- Paid Internship in Historical Archaeology
- The Department of Archaeology and Landscapes at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest is offering one funded research position for May 30 through July 21, 2023.
- This internship is intended for early-phase graduate students and advanced undergraduates who have previous field training and are looking for more experience conducting fieldwork and supervising field school students in a research-oriented setting.
- The application deadline is April 1, 2023.
Positions available for master’s and PHD students.
- The postdoc will work directly with Associate Professor Dr. Brian Chaffin in the Department of Society & Conservation on a funded research project titled “Resilience Informatics for the Convergence of Critical Capacities to Address Regional-scale Environmental Change“
- A Ph.D. in social sciences with emphasis in conservation or environmental social science is required.
- Priority application date is March 14th, 2023.
- The successful candidate may work remotely.
- State Program Administrator Principal
- This position:
- provides professional policy analysis and policy related information services to the Minnesota Forest Research Council.
- has statewide responsibility for developing and implementing Minnesota Forest Research Council forest policy initiatives.
- manages a variety of policy related communications and stakeholder outreach initiatives.
- manages the policy information functions and assists as necessary with administrative tasks and functions.
- The work location is at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.
- The application closes 03/15/2023.
- This position:
- San Gemini Preservation Studies-Summer Field School in Italy
- Offers students the opportunity to study and travel in Italy where they acquire hands-on experience in restoration and conservation.
- Two sessions are available and focus on different specialties. An intersession focused on travel is also available.
- Session I: June 5 – June 30, 2023 (programs include historic buildings, archaeological ceramics and book binding restoration)
- Intersession: Italy Preservation Tour – July 2 to July 11, 2023
- Session 2: July 17 – August 11, 2023 (programs include paper restoration and painting techniques)
- These sessions are available as a certificate or as university credits.
- The deadline for applications is March 15, 2023.
The research project is titled Landfill Mining: Pasts and Futures of Waste Management and starts summer or fall 2023.
This 1-year research position is part of a US Department of Energy-funded team investigating the potential benefits and impacts of “landfill mining.”
The candidate will work with Dr. Jonathan Robins to investigate patterns of landfill development and engage in interdisciplinary research to evaluate the impacts of landfill mining on landfill-adjacent communities.
Landfills and other waste management sites are frequently the causes of environmental and social injustices, yet many waste sites also hold substantial quantities of aluminum and other resources.
New and current students in Social Sciences graduate programs are eligible to apply (IHA, EEP, and Sustainable Communities) as well as current undergraduates applying for accelerated MS degrees in these programs.
Please contact Dr. Robins at jrobins@mtu.edu to arrange an informational interview about this position.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Sustainable Development-Indiana University
- The application deadline for this position is March 6th, 2023.
- Responsibilities include:
- teaching two international development-related undergraduate courses per year.
- working in collaboration with the Tobias Center for Innovation in International Development to conduct and organize a conference on Area Studies and Sustainable Development that will be held in 2025.
- drafting a resulting white paper on the conference.
- working in collaboration and mentorship with the Center for the Study of Global Change to organize and present at K-16 educator workshops on issues related to internationalizing curricula through teaching international development-related content.
- EPA Fellowship for Economist/Social Scientist Evaluating Impacts of Contaminated Land, Hazardous Waste and Recycling Programs
- This postgraduate internship project is available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) within the Office of Communications, Partnerships and Analysis (OCPA) in Washington, D.C.
- Minimum GS-9 level pay (about $70,000)
- Includes Healthcare Benefits
- The deadline for application is 3/24/2023 at 3:00:00 PM EST.
- HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) Geospatial Analysis Fellowship.
- The geospatial analyst will collaborate with a multidisciplinary data and analytics team to assist with data collection, integration, analysis, and display.
- Minimum GS-9 level pay (about $70,000)
- Includes Healthcare Benefits
- The deadline to apply is 3/15/2023 at 3:00:00 PM EST.
- Director of Research-PAST Foundation
- The Partnering Anthropology with Science and Technology (PAST) Foundation is seeking a Cultural Anthropologist who will lead the PAST Research team and oversee a robust research portfolio of internal and external initiatives, including our STEM Identity Project.
- The team’s primary focus is K–12 education, with a significant emphasis on career and technical education, workforce readiness, out-of-school, early childhood, and secondary education settings.
- Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Anthropology and preferably a focus on education.
- The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) in Washington, D.C., has internship and fellowship opportunities available for undergraduate or graduate students. The following positions are available. The deadline for all is February 17, 2023.
- ACHP’s Office of General Counsel (OGC)
- In need of a second-year law student to intern full-time this summer. The intern will be working remotely and will carry out legal research relating to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
- Office of Federal Agency Programs
- Seeking a 20 hour/week virtual intern to support the agency’s training program on Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
- Office of Communication, Education, and Outreach (OCEO)
- Seeking a full-time virtual intern to research and develop materials highlighting the importance and benefits of historic preservation for all Americans, including engagement with a wide range of communities, organizations, and educational institutions representing more diverse audiences.
- ACHP’s Office of General Counsel (OGC)