Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Job- MA

The Sustainable Endowments Institute (Cambridge, Massachusetts) invites applications for a part-time joint research and communication fellowship this fall.  Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Job- IL

The University of Illinois, Springfield's Department of Environmental Studies seeks a full-time online program coordinator with expertise in GIS.  The review of applications will being Oct. 3, 2011.

Job- FL

Florida Gulf Coast University is seeking an assistant/associate professor in environmental education to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels and develop curriculum.  Applications will be considered through Dec. 5, 2011.

Job- ME

The Department of Economics at Colby College (ME) invites applications for a tenure-track position in environmental economics at the assistant or advanced assistant level beginning in September 2012.

Job- NC

Davidson College seeks a director of sustainability to provide leadership in the management, administration and strategic planning of campus sustainability. 

Monday, September 19, 2011

Green Events Training- Fall 2011

There are many Green Events Certification Trainings planned for this semester! 

This training session is about learning how to host a Green Event and the process of getting your event Carolina Green Certified. These training sessions are the first step to becoming Carolina Green certified to host green events on campus. These trainings are also important for people who wish to volunteer at events since they will be helping to manage the event and are critical for monitoring proper waste disposal. The Carolina Green Event Certification training also counts as a training for Public Service Scholars.

Sept. 27, 7pm Dey 210
Oct. 5, 3pm Union 3206 B
Oct. 25, 8pm Dey 210
Nov. 14, 2pm Union 3102
Nov. 30, 6pm Dey 210

If you have a group of at least 10 that wish to get certified but cannot make it to these trainings, please email Megan Gyoerkoe to set up a different training date at gyoerkoe@live.unc.edu.

EcoReps Student Organization

Are you interested in becoming involved in a student organization with sustainability minded efforts? Then EcoReps is for you!

EcoReps is a student led organization that is committed to providing campus-wide peer-to-peer outreach in support of UNC Chapel Hill's many sustainable practices, programs, and options. They strive to make environmental, economic, and social sustainability a core value for all Carolina students.

EcoReps will help you

  • expand your knowledge about Carolina's sustainable efforts
  • earn Public Service Scholar hours
  • give presentations to other student groups about what UNC is doing to promote sustainability
  • develop personal leadership skills
  • develop presentation techniques and public speaking skills
  • have social education experiences with other EcoReps

There will be a training event on September 24th, from 10pm-3pm, where you will be taught everything you need to know to give these presentations. Breakfast will be provided, and there will be an hour long lunch break. If you are interested in attending and becoming a certified EcoRep, please RSVP to ecoreps.uncch@gmail.com by Wednesday, September 20th, at noon.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

AASHE Bulletin

If you are interested in learning about news in sustainability, job opportunities, and national events, subscribe to receive emails from AASHE.  UNC Chapel Hill has a university membership, so if you register with your email account ending in "unc.edu", you can subscribe for free!  Go to www.aashe.org for more information.

UNC's Hans Paerl wins Odum Lifetime Achievement Award

Hans Paerl, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City, is the 2011 winner of the Odum Award for Lifetime Achievement. Paerl, William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences, received the award for his four decades of work to clarify the causes, consequences and mitigation of blooms in estuarine and coastal environments.

Carolina in the News

Check out the recent media mention of sustainability-related programs, practices, and people at UNC:

Book raises issues about eating meat 
The News and Observer (Raleigh)
How often do you think deeply about what you are eating? ...Students at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University are wrestling with some of those challenging questions. As participants in the two schools' joint summer reading program this year, incoming freshmen and transfer students are reading "Eating Animals," by Jonathan Safran Foer. (Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical associate professor in the department of health policy and administration in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill.)

The Rugged Altruists (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The New York Times
...Rye Barcott was a student at the University of North Carolina who spent a summer sharing a 10-by-10 shack in Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya. ...Over the next several years, Barcott served as an officer in the Marines in places like Iraq and created an inspiring organization called Carolina for Kibera, which offers health services and serves as a sort of boys and girls club for children in the slum.

Inside the List (Book Review)
The New York Times
Required Reading: Can a peaceable literary vegetarian from Brooklyn bring together what a bloody Southern basketball rivalry has torn asunder? That was surely the hope of administrators at Duke and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, when they chose Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” as the joint summer reading for this fall’s incoming freshmen.

Reforming the Carnivores
Inside Higher Ed
...In trying to get grass-fed beef into the dining halls at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the student group Fair Local Organic (FLO) realized just how difficult it is to find such a product. North Carolina contracts with the food service provider Aramark, which has a number of safety, equipment and process regulations that producers must meet in order to supply for the company. But those regulations often aren’t feasible for the smaller producers that raise their animals humanely, students said.

Triangle Universities Studying Soft Matter
WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill)
The Triangle's four major universities are collaborating on a multi-year study of "soft matter." The National Science Foundation awarded a 6-year grant worth nearly 14-million dollars to researchers at Duke, UNC, NC State, and NC Central Universities.
UNC Using GPS To "Take A Bike Out Of Crime"
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
Every new school year brings a spike in on-campus crime, and few crimes are more common on campus than bicycle theft. But this year, UNC’s Department of Public Safety is employing GPS technology—to “take a bike out of crime.” "We became aware of a program to (create) a bait bicycle," says Public Safety spokesperson Randy Young.

