Policy Analysts
Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received (posted 03/22/2006)
The Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), a Federally Funded
Research and Development Center (FFRDC) based in Washington DC, is
looking for mid-level and senior staff to participate in science and
technology policy-support analyses. Areas covered include all domains
of science and technology, as well as methods-related capabilities
(such as evaluation, performance assessment, econometric analyses and
strategic planning in the S&T domain). Recent activities have been in
areas including but not limited to biomedical research, international
health, energy and the environment, space and aeronautics, education,
and innovation/competitiveness.
Requirements: Ph.D. or MD in a technical or policy field with a strong
science and technology background. Strong communication skills are
critical, including the ability to present complex issues and
recommendations to senior government officials. Knowledge of US Federal
S&T agencies is highly desirable. Must be innovative, aggressive, and
self-starting. US citizenship is required. Please send your resume to
Bhavya Lal (blal@ida.org).
STPI (www.ida.org/stpi) assists the Executive Branch of the US>
government as it formulates federal S&T policy by providing objective,
high-quality analytic support to policymakers. Chartered by an act of
Congress in 1991, STPI supports the Office of Science and Technology
Policy and other government users under the sponsorship of the National
Science Foundation.
Program Director
Environment & Conservation Program The Walton Family Foundation, Bentonville, AR
Applications will be reviewed as they are received (posted 03/22/2006)
The Walton Family Foundation, based in Bentonville, Arkansas is seeking a Program Director for their newly established Environment and
Conservation Program. The Program Director will be responsible for
developing and leading the Foundation's work in the environment, which
focuses primarily on market-based marine and watershed issues, although
it is still in development. Further information on the Foundation can
be found at www.wffhome.com.
The Program Director should be a recognized leader in the field of
marine conservation, with knowledge of river systems and watershed
conservation. The Program Director should also be experienced in
utilizing market-based reforms in these areas. The Program Director
will:
- Provide strategic program direction and leadership, evolving the
current exploratory program into an established focus area for the
Foundation.
- Lead the development of long-term program strategies based on the
evolving interests of the family and the results of current grants.
- Work closely with the Foundation's Executive Director, Board members
and program consultants.
- Actively partner with grantees and other stakeholders, holding them
accountable for results.
- Assist individual Board members with charitable programs of special
interest related to the environment.
- Manage program staff as the growth in the focus area dictates. -Develop effective overall grant making and campaign strategies based
on family interests, which give preference to market-based approaches.
- Manage external and internal program evaluations, based upon clearly
established, measurable goals.
- Make recommendations for grant and program-related investments to the
Board.
- Work with grantees to develop proposals, make site visits, and
establish specific, measurable desired outcomes.
- Provide leadership to the marine and watershed conservation
communities and facilitate collaboration and leverage where appropriate.
- Represent the Foundation at professional meetings and to the broader
community.
- Work closely with staff and consultants to manage grants and
administrative budgets.
The position calls for a sophisticated, comprehensive understanding of
marine and watershed conservation issues. This position will require
knowledge of and preference for the use of market-based tools for
conservation. The role requires self-direction and decisiveness
combined with flexibility and a capacity to give and receive feedback
graciously. The Foundation seeks to recruit a strong manager with
excellent interpersonal skills, a respectful attitude for the work of
grantees, and a demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a
team. Key qualifications include:
- A passionate commitment to the goals of the Walton Family Foundation
Environment and Conservation program, and the ability/willingness to
adapt as those goals evolve.
- At least 10 years experience in natural resource management, policy
or advocacy, with strong emphasis on ecosystem issues. -Advanced degree in a related field preferable.
- Demonstrated experience in program development and ability to involve
and mobilize peers and others in joint and shared efforts.
- Proven leadership in the conservation field, with understanding of
the issues impacting U.S. and international marine areas and fisheries
management.
- Demonstrated knowledge and preference for applying market-based
mechanisms for conservation.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Demonstrated capacity to work in a team as well as independently.
- Ability to work with family members in translating their personal and
cumulative interests into an overall program strategy for the
Foundation.
- Intellectual agility and the ability to analyze, think critically, and
understand emerging issues that are directly relevant to programmatic
funding areas.
- Unquestionable ethics and personal integrity.
The Foundation offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive
salary that is commensurate with experience.
Re-location to the home office in Bentonville, Arkansas is not
required, although some travel there will be necessary if not.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a resume to: California Environmental Associates C/O Jessica Albee, 423 Washington Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 JAlbee@ceaconsulting.com The Walton Family Foundation is an equal opportunity employer
Funding Opportunities for Research
National Geographic Society Offers Grants for Scientific Field Research
Closing Date: Ongoing
The National Geographic Society
( http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ ) awards grants for
scientific field research and exploration through its
Committee for Research and Exploration. All proposed
projects must have both a geographical dimension and
relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad
scientific interest.
Applications are generally limited to the following
disciplines: anthropology, archaeology, astronomy,
biology, botany, geography, geology, oceanography,
paleontology, and zoology. In addition the committee is
emphasizing multidisciplinary projects that address
environmental issues (e.g., loss of biodiversity and
habitat, effects of human-population pressures).
Funding is not restricted to United States citizens.
