SUSTAINABILITY DIGEST


The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability provides this list to announce seminars, meetings, colloquiums, lectures, brown bags, announcements of interest, and job opportunities to the Institute community. If you have items you’d like to add please submit them to Cindy.Zisner@asu.edu before 5 PM Wednesday. This digest is sent out on Friday morning. You may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change subscriber settings at http://lists.asu.edu/archives/giosasu.html under the Options where it says Join or Leave GIOSASU. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.



NEW ITEMS


Institute Events

1. Farmers Market@ASU

2. LightWorks Series: New ThermoHeart™ Engine for Waste Heat Recovery and Renewable Power Generation

3. LightWorks Series: Boulder's Power Revolution – Keep it Local


Other Events - On Campus

4. Microbial Genomics Search Seminar: Redox Regulated Stress Response Networks in Bacteria

5. Biodesign Discovery Series: Decoding Omics Data: Disease Pathway and Drug Target Discovery

6. Center for Nanotechnology in Society Occasional Speaker: Making Antimicrobial Resistance Public: Apprehension, Innovation, and Stewardship around "Health-Care's Version of Global Warming"

7. Evolution of Social Complexity Colloquium: Cooperation

8. Conversations at the Center: Faith, Death, and Freedom on the Arizona Frontier

9. Microbial Genomics Search Seminar: Noise and Competition in Gene Expression: The Biophysics of Cellular Inconveniences

10. Science Fiction TV Dinner: Dollhouse

11. What Can We Learn from Bees about Teaching and Learning

12. A Sustainability Volunteer Opportunity: Campus Harvest of Seville Sour Oranges


Other Events - Off Campus

13. Arizona Association of Environmental Professional Monthly Meeting: Environmental Regulations and Recent Developments in the APS Renewable Energy Fleet

14. Mark Winston at Changing Hands

15. Enhance Your Skills in the Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Desert Landscapes!

16. Population Connection: Capitol Hill Days 2015


News and Announcements

17. ASU's presence in nation's capital reflects global reach

18. Collaborations with industry aim to boost solar energy technology

19. ASU faculty, students assess Navajo Nation land use planning

20. ASU hydrologist named Leopold Leadership Fellow

21. Visiting author links bees, environment and human communication

22. ASU, Santa Fe Institute launch Center for Biosocial Complex Systems

23. Natural resource expert named inaugural director of ASU water center

24. Building sustainability into suburban sprawl

25. Greenhouse Internship at Succulentia

26. Denali National Park and Preserve Applications Open for 2015 Research Fellowships

27. Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program


Institute Jobs

28. Postdoctoral Research Associate (Walton Initiatives)

29. Student, Research Aide


Other Jobs

30. Sustainability Communications and Marketing Manager, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

31. Wildlife Biologist, Gila River Indian Community

32. Marine Environmental Scientist Faculty, Sea Education Association

33. Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

34. Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology, Montana State University

35. Field Institute Director, McDowell Sonoran Field Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona




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EVENTS

Institute Events


          Executive Master’s for Sustainability Leadership 2015 Convocation

(Friday, January 16, 2015) The first cohort of the Executive Master’s for Sustainability Leadership program is graduating. Join them in celebrating their achievements and wish them the best of luck as they lead us toward a more sustainable future. The Executive Master’s for Sustainability Leadership is a joint program of ASU’s Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives and the School of Sustainability. From 4:00-6:00 p.m. in College Avenue Commons, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.


          NEW!

Farmers Market@ASU

(Tuesday, January 27, 2015) The mission of the Farmers Market at ASU Tempe is to promote sustainability, healthy eating and green living practices among our students, faculty and staff by providing educational opportunities and convenient access to a variety of locally grown and produced foods through a learning-living partnership with Arizona farmers and artisans. From 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the Student Services lawn. More information.


          Sustainability Series: Greening the Super Bowl

(Tuesday, January 27, 2015) Jack Groh, National Football League Environmental Program will present Greening the Super Bowl from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in the Ventana Room B, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          Free Film Screening: Losing the West

(Wednesday, January 28, 2015) With farm and ranch land dwindling due to population growth and development, who will raise our crops and livestock? How do we protect our fertile lands and dwindling resources and still feed twice as many people? Join us for a free screening of Losing the West, a film that explores these issues and proposes some possible solutions for future generations. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S. Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

LightWorks Series: New ThermoHeart™ Engine for Waste Heat Recovery and Renewable Power Generation

(Thursday, January 29, 2015) Sam Weaver, Cool Energy, Inc., will present New ThermoHeart™ Engine for Waste Heat Recovery and Renewable Power Generation from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in room 487, Goldwater Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          LightWorks Series: Boulder’s Power Revolution – Keep it Local

(Thursday, January 29, 2015) Sam Weaver, Cool Energy, Inc., with moderator, Peter Byck, Director and Producer of Carbon Nation™ will present Boulder’s Power Revolution – Keep it Local from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Tempe History Museum, Community Room, 809 E. Southern Ave, Tempe. More information and RSVP.