Universities to study soft matter
The News and Observer (Raleigh)
A six-year, $13.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation will establish a multiuniversity research center dedicated to the study of soft matter. ...The Triangle Materials Research Science and Engineering Center will involve researchers from Duke University, N.C. Central University, N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill.
In Ancient Pines, a Startling Shift in Tree Rings (Blog)
The New York Times
Nearly 50 years have passed since a glaciologist by the name of Donald R. Currey got his tree-borer stuck in a remote Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) about 10,750 feet up in the little-visited Humboldt National Forest of eastern Nevada. ...Dr. Currey carried a slab of the tree back to his lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and counted 4,844 rings. In a report published in Ecology a year later, in 1965, he conservatively estimated the tree’s age at death to have been 4,900 years old.
Local researchers collaborate
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Researchers from Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. Central University and N.C. State University will focus their collective expertise on facets of soft matter research, a branch of materials science with almost limitless practical applications, from organic solar cells to tissue implants to new classes of drugs. The National Science Foundation has provided a six-year, $13.6 million grant to establish a multi-university center to investigate aspects of this promising area of scientific endeavor.
Thanks to UNC News Services for finding this great story AND compiling the summary! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu/.

Job- WI

The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a director for its Gaylor Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.  The director will provide general leadership for environmental initiatives across campus. Applications will be considered through Oct. 15, 2011. Read more »

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Job- NC

Toxic Free NC, a local Raleigh nonprofit dedicated to pesticide awareness, is looking for volunteers this fall to fill its Sustainable Pest Management Intern/Volunteer position.

Job- Lake Malawi, Africa

Manda Wilderness Agricultural Project is seeking someone with a solid knowledge of organic farming to come work on the shores of Lake Malawi. Read more »

Job- USA

Green Corps is looking for college graduates looking to work on environmental issues across the country with many different organizations.

Job- DC

American University seeks a zero waste coordinator to plan, implement, organize, track and monitor all aspects of waste diversion and waste reduction operations.

Job- MA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is seeking a communications officer.  The review of applications will begin October 1, 2011.

Job- UT

The University of Utah seeks an assistant professor in sustainability studies. A Ph.D. is required by start date.

Job- IN

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame seeks applications for an open rank Gender and Peace Studies faculty member. The review of applications will begin October 15, 2011.
Read more »

Job- MD

The University of Maryland seeks an urban agriculture and food systems educator.  Applications will be accepted through September 30, 2011.

American Public Power Student Research Grants

Students studying energy-related disciplines in the U.S. or Canada are invited to apply for one of 10 American Public Power Association student research grants/internships in conjunction with its Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments (DEED) Program. Provide assistance to DEED member utility sponsors, the $4,000 grants support students and increase awareness of career opportunities in public power. Applications are due by October 15 and February 15 each year.

Greenest Colleges in the US

The Sierra Club ranks the 10 greenest colleges in the United States.  Be sure to check out what they say about UNC Chapel Hill and how we are a leader in sustainable development! To see this article and see more interesting links, read more »

Food in the South: Health, Happiness and the Economy

On September 8, 2011 at 4:30 pm in the Kresge Foundation Common Room (039) at the Johnson Center for Undergraduate Excellence in Graham Memorial Hall, Professor Ammerman will present Food in the South:  Health, Happiness and the Economy.  She will explore the multiple roles of food in the lives of southerners, ranging from family and social connections and celebrations to the foundations of a transitioning agricultural economy. Participants will share their views about the role of local sustainable food systems and whether all NC citizens can benefit from this rapidly developing this rapidly evolving development.

Dr. Ammerman is a professor of nutrition in the Gillings School, as well as the director for the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She has created strong collaborations across the state to address childhood obesity and was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to serve on the Childhood Obesity Study Committee. More recent research interests focus on school nutrition policy associated with obesity, sustainable agriculture as it relates to improved nutrition, and social entrepreneurship as a sustainable approach to addressing public health concerns.

UNC Employee Terri Buckner joins the OWASA Board

On Thursday night, August 25th, Terri Buckner took the oath of office as an OWASA Board Member. A recent appointee of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, she previously served on the OWASA Board from June, 2005 to September, 2006 as a Carrboro appointee.  Other members from the UNC Community that serve on the OWASA Board are Gordon Merklein, chair, and William Stott, who joined the board in fall of 2006. 

Job- PA

The University of Pennsylvania is hiring a Director of Sustainability within the Business Services Division.  Read more »

The Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate

On September 15, 2011 from 4:30-6:00pm, the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate, will partner with CNA and local North Carolina partners for a discussion on the critical links between clean energy and national security. 

Job- OK

The University of Oklahoma's Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability seeks a tenure-track faculty position at the level of assistant or associate professor.  The review of applications will begin Oct. 15, 2011. Read more »

Job- SC

Furman University seeks an assistant professor in biology and sustainability science to being in August 2012.  Read more »

Job- AL

Auburn University (AL) seeks a director for its Hunger and Sustainability Initiatives.  The successful candidate should have a doctorate in a related field and scholarly experience in global issues related to hunger and sustainability. The review of applications will begin Oct. 1, 2011. Read more »

Job- US

Second Nature seeks a program associate for a six-month contract.  The position will actively work towards the organization's mission to advance sustainability in higher education across the U.S. with a special focus on its Education for Sustainability Innovation Program.  Applications will be accepted through Sept. 16, 2011. Read more »

Job- DC

American University is seeking an assistant or associate professor in environmental science beginning in fall 2012.  The review of applications will begin on Oct. 7, 2011. Read more »