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The University of Saskatchewan is internationally recognized for its signature scholarship and innovation in the field of environment and natural resources. An institution on the move, with a growing reputation and high aspirations, the U of S is poised to become one of the country’s pre-eminent research-intensive universities. Located on one of Canada’s most beautiful [...]

Jobs – Fellowships – Conferences – Research – Links   JOBS   1. Advocates for Children – Help Line Manager   http://www.advocatesforchildren.org/helpline%20staff%20supervisor.php   2. Center for Whole Communities – Program Manager   http://www.wholecommunities.org/pdf/Program%20Coordinator%20Job%20Posting%20final.pdf   3. Humanscale (Furniture Manufacturing) – Environmental Policy Specialist   http://careercenter.usgbc.org/c/job.cfm?site_id=2643&job=8638738   4. Johns Hopkins University – Adjunct Faculty Position(s) in Energy [...]

The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning has three tenure track positions available: food systems; sustainability and behavior; and urban studies.  I am sure that geographers are encouraged to apply. These positions are interdisciplinary cluster hires, so faculty are expected to work with other departments and schools at the University of Michigan.  For more [...]

The School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona (UA) invites applications and nominations for a full-time, tenure track or tenured position in environmental policy and politics, at the rank of assistant or associate, depending on the successful applicant’s record. Topics of particular interest include environmental governance; environmental organizations and agreements, including [...]

The Department of Geography and the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Vermont invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Political Ecology to begin August 2012. Possible areas of expertise for this position include: critical engagements with conservation and development, ecological displacements and migration, regional and inter-regional adaptations to climate change, environmental governance/governmentality, [...]

American University’s School of International Service in Washington, DC seeks a tenure-line assistant professor to join our interdisciplinary program in Global Environmental Politics. Please call the attached job announcement to the attention of members of your AAG speciality group.   We seek a passionate teacher and innovative scholar to join our diverse, wide-ranging faculty. We [...]

INTERNSHIPS – See end of this message   Americorps Weatherization – VT – Deadline Sept 19   OpenPlans StreetsMedia Development Intern – NYC   Conservation Fellow at RARE – DC or ?       JOB OPPORTUNITIES   1. Lead Campaign Manager (Deadline Sept 16)   American Bird Conservancy, Washington DC   http://www.abcbirds.org/aboutabc/vacancies/position_lead_campaign_mgr.html     [...]

Clinical Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Environmental Studies Program Arts and Science New York University invites applications for a clinical assistant professor position in the Environmental Studies Program to start September 1, 2012, pending budgetary and administrative approval. The Environmental Studies Program (environment.as.nyu.edu) is an interdisciplinary program in its fifth year, with faculty from across [...]

We are pleased to announce a tenure track faculty position in Environmental Science at Humboldt State University for a start date in Fall 2012. The position is for candidates with specialization in energy policy and technology; expertise in climate science and policy is also desirable. The due date for applications is November 1, and the announcement is available at www.humboldt.edu/aps/docs/jobs/2012-13%20Vacancies/7504_1213_ESM_EnvironmentalScience_VacancyAnnoucement.pdf Humboldt State, [...]

We seek an entry-level, tenure-track Assistant Professor for our distinctive program in ethnoecology, which we define as the study of cultural ecological knowledge of the interactions between human societies and their environments. Ethnoecology provides an integrated approach to understanding and appreciating human relationships with their environments, including the lands and waters of the earth and [...]

  This posting is in effect from August 25, 2011 to September 8, 2011, closing at 4:30 pm. *Please quote the competition number listed above in the subject line of your email. Please be advised that effective September 12, 2011, there is a full-time, ongoing position for an Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator – Environment [...]

Department of Resource Management and Geography  University of Melbourne, Australia Melbourne School of Land and Environment CLASSIFICATION Research Fellow – Grade 1 or 2 Level of appointment is subject to qualifications and experience SALARY $56,226 – $76,229 p.a. (pro rata if applicable) Research Fellow 1 (Level A) $80,318 – $95,375 p.a. (pro rata if applicable) [...]

Transportation Outreach Project About the Climate Justice Project (CJP) The Climate Justice Project is a five-year research and public engagement alliance led by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and UBC. It brings researchers in numerous disciplines from three BC universities together with more than 40 social justice groups,environmental organizations, trade unions, First Nations groups, [...]

Job Description: The Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society is seeking an enthusiastic and energetic individual to fill the position of Manager and Program Coordinator at our Iris Griffith Interpretive Centre on the Sunshine Coast, BC.  This exciting job opportunity requires someone who is outgoing and creative, dedicated and passionate about environmental education and sound [...]

An exciting job opportunity at Stakeholder Forum. We are recruiting a Head of Policy and Advocacy, salary range 35 – 40k. All the details of the job are available here: http://www.stakeholderforum.org/sf/index.php/about-us/jobs/352-head-of-policy-and-advocacy.   Job Purpose To lead, manage and develop all Stakeholder Forum’s global policy and advocacy projects and programmes, achieving the required impact and securing necessary [...]

THE NATURAL CAPITAL PROJECT Position Announcement LEAD ECOSYSTEM SERVICES MODELER We are a partnership among Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment,University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, The Nature Conservancy, and World Wildlife Fund developing tools to model and map the distribution of biodiversity and theflow of multiple ecosystem services across land- and seascapes. [...]

Job Posting Northern BC Climate Change Intern Enduring features and connectivity analyses in an era of significant climate change: an exciting 4-month paid student internship opportunity Position description: The BC Chapter of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-BC) is seeking a Northern BC Climate Change Intern through a partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate [...]

The Drachman Institute, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA), the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), and the Institute of the Environment (IE) at The University of Arizona (UA) invite applications and nominations for the position of Professor of Practice/Coordinator of the Sustainable City Project at the new University of Arizona Downtown (UAD) center. As [...]