          Sustainability Series: The Future of Net-Zero Energy

(Thursday, February 5, 2015) Ed Gorman, MODUS Development will present The Future of Net-Zero Energy from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          2015 Sustainability Solutions Festival: (re)imagine what’s to come

(Monday-Saturday, February 16-21, 2015) Ignite your imagination and help make the world a better place at the second annual Sustainability Solutions Festival. Set at various venues across Phoenix, the Festival will ask you to reimagine the future of how you live, work and play. Everyone from young students to scholars to leaders of industry is invited to attend the week’s collection of events featuring hands-on activities, conferences including the 2015 GreenBiz Forum, films and community celebrations. To partner or volunteer, contact Kelly Saunders.




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Other Events

On Campus


          ASU-Santa Fe Institute Center for Biosocial Complex Systems Launch

(Friday, January 16, 2015) In creating this center, Arizona State University partners with the Santa Fe Institute, the birthplace of complex systems research, to promote, develop and teach this new approach that is transforming science worldwide – from physics and mathematics to the life, health, social, management and engineering sciences. By joining the forces of one of the country’s most innovative research universities with the worldwide SFI community, the ASU-SFI Center for Biosocial Complex Systems becomes a major international incubator of this novel approach to solution-driven research. From 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Turquoise Room, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Multiscale Mechanics of Bone

(Friday, January 16, 2015) Iwona Jasiuk, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign will present Multiscale Mechanics of Bone at 1:30 p.m. in room H153, Physical Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.

 

School of Life Sciences Seminar: Monarch Butterfly Migration: From Behavior to Neurons to Genes

(Friday, January 16, 2015) Steven M. Reppert, University of Massachusetts Medical School will present Monarch Butterfly Migration: From Behavior to Neurons to Genes from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room E104, Life Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

Microbial Genomics Search Seminar: Redox Regulated Stress Response Networks in Bacteria

(Tuesday, January 20, 2015) Michael Gray, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan will present Redox Regulated Stress Response Networks in Bacteria from 3:30-4:45 p.m. in room E244, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

Biodesign Discovery Series: Decoding Omics Data: Disease Pathway and Drug Target Discovery

(Wednesday, January 21, 2015) John Quackenbush, Harvard School of Public Health will present Decoding Omics Data: Disease Pathway and Drug Target Discovery from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

Center for Nanotechnology in Society Occasional Speaker: Making Antimicrobial Resistance Public: Apprehension, Innovation, and Stewardship around “Health-Care’s Version of Global Warming”

(Wednesday, January 21, 2015) Sujatha Raman, Leverhulme Making Science Public Research Programme, University of Nottingham will present Making Antimicrobial Resistance Public: Apprehension, Innovation, and Stewardship around “Health-Care’s Version of Global Warming” from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in room 224 (Gila), Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          Evolution of Social Complexity Colloquium: Cooperation

(Wednesday, January 21, 2015) Peter Turchin, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut will present Cooperation at 12:00 p.m. in room 401, ISTB4-1, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

Conversations at the Center: Faith, Death, and Freedom on the Arizona Frontier

(Wednesday, January 21, 2015) Luis Cabrera, School of Government & International Relations, Griffith University will present Faith, Death, and Freedom on the Arizona Frontier from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 135, West Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. This lecture is part of a project on Religion and Global Citizenship supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. More information.


