Center for American Progress

Research Assistant/Research Associate, Energy and Environment

American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant or Research Associate on the Energy and Environment team to conduct research and analysis of energy and climate change policy. The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills, an attention to detail, a commitment to addressing climate change, and a willingness to work on a wide range of domestic and international policy issues. The title will be determined by the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct and support research and analysis on energy and climate policy issues in coordination with American Progress’ Energy and Environment team, including conducting literature reviews, proofreading, fact-checking, and editing documents.
• Help develop a range of written products to influence the policy debate on key energy and climate issues, including memos, reports, rapid-response statements, op-eds, and social media.
• Perform light administrative duties, such as helping track publications and timelines and coordinating meetings.
• Develop expertise in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience is preferred for the Research Associate position.
• At least one year of professional experience in energy and/or climate policy or a related field.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a team setting.
• Excellent research and analytical skills, including strong quantitative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complicated policy matters to a nontechnical audience.

This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. The starting annual salary is $46,000 for a Research Assistant or $50,000 for a Research Associate.

Read more and apply: https://www.americanprogress.org/about/jobs/479602/research-assistantresearch-associate-energy-environment/

New Employment Opportunities at U.S. Census Bureau

The Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau has employment opportunities for people with skills in geography and related fields.

To apply, please visit USAjobs.gov and enter “Census Bureau” in the keyword search to see current postings and complete an application, or go directly to the posting page:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/557684700

We are looking for well-qualified people with training in GIS, population geography or demography, remote sensing/satellite image analysis, and urban geography, among other specialties. 

Salaries reflect experience and the level of education completed. All positions require U.S. citizenship. 

Census HQ is in the Washington, DC, area and is located next to a subway station.

Openings offer qualified applicants an opportunity to work on a range of projects, including: analyzing and mapping the distribution of population and population change globally and in the U.S.; geo-demographic activities using statistical units such as metropolitan areas, counties, states, and their foreign equivalents; producing population estimates for other countries and studying their demographic characteristics at various geographic scales; and developing image analysis methodologies for high-resolution population mapping.

Please forward this email to students, colleagues with students, or others who may be interested in working at the Census Bureau. For more information about the agency, including position opportunities, look under “About Us” on our website at Census.gov. 

If you or your students have questions about work in the Population Division, please contact us: Joshua.Comenetz@census.gov or James.D.Fitzsimmons@census.gov. 

For specific questions about available positions and ways of applying for them, please contact David Zaslow at David.C.Zaslow@census.gov or 301-763-6195.

Cartographer positions at NOAA

The announcements for three Cartographer, ZP-1370-2/3 position have been posted. The announcements will open for 10 days; they are set to open on 1/27/2019 and close on 2/5/2019.

Job Announcement for current federal employees and certain other groups (MAP):
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/557626500

Job Announcement open to all applicants (DE):
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/557626100

Assistant Wildlife Policy Analyst
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)


The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is hiring an Assistant Wildlife Policy Analyst to focus on wildlife trafficking in rhinos, elephants, orangutans especially. Anyone with experience working in CITES, or with an understanding of CITES processes, will be especially valued in this case.

https://eia-global.org/jobs/20200124-assistant-wildlife-policy-analyst-2020

GIS contracting positions with NOAA/ERT

ERT is seeking a candidate for their Cartographer/GIS Specialist position on a new project. The best candidate will understand NGS' strategic goals and its mandate for shoreline mapping under the CMP.

1 year of experience working in Cartography and/or GIS. Must have experience with ESRI ArcMap 10.3+ and ESRI ENVI 5.3. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have the ability to work with sensitive or classified data. A solid understanding of QGIS is helpful. Read more and apply below

Carto/GIS Technician 2301

Carto/GIS Technician 2310

Carto/GIS Technician 2311

Job Opportunity

Forest Carbon GIS at Conservation International

GIS position at CI, a global leader in environmental conservation!
https://chu.tbe.taleo.net/chu04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CONSERVATION&cws=39&rid=1309

GIS opportunity

Mission Critical Partners, LLC is looking for a GIS professional.  We have a need here in MD (and the NCR) where initially the person would be onsite about 50% of the time with the MD State GIS over in Crownsville, MD and the other 50% working from home working on NextGen 9-1-1 stuff (911 experience is not a requirement…just a nice to have).  Experience can vary from junior to mid-level but they need to have rock solid hands on experience as an analyst (ESRI of course) and knowledge around the development side of GIS.  Don’t need to be a programmer (although that would be nice) but more of an excellent understanding of how it can be used, etc. 

Interested parties should send a resume to Joshua Jack at  JoshuaJack@MissionCriticalPartners.com

Positions Available
Maryland Environmental Service

Two positions opened up at MES. Education can be substituted for work experience.

GIS Specialists (1-3 years’ experience preferred)

Senior GIS Specialists (3-5 years’ experience preferred)

There other interesting positions open as well for environmental scientists

https://mes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers

Fish and Wildlife Administrator

Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service

There are a few Fish and Wildlife Administrator positions available with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (multiple positions).

Job Announcements:  https://www.usajobs.gov//Search/?j=0480

Seasonal Jobs Available with NPS

Biological Science Technician (NTE 1039): 

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/555270100

**closes 1/20/20

The National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Network is recruiting for 1-2 seasonal Bio Techs, who will assist with the annual monitoring of long-term forest vegetation plots. The Bio Techs will work with the lead Biologist to visit sites in 11 National Capital Area parks, recording information about: trees, saplings, seedlings, and shrubs; targeted herbaceous species; climbing vines; insect pests; and exotic plants.

Aquatic Ecologist (TERM): 

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/555260000

**closes 1/24/20

The National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Network is recruiting an Aquatic Ecologist to lead the network's Water Quality and Quantity monitoring program. Major duties include: organizing field work and implementing the monitoring protocol at 10 National Capital Area (NCA) parks; reviewing, updating, and re-publishing the NCRN water monitoring protocol(s); identifying information gaps and developing studies and monitoring protocols to meet information needs; analyzing >15 years of water data to address information gaps and answer ecological questions that will inform natural resource management in the NCA parks.

​Operations Coordinator
The Wildlife Society

The Wildlife Society is seeking a full-time Operations Coordinator who assists the Chief Executive Officer and the TWS Leadership Team with the execution of programs, projects and tasks related to multiple areas within the Society. The position reports directly to the CEO and is only being promoted to TWS members unless a suitable candidate is not found through this initial search. Recent college graduates and early career professionals are encouraged to apply!

The salary for this position is $45,000 and includes our complete benefits, a flexible schedule and flexible paid time off. You can work from anywhere in North America and be a member of our highly collaborative and results-oriented team in this important role.

Learn more by clicking here for the job description.

Deadline for resumes is Friday, January 24.

Coordinator Position

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Working out of Washington, D.C., the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Coordinator, Marine and Coastal Conservation (Coordinator) will have programmatic, communications, and administrative responsibilities that support a diverse programmatic portfolio on behalf of the Marine and Coastal Conservation programs at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF ).

This position will work with a large group of leaders from non-profit organizations, Federal agencies and corporations, as well as internal staff at all levels of the organization. The position reports to the Director, Program Operations (Director) and will be assigned responsibilities to multiple programs and work closely with the Director, Marine and Coastal Conservation, program directors and program managers on a variety of programs.

Read more and apply here: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=29f3c179-537a-4b50-b69a-83ed4ff3b6ae&ccId=19000101_000001&type=MP&lang=en_US