Call for Applications: World Agroforestry Centre Women’s Research Fellowships Applicants are expected to hold a Doctoral degree in a field related to agriculture, agroforestry, biodiversity, biometrics, capacity building, climate change, ecology, economics, environmental policy, forestry, genetic resources, geography, hydrology, impact assessment, institutional strengthening, land degradation, marketing, natural products, natural resource management, or sociology. The selected [...]

Application Guidelines/Contact: Apply at http://www.mercycorps.org/jobs Global Envision Program Manager (GEPM) Mercy Corps http://www.mercycorps.org/ Location: Portland Closing Date: 9/15/2011 Description: PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: For more than 30 years, Mercy Corps has worked to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression around the globe by partnering with people to create productive and just communities. We seek to improve and sustain [...]

EMPLOYMENT   1.  Re:Vision Architecture – Registered Architect – Philadelphia http://www.revisionarch.com/index.htm Deadline: Unknown   2. MA Dept of Fish & Game – Regulatory Review Manager – Westborough MA http://www.state.ma.us/envir/ Deadline: 8/1/11   3. Clean Air Council – Membership Coordinator – Philadelphia http://www.idealist.org/view/job/Mh9G2ZMc4Cxd/ Deadline: 8/5/11   4. Tenafly Nature Center – Administrator – Tenafly NJ http://www.idealist.org/view/job/BzwkkFMf68jd/ [...]

This is a part-time position — 3 days / week at Concordia University in Montreal.  The salary is $38,500.  Applicants should have some experience in- or related to Environmental Assessment. http://hr.concordia.ca/jobs/postings/index.php?f=detail&job_id=3725

Founded in 1997 by returned Peace Corps volunteer Florence Reed, Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) (www.sustainableharvest.org) provides training, technical support, and resources to Central American farmers to help build their capacity to practice organic and sustainable agriculture as an alternative to slash and burn agriculture. Since 1997, SHI has expanded its reach from one program in [...]

Job vacancy for Research Associate in Ecosystems and Global Environmental Change Posted: 24 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT ESPA is seeking to recruit a Research Associate. Closing date is 20 June 2011. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/news.asp?ArticleID=50777&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+r4dresearch+%28R4D+Research+News%29

Campus City Collaborative (‘C3’) and CityStudio C3 is an inter-institutional collaboration between the City of Vancouver and Vancouver’s six public post-secondary institutions (BCIT, ECUAD, Langara College, SFU, UBC and Vancouver Community College). CityStudio is an innovative program designed to help Vancouver reach its goal to be the Greenest City in the world by 2020. The [...]

The Forest and Nature Conservation Policy group (FNP) of Wageningen University, The Netherlands, offers a challenging career path as Associate Professor in the field of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), with a focus on forests and/or biodiversity. As Associate Professor, you will develop an original and scientifically challenging research line on CBNRM at local level in the context of [...]

The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to contribute to our ongoing research on public climate change knowledge, risk perceptions, policy preferences, and behavior. The program involves survey research (including national, international, and globally representative surveys, community and membership organization surveys, etc.), message experiments, in-depth interviews, and [...]

Position Overview: Practice Greenhealth is seeking a Health Care Sustainability Specialist to manage a portfolio of member accounts, providing and/or facilitating content expertise on sustainability issues to member hospitals and systems. Under the direction of the Director of Sustainable Operations, this position will serve as a resource for Practice Greenhealth members by responding to individual [...]

The Climate Justice Project is a 5-year research and public engagement alliance led by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and UBC. It brings researchers in numerous disciplines from three BC universities together with more than 40 social justice groups, environmental organizations, trade unions, First Nations groups, and other research institutes. The CJP uses BC as a case study [...]

Closing the Loop Research Project About the Climate Justice Project (CJP) The Climate Justice Project is a 5-year research and public engagement alliance led by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and UBC. It brings researchers in numerous disciplines from three BC universities together with more than 40 social justice groups, environmental organizations, trade unions, First Nations groups, [...]

Ecotrust Canada is excited to an employment opportunity with the Ecotrust Canada Area A Crab Program based out of Prince Rupert: MANAGER – AREA A CRAB ELECTRONIC MONITORING PROGRAM Position Location: Prince Rupert, BC Posting close date: ASAP Note that interviews may be conducted throughout the posting period and the position may be filled prior [...]

RWDI AIR Inc., part of the RWDI group of companies, specializes in resolving air quality, noise and vibration, and climate change issues for a wide array of industrial, commercial and government clients. With locations and 75+ people strategically positioned throughout Canada, we have worked closely with many different sectors for more than 30 years to [...]

Please forward this Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) opportunity to your colleagues and students who are interested to pursue graduate studies and research at the University of Maine, USA.  This is open to those who are interested to pursue a PhD in Ecology and Environmental Science or PhD in Forest Resources. This GRA is only open [...]

The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) is recruiting a Research Fellow for the Science and Technology for Sustainable Societies (STSS) Programme. Under the general supervision of the Director of UNU-IAS and the Head of the STSS Programme, the Research Fellow will be expected to be fully involved in the research activities of [...]

ACT (the Adaptation to Climate Change Team), SFU is hiring a graduate student intern as part of PICS’ internship funding initiative, to work on the Climate Change Adaptation and Crops & Food Supply session from May-December 2011. More hours will be allocated during May-August than during September-December to allow for Fall semester class time. The [...]

The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions is hiring a post-doctoral research scientist. This is an NSF-funded interdisciplinary center focused on decisions under uncertainty, and includes many field and lab projects around the world. Several environmental anthropologists are associated with it; other researchers include psychologists and economists.See cred.columbia.edu for more information on the center itself. And the [...]