Call
for Poster Proposals for Green Careers Night
Students,
have you had meaningful internship or research experience? If so, we
invite you to submit a proposal here to present your experience at the Green Careers
Night on March 27, 2018. The student poster session is
from 5:15 to 6pm and will be followed by a networking
session, 6-8pm, when alumni and professionals from a wide range of
environmental fields will be available to talk with students about their career
and potential job opportunities. We hope you will consider presenting
your internship or research experience and participating in the larger
networking event. It's always a fun, interactive night.
The
Environmental Studies Program will start reviewing proposals on February 20,
2018.
***We
are still accepting proposals***
iFixit: Why Repair Matters and How You can do it Too!
Tuesday, February 27, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Devlin 101 (Kane Room)
Dr. Brittany McCrigler, Director of Education
Services, Senior Technical Writer, and Resident Astrophysicist at iFixit—an
online repair community for electronic devices—will be speaking at Boston
College on February 27th, 2018 about electronic waste, the circular
economy, planned obsolescence and the Massachusetts Right to Repair movement.
Guest Speaker: Richard Piligian on Hazardous Waste
Thursday, March 1, 3:00 – 4:15 PM
Fulton Hall 425
Richard Piligian, a long time hazardous waste inspector for the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will be speaking to the Environmental
Sustainability class on Thursday March 1, 2018 from 3 - 4:15 p.m. in
Fulton Hall room 425. He will present a power point presentation showing
good and bad examples of hazardous waste management, and explain how EPA
personnel do site inspections and enforce environmental requirements. He
has proved to be an informative and entertaining speaker in the past. The
class instructor is inviting other students who are interested in this topic to
sit in on this class and watch his presentation.
Earth
& Environmental Science Seminar Series
Tuesday,
March 13 at 12:00 PM
Devlin
Hall 201
Christie
Hegermiller, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
"Surf's
up: Statistical and dynamical projection of changing wave conditions and
coastal response"
All
are welcome and refreshments will be provided.
For
the full Seminar Series, see
here.
Senior Thesis Poster Session
BC seniors writing a thesis in the social sciences, humanities,
or cultural studies are invited to submit an application to participate in the
2018 Senior Thesis Poster Session to be held on Friday, April 20 ! 11am-1pm
If you are an Environmental Studies student writing a
senior thesis and would like to be considered for the Senior Thesis Poster
Session, please send a thesis abstract to envstudy@bc.edu
by Monday, March 12 before noon. The ENVS program will announce their
nominations by Friday, March 16.
For more information about the poster session, see
flyer.
Summer Study Abroad in China—Climate Change &
Sustainability: An Environmental Chemistry View
CHEM1101 & EESC1301
May 27 – June 22, 2018
Be immersed in the cultural and economic environments, gain
firsthand experience on the benefits and negative impacts of the rapid
industrialization in China.
Contact Professor Dunwei Wang (dunwei.wang@bc.edu) for more details.
Summer Study Abroad in Parma, Italy—International Food Law
INTL 2253, POLI 1253, LAWS 2253 3.0 credits
May 21 – June 15, 2018
University of Parma
Experience a 4-week banquet in the form of summer study in
Parma, Italy -- one of the
few courses in the world devoted to the international law of
food, an issue of immense emerging
importance.
The course, which will be held in the city considered the
European or even the world
capital of food, covers food supply, safety, security,
subsidies, trade, and a variety of other
contemporary issues. Field trips include visits to the European
Food Safety Authority in Parma
and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, as well as
a cooking class at a local
culinary institute.
There are no prerequisites, and no knowledge of Italian is
required.
Summer Study Abroad in Parma, Italy—The Art of Physics
PHYS 1400
June 4-30, 2018
Course will cover physics methods, ethos, culture, and history
with trips to Florence, Bologna, and Padua.
For more information, contact Professor Andrzej Herczynski (andrzej@bc.edu)
Domestic-Based Field Study Opportunities
June 19 – June 29, 2018
Two Courses are being offered this summer:
1. Writing Wilderness—White Mountains, NH
Writing prompts will encourage students to examine Americans’
relationship to “nature” as it has been experienced from “taming” the
wilderness through the development of cities, suburbs, farming, and rural
communities.
