SUSTAINABILITY DIGEST
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability provides this list to announce seminars, meetings, colloquiums, lectures, brown bags, announcements of interest, and job opportunities to the Institute community. If you have items you’d like to add please submit them to Cindy.Zisner@asu.edu before 5 PM Wednesday. This Digest is sent out on Friday morning. You may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change subscriber settings at http://lists.asu.edu/archives/giosasu.html on the menu on the right of the page at Subscribe or Unsubscribe. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.
***Next Friday, December 15 will be the last Digest of 2017. Please send any early January items to be included by Wednesday, December 13.***
NEW ITEMS
(Current items remain in the Digest until they happen so don’t forget to peruse the web listing in case you missed something in the previous week.)
Institute Events
1. School of Sustainability Community Garden Maintenance & Harvest
2. School of Sustainability Convocation
3. CAP LTER All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium
Other Events - On Campus
4. Peace Corps Family and Friends Event
5. Borderlands Food Bank (Produce on Wheels Without Waste)
News and Announcements
6. ASU establishes Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
7. Renewable gas: the hot new fuel from animal waste?
8. Can McDonald's help solve climate change?
9. Solar fishing lights: One biologist's bright idea, inspired by a lifetime love of the sea
10. Code Talker 101: ASU professor, storyteller offers insight on history
11. Could perennial grains be the next climate-saving superstars?
12. Protecting the quality of Arizona's water supplies: Yep, they got an app for that
13. Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
Institute Jobs
Other Jobs
18. Administrative Analyst II, Environmental Sustainability, City of Mountain View, CA
19. Research Associate on Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, United Nations University, Bonn, Germany
20. Sun Devil Dining/Aramark, Sustainability Intern Spring 2018, Arizona State University
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EVENTS
School of Sustainability Community Garden Maintenance & Harvest
(Saturday, December 9, 2017) Interested in gardening? Want a way to contribute to your community? Interested in meeting fun, sustainability-oriented people? Then join us for the School of Sustainability Monthly Community Garden Harvest Day! From 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Escalante Community Garden, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe. More information and registration.
School of Sustainability Convocation
(Tuesday, December 12, 2017) The fall 2017 convocation ceremony for students graduating from the School of Sustainability will be held at Arizona State University's Galvin Playhouse. More information.
CAP LTER All Scientists Meeting and Poster Symposium
(Friday, January 5, 2018) The Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Program (CAP LTER) will be holding its 20th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientists Meeting at ASU's SkySong facility in Scottsdale, 1475 N Scottsdale Rd. From 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Weiqi Zhou, Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be the keynote speaker. More information and registration.
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On Campus
Peace Corps Family and Friends Event
(Tuesday, December 12, 2017) You're inspired to help a community in need overseas. Invite your family and friends to support your Peace Corps journey. Bring your loved ones to a special presentation designed to address the questions and concerns of family and friends. From 4:30-6:00 p.m. at ChangeMaker Central, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Borderlands Food Bank (Produce on Wheels Without Waste)
(Saturday, December 16, 2017) Produce on Wheels Without Waste (P.O.W.W.O.W.) disperses 10 million pounds of fresh, rescued produce annually to communities at various sites throughout southern Arizona and the metropolitan Tucson and Phoenix service areas. Contribute $10 to shop for up to 60 pounds of fresh produce for your family or to share with neighbors, friends or someone in need. Distribution of produce will take place at the ASU Tempe campus on Lot 58, which is located at directly east of Wells Fargo Arena. From 8:00-11:00 a.m. More information.
Off Campus
Co-op Workshop: Create a Rain Garden in Gilbert
(Saturday, December 9, 2017) Help us create a rain garden in Gilbert! We will change the back yard landscape into a passive water harvesting system that will slow, spread, and sink the water where it's needed to nourish native low water use vegetation. The heavy digging is already done so you can focus on the finishing touches of shaping the basins and berms, planting, and spreading a mulch layer to retain the moisture. An added bonus, you will learn the basics of drip irrigation that will be used to water the plants until they are established. And you will get to see an 865 Gallon Rain Tank already installed. From 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Register online.
Desert Rivers Audubon Monthly Speaker Series: Mimicry in Birds
(Tuesday, December 12, 2017) Rich Hoyer, WINGS Tour Leader will present Mimicry in Birds from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Southeast Regional Library, 775 N Greenfield Rd, Gilbert. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. More information.
Fourteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability
(Wednesday-Friday, January 17-19, 2018) The Fourteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, will be held at The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, in Cairns, Australia. Founded in 2005, the conference provides a multidisciplinary space, spanning the various fields and perspectives through which we can address the fundamental and related questions of sustainability, brought together by a common concern for sustainability in an holistic perspective where environmental, cultural, economic, and social concerns intersect. The conference features research addressing the annual themes. For more information regarding the conference explore the website.
GreenBiz18
(Tuesday-Thursday, February 6-8, 2018) Sustainability leaders from the world’s largest companies gather each year at the GreenBiz forum to explore pressing challenges and emerging opportunities in sustainable business. The event offers a rich blend of presentations, workshops and networking opportunities framed by the State of Green Business report, GreenBiz Group’s award-winning annual research report, analyzing key sustainability metrics and trends. Attendees return from GreenBiz both inspired by what’s possible and ready to tackle their organization’s greatest sustainability challenges. To be held at the JW Marriot Desert Ridge, Phoenix, Arizona. More information.
Imagining a Different Future: Overcoming Barriers to Climate Justice
(Thursday-Friday, February 8-9, 2018) The conference will focus on a systematic analysis of barriers to action in the context of the process of change; global governance and law; economics and energy structures; the role of science and technology; and what we are learning about human psychology in relation to climate change. Presented by the University of Tasmania, with support of its Faculty of Law, the University of Utrecht Ethics Institute, the University of Tasmania's Institute for the Study of Social Change, the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC) and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Science (IMAS) in Hobart, Tasmania. More information.
Intermountain Sustainability Summit
(Thursday-Friday, March 1-2, 2018) The Intermountain Sustainability Summit will be held at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. It is now seeking presentations and student posters. Posters related to sustainability are welcome for submission starting in December through Monday, February 5, 2018. Join sustainability leaders from across Utah and the Intermountain West. More information and submittal information.
7th Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Research Conference
(Friday-Sunday, March 2-4, 2018) The Sustainability, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Conference attracts research on diverse topics including but not limited to social, environmental & sustainable entrepreneurship, ethics, firm-community ties, prosocial action, activism, impact investment, corporate responsibility, etc. The conference will be held in Washington D.C. There is a call for papers, symposia summaries, and applications for the junior faculty and doctoral consortium (Thursday-Friday, March 1-2) with a deadline of November 1, 2017. More information about submission and the conference.
Innovations in Participatory Democracy Conference
(Thursday-Saturday, March 8-10, 2018) All around the world, innovations in civic engagement and participatory democracy are transforming communities. We are bringing together more than 250 community leaders, government officials and staff, practitioners, researchers, funders, young leaders, and technologists to explore innovations that empower community members to make real decisions and directly participate in government. Presented by the Participatory Governance Initiative at Arizona State University, the Center for the Future of Arizona, the Jefferson Center, the Katal Center, the Participatory Budgeting Project, Phoenix Union High School District, and the Policy Jury Group in Phoenix, Arizona. Conference website: https://www.ipdconference.org/about-the-conference. Call for proposals: https://www.ipdconference.org/call-for-proposals/; submissions deadline November 1, 2017.
Tenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses
(Friday-Saturday, April 20-21, 2018) The conference will be held at the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, USA. Founded in 2009, the conference aims to create an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of climate change, its causes, its eco-systemic impacts, and its human impacts. The conference also explores technological, policy, strategic, and social responses to climate change. We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, colloquia, virtual posters, or virtual lightning talks. The conference features research addressing the annual themes. For more information regarding the conference, explore the conference website.
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ASU establishes Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
ASU's new Kelly and Brian Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems aims to tackle food systems from a holistic standpoint - taking into consideration water and energy use, carbon footprint and nutrition, all with an emphasis on efficiency across the global supply chain. The center will be housed within the School of Sustainability. Read more.
Renewable gas: the hot new fuel from animal waste? (From GreenBiz.com)
Renewable natural gas is an increasingly popular fuel for transportation companies, thanks to valuable renewable energy credits that can be sold separately, and gas prices that have stayed well below those of diesel. Read more.