          Traffic Skills 101 Part 1: Bicycle Basics

(Thursday, January 22, 2015) Learn how to bicycle safely and legally in traffic or on the trail. From 12:00-2:00 p.m. meet in front of Tempe Sun Devil Fitness Center. Registration deadline is Friday, January 16. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

Microbial Genomics Search Seminar: Noise and Competition in Gene Expression: The Biophysics of Cellular Inconveniences

(Thursday, January 22, 2015) Robert Brewster, Physical Biology, California Institute of Technology will present Noise and Competition in Gene Expression: The Biophysics of Cellular Inconveniences from 2:00-3:15 p.m in room E244, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

          Science Fiction TV Dinner: Dollhouse

(Thursday, January 22, 2015) Joss Whedon's Dollhouse imagines a future where neuroscience enables human personalities to be uploaded, reconfigured, and downloaded into brains...or erased entirely. The series wrestles with the ethical implications and technical challenges of "mind-wiping" while following the adventures of a group of clandestine operatives ("Dolls") who are neurologically programmed to complete secret missions for wealthy clients. Free event at 6:00 p.m. in Marston Exploration Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          What Can We Learn from Bees about Teaching and Learning

(Wednesday, January 28, 2015) Mark Winston, Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University and Department of Biological Sciences with Robert E. Page, Provost, Arizona State University will present What Can We Learn from Bees about Teaching and Learning at 4:00 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge, Memorial Union, Arizona State University. More information.


          NEW!

A Sustainability Volunteer Opportunity: Campus Harvest of Seville Sour Oranges

(Friday-Tuesday, January 30-February 3, 2015) ASU has partnered with Sun Devil Dining to have 10,000 pounds of Seville sour oranges harvested from our Tempe campus juiced, bottled and stored at the Sun Orchard facility for use in delicious recipes at Sun Devil Dining kitchens on all four campuses. Spend two hours outdoors picking and sorting fragrant oranges on the Arizona State University Tempe campus. Sign up to volunteer at Signupgenius.com. More information at http://www.facebook.com/Arboretum.at. ASU or https://cfo.asu.edu/fdm-arboretum-calendar.


          IHR Distinguished Lecturer: Alan Lightman

(Tuesday, February 3, 2015) Alan Lightman, Professor of the Practice of the Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he was the first faculty member to receive an appointment in both the humanities and sciences will present the lecture. Through works such as The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew (2014), Lightman explores everything from multiple universes to the perception of time to the question of God’s existence, illustrating along the way the value of being a humanist and physicist simultaneously. Reception at 4:30 p.m., lecture at 5:00 p.m. in Armstrong Hall, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.

 

ASU Faculty Women's Association Special Keynote Event: The Case for Diversity and Inclusion in American Higher Education

(Thursday, February 5, 2015) Johnette Cole, Director for the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and former President of Spelman College and Bennett College for Women will present The Case for Diversity and Inclusion in American Higher Education from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Carson Ballroom, Old Main, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Free and open to all ASU faculty, staff and students but registration is required. Questions, contact Karen.Engler@asu.edu.


          Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate, Place: Reimagining Environments

(Wednesday-Thursday, 27-29 March 2015) Balance-Unbalance, an international conference, brings multiple disciplines together to explore intersections between nature, art, science, new technologies, aid agencies and society with the goal of developing cross-disciplinary initiatives using innovative art and technology to advance ecological awareness and sustainability practices and to inspire wide-ranging community engagement in the face of unprecedented environmental challenges. To be held at Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Submissions are currently open for proposing an exhibition, concert, paper, panel or a 2-day workshop in the days leading up to the conference (March 25-26). For more information.



Off Campus

         

          Night Out with the Phoenix Suns!

(Wednesday, January 21, 2015) Come join the Phoenix Suns as they take on the Portland Trail Blazers! If there's enough interest, we will also have a free "Green Building Tour" of the US Airways Center just for ASU guests, led by former player, Alvin Adams! Discounted tickets (with no added fees) for 200 (upper) level for $16. If you would like discounted tickets in the lower level, please contact Lauren Kuby. Order tickets online: http://www.nba.com/suns/groupmatics and use Special Offer Code: asu1. More Info: Contact lauren.kuby@asu.edu (602-790-2156).


          NEW!

Arizona Association of Environmental Professional Monthly Meeting: Environmental Regulations and Recent Developments in the APS Renewable Energy Fleet

(Tuesday, January 27, 2015) Jim Wilde, Director of Resource Planning, Arizona Public Service Company will present Environmental Regulations and Recent Developments in the APS Renewable Energy Fleet from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Grimaldi's in Old Town Scottsdale. 4000 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. $15 for AZAEP members, $20 for non-members (includes dinner). Please RSVP to AZAEP@azaep.org by no later than noon, Friday, January 23rd.

 

WRRC Brown Bag Seminar: Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS) – Overview and Use in Planning and Operation of the Colorado River

(Wednesday, January 28, 2015) Don Gross, Arizona Department of Water Resources will present Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS) – Overview and Use in Planning and Operation of the Colorado River from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Sol Resnick Conference Room, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona, 350 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson. More information.


