Indigenous Self-Determination in Co-Production of Knowledge

The recording of the event can be found HERE. Margaret Rudolf successfully defended her Interdisciplinary PhD Dissertation on Tuesday, April 11th, at 2pm AKDT. Her work focuses on co-production of knowledge, which has become popular in arctic research. There is a rising need to understand how to adapt co-production of knowledge to working with Arctic…

ACCAP is Recruiting an Alaska Fellow

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Recent grads, have you heard of the Alaska Fellows Program? ACCAP is looking for a fellow who would work closely with Climate Specialist Rick Thoman to document extreme event impacts in Alaska. Applications for the 2023/24 program are being accepted now and the review period will begin March 20th. Please help spread the word. You…

Coordinator Position – Moving Forward Together

ACCAP’s Co-Director Sarah Trainor and a team of UAF faculty and staff are seeking a dynamic Project Coordinator for a 2.5 year planning project, “Moving Forward Together: Transforming Arctic Geosciences for Alaska Native Sovereignty and Science”, awarded under the new program at the National Science Foundation (NSF), Cultural Transformation in the Geosciences Community. The goals…

Fellowship in Indigenous Evaluation in Alaska

The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) seeks to expand its team to include an innovative and energetic researcher and practitioner with interest and aptitude in Indigenous evaluation. We aim to build capacity in evaluating the effectiveness of climate adaptation actions on the ground in Alaska and the community and societal impact of…

Small grants support needs of four Alaska Native non-profit organizations

The UAF Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy awarded grants up to $50,000 each to four regional non-profit organizations. The groups will use the funding to enhance capacity for resilience and climate adaptation in Alaska Native and rural communities. The awards were granted to Chugach Regional Resources Commission (CRRC), Copper River Native Association (CRNA),…

ACCAP Postdoc Opportunity

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The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) is seeking a highly innovative and energetic interdisciplinary scientist with interest and aptitude in bridging science and practice, partnerships between researchers and local knowledge, and/or actionable science to join our team.

New Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Climate Change in Arctic Environments

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, and no place is experiencing more extreme impacts than the Arctic. The University of Alaska Fairbanks is making it easy for people globally to gain a basic understanding of climate change issues in the circumpolar North through a new massive open online course.    The…