Job Tag: Science/Engineering

Executive Director, Center for the Environment

Catawba College invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for an experienced and innovative leader to serve as its next Executive Director for the Center for the Environment. The Executive Director will ensure that Catawba will continue to provide a transformative education for its 1,300 students and foster environmental solutions to address societal needs. This position presents a unique opportunity for a a leader who is committed to undergraduate education in a learning environment that values the personal formation of students, the exploration of vocation, and interaction with faculty and students who routinely work across varied disciplines.

The Center for the Environment’s mission is to provide education and outreach centered on prevalent environmental challenges and to foster community-oriented sustainable solutions that can serve as a model for programs throughout the country. The Center for the Environment at Catawba College has been deeply involved in North Carolina’s environmental issues since its inception in 1996. The Center strives to serve as a model to the region, lending expertise on a wide range of issues – from air and water quality to land preservation and sustainable development. In the process, Catawba students receive a value-added education through involvement in the Center’s activities.

Reporting to Catawba College’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Constance Rogers-Lowery, with a dotted-line report to President David Nelson, the Executive Director will oversee the Center’s activities and talented staff. The College recently received a gift to the endowment of $200M, of which one-third is designated to excellence in the study and promotion of environmental stewardship and sustainability on campus and in the community. The Center for the Environment is an important component to meeting this commitment. 

More information is available in the profile description.

For best consideration, please send all nominations and applications to:

Jim Sirianni, Managing Director

Sara Swisher-Anderson, Senior Associate

Ca*******************@************ch.com

For more information, please visit Catawba College’s Center for the Environment home page at https://centerfortheenvironment.org

Catawba College is an equal opportunity employer. As such, the College is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status, unless allowed by law and deemed necessary to the operation of the College. The College complies with all federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination.

Environmental Technician

Texas Environmental Inspections

Responsibilities:

·                Assess indoor environments including, but not limited to, homes, offices, schools, public buildings, healthcare facilities, and industrial facilities.

·                Perform visual assessments of indoor environments and identify environmental quality concerns. Explain service offerings with technical accuracy.

·                Use scientific instrumentation and equipment to measure and monitor indoor air quality.

·                Collect various types of samples for identifying indoor environmental contaminants.

·                Evaluate work environments with area and personal monitoring to determine compliance with occupational health and safety rules.

·                Act as a subject matter expert for all matters related to industrial hygiene, including chemical, biological, particulate, and physical contaminants.

·                Accurately interpret the results of measurements and samples.

·                Understand and navigate regulatory occupational health and safety rules.

·                Draw conclusions based on the findings of the assessment.

·                Provide recommendations for corrective actions for issues discovered.

·                Speak with prospective clients and describe our company’s service offerings and related fees.

·                Write proposals for prospective clients.

·                Maintain and calibrate instruments and equipment.

·                Train new staff in IAQ and IH principles.

·                Support strategic business growth and expansion initiatives.

·                Explain complex situations or issues in clear and concise summaries.

·                Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

·                GED or diploma equivalent required

·                Minimum of 2 years of experience in the field of environmental and IH consulting or similar

·                Bachelor of Science degree preferred (biology, chemistry, geology), industrial hygiene, environmental health, or related field of science

·                State licenses for asbestos and mold preferred

·                Solid understanding of general principles of industrial hygiene

·                Apply knowledge of biological, chemical, and physical hazards

·                Understand the fundamentals of toxicology, epidemiology, public health, and environmental sciences

·                Apply knowledge of biological, chemical and physical hazards

·                Understand fundamentals of toxicology, epidemiology, public health and environmental sciences

·                Physically able to crawl, climb and walk on uneven surfaces, such as scaffolding, rooftops, elevated platforms and temporary working surfaces

·                Possess driver’s license and vehicle

Attributes: 

·                Ability to work in timely manner.

·                Ability to understand and apply company policies and procedures

·                Ability to follow instructions and pre-established guidelines.

