Click the link below for Events happening in lots of different areas such as education, environment, business, linguistics, nonprofits, and much more!
Salvation Farms’ Northeast Kingdom Gleaning VISTA Job
This AmeriCorps VISTA member will continue Salvation Farms’ development of Vermont’s newest gleaning program – including the mapping of key stakeholders, defining the program’s community partners and service areas. The member will be responsible for implementing procedures, record keeping, stakeholder engagement, food safety, and the collection and distribution of gleanings. The Northeast Kingdom Gleaning VISTA will recruit, coordinate, and manage volunteers. They will deliver gleaning services to farms and coordinate delivery of surplus to community food programs. Application window is short – apply today.
Salvation Farms is a federally recognized non-profit with a mission to build increased resilience in Vermont’s food system through agricultural surplus management.
For more information, visit: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=101223
Knoll Summer Intern Program Virtual Info Session
Tuesday, February 15
4:45 – 5:30p
Closed to the Public
Zoom link: https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/91016422865?pwd=VFI0K1EzZ05MTjkzK1JHUDFNU3kvUT09 Password: 706956
STUDENTS: The Knoll is hiring summer interns! Ask questions and learn more during this drop-in info session hosted by former Knoll interns and Megan Brakeley, food and garden educator.
More info about the application/hiring process can be found below in the Student Opportunities section and at go/knollsummerintern
The Knoll’s mission is to explore food as a medium to cultivate well-being in people, place, and the planet. If we are to do so, our work begins with understanding and dismantling oppression, with particular attention to the racism, land theft, cultural erasure, and colonial supremacy that built our food system and remain at the fore. The Knoll commits to intentional crafting of a space for people to have nuanced conversations about food justice and how it intersects with systems of oppression, culture, and ideas of food sovereignty. This requires skilled facilitation and thoughtful framing, as so much of our relationship with food is rooted in deeply personal concepts of identity, culture, and memory.
Sponsored by The Knoll
Midd School of the Environment Info Session
Tuesday, February 15
Davis Family Library 105A
4:30p
Closed to the Public
STUDENTS: During Summer 2022, Middlebury School of the Environment will take place at Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California. For this event, School of the Environment Directors Curt Gervich and Liou Xie will be on the Middlebury campus to discuss this upcoming summer session.
Monterey, California, is a microcosm of the world’s environmental challenges and an exemplar of sustainability planning. This summer, build your capacities for problem solving and leadership in Monterey with Middlebury School of the Environment. For six weeks Monterey will be a laboratory for exploring the world’s most pressing needs, such as climate resilience, food justice, restoration of marine ecosystems, urban sustainability, and political and social commitment to change.
More info about School of the Environment can be found at https://www.middlebury.edu/schools-abroad/summer-programs/school-environment/summer-2022
Sponsored by Middlebury School of the Environment
Hot Social Impact Internships & Jobs
Lots and lots of internships coming on board on Handshake. Here are a few:
CCI-sponsored Internships
Nonprofits/Social Justice
Help Diversify the Drone Industry! Work on a MiddGIG
Project Description: Support w/research and content marketing ($1,000 for 65 hours)
Description
Four Hundred Feet is a drone consultancy that helps researchers, NGOs, and governmental organizations leverage drone technology for spatial data collection, supply-chain management, and visual storytelling. At Four Hundred Feet we are champions of #dronesforgood and believe drones have the ability to amplify the impact of social good organizations.
Work with Middlebury alumnus, Kat James who describes herself as “…a humanitarian drone pilot, cartographer, writer, and photographer. If you skimmed my resume, you’d see that I studied Geography and Global Health in college, earned a dual master’s degree in Public Health and Information Science, am an FAA certified drone pilot, and spent the past decade working on global health tech projects in low resources settings.”
We also are on a mission to diversify the drone industry and are dedicated to helping more women/BIPOC/Latinx/LBGTQ+ individuals enter the drone industry and amplify the voices of those individuals already working in the space.
I am looking for support doing in-depth research and creating content for social media, our website, blogs, and newsletters.
Topics are likely to include – how drones can be used to collect vital climate data, aid in infectious disease research, conduct refugee camp mapping, and assist in reforestation efforts – among many others.
This would be an ideal position for a geography, global health, or environmental student who wants to learn more about emerging technologies in their discipline.
Qualifications
- Strong editing and proofreading skills and ability to write clearly and concisely.
- Strong research skills
- Interest or background in global health, international development, environmental studies, GIS
Bonus:
- Comfortable w/ Canva or Adobe Illustrator
- Photo/video editing skills
Hot Education Internships & Jobs in Handshake
Lots of great teaching opportunities for summer training and for job placements. Check them out this week HERE.