          NEW!

          Mark Winston at Changing Hands

(Thursday, January 29, 2015) Mark Winston, Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University and Department of Biological Sciences will sign his new book Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive and discuss environmental issues, collaborator, communication, and much more at 7:00 p.m. at Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr, Tempe. More information.


          2015 Industrial and Commercial Water Reuse Conference

(Sunday-Tuesday, February 1-3, 2015) Water recycling is emerging as a key strategy in competitiveness, corporate social responsibility, and compliance. Why aren’t all industries using water reuse as a best practice? What will the future of industrial water reuse look like? The technology, chemistry and processes exist today to bring water recycling to companies to help meet environmental compliance challenges and to reach supply chain reliability goals. It is both a bottom line and a “green” solution. Hosted by the WateReuse Association and held at the Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas. More information.


          NEW!

Enhance Your Skills in the Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Desert Landscapes!

(Mondays and Wednesdays, February 2-25, 2015) Join the next session of Smartscape classes for landscape professionals and receive expert instruction on planning, creating, and caring for low-water use landscapes and plants. The University of Arizona, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension is accepting registration for the Spring 2015 Smartscape series! Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from February 2nd through February 25th from 3:30pm to 6:00pm at the Maricopa County Cooperative Extension office: 4341 East Broadway Road Phoenix, AZ 85040. Seats are limited so register today! Visit www.smartscape.org for more information and to register. Contact Kaitlin Poe-Orsburn, Smartscape Program Coordinator, with any questions or concerns at kpoe@email.arizona.edu or (602) 827-8206.


          GreenBiz Forum 15, Phoenix

(Tuesday-Thursday, February 17-19, 2015) The seventh annual GreenBiz Forum defines the trends, challenges and opportunities in sustainable business now. GreenBiz Forum brings together thought leaders and sustainability executives to define the trends, challenges and opportunities in sustainable business today. Presented in partnership with The Sustainability Consortium and The Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, a unit of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University. For more information and registration.

 

Imagining Health Event Series: Imagining Disease: Horror and Health in Medicine

(Thursday, February 19, 2015) Catherine Belling, Northwestern University will present Imagining Disease: Horror and Health in Medicine from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (Reception and lecture), in the Ashton B Taylor Auditorium, Mayo Clinic-Scottsdale, 13400 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale. More information and RSVP.

 

2015 Land & Water Summit – Watershed CPR: Restoring Natural, Built, and Human Environments

(Thursday-Friday, February 19-20, 2015) This year’s Summit will explore options for enhancing watershed management, reducing human impact through the efficient use of water, and illustrating the connections between the watershed and ALL of its inhabitants. Presented by the Xeriscape Council of New Mexico and Arid LID and held at the Sheraton Albuquerque Airport. For more information.


          NEW!

          Population Connection: Capitol Hill Days 2015

(Friday-Tuesday, April 10-14, 2015) Population Connection’s annual conference at the Fairfax at Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, DC. This weekend consists of informational sessions and interactive advocacy training focused on the pressing need for U.S. investments in international family planning, leading up to lobby visits on Capitol Hill. The program is free to attend. Student scholarships are available for student travel and housing, but registration is required. For more information, you can contact Christina Ospina at cospina@populationconnection.org or 202-332-2200, 7715. More information.

 

Instream Flow Council Flow 2015: Protecting Rivers and Lakes in the Face of Uncertainty

(Tuesday-Thursday, April 28-30, 2015) The Instream Flow Council is committed to promoting proven expertise; improving public understanding of linkages between science, law, and social values; and supporting the use of appropriate tools to protect, maintain, and restore, aquatic resources. They will be holding the third international workshop on instream flows in Portland, OR. More information.




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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


          NEW!

          ASU's presence in nation's capital reflects global reach

ASU has become a major player in the nation's capital, with 39 full-time ASU faculty and staff working in Washington, D.C., and more than 100 students enrolled in classes taught there. The university's work is featured on a new website detailing ASU's reach in D.C. and highlighting the university's expansive Washington portfolio. Read more.


          NEW!

          Collaborations with industry aim to boost solar energy technology

Two Arizona State University engineers – Mariana Bertoni and Stuart Bowden – will have roles partnering with industry as part of an effort by the U.S. Department of Energy to aid photovoltaic manufacturing and supply-chain companies in advancing their technologies. Read more.


          NEW!