This is a multi-genre, introductory-level, creative writing
course. A key element in this course will be the immersion of students in an
environment that stimulates fresh perspectives to explore place through
writing.
2. Building Sustainable Communities—Detroit, MI and Boston,
MA
Do you want to learn about the strategies that practitioners are
using to build sustainable communities? Do you want to see first-hand how urban
agriculture and community food systems are transforming cities?
This course will investigate contemporary urban environments
through the eyes of urban farmers and community innovators who are building
more equitable communities and sustainable relationships with the land.
For more information, see
flyer, or www.bc.edu/domesticstudy
MASSACHUSETTS
HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEMINARS – ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
The
Boston Environmental History Seminar is an occasion for scholars as well as
interested members of the public to discuss aspects of American environmental
history from prehistory to the present day. Presenters come from a variety of
disciplines including history, urban planning, and environmental management.
Most
seminar meetings revolve around the discussion of a pre-circulated paper.
Sessions open with remarks from the essayist and an assigned commentator, after
which the discussion is opened to the floor. After each session, the Society
serves a light buffet supper.
For
more information and to see the full schedule, see
here.
MIT
SEMINAR SERIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL HISTORY
This
seminar series is sponsored by MIT's History Faculty and Program in Science,
Technology, and Society. This series covers a broad range of topics including
food history, social history, and the connection between technology and
the environment.
See
the full schedule here.
Informational
Webinar: Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability
Bard
Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational webinars for
prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs.
ABOUT
Webinars include a program overview for the Bard MBA in Sustainability and the Bard Center for Environmental Policy programs as well as detailed admissions information, course requirements, tips to make your application strong, and financial information.
Join a live information session with Director Goodstein and the admissions team and ask questions directly of the Bard team.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED?
ABOUT
Webinars include a program overview for the Bard MBA in Sustainability and the Bard Center for Environmental Policy programs as well as detailed admissions information, course requirements, tips to make your application strong, and financial information.
Join a live information session with Director Goodstein and the admissions team and ask questions directly of the Bard team.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED?
- Overview of graduate program offerings
- Alumni success and career outcomes
- Admissions information
- Prerequisite course requirements
- Peace Corps and AmeriCorps programs
- Financial aid availability
- Tips for a standout application
For
more information and to register, see here.
Undergraduate Research Opportunity—Stanford University:
Groundwater Data
Summer
2018
About
the research:
Recent
droughts in the Central Valley of California have cost the agricultural
industry over $1 billion. Increased drought resilience can be achieved through
sustainable use of groundwater, which is the main source of water during times
of drought. In order to be sustainable, we must effectively model groundwater
flow. Modeling groundwater flow requires an understanding of subsurface
geology, which, in the Central Valley, is poorly known.
Recent
advances in image and text recognition and in machine learning algorithms have
made data extraction from large volumes of records feasible. The project we
propose is to apply these methods, and develop new ones, to extract geologic
data and location information from the millions of available well reports in
the Central Valley.
The
successful applicant(s) should have a quantitative and computational
background—preferably with experience in python, Matlab or R, and some
experience with machine learning or signal processing techniques. No prior
experience in geology or the Earth sciences is necessary
For
more information and to apply, see here.
JOB & INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE
Earthwatch is an international environmental nonprofit
organization that funds field expeditions in more than 50 countries.
Earthwatch expeditions provide individuals with opportunities to
participate in hands-on scientific research all over the world. We also partner
with schools, businesses, governments, and other philanthropic organizations to
enable a broad range of people to learn and change the world through our
experiential model.
Staff members at Earthwatch develop, manage, market, and recruit
for our varied expeditions, programs, and partnerships. Earthwatch does not
employ the scientists or research staff that run the expeditions we support;
they generally work for universities or other research institutions.
Earthwatch currently has a number of jobs and internships open.
Please see here for
more details.
JOB
OPPORTUNITIES WITH ENVIRONMENT AMERICA
Environment
America promotes bold ideas and organizes action to commit our country to 100%
renewable energy, keep fossil fuels in the ground, ban bee-killing pesticides,
end pollution of our water, and protect and expand our national parks and other
public lands. We’re not afraid to think boldly, but we’re well aware that bold
thinking is not enough. We work hard to produce the research, public education
and citizen action it takes to win real results for our environment right now.
