Dear LFS and Forestry graduate students,<\/p>\n
As part of the University-wide Black Faculty Cohort Hiring Initiative, the Faculties of Forestry and Land and Food Systems are conducting a search for an Assistant Professor in Natural Resource Economics. We will be interviewing 4 candidates starting next week. We would like to invite you to lunch with the first two candidates (for now), as follows: <\/strong><\/p>\n Jan 28, 11:00am-12:00pm, FSC 4101 (Abdoulaye Cisse)<\/strong><\/p>\n Jan 31, 11:30am-12:30pm, FSC 4101 (Matthew Dodier)<\/strong><\/p>\n Please RSVP to lfs.recruiting@ubc.ca<\/a> and include any dietary restrictions by 4pm on Thursday, Jan 23.<\/u><\/p>\n You are also invited to attend their research and teaching seminars. We would welcome your feedback following the interviews as per forms below.Abdoulaye Cisse (Jan 27-28)<\/strong><\/p>\n Teaching Demonstration: <\/strong>Hedonic Analysis\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n January 27th, 1:30-2:30pm<\/p>\n FSC-2916 (CAWP Caseroom)<\/p>\n Research Talk<\/strong>: Climate as Catalyst and Constraint: Infrastructure Investments in Senegal<\/em><\/p>\n January 28, 12:30-2:00pm<\/p>\n FSC-2916 (CAWP Caseroom)<\/p>\n Feedback Form: https:\/\/ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_4U6rk61jmQH50Pk<\/a><\/p>\n Matthew Dodier (Jan 30-31)<\/strong><\/p>\n Matthew Dodier is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at Harvard University, with research at the intersection of environmental economics and public health. His work explores the public health and behavioral impacts of wildfire smoke exposure, leveraging high-resolution data and applied econometric methods to inform policy responses to environmental risks. Matthew earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Oregon. He is a Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) Pre-Doctoral Fellow and has held a fellowship at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston through the American Economic Association. An experienced teaching fellow, Matthew is committed to engaging students in applied economics.<\/p>\n Teaching Demonstration:\u00a0<\/strong>A Lecture in Natural Resource Economics<\/em><\/p>\n January 30, 1:30-2:30pm<\/p>\n ORCH 3074 (6363 Agronomy Road)<\/p>\n Research Talk<\/strong>: Smoke Signals: Wildfire Smoke, Health Impacts, and Behavioral Responses<\/em><\/p>\n January 31, 9:00-10:30am<\/p>\n SWNG 105 (2175 West Mall)<\/p>\nAbdoulaye Cisse is a\u00a0PhD\u00a0candidate\u00a0in the Department of\u00a0Agricultural\u00a0and\u00a0Resource\u00a0Economics at University of California, Berkeley.\u00a0His research\u00a0uses high-frequency micro-data and empirical methods grounded in economic theory to study topics in energy, environment and development,\u00a0particularly on issues related to infrastructure,\u00a0land use and supply chains. Abdoulaye\u00a0obtained his undergraduate degree with honors from Stanford University with a major in Economics and a minor in Mathematics.<\/h5>\n