Social Sciences Jobs

A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum Summer Help

Published March 22, 2023

The A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum is hiring students for the summer. Work would start no later than the week of Monday, May 1^st, 2023. Preferably there would be training shifts that would start at the beginning of April. The position is focused on the museum’s gift shop, retail sales, and sales inventory. The ideal student should have a minimum of 4-hour blocks of time available to work and preferably longer as well as the ability to work between 9 am and 5 pm. Availability on Saturdays would also be ideal. Retail sales and/or customer service experience is strongly preferred. Knowledge of geology and minerals is not required. Starting pay $12/hr.

Contact the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum on Michigan Tech’s campus for more information.

Sustainability Data Analyst

Published March 17, 2023

By Grace Murray

Undergraduate

Sustainability Data Analyst
- This position will work for CVS to support data collection and monitoring of enterprise sustainability initiatives, emissions and energy, plastic, water, waste and other environmental sustainability data. There are two open positions. One will cover the Enterprise Data and the other will support Supply Chain Data.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
- This position is ideally located in New England, but remote work is negotiable.

Interdisciplinary Scientist

Published March 16, 2023

By Grace Murray

Graduate

The Interdisciplinary Scientist will work with the New York Cities team at The Nature Conservancy.

The scientist will provide technical and scientific support and leadership related to understanding, visualizing, and communicating about the social-ecological systems of cities in an applied context.

A master’s degree in a science related field and 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience are required.

Applications are due by March 26, 2023

Paid Internship in Historical Archaeology

Published March 15, 2023

By Grace Murray

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.

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Montana

Published March 1, 2023

By Grace Murray

Graduate

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 at the University of Minnesota

Published March 1, 2023

By Grace Murray

Graduate

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.

Summer Field School in Italy

Published February 21, 2023

By Grace Murray

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.

Funded Internal Graduate Research Assistant Position

Published February 21, 2023

By Grace Murray

Graduate

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 Sustainable Development

Published February 13, 2023

By Grace Murray

Graduate

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

Published February 13, 2023

By Grace Murray

Graduate

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.