          ASU faculty, students assess Navajo Nation land use planning

Nearly one year ago, approximately 20 residents of the Navajo Nation’s Black Mesa Chapter gathered at their chapter house with community leaders and a small group of Arizona State University faculty and students. Some of the residents had traveled long distances to participate. Read more.


          NEW!

          ASU hydrologist named Leopold Leadership Fellow

For his scholarship in the area of shared water resources, ASU hydrologist and Senior Sustainability Scientist Enrique Vivoni has been awarded a 2015 Leopold Leadership Fellowship. Read more.


          NEW!

          Visiting author links bees, environment and human communication

Mark Winston, a nationally renowned scientist, educator and author, is coming to Arizona State University Jan. 28-29 to host two special events for the public. Read more.


          NEW!

          ASU, Santa Fe Institute launch Center for Biosocial Complex Systems

Arizona State University and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) will officially launch a research and educational collaboration to advance understanding of problems that stretch across complex biological and social systems. Read more.


          NEW!

          Natural resource expert named inaugural director of ASU water center

Following a national search, natural resource expert and Audubon leader Sarah Porter has been named the inaugural director of the new Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute. Read more.


          NEW!

          Building sustainability into suburban sprawl (from GreenBiz.com)

Fort Collins, Colo., is a growing, vibrant college town with a typical American problem: Beyond its idyllic historic city center, cookie-cutter subdivisions are eating away at farm fields, ranches and forests. According to the National Wildlife Federation, “the conversion of natural areas for homes, offices and shopping centers has become one of the most serious threats to America’s native plant and animal species.” It’s also a leading cause of biodiversity decline worldwide. Read more.


          Neely Foundation Food and Agriculture Sustainability Research Grant

The Neely Foundation Food and Agriculture Sustainability Research Grants Program offers funding for ASU sustainability student-proposed research and applied projects designed to support and advance food and agricultural system sustainability. Project awards typically range from $1,000 to $4,000 and can cover any aspect of food and agriculture sustainability. Eligibility: Must be enrolled full-time in the School of Sustainability and at the junior, senior, or graduate level. Undergraduate sustainability students must be engaged in a Capstone-type project or Honors thesis work. Several documents are required for this application. Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2015.Apply online now.


          Spring 2015: GIS 591, Big Data and Geography with Michael Goodchild

Want to learn more about the challenges and opportunities for building knowledge utilizing huge geographic data sets? Sign up now for this 1-credit course (April 9-11, 2015), taught by Michael Goodchild, a world-renowned leader in geographic information science. More information.


          NEW!

          Greenhouse Internship at Succulentia

Succulentia at the Farm at South Mountain displays a wide variety of rare cacti and succulents and is located at 6106 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85042 and is seeking interns. Specialization in rare cacti and succulents and living plant collection management. Opportunity to learn greenhouse business operation. Responsibilities will include opening and closing of the store, sales, and customer service. Projects vary greatly and are determined on an individual basis. Position is 8-12 hours per week (flexible). Weekend morning availability preferable. For more information, please contact owner Steve Martinez at (602) 688-4339.


          Discounted Registration to 2015 GreenBiz Forum

We would like to offer a special discount to the ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and School of Sustainability community, including corporate, government and NGO partners, a $300 off discount until November 30th. The code for this is GBF15ASU. Register here. The 2015 GreenBiz Forum is a part of the 2015 Sustainability Solutions Festival, a program of the ASU Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives.


          NEW!

Denali National Park and Preserve Applications Open for 2015 Research Fellowships

The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks. The Discover Denali Research Fellowship is for research in or near Denali, and the Alaska Geographic Fellowship is for research taking place in Denali or other arctic or subarctic Alaska national parks. The deadline for both fellowship applications is February 16, 2015 and a decision is expected to be made by March 1, or soon thereafter. The fieldwork of fellowship recipients must be arranged before September 1, 2015. An information guide about the fellowships, which includes specifics on how to apply and other information helpful to the application process, may be downloaded from www.nps.gov/rlc/murie/research-fellowships.htm. For more information contact Denali's Chief of Resources, Dave Schirokauer, at 907-683-9605 or dave_schirokauer@nps.gov.


          Climate Change Youth Leadership Opportunities in the National Park Service

The George Melendez Wright Young Leaders in Climate Change (YLCC) program manages paid internships in which undergraduate or beginning graduate students work for approximately 12 weeks on projects in research, interpretation, park operations, policy development, or other fields. Applications are accepted from early December 2014 until late January 2015. More information on available internships can be found at http://parksclimateinterns.org.


