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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 5:00 p.m. 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 on the menu on the right of the page at Subscribe or Unsubscribe. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.



NEW ITEMS

(Current items remain in the Digest until they happen so don’t forget to peruse the web listing in case you missed something in the previous week.)


The Sustainability Digest will be taking a break on August 24 and August 31. The Digest will resume on September 7.


Institute Events

1. School of Sustainability Career Clothing Drive

2. Sustainability Series: Sustainability is Not for Me

3. Sustainability Student "Dress for Success" Clothing Swap


Other Events - On Campus

4. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seminar: A Multiscale Method for Propagation of Localized Uncertainties in Linear Parabolic Equations

5. 3-D Astronomy Shows at Marston Exploration Theater

6. Biodesign Institute: Analysis of Cancer Genomes for Personalized Immuno-therapy in Clinical Phase 1 Trial

7. 3-D Astronomy Shows at Marston Exploration Theater

8. Materials Science & Engineering Seminar: Transients in Solidification and Solid State Transformations in Materials During Additive Manufacturing with Complex Thermo-Mechanical Signatures

9. Biodesign Institute: Engineering Bioinspired Materials for Human Health Applications

10. Institute for Humanities Research - Human Ties: A Research Networking Reception


Other Events - Off Campus

11. Neighborhood Cleanup

12. "More than Honey" Film Screening and Honey Tasting

13. Desert Botanical Garden Sustainable Desert Landscape Certificate Program

14. Second Biennial Population and Public Policy Conference

15. Eleventh International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses


News and Announcements

16. Teaching English in Brazil program offers career, academic direction

17. Arizona, Italy connection via study abroad cultivates possibility for ASU students

18. Disciplines collide for scientific adventure in Finland

19. ASU journalism students visit the birthplace of golf

20. ASU students study wildlife in Okavango Delta in new PLuS Alliance project

21. Mothers of Invention Podcasts


Institute Jobs

22. Senior Management Research Analyst - Biodiversity in Business


Other Jobs

23. Hydrologist - River Basins and Water Policy, World Wildlife Fund, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

24. Data Scientist, Center for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingsford, Oxfordshire, UK

25. Grant Writer, Water for People, Denver, CO

26. Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, North or South Dakota

27. Executive Director, Save the River - Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper, Clayton, NY

28. Assistant Professors (2), Hydrology and Hydrogeochemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM

29. Recycling Specialist, County of San Diego, CA

30. Assistant Professor, Water Policy, Politics and Planning, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

31. Assistant Professor, Big Data Analytics in Agricultural and Natural Resources Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

32. Climate Change Analyst, US Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.

33. Tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Climate Change, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI

34. Hydrologist, Air Force Personnel Center, Kelly or Lackland Air Force Base, TX

35. Communications Director (Volunteer Position), Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Phoenix, AZ



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EVENTS

Institute Events


DCDC Water/Climate Briefing: Building Resilience for Uncertain Water Futures

(Tuesday, August 21, 2018) Geographer Patricia Gober, the founding co-director of the Decision Center for Desert City, launches this year’s Water/Climate Briefings with a conversation about her newly released book, Building Resilience for Uncertain Water Futures. Gober will describe the existential threats facing global water systems: population growth and economic development, unsustainable use, environmental change, and weak and fragmented governance. From 12:00-1:15 p.m. at the Decision Center for a Desert City, 21 E. 6th St, Ste 126B, Tempe. More information and registration.


Cinema Politica Free Film Screening: Out in the Night

(Wednesday, August 22, 2018) OUT IN THE NIGHT documents the story of a group of young African American lesbians in New York City that are accused of assault after defending themselves from a violent sexual predator. Misrepresented in the media as a “Gang of Killer Lesbians,” in activist circles they become known as The New Jersey 4. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; film starts at 7:00 p.m. in room L1-04, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Sustainability Series: The Future of Conservation

(Thursday, August 23, 2018) Alex Dehgan, Conservation X Labs and Duke University; and Paul Bunje, Conservation X Labs will present The Future of Conservation from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

School of Sustainability Career Clothing Drive

(Monday, August 27-Wednesday, September 5, 2018) Clean your closet and donate your business casual and business professional clothes to the School of Sustainability. Donated items will go to help the "Dress For Success" Clothing Swap for Sustainability students who are on a tight budget and need to build a professional wardrobe. Drop off items from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the School of Sustainability Student Services Office, room 108, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Sustainability Series: Sustainability is Not for Me

