ECOLOGICAL REVOLVING LOAN FUND (ELF)

Here are some Job and Entrepreneurial Opportunities that may be of interest to you or someone you know: updated 7/11/08
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The Arroyo Seco Foundation is currently hiring for two positions: (POSTED 7/11/08)

1. Arroyo Seco Watershed Coordinator - a 3-year funded fulltime position which pays $25/hr inclusive of benefits

2. Arroyo Seco Confluence Organizer - a 1-year funded fulltime position which pays $25/hr inclusive of benefits - applicant must be fluent verbal/written Spanish/English

Full information is posted at our website at www.arroyoseco.org.

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Landcare Research (posted 7/8/08)

Research Program Leader: Sustainable Urban Development.

Landcare Research is New Zealand's foremost environmental research organisation. Our current areas of activity include the sustainable management of land resources, optimising primary production, enhancing biodiversity, increasing the resource efficiency of businesses, and conserving and restoring the natural assets of our communities. Our aspiration is to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of New Zealand through healthy land environments.

We are currently seeking Expressions of Interest for the role of Research Leader for our Sustainable Urban Development “Future Settlements” portfolio. Current areas of focus include measures of urban sustainability, low impact urban design and development and urban environmental health drawing on disciplinary strengths in architecture, engineering, economics, ecology and hydrology.

The position, to be based in Auckland, has the responsibility of providing strategic leadership to a dedicated and skilled team of research professionals, management of a large public-good research programme, and maintaining a core element of personal scientific effort. Key performance outcomes will include implementing a development plan for the research area, ensuring that science objectives are delivered to budget and quality standards, securing ongoing research funding to support the group’s activities, and developing relationships between Landcare and the users and stakeholders of it’s research.

To lodge an interest in this role, you must possess both a PhD and a strong research track record in a field relevant to sustainable urban development. Areas of particular interest for Landcare include the measurement and modelling of urban sustainability and the planning, design and performance of urban infrastructure. Desirable attributes include experience in attracting research grant support, an understanding and personal advocacy of multidisciplinary research and the ability to develop, motivate and guide a team of professional staff.

Persons interested in this role are first strongly encouraged to contact Michael Krausse by email at kraussem@landcareresearch.co.nz. To formally lodge your expression of interest please visit our website at www.landcareresearch.co.nz/jobs

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Research Leader, (Sustainable Business, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Settlements, or Governing Ecosystem Services)

Purpose Statement: To lead and manage the (Sustainable Business, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Settlements, or Governing Ecosystem Services) research in the conbined BE and S&S team and deliver outcomes in line with the team’s goals and objectives

Principle relationships
Responsible to:                         Science Manager
Key internal:                            Other Research Leaders, Team Accountant, Science Liaison Officer, Business Development Manager
Key external:                           Lead scientists in relevant science areas nationally and internationally

Purpose

The Research Leader is responsible, within the research area, for:

developing, articulating and implementing a strategic vision and development plan,
delivering quality science on budget, and in accordance with company standards,
developing relationships and networks with key end-users and stakeholders,
developing and implementing a successful funding strategy,
supporting development of research capacity.

Context for role:

The role is a research position and the Research Leader is expected to maintain a national and international profile and career.
The Research Leader will be a member of a leadership group for the combined Sustainability and Society and Built Environments Science teams made up of the Science Manager(s), Principal Scientist and Research Leaders.
The Science Manager will have responsibilities for performance management for all team members and the allocation of team member’s time between research areas. All team members will have a primary home base within one research area. Research Leaders will have line management responsibility for quality outputs in their research area.
Administrative support to the team is provided by an accountant, a science liaison officer, a business development manager and secretarial/admin support (in addition to access to other general support services provided company-wide).

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development of a clear vision and direction for the research area.
Provide leadership in designing, securing funding for and implementing high quality research programmes.
Promote co-operative and collegial relationships within the team, within the company, and with external agencies both nationally and internationally
Be an advocate for the research within the team, the company and community

Develop the team’s research in the area of area of urban planning, design and management so that it is held in high international regard.
Build science collaboration both internally and externally.
Promote to external agencies opportunities provided by research capabilities of the team and build strategic partnerships with research users. Identify and maximise research opportunities and the acquisition of research funds
Encourage interdisciplinary research

Be responsible for the performance of research projects and programmes through effective time, quality, budgeting and expenditure management
Promote a philosophy of research excellence, relevance and continuous improvement

As a member of the leadership group, contribute to the development and implementation of plans and strategies for the team that support the achievement of the company strategic plan

Serve from time to time on company committees and undertake various leadership and advisory functions from time to time as requested by the Science Team Leader

Person Specification

Qualifications:

PhD or other relevant qualification in a relevant field
Candidates with backgrounds in urban sustainability assessment or modeling or infrastructure planning, design, or performance are particularly encouraged to apply.

Experience:

A strong track record and national/international reputation in research
Proven experience leading a significant piece of science over a protracted period of time with a significant number of collaborating scientists/other end users
A strong track record in the attraction of external research grant support is expected.
Experience in work requiring a multidisciplinary approach is desired and sympathy towards and support for multidisciplinary research is required.
A proven senior researcher with demonstrated skills in leading complex research programmes

Attributes and Skills:

The following demonstrated abilities are required:

to develop, motivate and guide teams
to interact productively with government agencies, business and university/CRI researchers
to communicate with impact
to think strategically and lead this thinking within the team, the company, and externally

Inquiries: Linda Rush Rayson & Rush 9 Jacobus Lane, Flemington, NJ 08822, 908-806-0503 phone, 908-806-4141
fax 908-872-6440 cell lrush@raysonandrush.com

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Permaculture Advisor and Instructor for the Vets Garden

Date: ASAP! We hope to have our initial planting day on weekend of May 9, 2008

Sponsoring Organization: Urban Farming, for the Vets Garden Horticultural Therapy Program

Location: The Vets Garden in Westwood:

Looking for: Volunteer Advisor/instructor on a once-per-month basis to instruct a group of Veterans in planting a 'permaculture' garden. This would be on the Urban Farming garden plot, on the premises of their 15 acre garden.The Vets Garden is a horticultural therapy program for veterans, and provides a learning garden in a safe environment, providing skills-training for this program as they move out of the hospitals and transition into work and outside living. They grow, maintain and sell their fruits, flowers, vegetables to the public to help support their program. http://www.gla.med.va.gov/vetsgarden/vetsgarden.cfm and http://www.capitalpress.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=1007&SectionID=67&SubSectionID=616&S=1

Urban Farming is a non-profit organization whose mission is to eradicate hunger by planting food on unused land and space with community members and giving it to people in need. We will sponsor this particular garden site and permaculture program of learning new growing and self-sustaining skills for the veterans benefit. Please watch our trailer for the who/what/how of Urban Farming. http://www.urbanfarming.org/trailer.html

We look to find a permaculture expert who would consider this an opportunity to help veterans in skills training and enhancing their program while helping toward donating produce grown to people in need. Your expertise would be a tremendous contribution to enhance their overall program and will help ease them into implementing the permaculture approach within their garden at large. The 15-acre garden is an incredible environment that has 'everything' already, yet not being utilized to its maximum. The food grown on this site will be given to the the Vets Garden to sell at their weekly Farmers Market as well as to the Westside Food Bank for people in need.

If you are interested to volunteer please Contact: Joyce Lapinsky/Urban Farming 323-610-0798 jlapinsky1@aol.com