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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana and Beijing.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council is seeking a Facilities Manager to oversee the general management and efficient day-to-day operation of the Chicago and remote offices. The position is responsible for ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for staff, developing policy and procedures, managing projects, planning and improving work-spaces, responding to emergencies, engaging in long-term planning for the office, managing renovations and participating in developing institutional projects that impact all offices. The successful candidate will maintain a high level of customer service, support a workplace that embodies sustainability and health and wellness practices, have a holistic and innovative approach to facilities management and ensure that office policies and procedures are aligned with the Facilities Team mission and goals.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
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NRDC is seeking a Program Assistant to work with the Nature Program in our Northern Rockies office located in Bozeman, Montana. The Program Assistant will support our team with their work to advocate for strong wildlife, climate, and energy policies in the Northern Rockies. The successful candidate must have excellent communication and problem-solving skills and be able to handle the following tasks: budget management and tracking, contract management and expense processing, tabling at public events and other outreach as needed, working with external consultants and partners, writing and proofreading documents, coordinating and booking travel, planning meetings and events, and researching and preparing written materials. Interest in regional environmental policy preferred. This position is located in Bozeman, MT and reports to the Northern Rockies Director in Bozeman.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana and Beijing.
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NRDC is seeking a Senior Legislative Advocate to work with the Oceans Division of the Nature Program in our Washington, DC office. The Oceans Division’s Senior Legislative Advocate designs the legislative strategy and implements policy priorities for NRDC’s Oceans Division with Congress and the Administration, in addition to executing campaign goals related to our priorities. These priorities include protecting important ocean habitats, opposing offshore drilling, promoting sustainable fisheries, and improving ocean governance.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana and Beijing.
NRDC is seeking a creative, detail-oriented, motivated individual to intern in our Human Resources Department. This is an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience in the HR field while working with an active, upbeat not-for-profit organization.
This internship is designed to be both educational and practical. In this position, the intern will learn how to take skills she or he may have acquired in school, and apply them in a professional setting. He or she will gain a better understanding of the role that Human Resources can play in a non-for-profit setting, and be better prepared to work in the arena of human resources.
This is a paid Internship, requires a minimum work schedule of three (3) days a week and offers flexible hours.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
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NRDC is seeking a Senior Advocate to take a nation-leading role in helping to reform and improve the FERC-regulated wholesale power market. Working as part of the Sustainable FERC Project team, the Senior Advocate will identify key regulatory grid issues and solutions and develop strategies to accomplish the solutions at FERC, regional transmission organizations, and in Congress. Successful candidates will have demonstrated both strong independent initiative and the ability to contribute effectively as a member of a team and collaborate across organizations.
The Sustainable FERC Project is an initiative housed in NRDC’s Climate and Clean Energy program, that represents the interests of national and regional environmental organizations on transmission grid regulations and policies related to the deployment of renewable energy, demand response, energy efficiency, distributed generation and energy storage. The Project serves as a voice of the environmental and clean energy community at FERC and in FERC-jurisdictional grid market and planning regions on electric system policies and regional transmission grid planning processes.
The Project’s current priorities include removing market barriers in the RTOs/ISOs to ensure a level playing field for renewable energy, energy storage, and demand-side resources, protecting state clean energy policy priorities from federal preemption or discrimination, reforming rules for transmission planning and cost allocation, and reforming FERC’s gas pipeline policies. Find out more at www.sustainableferc.org.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
Position Summary:
The Environmental Justice Legal Fellowship is a one-year, time-limited position that may involve using a range of legal, policy, science, administrative advocacy, coalition-building, community outreach, and/or communications tools to work in collaboration with and provide support for environmental justice communities. The work will be focused on addressing disproportionate pollution burdens placed on low-income communities and communities of color. Examples of specific projects and areas of focus could include, but are not limited to, (1) improving air quality and public health outcomes for communities impacted by diesel pollution from the freight industry; (2) eliminating a rampant mold problem in the country’s largest public housing program; (3) advancing local land use and zoning policies that combat the concentration of environmental burdens in EJ communities; and/or (4) leveraging legal support, funding and other resources to communities struggling with flooding, sewage and drinking water issues due to failing water infrastructure. .
