GGR434H1 Position Description
Examines concepts of resilience as a way of building the capacity of communities to (a) respond to predicted disruptions/shocks associated with climate change, global pandemics, anticipated disruptions in global food supply, energy insecurity, and environmental degradation; and (b) nurture the development of alternative spaces that support the emergence of more life-sustaining structures and practices. Includes explicit attention to equity and public health, and explores issues such as: participatory governance of social-ecological systems, the nature of social change, complexity science, the role of social movements, indigenous and political ecology perspectives.
Instructors: Blake Poland
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a grasp of social science perspectives on health equity and working knowledge of concepts of resilience of social-ecological systems and at the community level. Preference will be given to applicants who have familiarity with ecological public health, ecological determinants of health, community development, and/or emerging threats to health equity (climate change, peak oil, ecological degradation, economic instability).
Duties:
a) Consultation with the course supervisor b) Marking/grading problem sets and final exam c) Calculating, recording, and tabulating grades