Off Campus Event: Gulf of Maine 2050– Save the date, November 2019

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On November 4-8th, 2019, science, governmental, industry, and community leaders from across New England and the Maritime Provinces will come together in Portland, Maine to explore environmental, economic, social, and institutional perspectives on emerging climate challenges and opportunities.

Through a stimulating mix of symposium style presentations and practical work sessions we will:

  • learn how the Gulf of Maine is expected to change in the next 30 years
  • develop a shared vision of regional resilience
  • activate new collaborations to achieve this vision

We hope you can be part of this critical conversation!

www.gulfofmaine2050.org

Submission Opportunity: Call for Poster Abstracts, Maine Sustainability & Water Conference

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The 2019 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference, held in the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Maine on March 28th, is calling for student poster submissions.

The submission deadline for poster abstracts is Thursday, March 7, 2019. Abstracts can be submitted online through the conference website. This year, the juried poster competition will include three judging categories: graduate, undergraduate and high-school.

Posters invited for display will address one or more aspects of the following:

  • Water quality/quantity. These may include chemical, biological, hydrological, and geochemical aspects of surface and ground waters, and their policy and economic implications.
  • Sustainability. These may include implementation and evaluation of policies and practices that promote economic development while protecting ecosystem health and fostering community well-being.

Jobs and Fellowships: Ebear: Job & Fellowships with upcoming Deadlines

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More Jobs & fellowships on Ebear with Upcoming Deadlines:

Access to Exchange Fellowship (16626)

Mobility International USA – Eugene, Oregon
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Feb 04, 2019

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Easement Monitoring Intern (Full-Time) (16418)

The Nature Conservancy – Concord, New Hampshire
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 22, 2019

End Date: Feb 22, 2019

2019 Summer Legal Research and Writing Internship (16432)

Volunteers of America (VOA) – Brunswick, Maine
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 17, 2019

End Date: Feb 14, 2019

Summer Internship (Alumni Referral) (16414)

Phil’s Farm – Eliot, Maine
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 16, 2019

End Date: Feb 13, 2019

Paid Non-Profit Summer Intern (16309)

Forest Foundation – Boston, Massachusetts
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 11, 2019

End Date: Feb 13, 2019

Cato Institute Summer Internship (16350)

Cato Institute – Washington, District of Columbia
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 10, 2019

End Date: Feb 16, 2019

Field Ecology Intern (16359)

Maine Natural Areas Program – Augusta, Maine
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 10, 2019

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Smithsonian Internships (16346)

Smithsonian Institutions – Washington, District of Columbia
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 10, 2019

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Educator (16298)

National Audubon Society – Oyster Bay, New York
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 04, 2019

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Environmental Education Internships (16294)

The Wetlands Institute – Stone Harbor, New Jersey
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 04, 2019

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Curatorial Intern (Natural Science discipline) (16287)

Oakland Museum of California – Oakland, California
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Jan 03, 2019

End Date: Feb 22, 2019

2019 Summer Maine Land Conservation Summer Program (16150)

Maine Coast Heritage Trust – Topsham, Maine
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Dec 13, 2018

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Forest Foundation internship program (16026)

Forest Foundation – Nationwide
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Dec 03, 2018

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Summer Undergraduate Oceanographic Studies Fellowship (15789)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution – Woods Hole, Massachusetts
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Nov 07, 2018

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Hudson Institute Political Studies (15785)

Hudson Institute Political Studies – Georgetown Washington, District of Columbia
United States

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: Nov 06, 2018

End Date: Feb 15, 2019

Summer Fellowship: National Weather Service NCEP 2019 Summer Student Internship Program

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Audience: Undergraduate and Graduate Students Who Are U.S. Citizens

Application Deadline: Feb. 10, 2019

Contact: [email protected]
The National Weather Service’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction is offering up to 10 paid internships targeted towards current second- and third-year undergraduate and enrolled graduate students. Internship work will relate to areas that will meet the future needs of the ever-broadening weather-climate-water user community. Students majoring in mathematics, physics, meteorology, atmospheric and climate science, computer science, engineering and social science are welcome to apply.

https://ncepinternship.smapply.io/prog/ncep_summer_student_internship_program/

Graduate Program: Master of Science Program in Ecology, Western State Colorado University

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Western State  Colorado University now has a Master of Science Program in Ecology.  We are recruiting students for our first class which will start this fall.  Please find info at the following site https://www.western.edu/academics/school-graduate-studies/master-science-ecology

Are you interested in earning a master of science in ecology as a residential student in the heart of the Rockies? We are looking for students interested in applying science to real world problems and is eager to conduct applied ecological research.

Our MS provides the rigorous scientific training needed to answer pressing questions in the ecology, conservation, and management of the Earth’s biota, landscapes, and ecosystems. 

We offer two tracks:

  • Fisheries and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Conservation.

Requirements:  BA or BS degree in biology or related field with college courses in Statistics and upper-level Ecology with a minimum grade of B completed prior to the student’s first fall in the program.  GRE scores submitted by the application deadline.

