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Chesapeake Research Consortium Environmental Management Career Development Program Appointment in support of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership’s Foster Chesapeake Stewardship Goal Implementation Team  Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed requires committed, diverse, passionate individuals and the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) seeks such an individual for a three-year appointment to provide support to the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership’s Foster Chesapeake Stewardship Goal Implementation Team.  Environmental Management Staffer Responsibilities The candidate selected for this position will be involved in a broad range of goal team activities associated with advancing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement goals listed above. This will include: organization and support of a variety of meetings; coordinating communication with goal team and work group membership; tracking team action items; coordinating and/or working on specific projects; and carrying ...

Job Announcement: Oyster Hatchery Position KCB Oyster Holdings is located in Lottsburg, Virginia and produces oyster larvae and seed from December through September. This is a seasonal, full-time job. This is a unique opportunity to commercially produce oysters and develop a research/breeding program to improve hatchery performance. Primary responsibilities: Brood stock management and maintenance Algae culture Spawning and larvae culture Cultchless seed setting Filtration maintenance Basic qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a science related field Good work ethic and self-motivated Ability to work variable hours, including weekends in rotation Ability to work independently and multi-task Communicate effectively with other employees Ability to perform record keeping and organize results Preferred qualifications: Prior hatchery knowledge Ability to adaptively manage Problem solving/troubleshooting Ability to conduct research experiments Interest in seawater chemistry and oyster breedin...

Full-Time International Food Policy Research Institute Internship Position description The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Media Engagement Intern to provide crucial support in communicating innovative research on development issues.  IFPRI is a non-profit, apolitical research organization providing evidence-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, and improve welfare across the developing world. The successful candidate will help the media team spotlight and disseminate our best and most salient work through our social media channels, our blog, and our relationships with external news media outlets so that insightful research can inform meaningful policy changes towards realizing our vision of a world free from hunger and poverty.  To achieve these goals, the intern will: draft dynamic content for our website and blog based on our most relevant research and events; generate ideas and content for social media ...

Clean Energy Analyst (Entry-Level) Arlington VA Green Powered Technology, LLC is an energy and engineering consulting firm based in Arlington, Virginia. We were established in 2010 with a vision of employing innovative solutions to sustainably manage the Earth’s resources and to meet society's needs. GPTech offers technical, financing, and private sector engagement expertise, furthering U.S. private sector expansion into emerging markets. We provide comprehensive client services from project inception to completion, by delivering solutions that improve operations and compliance, build institutional capacity, reduce risk, save money, enhance security and help our clients make more informed decisions about their energy and infrastructure investments. We work across three practices areas, energy, infrastructure and development, to support clients, such as, Customs Border Protection, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the U.S. Agency for In...

The Environmental Policy & Management program at UC Davis is hiring! Apply now We are  now hiring an Assistant Director  to support growth of the Environmental Policy and Management program at UC Davis .  Please share  this open position and recruitment details within your network. This position combines program direction and teaching. Application details are included below. Candidates should apply by  June 24 th  to ensure consideration; we will continue to consider new applications after that date until the position is filled.  Apply at:   https://recruit.ucdavis. edu/JPF02777 See  https://epm.ucdavis.edu/   for more information about the EPM program. **** Position available -- please disseminate to all who might be interested **** Assistant Director -   Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management (EPM) program at UC Davis  Applications are invited for a full-time appointment as Assistant ...

A postgraduate research opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water (OW).  This appointment will be served with the Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds located in Washington, DC. The participant will be located in the Monitoring and Analysis Branch and support activities related to the National Aquatic Resource Survey (NARS) program, with a focus on the National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA;  https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/nwca ). NWCA is a statistically based survey designed to characterize the ecological condition of wetlands across the conterminous United States every 5 years. It is a component of the NARS program and a key activity in EPA’s efforts to achieve national water-quality goals under the Clean Water Act. Throughout their appointment, the selected participant will research and learn about EPA’s efforts to monitor and assess wetland and other aquatic resour...

Location:  NC, VA or SC Wildlands Engineering is continuously on the lookout for dynamic individuals to join our growing company. We are looking for a water resources engineer or scientist with a background in stream and wetland design, stormwater management, hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, construction document production, and construction management. This position works with project managers to assist with complex ecosystem restoration designs; conduct field assessment and design of streams, wetlands, and watersheds; develop hydrologic and hydraulic models; and assess and design new and retrofit stormwater best management practices (BMPs). The ideal candidate will demonstrate 2 to 15 years’ progressive experience working with the ecologic and hydrologic processes important to ecosystem restoration in the Southeastern United States. A graduate degree in a related field is preferred. Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D/Land Desktop, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, preparation o...

