Dear Bergers,
I'm delighted to announce that this week, our BERG seminar will be given by Maria Ojala from Örebro University, Sweden, at 4pm online. The title is, "Climate Change Worry Among Young People: Associations with Mental Wellbeing, Climate Change Engagement, and the Role of Coping." Below is the abstract of the talk, the link, and the schedule of upcoming talks.
Abstract
Many young people worry about climate change. Is this worry related to hopelessness and low wellbeing, or is it rather related to climate engagement? Research shows that young people are not victims of whatever climate change related emotions that are aroused in them but actively cope in different ways. The focus in this presentation is on research with young people in the ages from late childhood, through adolescence, up to young adulthood about their worry and how they cope and how these coping strategies and worry relate to engagement and subjective wellbeing. The importance of meaning-focused coping and constructive hope will be emphasized.
Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MjI5NTVhOGItNWM0OC00Nz…
April 5 16:00 Lucie Rigaill Université Rennes Multimodal sexual communication in Afro-eurasian monkeys Online
April 12 16:00 Mike Radford University of Aberdeen TBA TBA
April 19th 16:00 Alexandra Horowitz Barnard College Who is the dog? Online
April 26th 16:00 Pawel Fedurek University of Stirling Sound Recording Workshop In - person: C3A94
May 3rd 10:00 AM Cécile Sarabian University of Hong Kong Risk perception and potential applications in wildlife management and conservation Online
May 10th 16:00 Arnaud Tognetti Karolinska Institutet Identification of sickness: some past, current and future projects. Online
Looking forward to seeing you!
Best wishes,
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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Dear BERGers,
Recent MSc Human-Animal Interactions graduate Sonya Connelly (sonya.connelly.sc(a)gmail.com<mailto:sonya.connelly.sc@gmail.com>) is seeking paid/unpaid hands-on research experience, up to a few days per week. Please email Sonya if you have any projects on the go with which she might be able to help. I supervised Sonya's MSc dissertation, for which she was awarded a distinction and in which she collected and analysed an impressively large quantitative dataset.
Best wishes,
Clare
Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>.
Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her)
Lecturer in Psychology and Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction
Psychology Division
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
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Postdoc position on psychology of animal welfare and meat reduction
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Sent: 15 March 2023 16:15
Subject: Postdoctoral Position at University of Zurich
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Three Year Post-Doctoral Position on Psychological Mechanisms of Meat Reduction at University of Zurich
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in the areas of personality, motivation, and adult development to work primarily with Christopher J. Hopwood and also with Alexandra M. Freund in the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich (Switzerland).
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Research will focus on psychological mechanisms of meat reduction using a multi-method approach spanning cross-cultural, experimental, behavioral, ambulatory, and self/peer report survey methods. Primary emphasis will be on data from two projects for which data have already been collected on cross-cultural variation on attitudes about animal welfare and processes relevant to animal consumption in close relationships, as well as a longitudinal study with a meat-reduction intervention component for which data collection will begin in Fall, 2023. However, there will also be opportunities to engage in other projects, including those initiated by the post-doc.
The post-doc will be able to strengthen their research portfolio as well as their teaching credentials by teaching a 2-hour weekly seminar per semester and assist in the supervision of masters and bachelors' theses.
The 100% appointment for three years, ideally starting August 1, 2023. The annual salary is based on the Swiss public pay scale (approximately 100,000 Swiss Francs), and standard University benefits are included.
The candidate should hold a Ph.D. in psychology and have extensive research experience in the fields of personality, motivation, and/or adult development, a demonstrated interest in meat reduction, very good methodological and statistical skills, publication experience in peer-reviewed journals, and a willingness and ability to work in a team.
International applications are strongly encouraged. English proficiency is a must; knowledge of German is helpful, but not required.
To apply, submit a cover letter (about 1 page) describing your interest in and potential approach to investigating meat reduction, as well as your general career goals, together with your curriculum vitae, and two of your articles in one pdf file to: hopwood(a)psychologie.uzh.ch<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychologi…>. Letters of recommendation will be requested from competitive candidates. The search will remain open until the position is filled.
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Dear Bergers,
There is no BERG this week due to the industrial action.
Sharon
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Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND
Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651
Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/
Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology
Academic editor: PLOS ONE
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