NRDC seeks applicants to pursue external fellowship funding to support a one-year position on the Environmental Justice team beginning in Fall 2020. NRDC will work with successful candidates to complete any paperwork necessary to help secure available funding. Preference will be given to candidates applying for fellowship funding that allows their work to be flexible and responsive to the needs of environmental justice partners. The fellowship could be based in Santa Monica, Chicago, or New York. The fellowship is open to candidates who are eligible for postgraduate funding and will have their J.D. by the time the fellowship begins.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
Position Summary:
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is seeking a Director of Video, Multimedia to work in its New York City office. This is a hands-on position for experienced professionals. We’re looking for proven visual storyteller who can oversee the visual direction of all videos produced by the organization, generate impactful and resonant story ideas, and manage a small team of video editors, freelance producers, animators, and shoot crews. This candidate needs to be a collaborative team player who can flexibly support video content with just visual direction, supporting the Editorial team who will lead story development for most videos.
This visual leader must be able to produce strong video content utilizing a range of techniques and visual styles. Knowledge of NRDC’s core missions is required and the successful candidate must have a broad knowledge and curiosity about environmental issues.
The successful candidate must have the necessary skills to produce, edit, and shoot video content. They can tailor videos for success on social media and can also develop powerful, emotionally-resonant narrative arcs for medium-length videos. This position isn’t limited to video production, though, and the successful candidate could be involved in art directing animations and producing still photography shoots. This individual should have experience developing budgets, in addition to hiring freelance production crews, directors of photography, and video editors.
The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented creative and a highly collaborative team-player. An innovative spirit, passion for digital media, and the ability to solve problems independently in a fast-paced environment is a must. Strong communication skills are essential.
This position reports directly to the Multimedia Director.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
Position Summary:
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is seeking a Video Editor to work in its New York City office. This role will be responsible for editing a wide variety of videos—from medium-length (3-12 minute) documentaries to short-form videos for social media (under 1 minute) to 2-4 minute videos that lay out NRDC’s position on different environmental issues. We are looking for a talented video editor to assemble recorded footage into a finished project that matches the director’s vision and is suitable for posting on social media or broadcasting. The ideal candidate is skilled in the craft of filmmaking and understands all of the components of video production, including sound, music, visuals, and point of view.
Knowledge of NRDC’s core missions is required and the successful candidate must have a broad knowledge and curiosity about environmental issues. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented creative and a collaborative team-player. An innovative spirit, passion for digital media, and the ability to solve problems independently in a fast-paced environment is a must. Strong communication skills are essential.
This position reports directly to the Director of Video, Multimedia. Online portfolio showing examples of previously edited pieces are required for consideration.
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NRDC is seeking a Legal Intern to work with the Litigation team in our DC office. NRDC is a leading nonprofit environmental organization that has been marshaling science and the law to protect the environment and public health since 1970. NRDC engages in litigation, lobbying, scientific research, and public education on air, water, public health, climate change, energy, public land, smart growth, international, urban, environmental justice, and nuclear issues.
Position Summary:
The Washington, DC Litigation Team is one of four branches of NRDC’s Litigation Team; the other branches are in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. The Team’s litigation spans a broad range of environmental issues, such as combating climate change, protecting public health, promoting environmental justice, curbing air and water pollution, preserving wildlife and wild places, and reducing overfishing. In recent years, members of the Litigation Team in Washington have litigated to protect marine mammals from the U.S. Navy’s harmful sonar and explosives training and litigated to protect and provide clean drinking water in Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
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NRDC is seeking a New York Clean Energy Advocate to join both the Eastern Region and Sustainable FERC teams on the Climate and Clean Energy Program, based in our New York office. This role requires experience working collaboratively and in a team setting with both internal and external partners, the ability to represent NRDC in the media and other public forums with credibility and enthusiasm, interest in cultivating relationships with state and local officials, the executive branch and agencies, and willingness to travel to Albany, NY and elsewhere to advance NRDC’s policy goals.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
Position Summary:
The Natural Resources Defense Council is seeking a Junior Designer for its multimedia team in New York City. We’re looking to hire an adept graphic designer who has a diverse portfolio of creative work including a broad understanding of information graphics, editorial design, and creating assets for social media.