For more information, visit jobs.environmentamerica.org
INTERNSHIP
WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL VOTER PROJECT
Winter/Spring Intern
The Environmental Voter Project is looking for highly-motivated
undergraduates to join our selective Winter/Spring Internship Program. Interns
will work closely with the Field Director and the CEO to learn about subjects
such as field campaigning, nonprofit communications and data analytics. Interns
will be expected to devote time to field outreach, senior staff support, event
planning, research, and drafting of membership communications, blog posts, and
stakeholder presentations. In addition to gaining valuable nonprofit advocacy
skills, interns will become talented organizers and political operatives by
learning the nuts and bolts of nonprofit work and electoral campaigning from an
exciting and innovative organization. We are seeking responsible, motivated
candidates who can commit to 12+ hours per week for this program. This is an
unpaid internship in Boston, MA.
Please visit here
for more details and application instructions
Job Opportunities with
PIRG Campus Action
With PIRG Campus Action,
you’ll work with students who, like you, believe it’s our right and
responsibility to shape the future we all want. You’ll work with students to
decide the strategies and tactics they’ll use to run campaigns that promote
clean energy, public health, a stronger democracy and more.
For more information and to
apply, see here.
Job Opportunities with
Impact
Impact organizers are on the
ground to mobilize businesses, faith leaders and citizens to demonstrate the
commitment to keeping our promises on climate change, and transitioning a
sustainable, renewable energy economy.
Many of our organizers are
working with elected leaders in states across the country to meet goals of
getting to at least 10 percent solar by 2030. Grassroots efforts like these
have helped triple solar nationwide in just the last two years.
For more information and to
apply, see here.
Science and Teaching
Internship with Common Tides
July 10 – August 5, 2018
The mission of Common Tides
is to inspire passion through ocean education and stewardship to bring about
positive change. We do this by providing a free marine science program along
with sail training to young students that live in underserved
communities. The goal of the program is to provide these children with
more education about their oceans so that in the future they can be empowered
to fill conservation roles, eco-tourism jobs, and further understand their
connection with the ocean. Participants that join us for our trips will be an
integral part in teaching all aspects of our program. We will be training our
participants in the marine science and sailing curriculum which is aimed at the
broad oceanic picture with a focus on the regions we are visiting.
For more information, see
flyer.
Fellowships for Masters
Students at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV is looking for
qualified students to be part of our program here at the University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley and the School for Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences
(www.utrgv.edu/seems) As part of
a grant we received from the USDA, we are offering 8 fully funded fellowships
to outstanding, underrepresented students into our newly developed master’s
program in Agricultural, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences. We
will provide two years of funding that covers tuition and a monthly stipend to
students interested in advanced sciences related to sustainable agriculture and
food systems, and who are interested and qualified to conduct graduate research
on one of the projects identified below. As part of this program,
students will be involved in opportunities to develop skills important in
agricultural careers through engaged scholarship, and will work closely with faculty
and community partners on the various projects.
For more information
(including a full list of projects), see
here.
Job Opportunities with
Risk Management Solutions
RMS has a number of job
openings, including Model
Analyst:
The Model Specialist team is
part of the Models & Data business unit, and is responsible for supporting
both RMS clients and colleagues across the globe in their successful usage and
understanding of the full suite of RMS catastrophe models and associated data
products.
For the full list, see here.
Webinar: How to Get a Job
in Sustainability
Purpose-Driven Careers in
Business, NGOs, and Government
Tuesday, February 27th, 7 PM
EST
Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College, will outline mission-driven career strategies in sustainable business, non-profits and government for both soon-to-be and recent college graduates, and for professionals looking to make a move. Goodstein will provide participants with a concrete job-search strategy, discuss what the current political climate means for careers in social and environmental sustainability, cover grad school and continuing education options (including school now / school later); and take questions from the audience.
Please register here for log-in details and more information.
