Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program - University of California Santa Cruz
Applications for the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (conservationscholars.ucsc.edu) at the University of California Santa Cruz are now available. Each March we select 20 early-undergraduate Scholars from around the country to participate in a two-year conservation mentorship program centered on the summers between academic years. Our goal is to serve students from groups traditionally underrepresented in conservation, across disciplines, who can contribute to diversifying, redefining, and strengthening efforts to protect land, wildlife and water. We focus our efforts on serving college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with two years of college left at a stage when we can support their undergraduate careers and their choices as they graduate. Students who attend or are transferring to any four-year institution in the US, its territories and Native nations are eligible. US citizens, permanent residents, DACA and Dreamer students are eligible to apply. International students are not eligible for the program.
During the first year Scholars participate in an eight-week, intensive summer course integrating conservation design, leadership and research experiences while traveling with a close group of peers and mentors. During the second summer, Scholars pursue eight-week research and practice internships with nationally recognized conservation organizations and agencies. A professional development retreat after the second summer brings together the Scholar cohort and prepares them to apply for jobs and graduate school. Throughout the two years and beyond, we work with home mentors at each Scholar’s campus to provide ongoing support. Scholars receive travel and lodging support and a $4,000 stipend each summer and become part of the national Doris Duke Conservation Scholars network for life.
Applications for the 2019 class of Scholars are available on the website and due February 8, 2019.
For more information, visit conservationscholars.ucsc.edu or email the Program Director, Dr. Justin Cummings, jacummin@ucsc.edu.
LAKES Research Opportunity at University of Wisconsin-Stout
The LAKES (Linking Applied Knowledge in Environmental Sustainability) REU focuses on water quality and phosphorus mitigation in an interdisciplinary manner over an 8 week program (June 9-August 4), with projects in economics, biology, geography, and political science. Students will be provided with room and board and a generous stipend during their participation in the LAKES program.
This program prioritizes under-represented students, pairing them with mentors in individual projects that collectively will contribute to a more complete understanding of the dynamic interactions of our political economy, our social networks, and our ecosystems. The review of submitted applications for the 2019 summer program will begin February 3rd. Complete program information can be found here: http://www.uwstout.edu/lakes/ or on our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LAKESREU/.
Undergraduate Natural Science Internship
Research and Extension Experiential Learning for Undergraduates (REEU) – Diversity in Faces, Spaces and Places of Natural Resources Sciences program via Purdue University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
This REEU program is an eight-week, field-based, natural resource science-focused, summer internship program, funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This program provides opportunities for participating undergraduate students to address research questions related to the biodiversity of ecosystems within a highly agricultural landscape, and to develop technical, critical thinking and mentoring skills. Participating undergraduate students will be paired with graduate student and faculty mentors and high school interns to address research questions in their area of interest (e.g., stream ecosystem health, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, birds, herbaceous plants, and trees). Weekly mentoring, social events and professional activities are included. Selected applicants will receive a financial incentive package, including a $4,000 stipend, meals and housing, and travel reimbursement (up to $500).
To Apply: Please submit your official transcripts, two letters of recommendation from faculty at your home institution, a current resume, and a two-page statement of interest that includes your career goals and what you expect to gain from this program. The deadline for submitting your application is February 15, 2019.
Please contact fnrreeu@gmail.com for eligibility requirements, details about the program, and the link to the application.
Farm Jobs and Internships in Montana
Farms and Ranches Hiring Now in Montana
Learn to farm and have an adventure!
The 2019 farm season will be here before you know it! Get your hands dirty learning the ins-and-outs of farming or ranching and get exposure to a variety of local and sustainable food systems amid the rugged, breathtakingly beautiful landscape of Montana!
Farm Link Montana is a free, searchable database of current listings for jobs, internships, and land opportunities in Montana. It features a searchable map of farms and ranches across the state hiring for the upcoming season. Learn about each operation and apply to multiple jobs at once with just one application. Opportunities range from organic veggies, wheat, and pulses to hops, dairy and more!
Now is the time to apply! Hiring for the season is underway so don’t miss out!
A typical arrangement involves the exchange of labor for room, board, a stipend, hands-on experience, intensive training and skill development.
Farm internships may provide opportunities for training in:
- Vegetable, herb, fruit, and flower production at many different scales
- Marketing techniques, including direct marketing strategies
- Livestock production, including cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, and poultry
- Dairy farming and cheese making with cows, sheep or goats
- Seed saving
- Making value-added products
- Grass-based and intensive rotational grazing farm systems
These and many other diverse opportunities are available across Montana.
For more information and to apply, visit https://www.farmlinkmontana.org/
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Statement of Purpose Writing Workshop - Nov 29, 2018
CSEAS is hosting a Statement of Purpose writing workshop on Thursday at 3:30 in Founders 293. While some of the focus will be on those applying for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, this should be helpful for any student considering graduate school, applying for fellowships, etc.
Graduate and PhD Student Fellowships - University of Delaware
We are pleased to invite applications for graduate student fellowship in wind energy and the storage of intermittent renewables at the University of Delaware. Delaware houses a leading wind power research program with emphasis on the burgeoning offshore market. Twelve-month stipends are approximately $28,000 for Ph.D. students and slightly less for Master’s students.