The successful candidate will have a passion for the environment and public health and an understanding of NRDC’s core mission to safeguard the Earth, its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
This communications department position reports directly to the Art Director.
THIS IS A TERM LIMITED POSITION THROUGH 6/30/2021
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
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NRDC is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant to work with the Managing Director of NRDC’s Center for Policy Advocacy and the Deputy Chief Program Officer and Managing Director of NRDC’s Nature Program in our Chicago office. This position will provide full day-to-day administrative support to the Managing Directors of the Center for Policy Advocacy and the Nature Program including calendar management and scheduling, planning travel logistics, and meeting coordination. This position will also work within the Chief Program Office on budget tracking and special projects, and s/he will also work on a number of projects within the Chief Program Office and Center for Policy Advocacy, particularly in budget and event planning. Work involving research and communications is also a possibility, but this is primarily an administrative position. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, quick learner and knows how to manage his or her own work and balance assignments. The individual in this role must be comfortable working in an independent, flexible, and efficient manner in a fast-paced work environment and be able to prioritize projects. Previous experience in an administrative role is required. Experience with budget tracking and logistics coordination is a plus.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science, policy expertise and the support of more than 3 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws. In recent years, NRDC has developed an array of bold and creative policy initiatives to address the climate crisis. Today, our staff of more than 600 lawyers, scientists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York; Washington, DC; Chicago; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Bozeman, MT; and Beijing.
Position Summary:
In order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the worst environmental and public health impacts of climate change, greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions must be reduced rapidly, reaching net zero emissions by mid-century. Because most GHG emissions result from extraction, transport, and combustion of fossil fuels, achieving the net-zero emission goal will require not only reduced consumption of currently developed fossil fuel supplies but also reduced development of new fossil fuel supplies (predominantly oil and gas in the U.S) and associated infrastructure to minimize both new emissions and carbon lock-in. However, we currently lack effective policy or legal tools to objectively evaluate or determine the climate “significance” of individual projects and whether or to what degree development of any given new project would be consistent with the climate goal.
NRDC is seeking a Climate and Energy Systems Science Fellow for a fulltime, two-year post-doctoral Fellowship to help us develop such a tool. The Fellow will provide subject matter expertise and conduct multidisciplinary research, analysis, modeling, and synthesis of a range of scientific data and policy information to develop a structured analytical and evaluation framework for assessing the magnitude and significance of the climate impacts of individual oil and gas projects.
Specific topics and projects undertaken by the Fellow will likely include:
- Developing a baseline database and descriptions of various types of existing oil and gas projects in North America and quantifying their lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
- Developing a representative inventory of planned future oil and gas projects and using existing data and models to estimate their lifecycle GHG emissions.
- Developing target emission reduction trajectories based on the 1.5o C goal for each relevant oil and gas sector based on evaluations of current and projected supply, demand, energy alternatives, and economics.
- Developing criteria and a methodology for determining whether an individual project will displace other energy projects with either greater or lesser GHG impacts.
- Based on developed emission reduction trajectories, quantifying the level of GHG emissions offsetting that would ensure consistency with the 1.5o C goal, and determining a threshold of significance for when such offsets should be required.
- In collaboration with NRDC energy and policy experts and external research and policy partners, synthesizing this (and other) information to outline the elements of a structured assessment framework to evaluate the climate significance of individual oil and gas projects for use in multiple arenas, including regulatory processes (e.g., National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis), policy development, and advocacy activities.
- Preparing a simplified model for the assessment framework that can be deployed by state and federal agencies which are tasked by law with assessing the climate significance of proposed projects.
The Climate and Energy Systems Fellow will be supported by NRDC’s Science Center and its Science Fellows program, and NRDC’s Nature program, which works on a variety of issues relating to the intersections of fossil fuel development, climate change, public lands, and natural ecosystems.
The Science Fellows program is a key element of the Science Center’s mission to enhance NRDC’s scientific capabilities and provide resources and support for research, scientific interpretation and application, policy, and advocacy work. The Science Fellows program provides young scientists interested in working in the science, policy, and advocacy arena with professional experience and on-the-job training; it is an excellent opportunity to refine existing skills and build new ones, develop professionally, publish work, and gain important competencies.
