Three (3) positions for new/recent graduates
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1. Program Associate, Critical Issues program, American Geosciences Institute
Position Type: Entry Level (New Graduates)
Desired Major(s):Behavioral and Social Sciences/Geographical
Sciences, Behavioral and Social Sciences/Government and Politics, Behavioral
and Social Sciences/Geospatial Information Sciences (GRAD), Behavioral and
Social Sciences/Environmental Science & Policy,
Location: Alexandria, Virginia (United States)
Description: The
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has an immediate opening for a Program
Associate to work in our innovative Critical Issues program making impartial
geoscience information more accessible to decision makers, particularly at state
and local levels. This is a full-time position based at AGI headquarters in
Alexandria, Va.
We seek candidates who are enthusiastic about promoting the
importance of the geosciences to diverse audiences. The Program Associate will
be the lead organizer for Critical Issues Forums, which are a key component of
the program. S/he will work closely with the Critical Issues team to plan,
organize, and publicize Critical Issues webinars, create geoscience-based
content for the website, build strong audience participation in the program,
and to serve all the needs of a developing program.
Candidates must be able to work collaboratively and
tactfully with AGI staff and many external stakeholders; have superb
organizational skills including scheduling time, tasks, and other people
effectively, and paying careful attention to detail; have excellent written,
verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; have strong computing skills
(Word, Excel, Twitter essential; graphics and web page content management
desirable); and candidates should understand the scope, content, and value of
the geosciences.
Master’s or higher degree in geoscience, science
communication, or science policy strongly preferred. Experience in outreach,
event management, and/or science communication desired. Candidates must already
be eligible to work in the United States.
To apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume, salary
expectations, names and contact information for three references to jobs@agiweb.org, listing “Critical Issues
Program Associate” in the subject line. Review will begin on 8 September 2015;
the position will remain open until filled. AGI is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation
of geoscientific and professional associations that represent more than 250,000
geologists, geophysicists, and other geoscientists. Founded in 1948, AGI
provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared
interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience
education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the
geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards,
and interaction with the environment. http://www.americangeosciences.org/.
Job Function: Communication,
Management/Administration, Sciences
Desired Class Level(s): Recent Grad (up to 1
year out), Alumnus/a (beyond 1 year out)
Duration:
full-time job
Approximate Hours Per Week: 37.5 hours
Qualifications: Master's or higher degree in
geoscience, science communication, or science policy strongly preferred.
Experience in outreach, event management, and/or science
communication desired.
Candidates must already be eligible to work in the United
States.
2. Program Coordinator, Chesapeake Bay Trust
Position Type: Entry Level (New Graduates)
Desired
Major(s):
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Architecture, Planning and Preservation,
Behavioral and Social Sciences/Geographical Sciences, Behavioral and Social
Sciences/Environmental Science & Policy, Public Policy/Environmental Policy
Location:
Annapolis, Maryland (United States)
Description: The
Chesapeake Bay Trust is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a Program
Coordinator on our grants administration team. The Program Coordinator will
serve as the lead for a stormwater restoration project rebate program focused
on homeowners and other landowners in Prince George’s County. Duties will
include soliciting, reviewing, and administering rebate requests from
individual homeowners, businesses, non-profit groups and other landowners and
working with our Prince George’s County partners. Site visits prior to and after
rebate project completion will be required, with an anticipated average of
three days office work and two days in the field per week. The Program
Coordinator position will also contribute to other programs, including our
environmental education work and other programs as the Program Coordinator
progresses at the Trust. The position will report to the Director of Programs
and Partnerships.
Established in 1985, the Chesapeake Bay Trust is a private,
non-profit, grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting public awareness and
participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay. In the
past decade, the Trust has doubled its grantmaking, with current annual
grant-making of $9 million. The individual will be a key member of a thirteen-person
staff and his/her lead program will be a key components of a portfolio of grant
programs focused on K-12 environmental education, citizen engagement, and
on-the-ground restoration. The Trust embraces professional development and aims
to help the successful candidate advance in his/her career, learn about the
social science underpinnings of residential stormwater incentive programs, and
become involved in other aspects of grant-making in watershed restoration and
education.
Duties
- Serve as lead of the Trust-Prince George’s County Raincheck Rebate Program,
including:
- Soliciting, reviewing, and administering rebate requests from individual
homeowners, businesses, non-profit groups and other landowners
- Advertising the opportunity at workshops, festivals, community events, and
other appropriate venues as determined by the Program Coordinator and in
cooperation with our county partners.
