linois-Indiana Sea Grant within the University of Illinois Extension is seeking an individual to expand an outreach program on Great Lakes contaminant remediation and restoration activities being conducted under the Great Lakes Legacy Act. Master’s degree related to subject matter emphasis is required. To view complete job description and apply, visit https://go.illinois.edu/137672. Closing date is December 4, 2020. The U of I is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled http://go.illinois.edu/EE
Work at Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) continues and they have even been able to support a slightly scaled back, virtual internship program.
They currently have a position open!
Zero Waste / Wasted Food – Internship at Seven Generations Ahead
15-20 hours/week – unpaid position, but travel costs will be reimbursed
Seeking interns focused on sustainability within the food system, to include “boots on the ground” work. Interns will experience
Due to COVID-19, this internship will primarily be remote work and there may be opportunities for hands on work if the opportunity is safe and presents itself. Strong preference will be given to applicants who are interested and comfortable with travel to Aurora, IL and Batavia, IL.
Please send resumes to Lisa (admin@sevengenerationsahead.org). The position is available immediately through the spring.
The College of Law is hosting an open house for diverse students on Saturday, December 5, from 12-1:30 pm. This virtual program will include a brief presentation on the NIU College of Law; remarks from one of our most distinguished alums, The Honorable Vincent F. Cornelius (’89); a student panel with Q&A; as well as an opportunity for students to play a game and win a prize. Registration is open for all students.
Attached is a flyer about the open house. Again, they are targeting diverse students with this open house, but it is open to all interested students.
Shaw Nature Reserve, located in Gray Summit, MO, currently has multiple positions open for Ecological Restoration Technicians. These are multiyear, grant-funded positions with full benefits. We’re looking for candidates who have experience with native plant ID, invasive species control, chainsaw operation, and prescribed fire.
https://us59.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/MBG/Posting/View/542
Please share this posting with any prospective applicants. Inquiries regarding the position should be directed to Mike Saxton (msaxton@mobot.org), Supervisor of the SNR ecological restoration program and Calvin Maginel (cmaginel@mobot.org), SNR Ecological Resource Scientist.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is launching public programming to raise awareness and add to the larger discussions facing our state, nation and world. The Rebuilding Democracy Speaker Series will showcase how the liberal arts and sciences is at the center of a healthy democracy. They are looking to take a very broad view in how we program this series – topics such as restoring public trust and civility; education; the role of social justice, equity and inclusion; voting rights; the importance of science in fighting environmental, medical and public health challenges; legislative and judicial issues; the economy; media literacy and the importance of a free press; and restoring our country’s reputation on the global stage. In addition to diverse topics, they will include diverse voices and opinions. Together with Paula Meyer, who ran a very successful speakers series for a decade at her previous institution, they are crafting guiding principles and operating procedures for this program. As part of that process, they will be seating an advisory committee in the near future to assist with programming the series.
Their Series will debut Dec. 1 with Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist and MSNBC Political Analyst Eugene Robinson. The event, conducted on Zoom from 7-8:30 p.m., will feature Robinson discussing a variety of topics such as rebuilding democracy and restoring civility, voting rights, the ongoing fight for equity and inclusion, expected action by a new administration regarding the pandemic and the environment and restoring America’s reputation on the global stage with Dean Robert Brinkmann. A moderated question and answer session will follow. Advanced registration will be required, and once we have that link we will share it out to the College.
During his 30-year career at The Washington Post, Robinson has been city hall reporter, city editor, foreign correspondent in Buenos Aires and London, foreign editor and assistant managing editor in charge of the paper's award winning Style section. He has written books about race in Brazil and music in Cuba, covered a heavyweight championship fight, witnessed riots in Philadelphia and a murder trial in the deepest Amazon, handicapped three editions of American Idol, acquired fluent Spanish and passable Portuguese and sat with presidents, dictators and the Queen of England. He saw, long before the states were split into red and blue, that politics and culture are always intertwined. He sees how the great trends that are reshaping our society are also reshaping our neighborhoods, our families, ourselves.
Growing up in Orangeburg, SC, he remembers the culminating years of the Civil Rights Movement—the “Orangeburg Massacre,” a 1968 incident in which police fired on students protesting a segregated bowling alley and killed three unarmed young men, took place within sight of his house just a few hundred yards away. He was educated at Orangeburg High School, where he was one of a handful of black students on the previously all white campus; and the University of Michigan, where during his senior year he was the first black student to be named co-editor-in-chief of the award-winning student newspaper, The Michigan Daily.
Robinson was elected to the Council of Foreign Relations in 1994. In 2010, Robinson was elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board. He is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the NABJ Hall of Fame. His second book, Last Dance in Havana: The Final Days of Fidel and the Start of the New Cuban Revolution—an examination of contemporary Cuba, looking at the society through the vibrant music scene—was published in 2004. His third book, Disintegration (2010), discusses the disintegration of the black community into four distinct sectors—and the implication for policies such as school reform, urban renewal and affirmative action.
Please share this event with anyone you feel would be interested – it will be a timely discussion of the challenging times we live in. Advanced registration is required for Series events. Go to http://go.niu.edu/CLAS-Series-Registration to request a link to the event. Event links will be sent out from the clas-communication@niu.edu mailbox one day prior to the event.
CLAS faculty, staff and students can submit questions in advance for the moderated Q&A that will follow the presentation. Submit questions by going to http://go.niu.edu/CLAS-Series-Questions .
They are working to schedule speakers for the Spring semester who will continue important discussions. It is their hope that they can share a partial Spring lineup with you after we return from Winter Break.
Aaron Brodkey is with Big Idea Ventures, a sustainable food venture capital firm. They're planning a food sustainability pitch competition called the Big Foodivate Challenge (BFC) this December to engage with and support North American college students thinking about solutions for Food Security and Food Self-Sufficiency.
He thought this opportunity would be perfect for sustainability students at NIU, and wanted to share the opportunity with students interested in sustainable food. Students who enter to pitch can win up to $7500 in cash prizes, mentorship opportunities, consultations from food industry experts, internship opportunities, and more!
You can check out the infosheet to see more details about the event, how to get involved, and a bit more about what they do. There is more information on the attached flyer as well.
NOTE that the application will be open on USAJobs.gov starting Monday, Nov 16 but will close on Friday, Nov 27. Instructions to apply will be listed on the USAJobs.gov posting.
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The deadline for the 2021-2022 AGI William L. Fisher Congressional Fellowship is February 7, 2021 and we encourgage you to consider applying for or passing this along to colleagues who you think may be interested in this unique opportunity.
The AGI Congressional Geoscience Fellowship represents a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience with the legislative process on Capitol Hill. The successful candidate will spend 12 months (starting September 1, 2021) in Washington working as a staff member in the office of a member of Congress or a congressional committee. Fellows make practical contributions to the effective and timely use of geoscientific knowledge on issues relating to the environment, resources, natural hazards, and federal science policy.
Prospective applicants should have a broad geoscience background and excellent written and oral communication skills. Although prior experience in public policy is not necessary, a demonstrable interest in applying science to solving public problems is desirable. A Ph.D. at the time of appointment is required. Applicants must be members of one of AGI's member societies, a list of which is available on our website.
For more information, please see the attached flyer or visit the website: https://www.americangeosciences.org/policy/internships-and-fellowships#PolicyFellowship.
Additionally, we are hosting a webinar with the current geoscience Congressional Fellows about their experiences in the program on Wed. November 18, 2020 at 3pm EST. The webinar is free but requires advanced registration.
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We have had NIU students go on the Iceland trip several times!