Applicants are expected to have been in contact with a faculty advisor prior to submission of application.

For more information contact:

Dr. Matthew Benoit, Program Coordinator
[email protected]
970.943.2072

Additionally, Robin Bingham, Ph.D, Professor of Biology at Western  is looking for a student interested in rare plant biology.  She has received a USFWS grant to study the Skiff Milkvetch, a rare Gunnison Basin endemic. She has some funding for a graduate student to work on this project, and would love to have someone start this summer.  The focus of the work is on reproduction, pollination, and seed bank dynamics.

Robin and Bowdoin’s Barry Logan went to graduate school together at CU-Boulder.

 

New England Grassroots Environmental Fund Young Leaders Grants- for environmental justice initiatives (Grants range $5,000-7,500)

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It is the belief of the Grassroots Fund that the involvement and leadership of young adults (defined as up to 25 years old) in environmental justice community organizing is a critical component in fulfilling the Grassroots Fund’s mission of creating sustainable communities. The Young Leaders grant program seeks to support initiatives that allow young adults to design, lead, and engage a community-based effort from inception.

Grant range: $5,000 – $7,500
See the webpage fore more information:

https://grassrootsfund.org/dollars/young-leaders-grants

On Campus Event: Black Faces, White Spaces- Thursday Jan 31 7:30 PM

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Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors

Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:30 PM
Roux Center Lantern

Carolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author and a cultural geographer. Dr. Finney works to develop greater cultural competency within environmental organizations, challenge media outlets on their representation of difference, and increase awareness of how privilege shapes who gets to speak on environmental issues and determine policies.

ES Program Summer Fellowships: February Deadlines

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Environmental Fellowship program descriptions and applications for Summer 2019 are on the ES website!

https://www.bowdoin.edu/environmental-studies/fellowships-and-opportunities/index.html

As a student who is either an ES major/minor or who has taken ES core courses, you are eligible to apply for Environmental Studies summer fellowships. The Environmental Studies program provides 15 summer fellowships for students.  Read more about last summer’s fellows.

This is a great way to gain experience in the field, work with environmental professionals, and connect your summer experience to your academic experience.  The Environmental Studies Program is one of very few academic programs that has an endowed fellowship program.

Environmental Studies Fellowships (Sustainability and Environmental Justice)  (2-3) – funds students to work for an organization of their choosing.  You can work in Maine, in your community, or anywhere in the world.

Deadline: Monday, February 25th at noon  **Winter break is a good time to identify and contact organizations for this fellowship**

Cooke Fellowship (1-2) – Funds students to conduct community based research under the guidance of a faculty mentor and in partnership with a community organization of the student’s choosing **Winter break is a good time to identify contact faculty sponsors and host organizations for this fellowship**

Deadline: Monday, February 25th at noon

 All applications are online and we have included a PDF of the fellowship application on our website to help you start to prepare your application. You can apply at any time up until the deadline (see each fellowship’s deadline below).  The following fellowships fund students to work for an organization of their choice anywhere in the world

Feel free to email me if you have any questions at all.

Cheers,

Eileen
Eileen Sylvan Johnson, PhD
Lecturer and Program Manager
Environmental Studies Program
Bowdoin College
Office Location: Roux 224
Mailing Address:
6700 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011
207-798-7157

Volunteer Opportunity: Girl Scouts of Maine- Think Like a Scientist

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Hello,

I am an Education and Outreach Coordinator with the Girl Scouts of Maine. The Girl Scouts of Maine is looking for students throughout Maine to provide young girls with the experience of being citizen scientists at a Girl Scout of Maine event. An event this year, we have been working to have organizations run activities that correlate to Girl Scout badges. One connection that we have is related to the badge “Think Like a Citizen Scientist”.

Girl Scouts of Maine thought that perhaps a local college would be willing to send students to run an activity related to any citizen science projects they have worked on, and could teach girls how this is useful in the scientific field. This would be great exposure for your school and help your students with a skill such as creating lessons. Not to mention your students would get to spend a day in Freeport, ME.  Please let me know if you have any students who are interested in inspiring young women and any questions you may have.

Best,
Roxanne James, APFG Program Assistant
Girl Scouts of Maine
South Portland Service Center
[email protected]

Summer Fellowships: UNH Sustainbility Fellowships (Apply by 2/7/19)

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UNH is excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Summer Sustainability Fellowships.

Sustainability Fellowships are a fantastic opportunity to gain unique hands-on experience, make valuable connections throughout New England, and contribute to impactful work over the summer.

Graduate and upper-class undergraduate students from any discipline are encouraged to apply.  See below for details on the 2019 Fellowships – more information is available on our website.  We’ve also attached a flyer – please feel free to post or share.

All are welcome to attend the info session or webinar next week.

Best,
Megan & Jenn

Megan Carney
Sustainability Fellows Program Coordinator
University of New Hampshire
The Sustainability Institute

107 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824-3547
[email protected]