POSITION SUMMARY: This position would be a Contingent Worker in the Natural Resources Conservation section of the Natural and Historic Resources Division (NHRD).  The individual would be responsible for assisting the Deer Program Manager in operating the Managed Hunt and Sharpshooting programs, assisting with deer research projects, and monitoring the Four-Post Feeder tick pesticide applicator devices. The individual would also be responsible for assisting in other wildlife management related work, including Canada goose management. DUTIES: Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Managed Hunt Program duties include Prior to the managed hunt season duties include assisting with tree stand installation, trail maintenance, obtaining GPS coordinates of stand sites, and office work related to planning managed hunts. During the managed hunt season duties will include, checking hunters in at managed hunts in various parks, recording arrival, stand site assignment, checking e...

Nursery Seasonal Employee: Watering  Job Summary Chesapeake Natives plant nursery seeks a well-organized individual that can recognize and appropriately water species depending on their need. The successful candidate must be able to do physical work, prioritize task areas, and adjust to the watering needs of the nursery environment. The ideal candidate will be passionate about growing local ecotype native plants, have excellent people and management skills, and ideally, will have greenhouse or nursery experience in the production of native plants. We have a great nursery team and we would love to hear from qualified candidates who would like to work in the unique historic environment of Rosaryville State Park. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide daily watering 5 days a week, 5 hours per day, preferably mornings, one weekend day required. Watering will be required in all areas of the nursery, with the exception of the  rain-garden Able to work directly with senior ma...

Environmental Management Staffer  Responsibilities The candidates selected for this position will be involved in goal team activities will be responsible for organization and support of meetings, member coordination and communication, tracking team action items, and research and synthesis activities, including reporting on performance indicators. The Staffers are key points of contact for delivering information from the  Chesapeake Bay Program  to partners across the watershed and are expected to manage the dynamics of each sub-team to help facilitate group consensus and collect pertinent information from group members in a timely fashion. The candidates will also support the goal team’s involvement in the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Strategy Review System process to track progress toward achieving Chesapeake Bay restoration goals and outcomes, including coordinating partnership reviews and consolidating feedback. The selected candidates will work as Chesapeake Research Cons...

Title:  Bat Biologist (Crew leader) Region:  Midwest and Eastern U.S. Start Dat e: immediately End Date:  August 2019 with potential for fall work Workload:  7 days/week Pay Rate:  Commensurate with experience/education Description : Apogee, Inc. has openings for federally permitted bat biologists for various presence/absence surveys throughout the Midwest and Eastern U.S.  Primary responsibilities of this position are to lead a two-person crew to conduct summer mist-net and/or acoustic surveys threatened and endangered bat species.  Daily duties will include, but are not limited to: selection of net placement, deployment and operation of mist-nets, identification of eastern U.S. bat species, application of radio-transmitters and bands, maintaining and decontaminating equipment, radio-telemetry, emergence counts, and collection/submittal of precise and thorough data. Field work will entail hiking to and from mist-net survey sites with up to 50+ lbs. of...

ENST's production shop is hiring more student workers over summer. You would be working with your hands (i.e., painting, moving, cleaning, assembling, and potentially learning machinery) and working on campus 20-40 hours per week this summer. ENST pays $10.50 per hour. This position has the potential to continue through the fall semester. To apply send your   cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcripts to Shannon Pederson, shannonp@umd.edu, by May 24th

As a Physical Science Technician, you will perform the following duties:   Carry out, monitor, coordinate and/or control all aspects of shallow water hydrographic survey field operations to support routine nautical chart updates and rapid response to navigational emergencies. Responsible for installation, integration, calibration and operation of hydrographic survey equipment and ensure small boat vessels meet operational safety standards; and acquisition, processing and analysis of survey data. Acquire and analyze survey data; and identify and correct data quality issues, equipment malfunctions, operational survey deficiencies recommending improvements to standard operating procedures. Develop technical documents, including hydrographic survey reports and standard operating procedures and create geospatial information products to present and disseminate survey information; and conduct training in safety, vessel operations, and survey procedures. EDUCATION:  Successful co...