Alfest Graduate Internship Program (Application due 3/28)

The Graduate Center Office of Career Planning and Professional Development is working to develop partnerships with local organizations to host graduate student internships. Summer 2016 will be our pilot session. These opportunities are meant to encourage graduate students to explore diverse career options, while developing skills and experience that will advance their career goals. This summer, paid internships will be available at Open House New York, the Global Fund for Women, and Salon.com (details below). This program is made possible through a generous donation from Graduate Center alumni Karen C. and Lewis J. Altfest, graduates of the PhD programs in …

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Research Fellow in #SexualAssault #SexualViolence #genderissues #gendertheory #feministtheory (App due 3/30)

Fixed term, part time or full time Ref 667 School of Law, Politics & Sociology – Department of Sociology Part time, fixed term (approximately 25 hours per week for approximately 24 months ending 1 March 2018) OR Full time, fixed term (37.5 hours per week for approximately 14 months) ORMore than 25 and less than 37.5 hours per week will also be considered, for a shorter fixed term duration than 24 months Salary range: starting at £31,656 and rising to £37,768 per annum, pro rata if part time Closing date for applications:30 March 2016 Expected interview date: 20 April 2016 Expected …

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Paid Summer Opportunity For Qualified CUNY Grad Students (Due 3/25)

Application due March 25, 2016 The Natural Areas Conservancy is collaborating with the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Brooklyn College CUNY, the Science and Resilience Institute @ Jamaica Bay and the National Park Service to conduct ecological assessments in Jamaica Bay this summer.   Through Brooklyn College’s recently funded CUNY Strategic Initiative a new experiential course Environmental Field Investigations (EESC 7903) in Jamaica Bay is being offered Summer Session 1, May 31 – June 24 followed by an eight-week paid internship July 5 – August 26.   The Brooklyn College Environmental Investigations Field course will provide CUNY students with …

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Mid-Atlantic #CoastalStorms Graduate Research #Fellowship: Deadline April 1

Click here for the flyer On behalf of the NOAA Coastal Storms Program and the Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Programs, Virginia Sea Grant is excited to announce the availability of a mid-Atlantic coastal storms graduate research fellowship for the 2016-2017 academic years.  Please help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity broadly with your networks. Additional details can be found below. The  is open to full-time graduate students at any academic institution in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York who are engaged in research relevant to coastal storm issues in the mid-Atlantic. In addition to supporting the student’s …

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#EESPublishes #EESfinishes #EESdefends #PhD: #LiljaNielsen on #SewageSludge / Fish Waste-Based Materials As #Adsorbents Of #Pharmaceuticals From Water Phase

Hooray! Sign into academic works to request Lilja Nielsen‘s PhD thesis via interlibrary loan! Abstract In an effort to enable wastewater treatment that is more economical and environmentally friendly, alternative adsorbents composed of sewage sludge and fish waste were tested for the removal of pharmaceuticals from aqueous phase. Sewage sludge, fish waste and their homogenized mixtures (90:10, 75:25, 50:50) were carbonized at two temperatures (650 and 950 °C). The obtained materials were extensively characterized in terms of their chemistry and porosity. Adsorption isotherms were used to determine adsorption capacity for 3 model pharmaceuticals: carbamazepine, sulfamethoxazole, and trimethoprim. To simulate the …

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Assistant Professorship at @BucknellU in #CriticalGeography. Applications due 3/18.

Bucknell University is hiring for a 1 year visiting assistant professor position.This is a critical IR program with a focus on Feminist, Marxist, Gramscian, and other radical scholarship in the field. Visiting Assistant Professor – Middle East Description Bucknell University’s Department of International Relations is seeking to fill a 1-year visiting position to begin in August 2016. The successful candidate will teach courses on the Middle East and required courses for the International Relations Major. Candidates are expected to have a PhD or have a Master’s degree and be ABD by the start date in Anthropology, Geography, History, International Relations, …

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