(Wednesday, September 5, 2018) Danielle Leoni, Executive Chef will present Sustainability is Not for Me from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Sustainability Student “Dress for Success” Clothing Swap

(Thursday, September 6, 2018) Need to build your professional wardrobe? ASU Wrigley Institute faculty, staff and students have donated their gently used to new business clothing for you to have! To get an item, sustainability students can donate new toiletries or new school supplies and swap for one outfit to build your professional wardrobe. The School of Sustainability is partnering with Tempe Community Council's THREADZ Teen Clothing Closet who are in need of the toiletries and school supplies. From 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in room 102, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


Sustainability Series: Selling Sexy Science: A New Narrative on Climate Change

(Wednesday, September 19, 2018) Jessica Hernreich, Ecosa Institute will present Selling Sexy Science: A New Narrative on Climate Change from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 207, Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Free Film Screening: Dominion

(October 2018) THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER – please be on the lookout for a new date! Filmed in Australia, this documentary is an uncompromising, damning exploration of the ways animals are used and abused by humans, particularly in the meat, dairy, egg, clothing, and entertainment industries. WARNING: this film shows graphic violence towards animals that you may find disturbing. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theatre, 509 S. Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and registration.



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Other Events

On Campus


NEW!

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seminar: A Multiscale Method for Propagation of Localized Uncertainties in Linear Parabolic Equations

(Friday, August 17, 2018) Florent Pled, Université Paris-Est Marine-la-Vallée will present A Multiscale Method for Propagation of Localized Uncertainties in Linear Parabolic Equations at 10:45 a.m. in room L1-20, Coor Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu for more information.


NEW!

3-D Astronomy Shows at Marston Exploration Theater

(Saturday, August 18, 2018) The Marston Exploration Theater is located on the Arizona State University Tempe campus in the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV. The theater employs Definiti SkySkan Planetarium technology utilizing 4K projection systems that render Earth and Space Science themes in 3-D stereographic vision. They offer four different 3-D shows. From 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Marston Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and tickets.


NEW!

Biodesign Institute: Analysis of Cancer Genomes for Personalized Immuno-therapy in Clinical Phase 1 Trial

(Wednesday, August 22, 2018) Hojoon Lee, Stanford University will present Analysis of Cancer Genomes for Personalized Immuno-therapy in Clinical Phase 1 Trial from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

3-D Astronomy Shows at Marston Exploration Theater

(Wednesday, August 22, 2018) The Marston Exploration Theater is located on the Arizona State University Tempe campus in the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV. The theater employs Definiti SkySkan Planetarium technology utilizing 4K projection systems that render Earth and Space Science themes in 3-D stereographic vision. They offer four different 3-D shows. From 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Marston Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and tickets.


Deep Teaching: A Conceptual Model of Truly Inclusive Pedagogy

(Thursday, August 23, 2018) Bryan Dewsbury, University of Rhode Island will present Deep Teaching: A Conceptual Model of Truly Inclusive Pedagogy from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room 202, School of Life Sciences, C-wing, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Hosted by School of Life Sciences

Undergraduate Programs. More information.


NEW!

Materials Science & Engineering Seminar: Transients in Solidification and Solid State Transformations in Materials During Additive Manufacturing with Complex Thermo-Mechanical Signatures

(Friday, August 24, 2018) Sudarsanam Suresh Babu, University of Tennessee will present Transients in Solidification and Solid State Transformations in Materials During Additive Manufacturing with Complex Thermo-Mechanical Signatures at 10:45 a.m. in room 150, Schwada Classroom Office Building, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu for more information.


NEW!

Biodesign Institute: Engineering Bioinspired Materials for Human Health Applications

(Monday, August 27, 2018) Jessica Schiffman, University of Massachusetts will present Engineering Bioinspired Materials for Human Health Applications from 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Institute for Humanities Research - Human Ties: A Research Networking Reception

(Tuesday, September 4, 2018) Want to find colleagues with similar research interests? Come ready to mix and match at our annual research networking reception for ASU humanities faculty, hosted by the Institute for Humanities Research. This event offers an opportunity to learn about the IHR's programs and meet various IHR Fellows, Seed Grant investigators and Research Cluster facilitators. From 4:00-5:30 p.m. in room 196, Ross-Blakley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.