Researchers planning work in foreign countries should
include at least one local collaborator as part of their
research teams. The committee will not consider
applications seeking support solely for laboratory work
or archival research. This grant program does not pay
educational tuition, nor does it offer scholarships or
fellowships of any kind.
Applicants are expected to have advanced degrees (Ph.D.
or equivalent) and be associated with an educational
organization or institution. Independent researchers or
those pursuing a Ph.D.-level degree may apply, but awards
to non-Ph.D. applicants are rare. As a general rule, all
applicants are expected to have published a minimum of
three articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
While grant amounts vary greatly, most range from $15,000
to $20,000. There is no set quantity of grants awarded,
but budget constraints keep the number to approximately
250 per year.
As National Geographic Society funds are intended to
function as complementary support, the committee strongly
encourages applicants to seek additional, concurrent
funding from other funding agencies. Committee grants
tend to act as seed money and are given for one year's
research.
See the National Geographic Society Web site for complete
guidelines and application procedures.
RFP Link:
http://nationalgeographic.com/research/grant_application.html
For additional RFPs in Science/Technology, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/science.jhtml
Timothy B. Wuchter
Associate Director
Corporate and Foundation Relations
University Development
Michigan State University
4700 South Hagadorn Road, Suite 220
East Lansing, Michigan 48823
Phone: 517-353-3121, extension 291
Fax: 517-432-1129
E-mail: wuchter@msu.edu
Other Opportunities
Help Shape the Journal of Environmental Justice and National Environmental Justice Research Symposium
The idea is to make Journal of Environmental Justice (JEJ) a peer-reviewed journal and try to get it on JSTOR, Current Contents and/or Social Science Citation Index as soon as possible. The format would be somewhat similar to journals like Science, BioScience or Organization and Environment that have more than just lengthy scholarly articles. A format that has generated interest is one that would contain the following: two or so lengthy (10,000 words around 20 pages double spaced) research articles, shorter overview articles (that report general research findings, research methodology, summaries, etc. of around 5,000 words); briefs (descriptions of works in progress -- about 2,500 words); spotlight -- this could be a focus on an EJ department or focus on an EJ organization conducting EJ research (1,000-1,500 words); book reviews of recently published EJ books (750-1,000 words). In addition, the journal could infrequently have a commentary section -- when a high profile topic like death of environmentalism and the responses to it come out - the journal might consider commissioning a commentary to it if the book is reviewed in the journal.
JEJ would focus on international environmental justice issues and would construe environmental justice in a very broad way.
We need your help. We need help in the following ways:
Send us your ideas about overarching format of the journal.
We need to develop a database of folks -- in addition to our own EJ faculty -- who could serve as associate editors and reviewers for the journal. If you know of any faculty working on EJ issues nationally and internationally as well as advanced doctoral students please send the names on to us. If you have contact info (or at least know where they work or email) please pass this on also. For the role of reviewers and editors, we are primarily concerned with identifying folks in academia.
However, if there are people with expertise who are in government or nonprofit who would be appropriate, please pass their contact info on also.
If you know of anyone doing interesting EJ research who might potentially have materials to publish, please let us know.
If funding comes through, this journal could be launched next year.
(Though the journal will be expected to be self-supporting eventually, the idea is to get enough funding to launch it and provide free copies to EJ scholars, EJ organizations, etc. initially.)
Students: If you are interested in participating in this project let us know. We will have a professional staff, but there could be potentially important roles that students could play in this. We will be seeking funidng for some student support to participate. We will be looking for people with good research, writing and editing skills.
Faculty: I will be talking with individual faculty as I see you during the summer about this in greater detail.
National Environmental Justice Research Symposium
For years, the idea of a national environmental justice research symposium has been floated at SNRE and other places. I am also in the process of securing funds to organize such a conference. That conference would be planned for sometime next year. The idea would be to bring to SNRE all the faculty and advanced students working on EJ research. Folks conducting EJ research who who are not affiliated with an academic institution would also be invited. The symposium would be an information retrieval/dessimination/futuring event. The conference would analyze past research approaches, seminal documents; assess the state of current research; and look towards future research.
Help! Once again we need your help in identifying people doing EJ research in the U.S. and elsewhere who could be invited to this conference and/or be invited to submit articles for publication in the JEJ.
For more information, contact Dr. Doreceta Taylor dorceta@umich.edu.
Meet Michigan
Closing Date: Ongoing
The Meet Michigan program is a very successful "traveling seminar" that provides faculty, administrators, and academic staff
the opportunity to learn more about MSU's extensive research,
outreach, and cooperative efforts throughout the state. The programs
are also an excellent opportunity for faculty and staff who are
relatively new to MSU to meet people in other disciplines. Past
participants have rated Meet Michigan as one of the very best
programs they have attended at MSU.
All MSU faculty, administrators, and academic staff
are welcome to attend Meet Michigan programs. New and relatively
new faculty or administrators are especially encouraged to attend
Meet Michigan. Meet Michigan is also a valuable program for experienced
faculty who are exploring possible new directions for teaching,
research, and outreach.
If you have questions about Meet Michigan, please contact the
Faculty Development Programs office at 432-2033 or via e-mail
at facdevel@msu.edu
For more information, please go to: http://www.provost.msu.edu/facdev/MeetMich/about.asp