Can McDonald's help solve climate change? (From GreenBiz.com)
For more than four years, McDonald’s has been traversing a long and arduous path to produce "sustainable beef" in its sprawling global supply chain. Now, it’s looking for solutions right under its feet. The fast-food giant is embarking on a small but potentially significant project to measure and analyze the ability of cattle farming to sequester carbon in soil, using a style of grazing called adaptive multi-paddock — AMP, for short. If it works, it could transform the way McDonald’s ranchers raise cattle and produce beef — while avoiding the release millions or even billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Read more.
Solar fishing lights: One biologist’s bright idea, inspired by a lifetime love of the sea
When trawlers head out to sea, fishermen spend hours attaching glow sticks near hooks so fish can see the bait. They'll go through thousands of the sticks, tossing them overboard when the catch is hauled in - adding to the plastic trash in the world's oceans. Now imagine mini solar-powered lights that charge on the deck, save money and don't pollute. It's the bright idea of Jesse Senko, an ASU biologist and lifelong fisherman himself. Read more.
Code Talker 101: ASU professor, storyteller offers insight on history
The last living members of the Navajo Code Talkers are calling for the creation of a national museum to honor the memory of their elite band of brothers. It's a recognition many, including ASU Professor Laura Tohe, say is long overdue. With the recent honoring of a group of Code Talkers at a White House ceremony, Tohe shared more background on the history of this group. Read more.
Could perennial grains be the next climate-saving superstars? (From GreenBiz.com)
A new cereal grain more than 40 years in the making is finding its way into the marketplace in several forms, including a new product from food giant General Mills. Some believe it carries the promise of a whole new type of staple crop — one that requires minimal plowing, fertilizers or pesticides — that also could become a weapon in the battle against climate change. Read more.
Protecting the quality of Arizona’s water supplies: Yep, they got an app for that (from Arizona Department of Water Resources)
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality just announced the release of its “Arizona Water Watch,” a mobile-phone app that allows “citizen scientists” to provide data about the condition of Arizona’s surface water to the department’s water-quality scientists. Read more.
Student Opportunity: Virginia G. Piper Resident’s Scholar Program
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Resident Scholars Program provides a dynamic opportunity for promising early professionals to work at a place-based philanthropic organization. Piper Trust supports organizations that enrich health, well-being, and opportunity for the people of Maricopa County, Arizona; it concentrates its efforts in six areas: arts and culture, children, education, healthcare and medical research, older adults, and religious organizations. Candidates for the Resident Scholars Program must have an undergraduate degree (a graduate degree and/or social profit work experience will add to a candidate’s competitiveness); excellent writing and computer skills are essential. A demonstrated desire to work in public service or the social profit sector is important as the Trust views the position to be a valuable early career opportunity. Application materials must be submitted by January 22, 2018. For more details.
EPA Announces 2017 Campus RainWorks Challenge
The Environmental Protection Agency is pleased to announce the rules for the 6th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a design competition open to U.S. colleges and universities. EPA seeks to engage undergraduate and graduate students in designing innovative green infrastructure for stormwater management to showcase the environmental, economic, and social benefits of green infrastructure practices. Stormwater pollution is a problem that is growing in scope and magnitude. Communities need planners, designers, engineers, and other professionals to create resilient and affordable infrastructure solutions for stormwater management. EPA's Campus RainWorks Challenge invites the current generation of scholars to lend their creativity, knowledge, and energy to become part of the solution. Registration opened on September 1 and deadline for entries is December 15, 2017!! Please see https://www.epa.gov/campusrainworks and this year's 2017 Campus RainWorks Challenge competition brief for more information.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
November 2017 drought summary is online.
November Southwest Climate Outlook
The November 2017 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.
CLIMAS Podcast: November 2017 - A Tale of Two Octobers in the Southwest
Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Graduate Services Assistant, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes–Central Arizona Conservation Alliance
Application deadline December 15, 2017. More information.
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Assistant Professor, Watershed Science/Soil Physics, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Application deadline December 10, 2017. More information.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecohydrology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
Application deadline December 10, 2017. More information.
Recycling & Solid Waste Section Chief - Career Executive , Department of Natural Resources, State of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Application deadline December 11, 2017. More information.
