Spring Course: ENVIR 495 F, Talking Animals in Global Lit. and Env. Studies

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Humans have been imagining what animals tell each other and what they would say to us if they could from the first cave paintings to the viral pet videos of today. There have also been times when humans have insisted that animals are incapable of any kind of communication. This course explores the literary, political, and scientific significance of nonhuman talking animals.

ENVIR 495 F has no pre-requisites–all are welcome! Learn more about the course here or by emailing eringil@uw.edu with questions. If this doesn’t fit with your Spring schedule, register for it under ENVIR 495 A in the Summer quarter.

Spring Course: ENVIR 497 A, Honors Microseminar in Environmental Justice

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This spring, ENVIR 497 A is offered as a 2-credit microseminar on the Quest for Climate & Environmental Justice. This small form, discussion-based course culminates with an in-person visit and public lecture by distinguished EJ scholar Dr. Bullard on April 9th. Register for this unique opportunity to engage in a dialogue with your peers and faculty members and learn best practices for EJ advocacy.

All are welcome to learn more about the class by visiting the course webpage. Environmental Studies Departmental Honors students are especially encouraged to check out this opportunity to fulfill 2 credits of your Honors seminar requirement!

EFS Study Away: Reconnecting Food Roots on Lopez Island

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Interested in food and its link with environmental health, community health, and human health? Check out this newly-launched Study Away program on Lopez Island, WA that’s accepting applications now for Early Fall Start 2024! Join other students and focus on experiential activities through the meeting of fishermen, farmers, and food makers. This program has a particular focus on Land, Air, and Sea, for which you’ll spend one week harvesting food from the sea including smelting, oyster farming, procuring salmon from reef net boats, and observing the process of growing, processing, and milling grain to bake bread. See the flyer below for more information, and be sure to stop by an upcoming information session for more details!

Kitsap County Seasonal Internships

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Applications for Kitsap County Public Works’ Summer Employment Program are now open. All the details are in the link below. Applicants must be 18 years old by May 1, 2024, and the season is May – September 30.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kitsap/jobs/4297976-0/summer-employment-program-seasonal-positions

While many college students take advantage of this program, returning each summer for up to 4 years, several of our summer help employees have also been able to transition into permanent employment with Public Works. Positions are available in Road Maintenance/Flagging; Equipment Services; Sign Shop Maintenance; Stormwater or Sewer Utility Laborers; Clerical Assistant; Survey Engineering Assistant; Solid Waste Clean Kitsap Program; Solid Waste Facilities; Stormwater Water Quality Assistant. Some positions require union membership.

Council on Environmental Quality Summer Internships

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Calling all policy people! If you’re looking for a way to gain valuable experience in the realm of environmental policy research and writing or want to experience the government sector, this is a great opportunity to check out. The White House Council on Environmental Quality is accepting applications for its Summer Internship Program. It is open to current undergraduate and graduate students. Applications must be submitted by February 23, 2024.

Explore areas such as environmental justice, sustainability, climate resilience, and more. For more information, visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/internship-program/.

CHID/LARCH Paris Study Abroad: The Modern Invention of Nature

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From the 18th century through today, Paris has been at the center of European and global re-visioning of nature and of our human relations with it. Scientific, intellectual and political revolutions that began in the later 18th century gave rise to intense debates about both the “nature” of nature and about human beings’ historical and biological place within it.

This program offers students a chance to explore this modern invention of nature from three different perspectives–historical-scientific, urban sustainability-public health, and literary-artistic. Each class will focus on a different segment of this trajectory, the late 18th/early 19th century, the later 19th century, and the early to mid-20th century. All three classes will include exploration of Paris’s urban-natural landscapes, its gardens, its museums, and its architecture, as well as literary and visual representations of the shifting imagination of nature.

Visit https://chid.washington.edu/study-abroad/2024/autumn/environmental-paris-modern-invention-nature to learn more and apply!

2024 EarthLab Summer Internships

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EarthLab summer internships are back! This unique program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to amplify impact on environmental issues and craft equitable solutions through interdisciplinary projects and community-engaged research. Internships are wide-ranging in topics and are open to any currently enrolled undergraduate student from any UW college, school, or campus as of Spring 2024.

Interns are placed with an EarthLab member or partner organization for 9 weeks, but also participate in a collaborative cohort model enabling them to have weekly dialogue with their peers. A stipend will be dispersed over the 9 weeks.

Check out the EarthLab website to learn more, and attend one of three upcoming virtual information sessions! Applications are due by 5:00PM PT on March 1st, 2024.

Environmental Career Fair: February 15th 2024

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The College of the Environment’s annual Environmental Career Fair is coming up fast, and it’s back in-person this winter! See details below, and make sure to register on Handshake.

Please join us on Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 12:00-3:00PM PST for this year’s Environmental Career Fair, hosted in the HUB North Ballroom!

This IN-PERSON Environmental Career Fair, hosted by the College on the Environment, will give you an exciting opportunity to network with dozens of employers who are all looking to recruit UW students and alumni for full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities. All UW students are welcome to attend. We hope to see you there!

Questions? Please reach out by emailing us at envjobs@uw.edu.

To get the most out of your Environmental Career Fair experience, check out these resources:

Search the registered employers
What to expect at an In-Person Career Fair
Upcoming workshops to help prepare
Schedule an appointment with a Career Coach

The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, and activities. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made 10 days in advance by emailing envjobs@uw.edu.

Nearshore Ecologist Jobs with WA DNR

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Job hunters! Check out these two positions down in Olympia with the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Both will be aiding in floating kelp research through data collection and analysis.

Nearshore Ecologist 2: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/4333883/nearshore-ecologist-natural-resource-scientist-2-nrsci2

Nearshore Ecologist 3: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/4334209/nearshore-ecologist-natural-resource-scientist-3-nrsci3

Apply by 1/31/24 (final deadline) or 1/11/24 (first application review) to be considered.