ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New publication in Environmental Science & Policy!
Selective world-building: Collaboration and regional specificities in the marine biodiversity field by Petro Tolochko and Alice Vadrot
Over the past two decades, the scientific study of marine biodiversity developed into one of the most dynamic research fields within environmental research in general and ocean science in particular. This study analyses scientific publications on marine biodiversity using topic modeling methodology. Our approach provides the opportunity not only to describe large clusters within the field of marine biodiversity, but also to show how these topical clusters differ in time and across regions. By looking at the temporal and regional level, we wish to contribute to a deeper understanding of collaboration and regional specificity in the emergence of new research fields and – what we call – “selective world-building” across time and space.
Read the article (open access) here
Job opening: Post-doctoral Researcher with the ERC MARIPOLDATA
The Post–Doctoral researcher will have a background in Political Science, the Social Study of Science, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Human Geography or related field with an expertise in science–policy interrelations, environmental expertise, or scientific advice. He/She will work on MARIPOLDATA ́s four work packages, contributing to the project aims and the synthesis of preliminary research findings. The successful candidate is expected to work with and triangulate data collected through ethnography, bibliometrics, and oral history. He/She will coordinate data analysis and collective writing processes using different types of data.
Expecting Starting date: Beginning of January 2022 at the earliest
Deadline for application: Applications should be sent electronically to maripoldata.erc@univie.ac.at by 31.10.2021.
More information about the vacancy here.
Downloadable PDF with more info here.
EVENTS:
Virtual Ocean Seminar Series
Next seminar: CITES and the sea with Daniel Kachelriess
Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Time: 10:00-11:30am (CEST)
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IN THE MEDIA:
Video portrait about Alice Vadrot in Studio 2 (ORF)
“Politikwissenschafterin zum Schutz der Artenvielfalt”
Studio 2, 20.09.2021 (in German) here
Interview from Alice Vadrot in Die Presse
“Es gibt Konflikte, wer den Ozean wissenschaftlich abbilden kann”
Politikwissenschaftlerin Alice Vadrot über die größten Bedrohungen der Ozeane – und die Versuche, sie zu retten.
Die Presse, 13.08.2021 (in German) here
