2021 Archive

Samantha Dunning will defend her thesis "Identifying Marine Mammal Remains In The Western Aleutian Islands Using Zooarchaeology And Stable Isotope Analysis" by Zoom, Saturday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m., Alaska Standard Time. If you would like to listen in, please send a request to Diane Hanson at dkhanson@alaska.edu requesting the link and you can be added to the guest list. The thesis is available to preview and Diane Hanson can send you that link too.

The Juneau Economic Development Council is pleased to join the Alaska State Committee for Research (SCoR) in encouraging nominations for the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame.

Shared Services at the University of Alaska Anchorage is seeking a full-time, Fiscal Technician. The position will be led by the Certified Research Administrators and assist with restricted fund pre- and post-award duties such as purchasing, travel, etc.

The Social Media/Communication Specialist will actively contribute to the development and implementation of comprehensive, strategic marketing and communication plans designed to effectively publicize programs, faculty (teaching, research and service), staff, and student success, using a variety of communication mediums.

Conversation Café is a facilitated workshop and dialogue space where members of the UAA community can unpack how race, gender and sexuality show up in our current society. This month we will be thinking about how gender and the gender binary is constructed through a Western Colonial lens. Guest speaker Souksavanh T. Keovorabouth will share how non-binary and gender non-conforming people have always existed and how we can and should challenge our current understanding of gender.

UAA is a campus affiliate of the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), an international leadership organization that works with colleges, universities and government agencies to create communities of belonging, increase cultural competence and eliminate racism and other forms of oppression.

The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) seeks outstanding candidates for a postdoc fellowship position; salary commensurate with qualifications. The one-year fellowship is renewable for up to three years, depending on performance and budget.