          Environment Arizona Internships

What do interns with Environment Arizona do? You'll help us educate and engage more students and citizens on the most critical environmental issues of our time. You'll help us get our issues into the media, build coalitions, organize events and lobby decision-makers. Apply.


          Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, University of Washington

Join a diverse, committed, and exciting group of freshmen and sophomores from around the country on an 8-week journey from the urban jungle to the old growth forest and back. Explore conservation across urban, managed, and protected environments; connect conservation to cultural heritage and environmental justice; understand conservation in the context of food, water, biodiversity and climate; network with conservation professionals; and become the next generation of conservation leadership. The Year 1 experience, Classrooms in the Field, starts on June 22, 2015. Doris Duke Conservation Scholars will have all travel, food and lodging paid during their 8-week summer experience, and will receive a weekly stipend of $500. Year 1 Scholars may be invited to join a Conservation Solutions Team, or receive a prestigious Conservation Internship in subsequent summers. Explore why conservation can make a difference and how you can make a difference in conservation. Learn more and apply at: Phone: 206-221-8768 Email: ddcsp@uw.edu; www.uwconservationscholars.org. Apply by January 29, 2015.


          NEW!

          Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

December 2014 drought summary is online.


          December Southwest Climate Outlook

          The December 2014 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.

 

CLIMAS Podcast: November Southwest Climate Podcast

Tune into the Southwest climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.




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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings


          Assistant Professor, Environmental Humanities

More information.

 

Postdoctoral Fellow (Cross-scalar adaptation to socio-hydrological risks in the Mexico City Basin)

To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu. Application deadline is February 15, 2015.


          NEW!

          Postdoctoral Research Associate (Walton Initiatives)

          To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.


          Project Coordinator, Education

Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External Applicants, and in the "Requisition ID" section, type 10251BR.


          Student, Research Aide

To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on “Search On-Campus Jobs” and enter the requisition ID 10013BR.


          NEW!

          Student, Research Aide

To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on “Search On-Campus Jobs” and enter the requisition ID 10532BR.

 



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Other Jobs

 

Postdoctoral Fellow in Avian Conservation Biology, Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment and New College of Florida

Application deadline January 19, 2015. More information.

 

Assistant or Associate Professor, Ecosystem Modeling, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland

          Application deadline January 20, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

Sustainability Communications and Marketing Manager, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Application deadline January 20, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Wildlife Biologist, Gila River Indian Community

Application deadline January 22, 2015. More information.


          Herbarium Curator and Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Application deadline January 23, 2015. More information.


          Recycling Coordinator, City of Tempe, AZ

Application deadline January 26, 2015. More information.


          Revitalization Project Manager, City of Avondale, AZ

Application deadline January 30, 2015. More information.


          Reforestation and Recycling Volunteers, Green Life Volunteers

Application deadline January 30, 2015. More information.

 

Faculty Advisor, Week-long Student Leadership Conference, George Mason University

Application review begins February 1, 2015. More information.


          Sustainability Science Fellowship, Harvard University

Application deadline February 2, 2015. More information.


          Meridan Institute Fellowship Program

Application deadline February 6, 2015. More information.


          AmeriCorps Vista, Food Systems and Food Security, Tama, IA

Application deadline February 15, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Marine Environmental Scientist Faculty, Sea Education Association

Application deadline March 31, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

More information.


          NEW!

          Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology, Montana State University

More information.


          Postdoctoral Fellowship in Urban Social-Ecological Systems, The New School

More information.


          NEW!

          Field Institute Director, McDowell Sonoran Field Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona

          More information.


          Sustainability Program Coordinator, Emory University

          More information.


          Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Nevada-Reno

More information.


          Assistant Professor, Sustainability Studies, Roosevelt University

          More information.

 

Faculty Openings: Environmental and Ecological Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University

More information.


          Part-time Shade Tree Program Assistant, Valley Permaculture Alliance

More information.

 

          Conservation Research Scientist, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum

          More information.


           Post-doctoral Research Associate, SES Modeling, Idaho State University

          More information.


          Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Research, Idaho State University

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Ph.D. Positions in Surface-Groundwater Interactions, Environmental Transport in Human Impacted Landscapes, Indiana University

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          Director of Sustainability, University of California-Merced

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          Sustainability Program Coordinator, University of Texas-Austin

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          SmartPower Solarize U Outreach Manager

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