Off Campus


DIG - Get the Dirt on Desert Soils

(Sunday, August 19, 2018) A healthy garden begins with healthy soil. Learn how to work with our unique desert soil to grow vegetables, herbs, fruit trees and more! We will cover soil chemistry in a fun, easy way everyone can understand and learn about what soil supplements you need and where you just wasting money! Join us as we explore the world under your feet. From 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, 4341 E Broadway Rd, Phoenix. More information and registration.


GreenBiz Webcast: The Next Frontier: Emerging Models in Renewable Energy Procurement

(Tuesday, August 21, 2018) What tools and resources can guide your company’s strategy? What risks do clean power deals pose? How can your team partner with other buyers and organizations to achieve its goals? This webinar will discuss and debate the latest trends in renewable energy procurement, sharing firsthand perspectives from subject matter experts at the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewables Center and LevelTen Energy, and strategists with AT&T and Iron Mountain. From 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET (10:00-11:00 a.m. AZ). More information and registration.


Soak Up Water Harvesting Knowledge at Hydrate Phoenix

(Wednesdays, August 22 and 29, 2018) In the arid Sonoran Desert, summer monsoon rains are a much welcomed blessing. In our urban watershed, we can create landscapes that put every drop of our rainfall to a beneficial use. Watershed Management Group wants to hydrate your neighborhood with our water harvesting class series in cities across the Valley. Join us for your favorite topic, or attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan. Each presentation includes a mini-project to create an action plan for your home. All classes are free! Register online.


NEW!

Neighborhood Cleanup

(Saturday, August 25, 2018) Phoenix Public Market invites you to participate in the Downtown Phoenix clean up in conjunction with Jack Johnson's All At Once fundraiser and sustainability campaign. Join us for a fun day of removing tons of trash from our neighborhood and sorting the waste to divert it from landfills. Together we can improve our neighborhood and community. More information and signup.


NEW!

“More than Honey” Film Screening and Honey Tasting

(Saturday, August 25, 2018) Join Local First Arizona for this special screening, tasting & educational event in conjunction with National Honey Bee awareness month! Education and Tasting from local honey producers: Santos from Sun Tan Honey Farms and Monica & Viviana from BeeHave Honey. Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat is Full) tackles the vexing issue of why bees, worldwide, are facing extinction. From 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the FilmBar, 815 N 2nd St, Phoenix. More information and tickets.


NEW!

Desert Botanical Garden Sustainable Desert Landscape Certificate Program

(Thursday, September 6-Thursday, November 15, 2018) Whether you are redesigning an existing landscape or creating a brand new design, it is vital to have sustainability in mind and make use of rainwater and green building materials. Gain practical knowledge of desert soils, hydrology, horticulture and sustainable practices to start creating more resilient and environmentally responsible outdoor spaces. Garden experts offer hands-on lessons covering water harvesting and irrigation in real-life landscaping scenarios that empower students to do it on their own with confidence. Current ASU students (with valid ID) qualify for $50 off the member price of any fall Desert Landscape School program at Desert Botanical Garden. To receive this exclusive discount, contact Ronnie Costa at rcosta@dbg.org, 480-481-8146. Browse programs here. Anyone who enrolls before Aug. 24 will receive 2 free tickets to a preview night of the Garden's upcoming light-show exhibition Electric Desert.


Arizona Farmer+Chef Connection

(Monday, September 10, 2018) The Arizona Farmer+Chef Connection is the state's only all-local expo showcasing locally-grown and produced food and food products. Vendors can market their products and buyers can find new ones for their restaurants, kitchens, groceries, or cafeterias. In its 9th year, we're bringing the event back to Phoenix with our host location conveniently located by a major highway to allow easy access from all corners of the state. Early bird tickets are on sale now!

Get yours before July 31st and save! From 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the El Zaribah Shrine, 552 N. 40th St, Phoenix. More information and tickets.


The Burning Desert: A Workshop on Drought Recovery

(Tuesday-Wednesday, September 11-12, 2018) The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is working with NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) to lead a workshop on the NCEI drought amelioration web tool. The workshop will focus on evaluating the existing NCEI drought amelioration web page, reviewing other drought recovery tools, and discuss the impact of drought on public health, including wildfires. More information and registration.


