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Simon Batterbury is Professor of Environmental Studies in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne, where he has held a permanent position since 2004, advancing from lecturer to senior lecturer, associate professor, and full professor. He earned his BA Honours (First Class) in Human and Physical Geography from the University of Reading in 1985, an MA from Clark University in 1990, and a PhD from Clark University in 1997, with a thesis on the political ecology of environmental management in semi-arid West Africa, focusing on case studies from Burkina Faso. His career includes lectureships at Brunel University (1993-1998) and the London School of Economics (1999-2001), an assistant professorship at the University of Arizona (2001-2004), and a secondment as Director of the University's Office for Environmental Programs (2008-2012), where he oversaw an interdisciplinary Master's program for up to 360 students. From 2017 to 2019, he served as Professor and Chair of Political Ecology at Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, and maintains visiting professorships there. He currently acts as Academic Convenor for the Melbourne Climate Futures doctoral Academy.