Artists and Scientists Together on Climate Solutions
ESI's latest People, Prosperity and the Planet event will be held this Monday, in the Bartos Theater of the MIT Media Lab or streamed live online. The event will feature Tony McGuinness and Anna Johnson, of the Anjunadeep and Anjunabeats electronic music labels, in conversation with Media Lab director Dava Newman on the music industry's and artists' role in fighting for a climate-positive future. Register now.
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IAP Course: Teaching with Sustainability
This IAP period, ESI's Sarah Meyers and Liz Potter-Nelson, both professionals in sustainability education, will teach a non-credit class on infusing lessons and teaching practices in any subject area with sustainability topics. The class will take place over four January sessions, on Wednesdays from 10 to noon. Enrollment is limited and preference is given to members of the MIT community who are currently teaching (including postdocs, faculty and lecturers) or plan to in the future. Learn more.
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Undergraduate Environmental Education Info Sessions
ESI will host two information sessions the week of December 6 to help MIT undergrads navigate their options for environmental learning. On December 8 at noon, join us on Zoom to explore classes in every school and department that relate to the environment and sustainability. And on December 10 at noon, come to the West Lounge of the Stratton Student Center for an information session on completing the Institute-wide Minor in Environment and Sustainability (pizza will be served).
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This Week
- Artists and Scientists Together on Climate Solutions, the latest event in our People, Prosperity and the Planet seminar series. Music industry leaders and scientists will come together to explore how musicians can inspire their listeners to take part in climate solutions while "walking the walk" themselves. Featuring MIT Media Lab director Dava Newman, Grammy-nominated electronic artist Tony McGuinness, and more. Monday, November 29, 3-4:30 pm, online or in-person at the MIT Media Lab. Register.
- 4 Case Studies on the Energy Transition, a webinar from the MIT Roosevelt Project presenting findings and policy options from communities at risk of lost employment and dislocation during the transition to a clean energy economy. Monday, November 29, 2-4 pm. Register.
- MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium with Poppy Allonby, a discussion with the former managing director of BlackRock on financing the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Open to the MIT community (including alumni) only. Wednesday, December 1, 5-6:15 pm in the Samberg Conference Center. Register.
- Energy and Climate Career Pathways, an opportunity to hear from climate and energy technology and policy professionals about building a career in a variety of climate-related fields. Presented by the MIT Energy and Climate Club. Wednesday, December 1, 5-7 pm in Morss Hall. Register.
- Innovating and Implementing Rigorous Science-Based Scalable Solutions for the World's Greatest Challenges, a lunch seminar with A.N. Sreeram, Chief Technology Officer for Dow, presented by the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium. Thursday, December 2, 12:15-1:15 pm in E14-674. Register.
- A Reckoning in Boston, a screening of the award-winning documentary film followed by a Q&A with one of the film's principal subjects and its director. Thursday, December 2, 7-9 pm in the Bartos Theater. Register.
- Climate Change and Transition to a Carbon-Free Economy, the Wharton Risk Center Annual Workshop from the University of Pennsylvania, this year focused on climate change, the finance and insurance sectors, and carbon markets. Friday, December 3, 8:45 am-3:45 pm, presented online. Register.
- Environmental and Climate Policy: Differential Approach for Afro-Descendant Peoples in the Americas, a Spanish-language seminar featuring ESI's MLK fellow Luis Gilberto Murillo that will focus on the intersection of climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and land rights of Afro-Latin American communities. Friday, December 3, 12-2 pm. Register.
Save the Date
- Sustainability Ecosystem Mixer, a winter celebration for MIT graduate students interested in the environment and sustainability hosted by the Sloan Sustainability Initiative. Tuesday, December 7, 5-7:30 pm. Register.
- Environmental Subsidies: Helpful, Harmful or Hopeful?, a webinar with energy subsidy analyst Doug Koplow on the impacts and complexities of subsidies intended to benefit the environment, such as those for electric vehicles and residential solar. Hosted by
- Environment & Sustainability Classes Information Session, a chance for MIT undergraduates to find out what types of classes are open for enrollment in the upcoming semester, and how they can connect your course of study with environment and sustainability issues. Wednesday, December 8, 12-1 pm over Zoom. Join the virtual session.
- Environment & Sustainability Minor Information Session, an opportunity for MIT undergraduates to learn about the Institute-wide minor, which offers interdisciplinary coursework and investigations into the real-world challenges facing people and the planet. Find out E&S Minor requirements, what classes can count towards the minor, and how the minor can incorporate sustainability understandings in your course of study. Pizza will be served. Friday, December 10, 12-1 pm in the Stratton Student Center West Lounge, W20-201.