2018 AASHE Conference & Expo – Global Goals: Rising to the Challenge

(Tuesday-Friday, October 2-5, 2018) Expected to draw approximately 2,000 participants, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) annual conference is the largest stage in North America to exchange effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions that advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding communities. We invite you to join us and share your knowledge, achievements and ideas. Will be held in Pittsburgh, PA. Early registration rates increase August 1. More information.


WaterSmart Innovations Conference

(Wednesday-Friday, October 3-5, 2018) The 11th annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, in Las Vegas, is a premier venue to showcase new water-efficiency technology; build and strengthen effective, interdisciplinary relationships; and establish your company as an international leader in innovative water efficiency technology and services. More information and registration.


VERGE 18

(Tuesday-Thursday, October 16-18, 2018) VERGE 18 is the platform for accelerating a clean economy and convenes a high-powered audience of more than 2,500 leaders to explore scalable, cross-cutting solutions at the intersection of technology and sustainability within three dynamic and influential markets: circular economy, clean energy and transportation and mobility. VERGE is in Oakland, CA and will feature speakers from organizations such as Google, UPS, Kaiser Permanente, Zipcar, GM, CityFi and the Biomimicry Institute. The ASU Walton Initiatives are partnering with VERGE again and you can save an extra 10% off with code V18ASU. More information and registration.


Geography 2050: Powering Our Future Planet

(Thursday-Friday, November 15-16, 2018) Geography 2050 is a multi-year, high-level strategic dialogue among thought leaders from academia, government, and the world of business. Organized by the American Geographical Society (AGS) in 2014, the purpose of this continuing dialog is to facilitate discussion of the major forces that will shape our planet’s future. Undoubtedly, energy will be one the most important factors influencing geopolitics, environmental quality, transportation routes, military conflicts, standards of living, world economies, food production, technical innovation, and the mass movement of people. Speakers will include U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; former BP Presidents for America and China; former President of Shell Oil America; CFO of National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Energy; Director of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability; and many others The theme of this year’s Geography 2050 Symposium is Powering Our Future Planet. The meeting will be held at Columbia University in New York City. More information.


9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management

(Sunday-Thursday, December 8-13, 2018) Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) and the Coastal States Organization (CSO) are proud to host the 9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management in Long Beach, California. The six-day Summit will explore cutting-edge issues in coastal restoration and management, and will be comprised of a community restoration event, field sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall, and an award-winning coastal exposition hall. We hope that you will share in our excitement for this new collaboration as we bring to you the largest national gathering of the restoration and coastal management community. To be held at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. More information.


Leverage Points 2019: International Conference on Sustainability Research and Transformation

(Wednesday-Friday, February 6-8, 2019) Humanity sits at a crossroad between tragedy and transformation, and now is a crucial time for sustainability research. Radical approaches are needed in sustainability research and praxis if they are to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Inspired by the work of Donella Meadows' "Leverage Points: Places to intervene in a system", this conference will explore the deep leverage points that can lead to sustainability transformations, asking: how do we transform ourselves, our science, our institutions, our interventions and our societies for a better future? We hope that this conference will help us move from incremental to transformational change; extend our thinking about complex sustainability challenges and deepen our collective and transdisciplinary research practices. To be held at Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany. More information.


NEW!

Second Biennial Population and Public Policy Conference

(Friday-Saturday, February 8-9, 2019) The Population and Public Policy Conference presented by the International Association of Applied Demographers and hosted by the University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies and the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy is dedicated to bringing together a diverse group of academics, researchers, community advocates and organizers, policy makers and students to exchange their experiences and research findings and how those inform public policy. This interdisciplinary gathering of researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students is an excellent platform for sharing recent innovations, trends, challenges and solutions to population and public policy issues. To be held in the Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM. More information.


Emerging Materials Congress 2019: Unearthing the Research in Materials Science and Nanotechnology

(Thursday-Friday, March 7-8, 2019) The Emerging Materials Congress 2019 is a unique event and platform for global scientists, researchers, directors, professors, engineers from the research areas of materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry and physics to share their knowledge and research experiences with interactive panel discussion and sessions by keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster presentation. The scientific sessions will comprise research areas of biomaterials, polymer science, materials science, nanotechnology, tissue engineering, carbon materials, energy materials, biopolymers, 3D printing, ceramics, conductive materials, electrical, optical and magnetic materials, materials applications, etc. More information and registration.


