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 under the Options where it says Join or Leave GIOSASU. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.




NEW ITEMS


Institute Events

1. PhD Defense: Omaya Ahmad

2. Farmers Market@ASU

3. DCDC Water/Climate Briefing: Land-use Change and its Effects on the North American Monsoon

4. Wrigley Hall Goes Zero Waste!

5. PhD Defense: Matthew Cohen

6. Earth Month Event: School of Sustainability Garden Maintenance Day

7. Biodiversity Series: Pleistocene Rewilding: Lions in a Den of Daniels?


Other Events - On Campus

8. Hugh Hanson Ecology Seminar Series: Coping with Environmental Uncertainty: Integrating Behavior and Mechanism

9. School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy Distinguished Scholar Lecture: Chemical Looping Technology Platform – Metal Oxides, Reactors and Processes

10. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: A Robust Approach to Quantification of Margin and Uncertainty

11. Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics

12. Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics


Other Events - Off Campus

13. CLIMAS Colloquium Series: Collaborative Research in the Upper Colorado River Basin: User-Driven Research Results and Challenges

14. WRRC Brown Bag Seminar: Salinity in the Sea of Galilee: Its History, Environmental Challenges, and Management

15. Spring Runoff Conference 2015, Utah State University

16. Chandler Science Café: Collective Genius for a Better World

17. Citizens' Climate Lobby Meeting and Conference Call


News and Announcements

18. ASU team wins Social Venture Challenge at CGI U

19. US suburban housing equity is subject of ASU professor's research

20. Chomsky discusses science, politics with ASU's Krauss

21. It's time for the food supply chain to get ugly

22. Project aims to strengthen water, power systems in Southwest

23. Bridging the policy gap between water and forests

24. ASU Gammage educational outreach celebrates 15 years

25. The net-zero martini: How Bacardi's uses biomass to distill gin

26. Student Opportunities at ISA International Conference


Institute Jobs

27. Postdoctoral Research Associate (Center for Biodiversity Outcomes)


Other Jobs 

28. Postdoctoral Research Position in Carbon Cycling Research, Pennsylvania State University

29. Administrative Assistant, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association

30. Sustainability Leadership Program Fellow, Depauw University

31. Academic Sustainability Coordinator, Weber State University




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EVENTS

Institute Events


          MA Defense: Natalia Rodriguez

(Friday, March 27, 2015) Natalia Rodriguez will defend her MA thesis Perceptions of Climate Trends among Mexican Maize Farmers. At 9:00 a.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. More information.

 

Sustainability Series: On the Edge: Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest

(Friday, March 27, 2015) Char Miller, Pomona College will present On the Edge: Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          PhD Defense: Omaya Ahmad

(Monday, March 30, 2015) Omaya Ahmad will defend her PhD dissertation A Systems Approach to Understanding and Mitigating Barriers to Travel Accessibility and Well-Being in the West Bank, Palestine. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. More information.


          Sustainability Series: The Garden Pool Story

(Thursday, April 2, 2015) Dennis McClung, Garden Pool, will present The Garden Pool Story from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          Climate Fiction - Science, Stories or Seeds of Transformation?

(Thursday, April 2, 2015) The Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative invites you to a panel discussion on Cli-Fi that will discuss the nature and roots of the genre and its impact or influence beyond simply telling stories. Can a story trigger a social movement? Does it offer science lessons? Could a book change politics or societies? How? From 12:00-1:45 p.m. in the Auditorium (B105), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.

 

LightWorks Lecture Series: What Can 19th Century Literature Tell Us About Energy?

(Friday, April 3, 2015) Kent Linthicum, Department of English, Arizona State University will present What Can 19th Century Literature Tell Us About Energy? From 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

Farmers Market@ASU

(Tuesday, April 7, 2015) The mission of the Farmers Market at ASU Tempe is to promote sustainability, healthy eating and green living practices among our students, faculty and staff by providing educational opportunities and convenient access to a variety of locally grown and produced foods through a learning-living partnership with Arizona farmers and artisans. From 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the Student Services lawn. More information.