- Working with homeowners and other applicants to understand the program and
submit applications
- Conducting site visits prior to and after rebate projects are completed
- Reporting on the Raincheck Rebate Program to funding partners
- Assist with review of small grant requests in K-12 environmental education and
outreach.
- Participate actively in the grants team at the Trust and in the Trust
community.
- As the Program Coordinator develops, as appropriate, assist or serve as lead of
other Trust grant programs and initiatives.
Job Function: Agriculture/Natural
Resources/Environment, Sciences, Other
Desired Class Level(s): Alumnus/a (beyond 1 year
out)
Approximate Hours Per Week: 40
Salary Level: $35,000 -
$42,000
Qualifications: Required Experience and Skills:
- Minimum one year professional experience in the environment, natural resources,
and/or policy fields.
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in environment, natural resources, policy, or other
closely related field.
- Demonstrated experience with small-scale stormwater projects, such as rain
gardens, rain barrels, and pervious pavement.
- Demonstrated experience with outreach and working with diverse groups of people
- Ability to conduct site visits to project locations submitted by grant/rebate
applicants
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of programs.
- Ability to tackle multiple tasks in a timely and effective manner.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work both independently and in team settings in an office
environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Personal vehicle and valid driver’s license required to facilitate site visit
travel.
3. GIS Intern, CG/LA Infrastructure
Position Type: Entry Level (New Graduates),
Internship (Fall or Spring Part-Time)
Location:
Washington, DC, District of Columbia (United States)
Description:
Leading global infrastructure advisory group seeks intern with GIS skills for
its internet startup located in Dupont .
About us: CG/LA Infrastructure focuses on the creation of long-term
value in the world's infrastructure markets. Our goal is to support the
doubling of global infrastructure investment by 2020. Infrastructure is the
internal framework for a country, allowing its economy and its citizens to be
productive and healthy. CG/LA provides public and private sector firms with
services based on over two decades of working in various infrastructure sectors
in the developed and developing world.
Core services provided by CG/LA Infrastructure include the
Infrastructure Leadership Forum Series, Strategic Consulting, Project
Development, and Macroeconomic analysis based on proprietary tools. Together
these services form a dynamic package allowing stakeholders to properly
identify key market challenges and effectively develop business.
We are looking for an intern excited to use his or her
technical abilities with GIS to serve an instrumental role in the constant
improvement of this sophisticated platform. He or she must also enjoy the
challenges that come with working in a dynamic work environment and with a
rapidly growing knowledge platform.
Responsibilities: Because CG/LA is a small firm, GIS interns are given the
opportunity to take ownership of the GViP Platform through:
- Using their experience and abilities with GIS to improve the
platform’s mapping function;
- Tackling key start-up issues like: creating client value
through innovative features and technologies like GIS to drive user growth and
platform utilization;
- Collecting and compiling GIS data;
- Inputting and converting GIS data;
- Creating, manipulating, designing, and delivering GIS
feature classes, maps, and databases as required by project developers and team
members;
- Interacting with high-level clients to insure a successful
product.
You will receive:
- Hands-on experience with senior staff with a leading
technology that will revolutionize the industry
- Insight into the infrastructure sector and learn from
visionaries in the field
- Introductions to industry experts and thought leaders by
attending our Infrastructure Leadership Forums
- Opportunity to attend industry lectures and seminars in the
DC area
- And an awesome letter of recommendation if you are up to the
task
Compensation: Interns will receive a stipend to cover related costs:
- Part time $100/month
- Full time $250/month
How to Apply: Interested candidates should send a resume and a cover
letter to hr@cg-la.com noting GViP Intern in
the subject line. Thank you for your interest in becoming an intern for CG-LA
Infrastructure.
Job Function: Computer
Science/Statistics, Engineering, Research
Duration:
Four Months
Approximate Hours Per Week: 20-40
Salary Level: Stipend:
Part time $100/month Full time $250/month
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate student in their final year, or graduate
student, with background in Business, Marketing, Economics, Engineering or
Computer Science
- Experience and significant comfort with GIS, either from
previous academic or professional experience
- Spanish or Portuguese desirable
- Exceptional oral and writing communications skills
- Capacity to operate and interact with high-level executives
- Ability to work independently and in a group setting
- High-level research and organizational skills
- Must be highly organized, detailed oriented, self-motivated
and able to work in a dynamic and fast
- paced environment