13th International Congress of Orthopterology Society: Challenges in Front of Climatic and Environmental Changes

(Sunday-Thursday, March 24-28, 2019) This Congress will be organized for the first time in Africa. The Congress will be organized in collaboration with the IBN ZOHR University of Agadir, the National Center for Control of Desert Locust and the Orthopterists’ Society which has 500 members from 60 countries in partnership with several national and international institutions. The congress covers the different aspects related to orthopterology: Biology, ecology, taxonomy, physiology, endocrinology, cytogenetics. It will be held in Agadir, Morocco. More information.


NEW!

Eleventh International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

(Tuesday-Wednesday, April 16-17, 2019) Each year, the International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses draws a diverse group of participants from all over the world. Our Program Development team draws on this diversity to craft a rich and distinctive conference experience. The conference will be held at the Pryzbyla Center, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. More information.



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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


NEW!

Teaching English in Brazil program offers career, academic direction

This summer, four ASU students spent five weeks teaching in São Paulo, Brazil. The program created an opportunity for students to gain classroom experience and expanded the study-abroad program in South America. "This program provides a great opportunity for campus-based and ASU Online students alike to gain real-world experience in a cosmopolitan city like São Paulo," said Barbara Young of the ASU Study Abroad Office. Read more.


NEW!

Arizona, Italy connection via study abroad cultivates possibility for ASU students

A discussion between an organic farmer, an ASU professor and a former project coordinator in the School of Sustainability led to five students adding a comparative farming practicum to their coursework for the long-standing study abroad program Italian Language and Culture in San Severino Marche. New this year, those students worked at Maya's Farm in Phoenix during the spring semester and then learned from an organic farmer in Italy. Read more.


NEW!

Disciplines collide for scientific adventure in Finland

Cardboard, soda cans, cheesecloth, Christmas lights, duct tape. Ingredients for a DIY craft project? How about a clever use of otherwise mundane items to test a scientific theory? Arizona State University students Guillermo Ortiz and Tiffany Gibbs used the assortment for the latter while participating in a study-abroad trip to northern Finland this summer, turning the objects into a makeshift Tullgren funnel to extract microarthropods from samples of Arctic soil in order to better understand how their soil habitat changes with elevation. Later, they used the soil from which the organisms were extracted to create clay representations of them, rescuing the microscopic creatures from myopic obscurity so that one might observe them with the naked eye. Read more.


NEW!

ASU journalism students visit the birthplace of golf

Fourteen days. Twelve students. Seven cities. One memorable trip, and lots of cool stories. And there was haggis, too … fore everyone. A dozen students from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University recently ventured to Scotland for an immersive study-abroad program that had them studying golf’s roots while honing their journalism skills and learning about a new culture. Read more.


NEW!

ASU students study wildlife in Okavango Delta in new PLuS Alliance project

Most study-abroad trips don’t involve wild elephants tramping a few yards away from the sleeping quarters, but a group of Arizona State University students got to experience just that this summer. Six ASU students spent 10 days in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, one of the most remote places on Earth, studying a critically important ecosystem with some of the top experts in the world. Read more.


Scholarship to WaterSmart Innovations Conference

The Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA) is partnering with WaterSmart Innovations to offer a "first-timer" scholarship to the WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Exposition, October 3-5, 2018 in Las Vegas. The scholarship is open to Arizona water conservation or sustainability professionals who have not yet attended the conference and includes conference registration, admission to the VIP Reception and the EPA WaterSense/Alliance for Water Efficiency Awards Luncheon, a complimentary pre-conference workshop or post-conference tour, travel costs, and hotel. More information on the scholarship and the conference. Application deadline August 22, 2018.


EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge

EPA is pleased to announce the 7th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a green infrastructure design competition open to colleges and universities across the country. The challenge seeks to engage with undergraduate and graduate students to foster a dialogue about stormwater management and showcase the environmental, economic, and social benefits of green infrastructure practices.

Pollution associated with urban stormwater runoff is a problem that is growing in magnitude. The Campus RainWorks Challenge invites the current generation of scholars to lend their creativity and knowledge to the green infrastructure design process and become part of the solution to stormwater pollution. Registration: September 1 - 30, 2018; Deadline for Entries: December 14, 2018; Winners Announced: Spring 2019. Do you have what it takes to win? Step up to the challenge. Visit https://www.epa.gov/campusrainworks for more information or contact RainWorks@epa.gov.