 

Sustainability Series: How Financial Reporting Rules Thwart Corporate Investments in Solar Projects

(Tuesday, April 7, 2015) Thomas Selling, Cox School of Business, SMU will present How Financial Reporting Rules Thwart Corporate Investments in Solar Projects from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          Free Film Screening: Paolo Soleri, Beyond Form

(Tuesday, April 7, 2015) This cinéma vérité style documentary presents a fresh look at the genre and ground-breaking architect Paolo Soleri. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S. Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

DCDC Water/Climate Briefing: Land-use Change and its Effects on the North American Monsoon

(Wednesday, April 8, 2015) Theodore Bohn, Decision Center for a Desert City and School of Earth and Space Exploration will present Land-use Change and its Effects on the North American Monsoon from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, Decision Center for a Desert City, 21 E 6th St, Ste 126B, Tempe. Please RSVP to katie.peige@asu.edu. More information.


          Sustainability Series: Research Now: Science for the People 2.0

(Thursday, April 9, 2015) Donna Gerardi Riordan, Research Now will present Research Now: Science for the People 2.0 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          Wrigley Hall Goes Zero Waste!

(Thursday, April 9, 2015) Come learn how you can help the ASU Sustainability headquarters, Wrigley Hall go Zero Waste! From 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the 1st Floor Breezeway, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

          PhD Defense: Matthew Cohen

(Friday, April 10, 2015) Matthew Cohen will defend his PhD dissertation Aligning Public Participation Processes in Urban Development Projects to Local Context. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. More information.


          NEW!

          Earth Month Event: School of Sustainability Garden Maintenance Day

(Saturday, April 11, 2015) To celebrate Earth Month, come join the School of Sustainability alumni chapter board, students, and other alumni for a beautiful morning of gardening maintenance at the Escalante Community Garden. From 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Escalante Community Garden, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          Biodiversity Series: Pleistocene Rewilding: Lions in a Den of Daniels?

(Tuesday, April 14, 2015) Harry Greene, Cornell University will present Pleistocene Rewilding: Lions in a Den of Daniels? From 4:30 p.m. reception; 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Marston Theater, ISTB 4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.




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Other Events

On Campus

 

School of Life Sciences Seminar: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Science Faculty Group

(Friday, March 27, 2015) James Collins, Kiona Ogle, Nancy Grimm, and James Elser will all be making presentations from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room E104, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          Night of the Open Door at ASU

(Saturday, March 28, 2015) ASU's Night of the Open Door is a signature event of the Arizona SciTech Festival, and rated one of the top events since it was founded in 2012. The evening offers a window into the creative energy that powers a world-class university, with 100 interactive activities and 1,000 student, faculty and staff volunteers. Thrill seekers, life-long learners and the just-plain-curious can explore laboratories, living collections and museums. At the West campus. More information.


          NEW!

Hugh Hanson Ecology Seminar Series: Coping with Environmental Uncertainty: Integrating Behavior and Mechanism

(Wednesday, April 1, 2015) Dustin Rubenstein, Columbia University will present Coping with Environmental Uncertainty: Integrating Behavior and Mechanism from 1:45-2:45 p.m. in EB04, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy Distinguished Scholar Lecture: Chemical Looping Technology Platform – Metal Oxides, Reactors and Processes

(Friday, April 3, 2015) L.S. Fan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University will present Chemical Looping Technology Platform – Metal Oxides, Reactors and Processes at 10:30 a.m. in the Marston Exploration Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: A Robust Approach to Quantification of Margin and Uncertainty

(Friday, April 3, 2015) Dan Segalman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University will present A Robust Approach to Quantification of Margin and Uncertainty at 1:30 p.m. in room H153, Physical Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series: The Cunning of Uncertainty

(Tuesday, April 7, 2015) Helga Nowotny, European Research Council and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology will present The Cunning of Uncertainty from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in 6th Floor Boardroom, Fulton Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Seating is limited. More information.


          NEW!

          Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics

(Thursday, April 16, 2015) If you use a bike as a more sustainable transportation option, it is important to understand some basics of how bicycles work. The class will cover the parts of a bicycle, basic bicycle tools, and how to fix a flat tire. It will also go over simple tasks you can do yourself to take care of your bike. From 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room A103, Mohave Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Registration closes April 13th.


