Graduate Environmental Program » Job Opportunity

internships/cadets at DSE and ACF

simonbatterbury — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:40:08 +0000

Department of Sustainability and Environment, of VIC government has three summer 2009/2010 internships available, and also runs a program for outstanding VCE/first year Uni students.

1) Coastal Policy and Planning, Public Land Division. Oct/Nov ‘09-January ‘10. Environmental science background preferred. Coordinate summer environmental activities along the coast.

2) Integrated River Health, Sust. Water, Envt. & Innovation Division. 3-4 months work on Integrated River Health Projects. Contribute to the VIC strategy on Healthy Rivers, Estuaries and Wetlands, work on a stream condition study.

3) Groundwater and licensing, Water Entitlements and Strategies Div. Obtain and validate groundwater data over the summer break. Hydrogeology, data/statistics background.

For all of these contact Garry Stock in Employment Strategies, DSE, garry.stock “at” dse. vic.gov.au ph 9 6378216. There are copies in the OEP office.

4) For undergrads, go to dse.vic.gov.au and enter “cadetship” or go here to see about the DSE cadet scheme, which recruits high potential science students from VSE and 1st year university, supports them with a $9000 yearly stipend, and employes them at end of university study. Deadline, 1st October.

Over at Australian Conservation Foundation, if anyone is interested in an internship please contact Lee Tan L.Tan “at” acfonline.org.au who is the Asia Pacific coordinator.Lee is particularly looking for an intern for policy development on climate change in the Asia-Pacific region

Groundwater jobs and studentships

simonbatterbury — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:14:43 +0000

40 Postdoctoral Fellows , 40 PhD students , 80 Honours students, technical and research staff now being hired at the new $55m National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training. HQ is in Adelaide, work also in other sites. http://www.groundwater.com.au/

Job Opportunities with Hydro Environmental

pjmorgan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:19:56 +0000

Rural Water Resource consulting positions

An exciting opportunity exists to join an enthusiastic team of engineers and scientists in the water resource management industry and work on environmental and rural water resource projects including on the largest irrigation infrastructure renewal and water savings project in Australia.

Hydro Environmental is a small, growing and vibrant consulting firm providing a range of specialist consulting services to the natural and rural water resource management industry. We understand the need for a balanced working life, and work with our team members to ensure that this is achieved.

DUTIES:

The successful applicants will explore and solve rural water resource management problems using a variety of methodologies, provide technical and strategic advice, project management, liaise with clients and stakeholder organisations, and prepare reports.

Duties will predominantly be located in the Hawthorn office but some country and interstate travel may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must have an appropriate tertiary qualification in Engineering, Environmental Science or Natural Resource Management.

Applicants should have some experience in or knowledge related to the Australian rural water industry and possess a passion for water resource management.

Relevant experience in one or more of the following (specific) areas would be well regarded; irrigation system modernisation, land and water management planning irrigation, salt management and drainage asset operation and management, water quantity and quality monitoring and reporting, salinity management, land and water management planning and provision of consulting services.

21/JUL/2009 APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION HAVE CLOSED.

Job Opportunity – Graduate Research Conference – Sustainable Cities for the Future

pjmorgan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:25:06 +0000

Universitas 21 is holding a second conference for graduate researchers to be held in Australia from 29 November 2009 to 6 December 2009. The conference builds on the highly successful inaugural graduate research conference held in Birmingham in July 2008 on the themes of Water and Sustainability.

More details are at http://www.universitas21.com/event/GRC2009.html

An organizing Committee of postgraduate students is being assembled under the guidance of Professors John Langford (Director of Uniwater) and Dick Strugnell (Dean of Graduate Studies).

The Committee will consist a Convener who will have the responsibilities of:
-convening the Student Organizing Committee
-drafting programs of activities for the 21/2 days when the postgraduate students are in Melbourne ( activities covers a broad range from concerts, visits to art galleries, presentations by postgraduates, collating posters etc
-organizing activities during the workshop – arranging speakers, identifying venues etc (support will be available in collecting registrations, financial management
-liaising with Langford and Strugnell and the University of Queensland organizing Committee.
-The Convener will be paid for the work involved.

At least 4 to 5 other post graduate students (volunteers) including one who attended last years Birmingham U21 Workshop.
The Organizing Committee will be in place for the next 6 months until the completion of the workshop in the first week of December 2009.

If you are interested in any of the positions available, please contact John Langford at laj@unimelb.edu.au.