NEW!

Mothers of Invention Podcasts

The Doc Society launched its new feminist, climate justice podcast series ‘MOTHERS OF INVENTION’ hosted by ex-President of Ireland, Mary Robinson and comedian Maeve Higgins. They introduce us to the superhero women around the world who fight climate change through innovation and are pivotal in pushing the movement forward. The podcast series will run until September 17. More information and podcasts.


Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

July 2018 drought summary is online.


July Southwest Climate Outlook

The July 2018 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.


CLIMAS Podcast: July 2018 - A Little Better than Climatology - A Fast Start to "Monsoon" Precipitation and Optimism for the Season

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


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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings


Research Advancement Administrator Senior

To review and apply to this position, please visit ASU Jobs and search for job requisition number 43976BR. The application deadline is August 20, 2018.


NEW!

Senior Management Research Analyst - Biodiversity in Business

To review and apply to this position, please visit ASU Jobs and search for job requisition number 43369BR. The application deadline is August 21, 2018.



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Other Jobs


Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Fellowship Programme, Postdam, Germany

Application deadline August 19, 2018. More information.


Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowships in Sustainability, David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Application deadline August 20, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Hydrologist - River Basins and Water Policy, World Wildlife Fund, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Application deadline August 20, 2018. More information.


Assistant or Associate Professor, Groundwater Resources, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI

Application deadline August 23, 2018. More information.


Three (3) Faculty Positions, Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Application deadline August 23, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Data Scientist, Center for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingsford, Oxfordshire, UK

Application deadline August 24, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Grant Writer, Water for People, Denver, CO

Application deadline August 24, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, North or South Dakota

Application deadline August 24, 2018. More information.


Water & Watershed Sciences Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Merced, CA

Application deadline August 24, 2018. More information.


Deputy Director, Public Works Land Development, County of San Diego, CA

Application review begins August 27, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Executive Director, Save the River - Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper, Clayton, NY

Application deadline August 31, 2018. More information.


Hydrologic Aid/Technician, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon

Application deadline August 31, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Assistant Professors (2), Hydrology and Hydrogeochemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM

Application deadline September 1, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Recycling Specialist, County of San Diego, CA

Application deadline September 3, 2018. More information.


2019 Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Research

Application deadline September 7, 2018. More information.


Assistant/Associate Extension Professor in Climate Science, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

Review of applications begins September 14, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Assistant Professor, Water Policy, Politics and Planning, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Application deadline September 14, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Assistant Professor, Big Data Analytics in Agricultural and Natural Resources Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Application deadline September 15, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Climate Change Analyst, US Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.

Application deadline September 29, 2018. More information.


City of Mesa Liaison - Priority Co-Lead (volunteer position), Arizona Sustainability Alliance

Application deadline September 28, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Climate Change, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI

Application deadline October 1, 2018. More information.


NEW!

Hydrologist, Air Force Personnel Center, Kelly or Lackland Air Force Base, TX

Application deadline December 11, 2018. More information.


Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Management, Undergraduate School, University of Maryland University College, Killeen, TX

More information.


NEW!

Communications Director (Volunteer Position), Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Phoenix, AZ

More information.


Conservation International Internships

Intern, RAP (rapid assessment program). More information.

Intern, Science reporter. More information.


Director of Transportation, City of Tucson, AZ

More information.


Empire Innovation Professor, Institute on Research and Education in Energy, Environment and Water, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York, North Campus

More information.


Forklift Operator, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ

More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit application


Housing Development Manager, Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ

More information.


Housing Programs Assistant (INTERN), Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ

More information.


Maintenance Planner, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ

More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit applications.


Maintenance Technician, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ

More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit applications.


Natural Resources Technician, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Sparks, NV

More information.


Part-time work, Flower Street Urban Gardens, Phoenix, AZ

Contact alex@flowerstreeturbangardens.com for more information.


Planning Director, Northern Arizona Council of Governments, Flagstaff, AZ

More information.


Postdoctoral Researcher, Coastal Food Web Ecology, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

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Program Coordinator, China Program, Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY

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Program Coordinator II (Sustainable Communities), Institute for Local Governments, Sacramento, CA

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Program Manager, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Phoenix, AZ

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Senior Director, Science of Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International, Arlington, VA

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Volunteer/Recruitment Manager (volunteer position), Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Phoenix, AZ

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