·                Ability to work responsibly and independently.

·                Ability to multi-task.

·                Ability to be a team player.

Technical Director, Science Based Targets Network (SBTN)

Reports To
The SBTN Technical Director will report to Erin Billman, Executive Director of SBTN

Project Overview
Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) is currently developing the technical methodologies, targets, and tools to translate global goals (such as those set by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity) into actionable targets — science-based targets (SBTs) — for companies, cities and investors. In parallel, the network is working to engage with companies and cities to support and encourage them to set SBTs, to help them move from “doing a bit better” to “doing enough” to stay within Earth’s limits.

SBTN builds on the momentum of the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which has spurred roughly 850 of the world’s largest companies to commit to greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in line with climate science.

SBTN is part of the Global Commons Alliance (GCA), which is a network of 45+ leading nonprofits and influential actors focused on systems change. This unprecedented collaboration brings together powerful leadership, science, innovation, technology, and communications to positively transform the global economy and protect the global commons.

Job Overview
SBTN’s Technical Director plays a central role in coordinating SBT methodological development across the many “issue areas” (e.g. water use, species biodiversity, land degradation) that collectively define Science-based Targets for Nature (see SBTN Initial Guidance for further details). Placed in SBTN’s Network Hub, the TD acts as the public face of SBTN on methodological and measurement issues, leads engagement with issue-specific methodological development teams, and provides strategic direction to steer toward a cohesive target setting framework in the 2022 timeframe.

Responsibilities and Duties
-The SBTN Technical Director is responsible for several key duties, across technical development, stakeholder engagement, and communication.
-Complete program plan for technical coordination aspects of SBTN
-Steer and manage the SBTN Network Hub Technical Team, which coordinates technical development across the various “issue areas”
-Organize cross issue hub technical interactions, including Issue Hub Lead calls and other key internal and external conference calls / meetings
-Develop and use frameworks and other tools for progressing technical coordination
-Represent SBTN in partner initiatives such as the Earth Commission and to SBTN’s leadership
-Provide strategic advice on method development to issue-level working groups and hubs
-Present SBTN’s technical work in external settings, such as conferences, webinars, etc.
-Fulfill other technical lead functions as required

Qualifications
Science based targets are an inherently interdisciplinary topic and requires cross-disciplinary knowledge across sustainability science including life cycle assessment, biodiversity conservation science and practice, climate science, corporate and city sustainability reporting, and others. Additional desired characteristics include:
-Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant field
-At least 10 years experience in relevant fields, including corporate sustainability and/or consulting, sustainability science, sustainable finance, etc.
-Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

Location
Remote, worldwide (preference for the individual to be based between GMT-8 and GMT+1 time zones)

To apply, please email your CV and a cover letter to Erin O’Grady, SBTN Coordinator at er*********@************************rk.org.

Chief, Departmental Operations in our Hazardous Materials Division

Anticipated Hiring Range: $115,000 to $135,000 Annually* Plus Excellent Benefits 

*If a successful candidate possesses a current and valid Registration as an Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) with the State of California, consideration may be given for additional compensation.

The Position:

The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health and Quality is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and team-oriented leader to fill an immediate opening for a Chief, Departmental Operations in our Hazardous Materials Division.

Under the administrative direction of the Deputy Director, Environmental Health & Quality, this management position will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight over all administrative functions of the County’s Hazardous Materials Division of the Department of Environmental Health and Quality. This position will be responsible for the following key areas: Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA), Hazardous Waste/Tiered Permitting, CA Accidental Release Prevention Program, Underground and Above Ground Storage Tanks, Hazardous Incident Response Team(HIRT), and Border Inspections/Enforcement.

Click here to view a detailed job brochure, which includes the responsibilities and requirements for this position.  