- Work at Bright Horizons! , Technology Children’s Center Cambridge, MA – Bright Horizons is hiring for a variety of roles all across the country, predominantly in teaching positions for early childhood (ages 0-5). While assistant teacher positions demand neither prior teacher certification nor early education-specific degrees, BH primarily looks for applicants with some prior experience working with young children or infants. More specifically, we prefer candidates with demonstrated commitments to creating intentional, secure, and joyful communities; innovating curriculum to push the boundaries of learning; and encouraging healthy decision-making and development in children. (This opportunity is brought to you by a Middlebury alum, Tyler McDowell ’10)
- Summer Teaching Fellow, Taft Summer School, Watertown, CT – At the heart of the Taft Summer School is a group of teaching fellows who work closely with students in a small residential community. From outstanding colleges and universities, the Summer School selects 10-12 juniors and seniors who express an interest in education. Applicants must have completed their junior or senior year of college. Desired college majors: science, English, mathematics, history, education, world languages, ESL, studio art, and photography. Fellows are provided with a $4,300 stipend, free housing and board, and teaching materials.
- Teaching Fellow in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA – The Teaching Fellow program offers those yet to begin a professional career a program of guided classroom work, professional seminars, and exposure to the theories and methods of experienced teaching faculty. While the teaching fellow appointment is for a single year, reappointment as a fellow is available to those with the desire to teach at the Academy for a second year. Teaching Fellows receive a stipend of $30,000 plus insurance benefits and campus housing. Read our brochure to learn more about the Teaching Fellow program. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree by August 2022.
FAO Schwartz Fellowship 2022-2024 Deadline 2/10/22
Each year a new cohort of FAO Schwarz Fellows begins paid, two-year assignments with leading nonprofit organizations
FAO Schwarz Fellows work at high-impact nonprofit organizations in Boston, New York City and Philadelphia. These organizations are all deeply valued in their communities and have a strong record of delivering consistent results and high-quality services. Host organizations vary from year to year—and all have a proven commitment to addressing critical issues of social inequity.
Fellows deepen their knowledge and understanding of relevant social issues, work directly with host communities, and lead strategic projects that strengthen the host organization’s capacity and impact.
Professional Development, Mentoring and Networks
The FAO Schwarz Fellowship is committed to investing in the professional development of our Fellows through a structured program of retreats, professional trainings, and mentoring.
Fellows attend two four-day leadership retreats each year to learn about the social impact sector, develop critical skills and build relationships with—and learn from—current and alumni FAO Schwarz fellows.
For many Fellows, these retreats are one of the highlights of their experience.
In addition to one-on-one weekly meetings with a supervisor, every Fellow has two mentors who offer support and guidance over the course of their Fellowship. Fellows also join a valuable network of current and alumni Fellows as well as leaders from host organizations.
After two years, Fellows are well prepared for successful careers in the social impact sector.
Compensation
Fellows who start their Fellowship during the summer of 2022 will receive total compensation of approximately $75,000 plus benefits over the two-year Fellowship.
- $35,000 ( 1st year)
- $38,000 (2nd year)
- $2,000 bonus on completion
- Health insurance coverage (100%)*
- Monthly subway pass
The deadline for getting applications in is February 10, 2022. Work with such diverse issues and organizations such as:
Hot Social Impact Internships & Jobs in Handshake
Check out some of these recently added internships and jobs in Handshake for this summer or if your a graduating FEB. Lots more where these came from!
Sustainability/Renewables/Energy/Utilities/Climate Change:
Environmental Conservation:
- Maria Mitchell Association, Nantucket, MA, Natural Science Museum Internship –
The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) is offering two internships at its Natural Science Museum during the 2022 summer. The MMA Natural Science Museum displays exhibits about the biology, ecology, and geology of Nantucket, as well as hand-on activities for guests to explore science topics. Live animals on display usually include snakes, turtles, a tortoise, frogs, butterflies, and freshwater fishes. The ideal candidates have interest and experience with biology and environmental education.
Policy/International/Civic Engagement:
Fellowship in Spain Teaching English:
2022-2023 NALCAP North American Language and Culture Assistants Program in Spain:
The North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP) is an educational outreach program sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Spain through the Embassy of Spain in the U.S. American and Canadian college students and graduates, who are native-like speakers of English and French (in Canada), partner with elementary and secondary schools in Spain to bolster language programs, as teaching assistants (TAs) under the supervision and guidance of teachers of English or French as a World/Foreign Language.
CCI-Sponsored with Funding–Use the Handshake filter for “Labeled By Your School–>CCI Sponsored (and we are adding new ones daily):
- Great for a FEB GRAD: Want to live in Provence, France for 5-6 months?
SENIOR FEBS: Interested in energy efficiency, environmental justice, and/or human behavior?
Coming from an alumna: the Consortium for Energy Efficiency in Boston, MA is hiring a full-time Program Assistant for their plan to launch a new Center that focuses on both equity and behavior (Center for Energy Behavior and Equity). One of the roles is Bachelor’s level and would be great for a Feb. For any ES/Psychology major this could be the break you’v been looking for. Contact Kira Ashby at kashby@cee1.org if you have any questions regarding this position posting.