Research Associate, NERC, Science of the Environment, Wallingford, UK
Application deadline December 11, 2017. More information.
Outreach Professional, Green Infrastructure Collaborative Manager, University of Vermont, Burlington and Montpelier, VT
Application deadline December 12, 2017. More information.
eLearning Programme Associate, United Nations University, Bonn, Germany
Application deadline December 14, 2017. More information.
Natural Resource Specialist 4 (Grant Program Coordinator), Water Resources Department, State of Oregon, Salem, OR
Application deadline December 14, 2017. More information.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Research, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont
Application deadline December 15, 2017. More information.
Lead Midwest Energy Analyst, Climate & Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists, Chicago, IL
Application deadline December 15, 2017. More information.
Tenure Track Position, Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Application deadline December 15, 2017. More information.
Administrative Analyst II, Environmental Sustainability, City of Mountain View, CA
Application deadline December 17, 2017. More information.
Research Associate on Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, United Nations University, Bonn, Germany
Application deadline December 17, 2017. More information.
Research Associate, Sustainability Science, University of Luxembourg
Application deadline December 18, 2017. More information.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Palo Alto, California
Application deadline December 20, 2017. More information.
Sun Devil Dining/Aramark, Sustainability Intern Spring 2018, Arizona State University
Sun Devil Dining's Sustainability Intern will help promote our environmental efforts at public events and internal activities. Aramark's continually evolving Sustainability Pillars include: Responsible Purchasing, Efficient Operations and Waste Minimization. The position will focus on education and engagement surrounding Sun Devil Dining's environmental efforts and sustainable food systems. The Sustainability Intern will also support expansion of new and existing sustainability practices. Application deadline: December 22, 2017. Hourly Rate: $10.50/hour; Hours: Approximately 15-22 hours per week; Dates: January-May 2017. See Sun Devil Dining's Sustainability page for more details: https://sundevildining.asu.edu/sustainability-dining. Please send cover letter, spring class schedule and resume along with a list of relevant coursework to: Krista Hicks (Hicks-Krista@aramark.com).
Assistant Professor, Sustainable Water Engineering, Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Application deadline December 28, 2017. More information.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Mountain Hydrology Research Group, University of California-Merced, Merced, CA
Application deadline December 29, 2017. More information.
Faculty Position, Hydrology/Water Resources Engineering, The National University of Singapore
Application deadline December 31, 2017. More information.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Application deadline January 1, 2018. More information.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Hydro Climate Research, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Application deadline January 1, 2018. More information.
GIS Specialist, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, State College, Pennsylvania
Application deadline January 5, 2018. More information.
Director, Institute for Environment and Human Society, United Nations University, Bonn, Germany
Application deadline January 16, 2018. More information.
Foster and Coco Stanback Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Environmental Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Application deadline January 31, 2018. More information.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Computational Ecology/Ecohydrology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Application deadline February 2, 2018. More information.
Project Scientist, Watershed Hydrology and Carbon Transport, University of California-Merced, Merced, CA
Application deadline June 30, 2018. More information.
ABCRC/LTER Site Director, University of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia
More information. Search for posting number 0621588.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Coastal Ecology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
More information Posting number 0619572.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Policy, Michigan Tech, Houghton, Michigan
Assistant or Associate Professor, Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Communications Manager, National Audubon Society, Phoenix, Arizona
Conservation Alliance Engagement Coordinator, Central Arizona Conservation Alliance
Conservation and Land Management Internship Program, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, Illinois
Director, Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch, Elgin, Arizona
Environmental Manager, Recology, San Francisco, California
Executive Director, Friends of the Verde River Greenway, Cottonwood, Arizona
Global Food Lead Scientist, World Wildlife Fund, flexible location
Global Forest Lead Scientist, World Wildlife Fund, flexible location
Global Wildlife Conservation Lead Scientist, World Wildlife Fund, flexible location
Junior Environmental Water/Wastewater Engineer, CH2M, Louisville, Kentucky
Volunteer Coordinator Intern, International Society of Sustainability Professionals
Jobs at Recycle1, Phoenix, Arizona
Manager, Climate Resilience, Sonoran Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Manager, Economic Development, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona
Part-time, Sustainability Intern, Sprouts, Phoenix, Arizona
Program Assistant, Devens Eco-Efficiency Center, Devens, MA
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