The Fellow will be based in our San Francisco, CA office (preferred) or our Washington, DC, or New York, NY offices.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana and Beijing.
Position Summary:
NRDC is seeking an enthusiastic and strong writer to be a spring Energy Communications intern in our Washington, DC, office. He or she must care about environmental issues, be able to meet deadlines, take initiative, be familiar with social media, and possess an understanding of how video, photos, and graphics can help communicate a story. This is a 15 to 20 hours per week position. Candidates must be able to receive academic credit in conjunction with the internship.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
Position Summary:
NRDC is seeking an experienced advocate and power sector expert to advance our work on federal electricity and utility policy (electric and gas). This position will be focused on administrative action under the Clean Air Act and new legislation to advance clean energy deployment incentives, standards, and other clean energy and carbon market policies. A strong background in utility regulatory policy and clean energy and carbon market design is essential. Advocacy and lobbying experience are also needed to secure necessary stakeholder and policymaker support, and experience working with diverse viewpoints is required. This senior team member will join the federal side of the Climate & Clean Energy Program in Washington, DC.
Depending on the management experience and interest of the candidates, the role may be defined as management position or as a senior individual contributor. A management role would require functional management of a team of advocates and a budget.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a leading U.S.-based environmental action organization. We use law, science, policy expertise and the support of more than 3 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. Since the organization was founded in 1970, NRDC has worked to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. Our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, and we continue to work on issues from protecting our oceans to addressing climate change. Our staff of more than 600 lawyers, scientists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York; Washington, DC; Chicago; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Bozeman, MT; and Beijing.
Position Summary:
NRDC’s Food & Agriculture team (part of the Healthy People/Thriving Communities program) believes that our food system should protect the environment, promote public health, and advance equity. The team’s work covers multiple issues at the intersection of these three concerns, including antibiotics and pesticide use, organic and sustainable farming, animal agriculture, and greenhouse gas emissions from food production. The work is grounded in science and advances both policy and market change.
NRDC is seeking a full-time, two-year post-doctoral Science Fellow who can bring an economic perspective to our food system work, providing subject matter expertise and conducting research and analysis on the economic levers that drive the current food system and the economic implications of the changes we seek. The Fellow will support the team’s work across issues and projects, develop new analyses to advance NRDC’s food system goals, produce research-based documents and publications, identify policy and market solutions to advance NRDC goals, collaborate with partner organizations, and engage in communications efforts.
The Fellow will spend approximately 70% of their time on a big-picture research project, and 30% of their time working with program staff to enhance current work. Specific topics and projects undertaken will depend on the Fellow’s expertise and interests, and an initial review of opportunities, priorities, and available data.
Examples of potential research questions include:
- How will climate change affect the economics of the food system, and who will be the winners and losers?
- How do subsidies and other government policies affect the food system, and what policy changes would most powerfully incentivize market change and address inequities and negative externalities?
- How does increasing market consolidation, especially in the middle of the food chain, affect food system outcomes?
- How will proposed changes, such as expanding organic farming or shifting to less meat consumption, impact farm profitability, worker wages and consumer prices?
- What policy and market changes would most significantly increase equity in the food system, and what would be the costs and trade-offs of those changes?
The Food System Economics Science Fellow will be supported by NRDC’s Science Center and its Science Fellows program, which is a key element of the Science Center’s mission to enhance NRDC’s scientific capabilities and provide resources and support for policy and advocacy work. The Science Fellows program provides young scientists interested in working in the science, policy and advocacy arena with professional experience and on-the-job training; it is an excellent opportunity to refine existing skills and build new ones, develop professionally, publish work, and gain important competencies.
The Fellow will be based in our New York, NY, office (preferred) or our San Francisco, CA, or Washington, DC, offices.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
Position Summary:
NRDC seeks a Program Assistant to support two programs in our San Francisco office – the India Program and Nature Program. The Program Assistant will work closely with a group of three NRDC staff working in the following areas: advance clean energy and climate change projects in India and expanding clean energy through renewable energy siting and working with local communities in California and western states. The position focuses on providing administrative support to each of these initiatives, requiring strong organizational skills, ability to juggle multiple tasks and willingness to work with a diverse and fast-paced team.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing.