          Democracy Conference 2015: By the People

(Thursday-Saturday, December 3-5, 2015) Arizona State University will be hosting a conference on participatory democracy, civic engagement and citizenship education. The event will be designed to share research findings, engage in provocative and meaningful discussions, learn from accomplishments and failures, and be inspired by innovative approaches, strategies, policies, tools and practices. The conference will bring together academics, students, practitioners, researchers, appointed and elected public officials, teachers, administrators, members of community organizations, and all those interested in participatory democracy, public engagement and citizenship education. The conference will combine academic presentations with practical workshops, We are interested in attracting theoretical and empirical contributions that are related to the three conference themes. Submission of abstracts is April 15, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics

(Thursday, April 30, 2015) If you use a bike as a more sustainable transportation option, it is important to understand some basics of how bicycles work. The class will cover the parts of a bicycle, basic bicycle tools, and how to fix a flat tire. It will also go over simple tasks you can do yourself to take care of your bike. From 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room A103, Mohave Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Registration closes April 27th.


Off Campus

         

          NEW!

CLIMAS Colloquium Series: Collaborative Research in the Upper Colorado River Basin: User-Driven Research Results and Challenges

(Friday, March 27, 2015) Connie Woodhouse, School of of Georgraphy and Development, University of Arizona will present Collaborative Research in the Upper Colorado River Basin: User-Driven Research Results and Challenges from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Room 531, Marshall Building, University of Arizona, Tucson. More information.


          Earth Hour

(Saturday, March 28, 2015) Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then it has grown to engage more than 162 countries and territories worldwide. Earth Hour 2015 is on 28 March 2015, 8:30 p.m. local time. More information.


          Desert Fresh Produce Safety Collaborative Field Conference 2015

(Tuesday, March 31, 2015) Please join us for the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s 1st Annual Desert Fresh Produce Safety Collaborative Field Conference in Yuma, Arizona from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This unique, hands-on conference will focus on increasing collaboration between produce safety sectors, and is open to small- and large-farm producers, researchers, students, regulatory agencies and anyone with an interest in fresh produce safety. Morning workshops will cover subjects including: animal intrusion into produce fields; post-harvest food safety; and food safety for the small farmer. Afternoon activities will take place in the field at the Yuma Agricultural Center, and will include a mock post-outbreak interview with media, animal trapping and monitoring techniques, and risk assessment. For more information and registration, contact Paula Kahn-Rivadeniera, Extension Specialist at the Yuma Agricultural Center, at pkrivadeneira@email.arizona.edu.


          NEW!

WRRC Brown Bag Seminar: Salinity in the Sea of Galilee: Its History, Environmental Challenges, and Management

(Tuesday, March 31, 2015) Alon Rimmer, Israel Oceanic and Limnological Resaerch, Lake Kinneret Limnological Laboratory will present Salinity in the Sea of Galilee: Its History, Environmental Challenges, and Management from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in th Sol Resnick Conference Room, Water Resources Research Center, 350 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson. More information.


          NEW!

          Spring Runoff Conference 2015, Utah State University

(Tuesday-Wednesday, March 31-April 1, 2015) The Spring Runoff Conference is held annually on the Campus of Utah State University hosted by the USU Water Initiative. The conference provides a forum for interdisciplinary sharing and exchange of ideas on water-related issues in Utah and the Intermountain Region extending to all aspects of water science, ecology, policy, engineering, and management. Topic areas include hydrology, water resources, water policy, water and society, water quality, water use and conservation, economics, climate change, soils, groundwater, snow hydrology, ecosystems, limnology and water computation, and information systems.This year's conference is supported by the Utah Water Research Laboratory, the Utah State University College of Natural Resources, the Utah State University Watershed Sciences Department, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, the Utah State University Ecology Center, Utah Film Center, and iUTAH. More information.


          NEW!

          Chandler Science Café: Collective Genius for a Better World

(Wednesday, April 1, 2015) Dennis Bonilla, Design Manager. Senior Digital Strategist. Community Manager. NASA Contractor, will present Collective Genius for a Better World at 7:00 p.m. at Gangplank, 260 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ 85225, for Chandler Science Café at Hack Night.