APPLICATION PROCESS AND RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE
1. Complete the online application at www.sandiegocounty.gov/hr; select Current Job
Postings, Job Number 21092703UHMD
2. Attach your résumé and cover letter.
3. Attach a copy of your college degree, final transcripts, or foreign studies equivalency
certificate (if education was obtained outside the U.S.)

CHIEF, DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS

Department of Environmental Health and Quality – Land and Water Quality Division

The Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ) invites résumés from candidates with
exemplary qualifications for the position of Chief, Departmental Operations, Land & Water Quality
Division.

This unclassified management position will be a strategic and innovative leader who strives for
continuous improvement and is responsible for providing leadership and oversight to the Land &
Water Quality Division.

DEHQ is a nationally recognized agency with award winning programs and has an annual operating
budget of $55.7M with 313 employees.

Click here to view a detailed brochure regarding the duties and responsibilities of the position.  

Anticipated Hiring Range:  $115,000 to $135,000 Annually
Excellent Benefits Package and Relocation Allowance

*If a successful candidate possesses a current and valid Registration as an Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) with the State of California, consideration may be given for additional compensation. 

APPLICATION PROCESS AND RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE
1. Complete the online application at www.sandiegocounty.gov/hr; select the Current Job Postings link, Job Number 20092709ULWQ
2. Attach your résumé and cover letter.
3. Attach a copy of college degree, final transcript, diploma, or foreign studies equivalency certificate (if education was obtained outside of the U.S.)

 

Drew University is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Environmental Science. Preference given to interdisciplinary scientists who study climate change, energy, food and/or water resources. We seek an enthusiastic scientist with an active research program that will involve undergraduate students and has the potential to engage with local communities. The successful candidate will help guide the future of Drew’s Environmental Science and Environmental Studies majors. 

Position starts August 2022, pending budgetary approval.

Position responsibilities will include: 

• Teach the core environmental science courses and elective courses (3-3 load) at the introductory and advanced undergraduate level.  Elective courses will be in the candidate’s area of expertise. 
• Engage in the discipline as an active scholar.
• Advise majors.
• Participate in department and college service. 

Required Education and Experience:

• The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in environmental science or a closely related discipline by August 1, 2022.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Previous experience teaching environmental science courses to undergraduate students.
• Mentoring of undergraduate research students.

Application:

To apply, submit the following materials to:

https://drew-university.oasisrecruit.com/job/351603/assistant-professor-in-environmental-science 

• Cover letter 
• Current curriculum vita 
• A brief statement of research interests and how you would involve undergraduate students in your research program
• A brief statement of teaching philosophy
• Evidence of teaching excellence, such as course evaluations, if available
• Contact information for three letters of reference. 

Please apply by January 10, 2022. 

About Drew University:

Drew University, located on a beautiful, wooded,186-acre campus in Madison, New Jersey, includes the College of Liberal Arts, the Theological School, and the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. It has a total enrollment of more than 2,100 students with 145 full-time faculty members. Over 35% of our undergraduate students are from underrepresented groups, and we were recently ranked 19th among baccalaureate institutions for the number of international students enrolled. The Theological and Caspersen Schools offer master’s and doctoral degrees, and the College confers bachelor’s degrees in 32 disciplines.

Drew is dedicated to exceptional faculty mentorship and hands-on learning that successfully prepares students for their futures. Students regularly connect with local communities, and because of our proximity to New York City, we are home to multiple New York Semester experiences for our undergraduate students: Wall Street, United Nations, Contemporary Art, Communications and Media, Social Entrepreneurship, and New York Theatre. The University also houses the Charles A. Dana Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti, the Center for Global Education, the Center for Civic Engagement, the Center on Religion, Culture & Conflict, and the United Methodist Archives and History Center. Drew also recently received a multi-year grant to transform teaching and learning in the humanities by incorporating emerging digital technologies, methods, and pedagogies.

To enrich education through diversity, Drew University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with Department of Homeland Security regulations, a successful candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. These positions are subject to a background check.