We are particularly interested in fellows whose research interests are in one of the following topics:
- environmental risk assessment
- geological and geotechnical aspects of wind projects
- grid integration
- marine logistics, including deployment and installation
- remote sensing for offshore wind power site characterization
- socio-economic and cultural dimensions of wind power
- spatial planning
- wind meteorology, resource assessment and wind turbine wakes
Fellows will be advised by a faculty member whose principal appointment is in Marine Policy (MP), Physical Ocean Science and Engineering (POSE), Oceanography, Geography or Geological Sciences, depending on interest and research interest match.
Each fellow is required to be admitted to the master’s or PhD program in MP, POSE, Geological Sciences, Geography or Climatology (PhD only). You must apply and be accepted as a graduate student to be eligible for the fellowship.
Interested prospective graduate students should visit here and see the attached which provides additional details. If you intend to apply for the fellowship, you should notify, Sharon Weigner, swiegner@udel.edu, and Jeremy Firestone, jf@udel.edu.
PhD and MS Degrees at University of Delaware - Department of Geography
The Geospatial Data Science Cluster at the University of Delaware’s Department of Geography
applications for PhD and MS positions. The department offers PhD and MS degrees in
Geography, a PhD degree in Climatology, and a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information
Science. Students can also pursue the university’s MS degree in Data Science through the
Geospatial Data Science Cluster.
We have a growing faculty in Geospatial Data Science specialized in GIScience, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics and Modeling, with applications in Land Change Science, Human Dimensions of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Climatology. The department also has strength in regional and large-scale climate modeling, weather forecasting, atmospheric observation, ecohydrology, political ecology, and critical geography.
Geospatial Data Science Cluster Faculty:
Tracy DeLiberty (tracyd@udel.edu)
geographic information systems, remote sensing, climatology
Pinki Mondal (mondalp@udel.edu)
remote sensing, GIS, environmental geography, land cover and land use change, agriculture,
food security, climate impact
Jing Gao (jinggao@udel.edu)
geospatial data science, machine learning, human dimensions of climate change, urban land
change, spatial population, uncertainty analysis and modeling
We look for self-motivated creative thinkers, with excellent written and verbal communication
skills, and ability to work in interdisciplinary environments. Ideal candidates have strong
backgrounds/interests in quantitative methods (e.g., spatial analysis and modeling, statistics),
programming (e.g., Python, R), database management, and geo-computation. Prior research
experience in geography and environmental science is a plus.
Competitive funding packages will be offered. Applications are accepted by January 5, 2019for Fall 2019 enrollment athttps://grad.udel.edu/apply, but interested applicants are encouraged to contact faculty of mutual interests in advance. Women, underrepresented minorities, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. International students are welcome. General questions may be directed to our Graduate Director Dr. April Veness (veness@udel.edu).
GEOG 490/690: Community Geography
Community Geography (GEOG 490/690) is our service learning course where students will work with the instructor in the development and execution of an applied research project in service to a local community agency. This spring, the research project will be for the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation and will incorporate perception, place making, and place utilization in the campus area in support of planning for the recently approved Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability.
This course also contributes to the undergraduate GIS and Graduate GIA Certificate programs, and pre-requites can be waived with instructor approval.
Please contact Dr. Autumn James (ajames11@niuedu) with any questions or for further information.
Graduate Research Opportunities
Our research group, led by Dr. Peleg Kremer and Dr. Kabindra Shakya at the department of Geography & the Environment at Villanova University, is recruiting graduate students at the Masters level interested in studying fine scale spatial patterns in urban air pollution and the relationship between urban structure and ecosystem services.
Our project, briefly outlined here, is supported by the NSF GSS program. Accepted students will pursue an MS degree in Environmental Science and design thesis projects aligned with project parameters. Full funding and travel allowances are available. Additional competitive funding opportunities exist within the department. Background in environmental science and/or GIS and remote sensing are highly desirable.
Interested students should review the website of the graduate program in Environmental Science for program and application information as well as Dr. Kremer and Dr. Shakya’s webpages.
Interested students should review the website of the graduate program in Environmental Science for program and application information as well as Dr. Kremer and Dr. Shakya’s webpages.
Informal inquiries can be directed to Dr. Kremer at peleg.kremer@villanova.edu and Dr. Shakya at kabindra.shakya@villanova.edu
Master's Level Internship Opportunity in France
Two master's internships will be offered in France on the interactions
between pastoralism and the reintroduction of the brown bear in the
association Dissonances and the Laboratoire GEODE (Toulouse). Candidates
should send their CV and motivation letters by Dec, 20th 2018 to
ruppert.vimal@univ-tlse2.fr and lluis.ferrer@mail.mcgill.ca
between pastoralism and the reintroduction of the brown bear in the
Pyrenees.
Ideal candidates would be master students on Environmental
Anthropology and Ecology. These internships will be in partnership with theassociation Dissonances and the Laboratoire GEODE (Toulouse). Candidates
should send their CV and motivation letters by Dec, 20th 2018 to
ruppert.vimal@univ-tlse2.fr and lluis.ferrer@mail.mcgill.ca
Monday, November 19, 2018
Madagascar Study Abroad - June 7-July 7 2019
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Webinar: Changing the World 101 on November 27
Bard MBA in Sustainability and Bard Center for Environmental Policy present
Changing the World 101
Impact Careers in Business, Government, and NGO's
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / 7-8 PM EST
Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Graduate Programs in Sustainability at Bard College will outline career strategies in the mission-driven space for both soon-to-be and recent college graduates, and for professionals looking to make a move. Goodstein will offer guidance with career direction in social and environmental sustainability, explore opportunities to gain skills, provide participants with a concrete job-search strategy, and also field questions in a live, interactive webinar.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail ebangood@bard.edu.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
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