Position Summary:
The planet is beset by two interrelated crises: climate change and ecosystem collapse. Experts have identified large-scale conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems as critical strategies to reduce CO2 emissions, deliver negative emissions and safeguard the world’s biodiversity. Accordingly, NRDC is prioritizing the conservation of wild, ecologically- and carbon-rich habitats, including calling on nations of the world to adopt an ambitious plan to help safeguard nature and life on Earth by protecting 30 percent of the world’s land and 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030 (“30 by 30”). NRDC is seeking a Climate Change and Ecosystem Ecology Science Fellow for a fulltime, two-year post-doctoral Fellowship. The Fellow will provide subject matter expertise and conduct multidisciplinary research and analysis on land-based carbon sequestration and ecosystem functioning within the context of climate change.
Specific topics and projects undertaken by the Fellow will include:
- Reviewing and analyzing available scientific literature about Ecosystem Carbon Dioxide Removal (ECDR) approaches, with specific emphasis on how these strategies relate to the “30 by 30” biodiversity goal;
- Identifying gaps in existing data that need to be considered prior to deployment of these ECDR strategies
- Assessing the range and robustness of existing estimates of forest climate mitigation potential in United States and the temperate rain forests of Chile, the risks to these sinks and developing criteria for identifying the greatest opportunities for increasing these sinks;
- Assessing the range of existing estimates for ecosystem-wide carbon in Canada’s Boreal Forest, where is this carbon located, the drivers that could lead to its release, and the range of estimates for potential carbon loss from various drivers;
- Establishing reliable estimates for potential soil carbon sequestration in agricultural soil sinks in the United States, identifying factors that account for the range in existing estimates and creating criteria for the identification of geographic areas of opportunity for accelerating the adoption of climate-mitigating practices;
- Analyzing carbon removal potential for these ECDR pathways including volumes needed to meet climate goals, costs, benefits and drawbacks, and barriers and opportunities;
- Organizing and hosting a workshop of internal and external experts to discuss and seek feedback on the results of the analysis;
- Developing a policy and implementation roadmap for NRDC to help speed deployment of ECDR in the identified regions, including short- and medium-term opportunities, in close collaboration with NRDC legal, policy, and science staff;
- Identifying and assessing political and societal barriers to deployment.
The Climate Change and Ecosystem Ecology Science Fellow is supported by NRDC’s Science Center and its Science Fellows program, which is a key element of the Science Center’s mission to enhance NRDC’s scientific capabilities and provide resources and support for policy and advocacy work. The Science Fellows program provides young scientists interested in working in the science, policy and advocacy arena with professional experience and on-the-job training; it is an excellent opportunity to refine existing skills and build new ones, develop professionally, publish work, and gain important competencies.
The Fellow will be based in our San Francisco, CA office (preferred) or our Washington, D.C. or New York, NY offices.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana and Beijing.
NRDC is seeking a legal extern to work with the Environmental Justice team in our Santa Monica office. The externship may be part-time or full-time with a start date of January 6 until May 1 2019. We can be flexible with start and end dates.
NRDC seeks candidates who are eligible for academic credit, or outside funding such as law school work-study or postgraduate fellowship funding, to support their externship work. NRDC will work with successful candidates to complete any paperwork necessary to help secure available credit or funding.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff of more than 500 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy and communications experts, and others, work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana and Beijing.
Position Summary:
NRDC is hiring an experienced outreach director to join the Campaigns & External Affairs division in the Center for Policy Advocacy department in its Washington, DC office. Reporting to the Managing Director of Campaigns & External Affairs, the National Outreach Director will develop and implement a cross-institutional strategy to increase the effectiveness of NRDC’s advocacy and support NRDC in meeting its strategic plan goals, which emphasize deep and transformational partnerships with new organizations representing diverse constituencies, as well as building out relationships with current partners to address the climate and other environmental crises facing our communities. The ideal candidate is a dynamic individual with a proven track record of cultivating, growing and maintaining partnerships with a range of organizations and individuals, both in the traditional environmental and broader progressive fields.