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Internships, Fellowships and Work Opportunities
- Student Job: ESI is looking for a student, undergraduate or graduate, with proficiency in GIS to complete a short-term project working with an ESI Journalism Fellow to support environmental justice efforts in North Carolina. Learn more on our website, or send your resume/CV and a couple paragraphs outlining your interest in the position and GIS experience to Laur Hesse Fisher to apply.
- Fellowships: The MIT Energy Initiative has opened calls for its Society of Energy Fellows, offering MIT graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the clean energy space full funding for their benefits and tuition and stipend or salary. Learn how to be nominated by March 23.
- Job: The MIT Energy Initiative is hiring a research scientist for its Future Energy Systems Center, to execute high-impact research projects in electric power, energy storage and low-carbon fuels, transportation, industrial processes, carbon management, and/or the built environment. Apply.
- Job: Takachar is seeking a project technician to manage testing, in-house and in field operations, of a hardware prototype for converting biomass into useful products in California. Apply.
- Job: OhmConnect is hiring a product manager to help develop a digital product for smart home energy efficiency. Apply.
- Jobs: The Recycling Partnership is hiring for positions in management, research, data analysis, development, and more. View open positions.
- Jobs: The Carnegie Institution for Science Department of Global Ecology at Stanford is hiring two postdoctoral scholars. Apply to work in climate mitigation and biomass-based carbon dioxide removal solutions or sustainable agriculture and climate change.
- Job: The Council on the Uncertain Human Future, housed at Clark University, is seeking a Senior Associate Director to support its growing network around deep intentional conversations reckoning with the climate crisis. Apply.
- Jobs: The Better Future Project is hiring a Development Manager/Director and Operations Manager/Director to support a variety of climate advocacy projects in Massachusetts. Apply.
- Internship: The World Wildlife Fund is looking for three interns to help extend a food waste educational tool for schools this IAP period. MIT students can apply through Handshake to be a citizen science data intern, data innovation intern or DEI innovation intern by November 30.
- Internship: Bennett College is looking for a climate action plan intern to help develop the college's climate initiatives this IAP period. MIT students can apply through Handshake by November 30.
- Internship: The Florida Institute for Health Innovation is looking for an environmental health equity research analyst to help address gaps in environmental health hazard data this IAP period. MIT students can apply through Handshake by November 30.
- Internship: Miami-Dade County is looking for a climate and heat health task force intern to conduct research about the risks of a local heat emergency this IAP period. MIT students can apply through Handshake by November 30.
- Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is looking for two interns to support sustainability initiatives this IAP period. MIT students can apply through Handshake to be a sustainability marketing associate or green labs research associate by November 30.
- Internship: Conservation X Labs is looking for a software engineering and web development intern to work on a machine-learning project for wildlife researchers. MIT students can apply through Handshake to work this IAP period by December 3 or to work this summer by April 1.
- Internships: The Charles River Watershed is seeking two summer interns to advance water quality initiatives. MIT students can apply through Handshake to be a watershed science intern or data analysis intern by March 31.
- Internship: WalkBoston is looking for a summer transportation and planning intern to support their mission to make walking safer through design, advocacy and community engagement. MIT students can apply through Handshake by April 30.
Grants, Scholarships, Contests and Funding Opportunities
- Contest: The X Prize has opened registrations for the $100 million X Prize for Carbon Removal. In phase 1, up to 15 projects to remove CO2 from the atmosphere (through technology, natural solutions, or hybrid concepts) will receive $1 million each for early demonstrations and advancements. Learn how to apply by December 1.
- Grant: MISTI-UK is calling for proposals for the MIT-Imperial College London Seed Fund, providing up to $50,000 for early-stage collaborations between the two universities focused on climate solutions and/or a transition to zero pollution. Learn more and apply by December 13.
- Grant: MISTI-Spain is calling for proposals for its INDITEX Circularity Seed Fund, a $30,000 grant for collaborations between MIT groups and research institutions in Spain that advance sustainability in the textiles industry. Apply by December 13.
- Grants: The MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab has opened calls for its research seed grants, offering up to $150,000 for early-stage projects with potential for significant impact on water and food supply challenges. Apply by January 18.
- Contest: The Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge invites graduate student teams to pitch creative financial approaches to social and environmental challenges. Learn how to compete by February 13.
- Contest: The EPA has opened an environmental justice video challenge for students, awarding a grand prize of $20,000 to the student team whose video best demonstrates an innovative approach to using public data to identify opportunities to solve environmental justice issues. Learn how to compete by April 1.
Volunteer and Student Group Opportunities
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