Dear LFS graduate students,<\/p>\n
We will be interviewing 3 candidates for the position of Assistant Professor in Food and Resource Economics (1 of 3 positions awarded from the President\u2019s Academic Excellence Initiative), starting January 13. \u00a0We would like to invite you to attend the LFS Graduate Student Roundtables, as listed below.\u00a0 You are also invited to attend their research and teaching seminars. These will all be done online.\u00a0 We hope that you will be able to attend and to provide feedback on these candidates.\u00a0A copy of the advertisement can be found here<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Colette Salemi, PhD candidate, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n Colette Salemi is an applied microeconomist conducting research at the intersection of environmental and resource economics and development economics. She will complete her PhD in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota in Spring 2022. Colette uses geospatial data and household microdata to examine the impacts of conflict and forced displacement, especially in relation to food and natural resources. For example, Colette\u2019s ongoing research on refugee camps in sub-Saharan Africa and Bangladesh evaluates how camp openings affect land use, forest cover, and the nutritional status of local communities. Colette is also interested in sustainability challenges related to refugee encampment, the climate-conflict nexus, and studies of environmental conservation and ecosystem services.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Research Seminar: Hungry hosts? Refugee camps and host community nutritional outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n January 13, 3:30-5:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5wtd-Ghpz0iGdVIl7xcXL_Wiu3sqGybfayb<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teaching Seminar:\u00a0 Beyond Maps: Introduction to Geocomputation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n January 14, 2:00-3:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5UvduyurzsrEtJu7AZtOiBkqOqnDjy9PKLh<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n LFS Grad Student Roundtable\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n January 13, 2:00-2:45pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Join Zoom Meeting<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/j\/69655595286?pwd=UkE3aWtaU08wbUc1UXpLR0RuRVNzZz09<\/a><\/p>\n Meeting ID: 696 5559 5286<\/p>\n Passcode: 803255<\/p>\n Dora Zsuzsanna Simon, Assistant Professor, University of Stavanger, Business School<\/strong><\/p>\n Dora Simon started as an Assistant Professor in September 2021 at the University of Stavanger Business School in Norway. Her main fields are International Trade and Environmental Economics, focusing on the agricultural sector. She finished her Ph.D. in 2021 at the University of Zurich.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Research Seminar:\u00a0 To Beef or Not To Beef: Trade, Meat, and the Environment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n January 17, 12:00-1:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5clc-2trj0iGNHK_KJXC6IkJ-XpT8lzYVKM<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teaching Seminar:\u00a0 Emerging tools for Data Analysis in Economics<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n January 18, 9:00-10:00am<\/strong><\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5Aode2hrTgqE9cOhGrJizbHhmqhGHS81Uil<\/a><\/p>\n LFS Grad Student Roundtable\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n January 17, 9:30-9:45am<\/strong><\/p>\n Join Zoom Meeting<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/j\/63234929123?pwd=SjdUdzZBTHVZbk81RVJOaUVZVlpUdz09<\/a><\/p>\n Meeting ID: 632 3492 9123<\/p>\n Passcode: 331169<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jonathan Proctor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, Center for the Environment and Data Science Initiative\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Jonathan Proctor is an environmental economist with a background in agronomy, climate science,\u00a0remote sensing and machine learning. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow jointly at the Harvard Data Science Initiative and the Center for the Environment. He received his PhD in Agriculture and Resource Economics from UC Berkeley in 2019.\u00a0He develops and applies new methods to empirically estimate anthropogenic impacts on climate and, in turn, on global socio-environmental systems. He is particularly fascinated by how light, water and temperature jointly\u00a0determine\u00a0crop growth, and how high resolution satellite imagery can be used to measure socio-environmental conditions.<\/p>\n Research Seminar: \u00a0Accurate specification of water availability shows its importance for global crop production<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n January 24, 3:30-5:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5Yqfu6qpjIjHdEeoTgnkkdRBlcLhNdIw6oT<\/a><\/p>\n Teaching Seminar: \u00a0Emerging tools for Data Analysis in Economics: Satellite Remote Sensing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n January 25, 2:00-3:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Register here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ubc.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/u5IldOCrpj0iE9a0W2S1BF5nLUn_EGblTig8<\/a><\/p>\n LFS Grad Student Roundtable\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n January 24, 1:00-1:45pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Join Zoom Meeting<\/p>\n