Afro-Interamerican Forum on Climate Change

• C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards, the annual event showcasing clean energy innovations and perspectives from female thought leaders, this year with the theme "steering clean energy through perilous storms." Wednesday, November 2. Register for the livestream.
   
• Offshore Wind with Ali Alrayes, a talk hosted by the MIT Sloan Energy Club with the Senior Manager of Business Development for Vineyard Offshore. Wednesday, November 2, 11:45 am-12:30 pm on the MIT campus. Register.
   
• Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit 2022, the annual showcase, conference and networking event from climate technology incubator Greentown Labs. Wednesday, November 2 in Houston and Thursday, November 3 in Somerville, Mass., with free livestream of keynotes and sessions both days. Get tickets.
   
• The Shift to Electric, part of MIT Sloan's Sustainability Lunch Series, featuring Paras Sethi of ParkMyFleet on how the automotive industry is managing the transition to electric vehicles. Thursday, November 3, 11:45 am-12:30 pm at MIT. Register.
   
• HBS Climate Symposium, the annual student-run climate change conference at Harvard Business School. November 5-6. Get tickets (50% discount for students).

• Internships in Energy, a conversation with the MIT Sloan Energy Club and students with energy internships on their experiences. Wednesday, November 9, 11:45 am-12:30 pm at MIT. Register.
   
• MIT Energy Hackathon, a hybrid in-person and virtual challenge to create team solutions with the theme "decarbonizing the built environment," with cash prizes available to the winners. November 11-13 at MIT and online. Sign up to compete.
   
• TEDx Boston: Planetary Stewardship, a series of TEDx talks on climate and sustainability solutions across the Boston area, including at the MIT Media Lab. November 13-14. Learn more and register.
   
• 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy, Resources and Sustainable Technologies (Energytech 2022), a two day in-person conference hosted by Coalesce Research Group that includes keynote speakers, presentations, oral talks, poster presentations, networking events and an exhibition. The theme is "Generation of Energy Evolution for Sustainable Future" and will cover a broad range of Renewable Energy topics. Monday, November 14 - Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Mercure Roma West, Rome, Italy. Learn more and register. 
   
• 2022 MIT Research and Development Conference, featuring tracks on "climate and the environment" and "sustainable solutions," where MIT researchers, startups, and global business leaders present innovations to tackle worldwide challenges. November 15-16 at the Boston Marriott Cambridge. Register (free to MIT students, faculty and staff).
   
• DISCO (Drop In Sustainability Chat Opportunity), a chance for MIT students with questions about pursuing sustainability in their time after graduation to chat with the Martin Fellows for Sustainability about: grad school; careers; research projects; or whatever else is on your mind! Free snacks will be available at this walk-in event. Tuesday, November 15, 1-2 pm at the MIT Libraries DEN (3-108). Learn more.
   
• UP International Symposium on Environmental Management and Climate Change, a symposium hosted by Universidade Positivo of Brazil on natural and community solutions for tropical forest conservation. Prominently featuring members of ESI including Prof. John Fernández. December 4-7 in Curitiba, Brazil and online. Register (or submit an abstract).

• Job: ESI is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in Climate Communications and Engagement to deepen the scholarship of our climate change journalism activities and facilitate our climate journalism fellowship. Apply.
   
• Student Job: ESI is hiring a graduate student Climate Science Researcher/Writer to review and update the MIT Climate Primer with citations and the latest climate research. Apply.
   
• Student Jobs: The MIT Office of Sustainability is hiring MIT students for paid, part-time research positions. Apply.
   
• Job: The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium is hiring a Program Coordinator to support their finance and administrative needs. Apply.
   
• Job: The MIT Energy Initiative is seeking a Development Officer to help fund its mission of advancing clean energy development. Apply.

• Job: Transaera, an MIT spinoff designing affordable, low-carbon air conditioning, is hiring a chemical engineer. Apply.
   
• Job: Climate Interactive is seeking a Director of Modeling and Technology to oversee modeling and software development for the real-time climate policy model at the heart of the company's climate engagement mission. Apply.
   
• Fellowship: Conservation International is hiring a Social Inclusion Fellow to strengthen engagement with Afro-descendant communities in the Americas around conservation and climate solutions. Apply.
   
• Job: The Human Impacts Institute is hiring a 20-hour-a-week Program Coordinator to facilitate exhibits, workshops, events and communications. Apply.
   
• Job: Covering Climate Now is hiring a Managing Director to oversee day-to-day operations and help set strategic direction in support of journalists and newsroom coverage of climate change. Apply.
   
• Fellowship: The Activate Fellowships, providing a generous two-year stipend along with $100,000 in startup funding and access to additional capital, are seeking applications for their 2023 cohort. Applicants should have early-stage tech ideas to address climate change and other urgent sustainability challenges. Apply by October 31.
   
• Postdoc Positions: The Stockholm Resilience Center of Stockholm University is hiring five postdoctoral researchers and fellows for climate and sustainability related projects. Apply.
   
• Jobs: The City of Boston is hiring for positions including an Air Quality Project Manager, a BERDO Review Board Manager overseeing building emissions reductions, an Energy Analyst, a Retrofit Resource Hub Manager to assist with energy efficiency retrofits, and an Energy Advocate to promote energy efficiency programs to Bostonians who would benefit from them.
   
• Job: The Engine, an early-stage technology venture fund in Cambridge, Mass., is hiring a Policy & Climate Strategist. Apply.
   
• Internship: The City of Miami Beach is seeking an Aspen Climate Institute Intern to support the development of a climate festival. MIT students can apply through Handshake by October 31.
   
• Internships: The World Wildlife Fund is seeking a Food Waste Data Innovation Intern and a Farm Food Loss Tool Intern. MIT students can apply through Handshake by November 1.
   
• Internship: The Beth Israel Lahey Health System is seeking a Sustainability Program Assistant to prioritize hospital sustainability goals. MIT students can apply through Handshake by November 13.
  

• Awards: Eni will award their Eni Awards for energy science innovations in the categories of "energy frontiers," "advanced environmental solutions" and "energy transition," with additional awards for young researchers and research debuts from Africa. Learn more and apply by November 25.
   
• Grants: The MISTI Global Seed Funds are open for applications. Grants are available to all MIT faculty and principal investigators pursuing joint research collaborations with colleagues in foreign universities or research institutes. Learn more and apply by December 13.
   
• Grant: The MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab has opened applications for the J-WAFS Water and Food Seed Grants, providing $150,000 over two years for MIT research with the potential for significant impact on water and food supply challenges. Apply by December 16.
   
• Contest: Net Impact has launched its Circular Plastics Challenge, for teams of students and/or professionals to offer upstream solutions to keep plastics out of the economy and the environment. The first-place team will receive $10,000. Apply by February 13.

• Hackathon: The MIT Energy Hackathon is this November 11-13. Sign up to compete.
   
• Summer Program: The Caltech Resnick Sustainability Institute is offering a three-week intensive summer workshop on "Computer Vision Methods for Ecology," empowering ecologists to analyze large datasets. Apply by December 15.