Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Job- NC

Raleigh City Farm, an urban farm start-up located in downtown Raleigh, seeks a farm manager to guide the development and production of first plot of land. Read more »

Tip of the Week

Households use about 20 percent of their electricity on lighting. LED Holiday Lights offer up to 90% energy savings over traditional lighting.

Job- UNC

The Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina seeks an Environmental Finance Analyst to assist with research related to projects on water utility finance and sustainability. Read more »

Job- VT

The University of Vermont seeks an assistant professor in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics with expertise in community development and food systems. 

Job- BC Columbia

The University of Northern British Columbia seeks an academic coordinator for its Renewable Energy Initiative. Read more »

Job- IL

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks an assistant professor to help establish an applied research program focused on the local and space-intensive production of food crops for Midwestern regional metropolitan areas. 

Job- AZ

Prescott College (AZ) seeks a full-time faculty member to help develop and co-lead a Master of Arts program in sustainable systems design and leadership.

Job- CA

Antioch University Los Angeles (CA) is accepting applications for a full-time core faculty position in the graduate urban sustainability program.

Job- AZ

Prescott College (AZ) seeks a full-time faculty member with an educator’s focus on social justice and human rights. 

Job- MA

Northeastern University's (MA) smart and sustainable cities program seeks applications for open rank positions in all relevant areas of urban sustainability. 

Job- CA

Pomona College (CA) is seeking an assistant director of sustainability and energy management. 

Job- NC

The NC Department of Commerce has an opportunity at the Biofuels Center of North Carolina.

Job- NC

The NC Department of Commerce is seeking a Sustainability Program Analyst.

Internship- US

The Conservation and Land Management Internship Program is now accepting applications for five-month paid internships in botany, wildlife, or a combination of the two.

Job- NC

The Communications and Public Affairs Department is looking for individuals to serve as members on the advisory board, difference committees, and town commission members.

Job- US

Food services provider ARAMARK is seeking a manager of environmental sustainability to enhance its ability to meet clients' environmental interests, including those on higher education campuses. 

Job- NH

Franklin Pierce University (NH) seeks a sustainability coordinator for its Rindge Campus. 

Job- MA

Harvard University's (MA) Hospitality and Dining Services seeks a food literacy project coordinator to cultivate an understanding of food among Harvard students, staff, faculty and the larger community. 

Job- OH

The University of Cincinnati is seeking an assistant professor of environmental policy.
Read more »

Clinton Global Initiative University Opportunity

Each year, the Clinton Global Initiative University hosts a meeting where students from across the world, national youth organizations, topic experts, and celebrities discuss solutions to pressing global issues. This year, CGI U will be held at the George Washington University (GWU).

In order attend the CGI U meeting, you must make a commitment to action. Commitments range from installing energy-efficient light bulbs on campus, to distributing life-saving water filtration kits to nomadic doctors in Africa. Since the inaugural meeting in 2008, nearly 3,000 commitments have been made. When you apply to attend the meeting,hosted by President Clinton, you pledge to attain your commitment’s goal.

Under one commitment, a group of up to four students can be named as representatives to attend the meeting. Attending CGI U offers association with an organization of international prominence and the meeting itself serves as a premier networking event for University students selected to attend.

You can apply as a group or individually to attend the CGI U annual meeting at GWU from March 30th to April 1st, 2012.

The deadline to apply is Tuesday, January 17th. Applications are processed on a rolling basis and space is limited.  If you wish to be considered to receive Trip Assistance funding to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), you must APPLY before December 5th, 2011.

If you have any questions, email cgiu@clintonglobalinitiative.org.

Green Corps 2011-2012 Field School for Environmental Organizing

Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day.

In Green Corps’ year-long paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you’ll need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems — global warming, deforestation, water pollution and many others — with groups such as Sierra Club and Greenpeace. And, when you graduate from Green Corps, they'll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups.

For more information, visit the web site: www.greencorps.org.

Carolina in the News

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

Get your nutrients from real food (Column)
The News and Observer (Raleigh)
The supplement scam continues to unfold. For anyone who has missed the news over the past few weeks, continuing scrutiny of the science adds more evidence that, with few exceptions, nutritional supplements provide no health benefits to healthy adults, and they may even cause harm. For most people, this probably ranks up there as the biggest nutrition surprise of the decade. (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.)

Speakers heap scorn on Duke Energy
The Charlotte Observer
..."Duke Energy has shown itself unworthy of belief," said Gene Nichol, director of the Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity at UNC Chapel Hill's law school. "Any rate increase it now offers should be rejected out of hand." Nichol recited the state's economic turmoil: 1.6 million residents in poverty, including one out of four children; 20 percent underemployed; median income dropping 12 percent in 2010; and 900,000 additions to the state food stamp program since 2008.

Angry customers protest Duke Energy price hike
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
...Gene Nichol, a professor at the University of North Carolina law school's Center on Poverty , Work and Opportunity, said Duke's changing numbers hurt the company's case. "They have an obligation to prove that these rate increases are absolutely necessary in the public interest," he said. "I don't think they're able to prove anything if they keep gyrating all across the stage."