 

City of Scottsdale Free Green Building Lectures: Using Smart Technologies to Manage Energy Use

(Thursday, April 2, 2015) Mike Ewert, Lutron Electronics; Sean Carnal, Lighting Unlimited; and a regional representative, Creston Control Systems will present Using Smart Technologies to Manage Energy Use from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd, Scottsdale. More information.


          NEW!

          Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting and Conference Call

(Saturday, April 4, 2015) Citizens' Climate Lobby is a national organization dedicated to the implementation of a revenue-neutral carbon tax. The Phoenix-area CCL group meets at 10:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month to plan its efforts. The location is as follows: Escalante Multi-Generational Center, 2150 E. Orange St. in Tempe. For more information, visit http://citizensclimatelobby.org or e-mail pe4rcaz@gmail.com.


          Population Connection: Capitol Hill Days 2015

(Friday-Tuesday, April 10-14, 2015) Population Connection’s annual conference at the Fairfax at Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, DC. This weekend consists of informational sessions and interactive advocacy training focused on the pressing need for U.S. investments in international family planning, leading up to lobby visits on Capitol Hill. The program is free to attend. Student scholarships are available for student travel and housing, but registration is required. For more information, you can contact Christina Ospina at cospina@populationconnection.org or 202-332-2200, 7715. More information.


          2nd Singapore Sustainability Symposium: Sustainable City Design

(Wednesday-Thursday, April 15-17, 2015) With the continued commitment of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to sustainability and urban solutions that are transdisciplinary, transboundary, and fully integrated, NTU's Sustainable Earth Office (SEO) and Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), in collaboration with a number of Singapore’s Agencies, are organizing the second S3 in Singapore. The symposium will have a Singaporean flavor, with a special interest in the challenges faced by cities and urbanization. The title of this year's symposium is Sustainable City Design, and S3 will again serve as early input to the World Cities Summit (held next summer 2015 in New York). This year's symposium will begin with a public lecture and discussion panel including the presentation by a Minister of key objectives from Singapore's new sustainability plan. More information.

 

Instream Flow Council Flow 2015: Protecting Rivers and Lakes in the Face of Uncertainty

(Tuesday-Thursday, April 28-30, 2015) The Instream Flow Council is committed to promoting proven expertise; improving public understanding of linkages between science, law, and social values; and supporting the use of appropriate tools to protect, maintain, and restore, aquatic resources. They will be holding the third international workshop on instream flows in Portland, OR. More information.


          12th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference

(Monday-Wednesday, May 4-6, 2015) Join us at Nutrition & Health: State of the Science and Clinical Applications, sharing nutrient-rich and tantalizing meals with like-minded learners at a beautiful desert destination and gathering insights on nutrition, prevention and healthful living from internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, educators, authors and chefs. To be held at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix. More information.


          US Department of Energy: Better Building Summit 2015

(Wednesday-Friday, May 27-29, 2015) The Better Buildings Summit is a national meeting where leading organizations across key sectors showcase solutions to cut energy intensity in their buildings portfolio-wide by 20% over the next ten years. This Summit is designed for partners and stakeholders to exchange best practices and highlight demonstrated market solutions with an equal emphasis on discussing future opportunities for greater energy efficiency in America’s homes and buildings. To be held in Washington, D.C. More information.

 

WRRC Annual Conference 2015: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices

(Tuesday-Wednesday, June 9-10, 2015) Please join us for the WRRC 2015 Annual Conference, "Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices" to be held at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in Chandler, Arizona. The WRRC, in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, is hosting the conference to increase awareness of water sustainability efforts on tribal lands, and to provide new perspectives in the discussion of water management options to meet growing supply gaps in Arizona. More information.


