Impact Initiatives Challenge - Aug 10-15, 2015 Impact Initiatives Challenge 2015 is a Start-Up Week for the next generation entrepreneurs, pathfinders, innovators and change-makers. The programme combines an incubator, a leadership programme and summer fest in a magnificent mountains’ location, an hour from Geneva. We aim at inspiring, equiping and connecting participants to launch new solutions, projects, ventures and initiatives that will build a better, just and sustainable tomorrow. For more information, visit this website.
Summer Institute on Sustainability & Energy - Univ of Illinois at Chicago - August 6-18, 2015 Our office would like to invite students to apply to our 5th annual Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy to be held August 6-18 in Chicago. All applicants accepted into the program receive lodging support for the duration of the 2-week program. Many will receive partial support for travel costs.
We are now accepting applications and will continue to do so until July 1. We welcome all graduate students and senior-level undergraduates from all academic disciplines to apply. Applicants will need to submit an online application form, resume, and two recommendation letters for consideration. All this information can be found at our website.
Job Opening: Global Scholars Fellow for the Yale Young Global Scholars Program The Yale Young Global Scholars Program is an academic enrichment and leadership training initiative at Yale for talented high school students from around the world, who apply through a competitive application to study on the Yale campus in the summer. Read more at this site.
The Global Scholars Fellow will:
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Analyze data (marketing, admissions, and program reviews)
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Advise the YYGS leadership team on program content throughout the year, to include personal teaching in the summer sessions depending on interest and availability
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Draft and disseminate program materials on the YYGS website and in social media
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Review applications of high school students from around the world applying to YYGS, to include participating on the admissions committee and making admissions decisions
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Recruit and interview undergraduate and graduate students to serve as summer instructors in YYGS, organize their training, and help review their proposed teaching curricula
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Develop the YYGS alumni network online and organize an inaugural alumni conference for past YYGS participants in fall 2016
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Coordinate logistics for up to six two-week YYGS sessions on Yale’s campus during the summer, to include liaising with Yale Conferences & Events and YYGS summer staff
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Assist the YYGS leadership team with the administration of the summer program, to include developing the program schedule and a staff rotation to ensure full coverage of teaching content and supervision of participants
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Manage communication with prospective applicants and their parents through email, phone, and website; and develop programming for the summer residential life part of YYGS, to include mentorship sessions and other structured activities available on Yale’s campus for participants
Qualifications:
Required education and experience:
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Bachelors Degree, knowledge of Drupal, website design, and social media communication
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Experience working with and/or teaching high school students
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Experience organizing conferences at Yale
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
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Knowledge of working with number and basic-level statistics
Preferred education and experience:
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Recent Yale College Graduate
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BA in a field relevant to the academic content of YYGS, to include the social sciences, humanities, or science, technology, and medicine (STEM) fields
Apply Now: Visit this site, and search Requisition # 29831BR
Scholarships Available for Middlebury School of the Environment Summer Program Thanks to the support of a generous donor, we have significant need-based grants available for the Summer 2015 session of the Middlebury School of the Environment.
In keeping with Middlebury's liberal arts tradition, the program looks at the environment through the lenses of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. The curriculum consists of two tracks: introductory and intermediate/advanced, and each track has a Practicum.
Visiting "practitioners in residence" will bring into the coursework case studies and ideas from their own fields of expertise.
To see more about the toolkit students gain through this summer program, watch this video.
Science Education and Activism Interns - Apply By April 1st The National Center for Science Education is seeking one part-time and one-full time summer interns to work on science education activism, with a particular focus on climate change education. These are temporary positions based in Oakland, CA.
The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit organization that defends and promotes the teaching of science in public schools. We provide information, resources, and support related to areas of science that are often attacked on social or political grounds—such as climate change and evolution. Our mission is to ensure that these topics are presented in a scientific, engaging, and accurate manner in the classroom.
Science education in America is under attack and science teachers are at the forefront of this challenge. There are many topics in the sciences that are scientifically sound, but politically and socially controversial, leaving educators at risk of being challenged anytime they try to address these issues. The most prevalent challenges appear when teachers attempt to teach climate change and evolution, but other issues have arisen around genetically modified foods, and the Big Bang. It is NCSE’s position that socially controversial science topics must be taught appropriately in the science classroom, and we work with educators to ensure that they are supported to do this.
We are looking for two interns (one full-time and one part-time) for three months (June-August 2015) to help with NCSE’s launch of a new teacher engagement campaign to support and defend educators as they teach these topics, with a particular focus on climate change education. This is a unique opportunity for someone with a science background to learn about science advocacy to support one of the most important groups: science
teachers.
The selected candidate will receive training in:
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Climate change science and education
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Common denial arguments and tactics
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Writing for a public and educational audience
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Developing a large scale, national campaign to engage educators
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Using social media and web technologies to connect with educators
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Helping to defend and support science educators who teach these topics
The interns will work at the NCSE headquarters located in Oakland, CA.
Qualifications:
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Must have a basic understanding of and interest in science, science education, and science advocacy.
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Good writing and computing skills are required.
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Timeliness and follow-through are a must.
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Preference for background or degree in Biology, Earth Science, or Environmental Sciences.
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This is an ideal position for a recent graduate, but we will review all applicants equally.
Salary and benefits: There are two paid positions, one full-time (40 hours a week) and one part-time (16 hours a week) at the NCSE offices in Oakland. The internship mentor will meet with each intern on a weekly basis, and be present while the interns are working. The internship will last for the entire summer: June–August. Due to the short nature of the internship, there will not be an opportunity for the intern to take a vacation during this time, though we do have July 4 off. The full-time position pays $6,000 for the summer; the part-time position pays $2,000. No benefits are associated with either position. NCSE is an equal-opportunity employer.
To apply: Please specify if you are applying for the full- or part-time position. Include a cover letter, three references, and a résumé. E-mail all three to Minda Berbeco PhD, Programs and Policy Director: berbeco@ncse.com. Applications must be received by April 1, 2015. Link to position can be found here.