Virginia Tech
Undergraduate Summer Program
May 28 – July 27, 2018
Announcing our new
USDA-Funded RESEARCH & EXTENSION EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES
(REEU), TRAINING FUTURE LEADERS TO SOLVE RESOURCE CHALLENGES AT THE
CONFLUENCE OF WATER AND SOCIETY.
Applicants must be US
citizens or permanent residents, enrolled in a degree program leading to
baccalaureate or associates degree, and be entering their sophomore, junior or
senior year in Fall 2018. The program will run from May 28 – July 27, 2018 in
Blacksburg, VA on the Virginia Tech campus.
This REEU will catalyze
interactions between students from widely varying disciplines by focusing on
research questions that require innovative approaches to scientific
collaboration and data visualization, as well as communication to and
engagement with an array of local stakeholders. Our diverse team of experienced
mentors includes environmental scientists, social scientists, engineers, and
computer scientist will both guide individual student efforts as well as collectively
model successful interdisciplinary collaboration. To promote a unifying context
for research: Fellows and mentors will be members of interdisciplinary teams;
We will learn from and interact with a range of stakeholders across multiple
land use issues; and Activities will be place-based within the Virginia Tech StREAM Lab,
with a view towards its relationship with the larger New River basin.
For more information: https://vtconfluence-reeu.weebly.com/
Job Opportunity—Water
Resources Analyst/Scientist
The U.S. Center of the Stockholm Environment
Institute (SEI) seeks a full-time Water Resources Analyst or Scientist
to join our Water Program. SEI is an international non-profit organization that
works to advance sustainable development through research, policy analysis and
capacity-building. We pursue our mission of bridging science and policy in the
fields of environment and development across six centers around the globe. The
SEI-US Center has three offices: Somerville, MA, Davis, CA, and Seattle, WA;
you will be joining our eight-person team in Davis, CA. The SEI-US Water
Program develops and applies analytical tools to support robust decision making
on water, most notably using our Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) software.
Through applied projects and working with scientists and decision-makers – both
locally and internationally – we develop cutting-edge studies that inform
integrated water resource management, multi-scale adaptation, and/or
social-ecological resilience to climate change and development challenges.
Application deadline:
February 28
For more information and to
apply, see here.
Internship at
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
May 21 – August
10, 2018
VCE seeks applicants for a
12-week, field-based conservation science internship — the Alexander Dickey
Conservation Internship — for the period 21 May to 10 August 2018. The position
will involve immersion in many aspects of VCE’s diverse wildlife research and
monitoring projects, including (but not limited to) the Vermont Loon
Conservation Project, Mountain Birdwatch, long-term bird banding on the Mt.
Mansfield ridgeline, and studies of vernal pool amphibian ecology. The opportunity
to present a nature program and/or lead a nature walk at a therapeutic
community will help develop public speaking skills. Responsibilities will vary
from day to day and week to week, but will include extensive field work and
office-based tasks such as error-checking and digitization of data.
Application deadline: March 9
For more information, see
here.
Job Opportunity—Greenovate
Boston Outreach Manager
The Greenovate Boston
Outreach Manager leads the development and implementation of community
engagement strategies to drive climate action in Boston in line with the City’s
Climate Action Plan. They will be an important member of the teams behind the
City’s top climate initiatives - Carbon Free Boston and Climate Ready Boston -
and plays a leading role in the next update to the City’s Climate Action Plan
in 2018. The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to shape and execute
programs that contribute to the progress on Boston’s climate action goals and
also make it possible for the community to lead that progress. The right
candidate will play an integral role in ensuring that all Bostonians have the
tools they need make Boston a greener, healthier city for everyone.
For more information and to
apply, see
here.
Solar Ambassador
Fellowship with RE-volv
Are you a college student
passionate about renewable energy? Are you interested in taking action to put
up solar in your community? If the opportunity to install a solar energy system
on a nonprofit or cooperative near you sounds exciting, then RE-volv wants to
help you make it happen.
The Solar Ambassador Program
is a fellowship for one academic year that gives college students the
opportunity to spearhead a solar project in their community using RE-volv’s
innovative solar financing model. We are looking for creative, passionate,
and resourceful college students who are eager to spread solar across the
country.
Deadline: Applications for
this competitive fellowship will be viewed on a first come first serve basis.
For more information and to
apply, see here.
