Are you looking for an undergraduate research experience outside of Richmond this summer? Check out the many opportunities listed through the Pathways to Science website. The opportunities include a wide range of disciplines and are located all over the US and abroad.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy shed 263,000 jobs in September. 64,000 of these jobs were in construction and 51,000 were in manufacturing. A total of 7.2 million jobs have been lost in the U.S. since the start of the recession.
Despite these ominous figures, the green collar economy is seeing robust growth. A recent study by Pew Charitable Trusts claims that the growth potential for green collar jobs is “explosive” and the green collar job growth rate is about two and a half times faster than job growth in the economy as a whole.
To search for these types of opportunities, check out: http://www.greencollar.org/search_job/search.php.
Are you interested in doing some cool fieldwork, whether over the summer or after you graduate? There are lots of sites dedicated to this. For example, check out the following:
Texas A&M Job Board:
http://wfsc.tamu.edu/jobboard/
Society for Conservation Biology: http://www.conbio.org/jobs/
Ornithological Society of North America: http://www.osnabirds.org/on/ornjobs.htm
Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that $12.5 million in ARRA funding has been allocated to create at least 80 new graduate fellowships in science, mathematics and engineering.
Secretary Chu noted that training the next generation of U.S. scientists and engineers is critical to our future energy security and economic competitiveness.²
The fellowships are open to U.S. citizens beginning their graduate study in fall 2010 or currently in their first or second year of study; eligible fields include the physical, biological, engineering, and computational sciences. Awards of $50,500 per year for three years will cover tuition, living, and other expenses. Applications are due November 30.
More information is available at: www.scied.science.doe.gov/SCGF.html
Earth Aid is launching a campus organizing fellowship this fall for students interested in energy and environmental issues.
Earth Aid has developed the first free service that enables individuals to track their electric, gas, and water usage in one place online, receive customized tips to help them
save, and earn rewards if they do save — points that they can redeem for discounts at local businesses.
The deadline to apply is Friday, October 2. Visit http://www.earthaid.net/action_center/university_fellows to apply. Email Andrew Gall
at andrew@earthaid.net with any questions.
