilt made from parts of a lab coat.
Collective Consent for research projects
When a researcher asks to use CLEAR as a study site, we use a collective consent process to decide together.
Hiring FT or PT research writer
CLEAR is hiring a research writer to aid in the write-up of academic articles and/or community reports and whitepapers on the following topics: plastic pollution monitoring and laboratory…
Hiring full-time & part-time research positions in Indigenous methodologies and feminist STS (fall 2022)
CLEAR is hiring one part-time (~10 hours/week) and one full-time (30-35 hours/week) research assistant position for the fall of 2022. The positions will start in September or October…
Summer Research Positions in plastic pollution research (high school/youth), St. John’s or Nunatsiavut
We have four full time and part time positions for high school students and youth (under 30) in the lab this summer (2022)