Kenan-Biddle Partnership announces 2012 Duke-UNC grants
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
A highly successful partnership between UNC and Duke University has entered its second year with another round of grants for collaborative student projects. The Kenan-Biddle Partnership has awarded $5000 each to ten different projects, on topics ranging from LGBT issues to nutrition education to classical music.
Read more »

Couple donates garden spot to city
The News and Observer (Raleigh)
A home known for its collection of camellias, exotic plants and native woodlands will become a public garden and environmental center - fulfilling the vision of a family that has lived there since 1951. For decades, William and Mary Coker Joslin have opened their garden for public tours a few times each year. A new arrangement lets the home become "a permanent place of serenity and beauty," 87-year-old Mary Coker Joslin told guests Monday. ...The Joslins led the restoration of the Coker Arboretum at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Read more »

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/.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Job- UNC

The Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina seeks a highly organized and self-motivated, part-time Office Manager to provide administrative and project support for 30 hours/week. Read more »

Job - UNC

The Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina seeks a Marketing and Outreach Coordinator to increase the visibility and impact of its work. Read more »

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Job- ON

Algonquin College (ON) is seeking part-time course developers for a new bachelor's degree in business sustainability from January to May 2012.

Job- UT

Westminster College (UT) seeks an environmental studies assistant professor to begin in fall 2012.

Job- NY

Columbia University’s (NY) Earth Institute and School of International and Public Affairs seek two assistant professors in the economics or political economy of sustainable development.

Job- PA

Chatham University (PA) seeks an assistant or associate professor of sustainable resource management.

Job- WY

The Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Wyoming seeks an open rank position in marketing and sustainable business practices.

Job- TX

The School of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington seeks an assistant professor of environmental planning.

Job- WA

The School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington seeks applicants for two new faculty positions: assistant professor of marine and environmental policy and an associate professor of human dimensions of the environment.

Job- MA

The environmental studies program at Williams College (MA) invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in sustainable agriculture beginning July 2012.

Job- MA

Harvard University's (MA) Office for Sustainability is seeking a digital communications senior coordinator.

Job- CO

Colorado State University is hiring a campus energy coordinator to help implement and administer energy and water conservation programs in campus buildings.

Job- CA

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications for an assistant professor in environmental ethics and policy with possible additional teaching duties in feminism and race studies.

Job- NC

Elon University (NC) seeks an assistant professor in environmental studies.

Job- Duke

The Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University (NC) seeks an assistant or associate level professor in environmental politics and policy.

2012 Carolina Recycling Association Conference

2012 Carolina Recycling Association Conference
March 19-23, 2012 at the Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
Collegiate Recycling Coalition Sessions
Call for Presentations: Student presentations are encouraged!

CRC is calling on you for presentations to be delivered during the CRC track at the March 2012 CRA conference in Asheville, NC.  We are looking for your best practices, favorite programs and practical solutions.

Chapel Hill Farmers' Market Craft Fair

In addition to our regular vendors, we are currently accepting applications from local artisans and crafters to participate in this special one-day event.  In the past we have had a variety handmade items including:

• Local Food Products
• Pottery
• Jewelry
• Children's Clothing and Baby Gifts
• Holiday Decor
• Fibers and Knitted Accessories                                                
• Natural Soaps and Lotions
• Glassware
• Birdhouses
• Stoneware
• Baskets
• And more unique items!

If you are interested in applying, an application can be found here.   The application fee is $25 and the deadline for vendor applications is Monday, November 14, 2011.  If you have any questions you may contact Lindsay Smith, market manager.

OWASA Receives Platinum Award for Utility Excellence

OWASA, the public non-profit agency providing water, sewer and reclaimed water services to the Carrboro-Chapel Hill community, recently received the Platinum Award for Utility Excellence from the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA).


AMWA is an organization of more than 180 public water supply agencies which serve more than 133 million people. OWASA is one of nine utilities in the U.S. that received AMWA’s platinum awards on October 17th at the association’s annual meeting in Newport, Rhode Island. Ed Kerwin, OWASA’s Executive Director, represented OWASA.

Carolina in the News

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

Urban Agriculture: Green on a Human Scale
The Huffington Post
How do you turn a garden on its side and grow it up a wall? And why would you want to? Going sideways with your greenery might be a way to provide healthy food in densely-populated urban areas. According to a recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina, there are five fast food restaurants for every supermarket in the United States. You're five times a likely to encounter a chicken mc-something than you would a vegetable.

‘Eating Animals’ to open communication studies’ season      
An adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s book “Eating Animals” will be performed Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The play will kick off the 2011-2012 performance season in the communication studies department, part of UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Animals moving to keep with rising temps
United Press International
..."Not a lot of marine critters have been able to keep up with that," study co-author John Bruno, a marine ecologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said in a statement. "Being stuck in a warming environment can cause reductions in the growth, reproduction and survival of ecologically and economically important ocean life such as fish, corals and sea birds."

UNC to celebrate Campus Sustainability, recycling Nov. 15     
Trying to recycle tough items like batteries and cell phones? Curious to see how much energy a certain campus building is using? Then your day will arrive Nov. 15, as Campus Sustainability Day and America Recycles Day are celebrated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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/.