          8th Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

(Thursday-Friday, August 20-21, 2015) Ryerson, Tsinghua and Oxford universities are pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Conference for the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (#AIE2015) will be held for the first time in Toronto, Canada. The AIE Conference was first held in 2008 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, consistently ranked as one of China's top institutions for higher learning, and has previously been hosted at the prestigious Oxford University in London, England. A truly international conference, the AIE has attracted more than 1,500 participants from more than 27 countries over the years. This year, conference participants will have the unique opportunity to experience Canada as an innovation nation. The AIE Conference provides a broad platform to convene scholars from around the world to present research and to stimulate discussions on critical research issues and new developments in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We are currently welcoming proposals from current and emerging scholars, policymakers and industry partners, please see the Call for Papers. Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2015. For more information, please visit the conference website or contact Diana Cucuz at cucuzd@ryerson.ca.


          Conference on Complex Systems 2015

(Monday-Friday, September 28-October, 2015) The annual European Conferences on Complex Systems (ECCS) have become a major venue for the Complex Systems Community since they were started in 2003. For the first time, this year, the conference will be held in North America to foster and multiply contacts between the European, North American and Asian communities working in this domain. CCS’15 will be a major international conference and event in the area of complex systems and interdisciplinary science in general. To be held at the Hilton Doubletree Fiesta Inn, Tempe. More information.




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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


          NEW!

          ASU team wins Social Venture Challenge at CGI U

The Stair Gardens Project, a sustainable food source venture founded by Arizona State University engineering student Ngoni Mugwisi, competed and won against 191 other ventures at the 2015 Social Venture Challenge, held in conjunction with the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) conference March 6-8. Read more.


          NEW!

          US suburban housing equity is subject of ASU professor's research

Since the 1968 Fair Housing act was passed, have housing opportunities for people of color improved? Did the Great Recession beginning in 2007 stop or slow progress toward better housing for people of color? Read more.


          NEW!

          Chomsky discusses science, politics with ASU's Krauss

On March 22nd, intellectual giant Noam Chomsky took the stage at Arizona State University's Gammage Auditorium to thunderous applause from the sold-out audience. Physicist and ASU Origins Project director Lawrence Krauss joined him for the nearly three-hour discussion. Read more.


          NEW!

          It's time for the food supply chain to get ugly (from GreenBiz.com)

By now you’ve probably heard the startling statistic that 40 percent of the food produced in America gets wasted. And you probably felt guilty when you tossed that limp lettuce you forgot about or that takeout that turned into a science experiment. Read more.


          NEW!

          Project aims to strengthen water, power systems in Southwest

Climate forecasts for coming decades predict conditions that could put a severe strain on critical infrastructure systems. Arizona State University engineer Mikhail Chester and colleague Thomas Seager are leading a project to provide a guide – especially for urban areas – to begin boosting the resilience of infrastructure systems against potential threats posed by significant changes in climatic conditions. Read more.


          NEW!

          Bridging the policy gap between water and forests (from GreenBiz.com)

You’d think that a country blessed with 12 percent of the world's freshwater would be immune to droughts. The people of Sao Paulo certainly thought so — until the Brazilian megacity went dry, leaving residents without water, often for days. Read more.


          NEW!

          ASU Gammage educational outreach celebrates 15 years

For 15 years, local theater/storytelling artist Fatimah Halim has worked with nearly 300 inmates through Journey Home, an arts residency program designed to enable incarcerated women to discover a personal sense of constructive identity through performance, visual arts, creative writing and storytelling. Read more.


          NEW!

The net-zero martini: How Bacardi's uses biomass to distill gin (from GreenBiz.com)

As increased emphasis on sustainability transforms the way businesses manage economic, environmental and social risks, individual companies are seeking out new ways to gain global competitive advantages and achieve long-term stakeholder value. Read more.

 

Urbanization and Global Environmental Change Office has a new online journal

UGEC Viewpoints, is a online journal dedicated to communicating current research, opinion and practice in urbanization and global environmental change. Read their first article, Urbanization and Global Environmental Change: a Matter of Politics?


          NEW!

          Student Opportunities at ISA International Conference

Students are invited to apply today for free hotel accommodations and conference registration for the 2015 ISA Annual International Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, August 9-12 (9 August through 12 August). Five students will receive this award via an application process through Survey Monkey. The deadline is April 1, 2015, so act now!


