Internship Opportunities
Undergraduate Research
Assistantship (URA) proposal entitled Politics of Environmental, Health,
and Safety Regulation in the US and Europe has been approved for Summer
2012. Dr. Brendon Swedlow will mentor a student assisting with his research
for 10 hours per week for 15 weeks. The student will receive $10 per
hour. For summer URA positions, URA mentors can hire a student for 15
weeks between May 16 and August 15, 2012. For more information about the project
and how to apply visit http://www.niu.edu/engagedlearning/research/ura_positions1/Summer%202012%20Swedlow.pdf
Please note that a job vacancy
is currently posted on the Chicago Park District website. It is listed as "Intern ‑ Beach Water Quality Research". This summer seasonal position will involve
collecting and analyzing samples for a pilot project to test a protective beach
barrier that is funded by a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grant. Field work will take place at Chicago
beaches, lab work will take place at the USGS Lake Michigan Ecological Research
Center in Porter, Indiana. The position
closes on May 23, interested applicants must apply before the position
closes. A link to the posting is below.
Webinar
“National Green Economy
Initiatives – Sharing countries’ experiences”
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
10am–11 am Geneva/Pretoria
5pm - 6pm Seoul
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/656675503
UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative (GEI) has the pleasure to invite you to
join a series of webinars that are expected to feed into the preparatory process
of Rio+20 Conference and other related Green Economy forums and
discussions. Through the webinars, it
aims to reach a global audience.
Participants will come from a wide group of stakeholders engaged in a
green economy - government officials and policy-makers, regional banks,
research institutions, the private sector, NGOs and the media.
Panelists
• Mr Seukwoo Kang,
Director, International Cooperation Team, Presidential Committee on Green
Growth, Korea
• Ms Dorah Nteo,
Chief Policy Advisor: Sustainable Development, Department of Environmental
Affairs, South Africa
• Moustapha Kamal
Gueye, Acting Head, Advisory Services, UNEP/DTIE/Economics and Trade Branch
Vera Weick, UNEP
(Organizer-Moderator)
For further questions, please contact UNEP Green Economy Initiative,
gei@unep.org