          The 2015 Montgomery & Associates Summer Writing Internship at the WRRC

The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) is offering a summer internship to a student interested in gaining experience writing about environmental and water issues. The internship is supported by Montgomery & Associates, an Arizona-based consulting firm specializing in hydrology and water resource issues. The selected intern will contribute to research and writing for an issue of Arroyo, the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue. Arroyo is recognized as source of objective, accurate and understandable information and reaches a wide audience that includes policy makers and water professionals as well as the interested public. The topic selected for the 2016 Arroyo is potable water. More information and application form at http://wrrc.arizona.edu/montgomery and send the completed form, along with a writing sample and a letter of recommendation, to Susanna Eden at seden@email.arizona.edu. Deadline: Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015. Questions? Please direct any questions to seden@email.arizona.edu.


          Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

February 2015 drought summary is online.


          March Southwest Climate Outlook

          The March 2015 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.

 

CLIMAS Podcast: March 2015 Southwest Climate Podcast

Tune into the Southwest climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.




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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings


          NEW!

          Postdoctoral Research Associate (Center for Biodiversity Outcomes)

          To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.


          Postdoctoral Research Associate (Walton Initiatives)

          To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.




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Other Jobs


          Instructor, Sustainable Production Systems, Louisiana State University

Application deadline March 30, 2015. More information.


          Marine Environmental Scientist Faculty, Sea Education Association

Application deadline March 31, 2015. More information.


          Aquatic Invasive Species Program Director

Application deadline April 1, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

Postdoctoral Research Position in Carbon Cycling Research, Pennsylvania State University

Projected start date April 1, 2015. More information.


          Postdoctoral Assistant in Sustainability, University of Dayton

Application deadline April 1, 2015. More information.


          Field Crew Leader, Sierra Institute for Community and Environment

Application deadline April 3, 2015. More information.


          Assistant Field Crew Leader, Sierra Institute for Community and Environment

Application deadline April 3, 2015. More information.


          Sustainable Science Fellowship, US Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Application deadline April 3, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Administrative Assistant, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association

Application deadline April 10, 2015. More information.


          Soil Biogeochemist/Microbiologist, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Application deadline April 15, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Sustainability Leadership Program Fellow, Depauw University

Application deadline April 16, 2015. More information.


          Capital City Fellows Program, City of Washington DC

Application deadline April 17, 2015. More information.

 

Two PhD Assistantships, Agricultural and Extension Education, Mississippi State University

Application deadline May 15, 2015. More information.

 

Assistant or Associate Professor, Radiative Transfer/Remote Sensing, Oregon State University

Application deadline June 1, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Academic Sustainability Coordinator, Weber State University

          More information.

 

Junior Professor, Sustainable Chemistry Focusing on Resource Efficiency, Leuphana University

More information.


          Two Junior Professors, Sustainability Science, Leuphana University

More information.


          Director of Sustainability, Messiah College

More information.


          Energy and Utility Manager, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

More information.


          Part-time Executive Assistant, Arizona Public Health Association

More information.

 

Program Manager, Sustainable City Year Program, Sustainable Cities Initiative, University of Oregon

More information.


          Director, Office of Sustainability, Indiana University

More information.


          Coordinator of Sustainability Education, Central College, Pella, Iowa

More information.


          Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

More information.


          Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology, Montana State University

More information.

 

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Urban Social-Ecological Systems, The New School

More information.


          Field Institute Director, McDowell Sonoran Field Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona

          More information.


          Assistant Professor, Sustainability Studies, Roosevelt University

          More information.

 

Faculty Openings: Environmental and Ecological Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University

More information.


          Conservation Research Scientist, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum

          More information.


          Research Professor-Open Rank, Ecosystem Services, Idaho State University

More information.


          Post-doctoral Research Associate, SES Modeling, Idaho State University

          More information.


          Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Research, Idaho State University

          More information.

 

Ph.D. Positions in Surface-Groundwater Interactions, Environmental Transport in Human Impacted Landscapes, Indiana University

          More information.


          Director of Sustainability, University of California-Merced

More information.


          SmartPower Solarize U Outreach Manager

More information.



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