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EPA Internship

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Combat the Climate Crisis by Building Adaptive Capacity and Resilience. The Biden administration is making a historic investment in ensuring communities across the United States are anticipating, preparing for, adapting to and recovering from the impacts of climate change.  Join EPA’s Climate Adaptation Program in charting the course to a more just and climate resilient nation.

Application Due Date: 07/31/2023

You can view more details about this Internship here: https://openopps.usajobs.gov/internships/5526

You can browse all Internships here: https://openopps.usajobs.gov/search/internships

Please note: Employment opportunities are being provided for informational purposes only. Anyone interested in applying for one of these positions is responsible for verifying all related information. The Urban and Community Studies Program, nor the University is recommending these employers nor guaranteeing the accuracy of the information furnished in the posting.

Open Positions at SCCOG

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The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG) has opened its search to fill two full-time positions at SCCOG and a fall-semester internship.

 

  1. They are hiring for their first-ever Municipal Services Manager, responsible for managing and expanding their municipal services program, which currently includes planning, zoning enforcement, and building official services.

 

  1. They are also seeking an individual to join their team as a Planner, to assist with ongoing regional planning, municipal support, and grant development activities.

Applications should be sent to office@seccog.org by August 31st.

 

About the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments 

SCCOG serves 22 municipalities with a total population of 280,430 and functions as the region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization. SCCOG also counts as affiliate members Connecticut’s two federally recognized Native American Tribes and works closely with the region’s two military installations, the United States Naval Submarine Base and the United States Coast Guard Academy.

Primary focus areas of SCCOG are regional planning; transportation planning and prioritization of State and Federal transportation funding; and municipal services, which includes technical assistance, the provision of specialized staff, and facilitating intermunicipal coordination. SCCOG’s office is located in Norwich, CT, at the center of a dynamic region known for its diverse assets including Mystic and the southeastern Connecticut shoreline, entertainment/casino destinations, and opportunities for urban, suburban, and rural living. The region is critically important to Connecticut’s economy for its tourism, defense, and defense manufacturing, and is New England’s hub for the growing offshore wind industry.

Please note: Job and internship postings are being provided for informational purposes only. Anyone interested in applying for one of these positions is responsible for verifying all related information. The Urban and Community Studies Program, nor the University is recommending these employers nor guaranteeing the accuracy of the information furnished in the job posting.

Fall 1-credit Field Class

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Dear UCS majors and minors,

This fall 1-credit class on mapping and surveying tools in urban and field applications will be offered, with a focus on looking at the Storrs campus. This course may be of interest to our majors and minors.

Field Study: Spatial Applications and Tools for Urban and Environmental Planning (GEOG 4095)

This class will meet on Monday afternoons from 2:30-3:50 until the end of October and is open to any student, including incoming Freshmen. Those taking the class will learn about drone mapping, surveying, and collecting human data using mobile apps. Students will also be studying ways to make the Storrs campus a more environmentally friendly place! See attached Fall 2023 Flyer.

Course Flyer

Course Syllabus

Job Opportunity – Planner II New Haven

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The New Haven, Connecticut City Plan Department has an opening for a Planner II position!  This is a great opportunity to gain a wide variety of experiences and professional skills in a lively planning office with a team of forward-thinking collaborative colleagues. This specific assignment will include managing the NEPA process for CDBG funds, including completing Environmental Reviews and maintaining Environmental Review record. Learn more about the Environmental Review HERE.

City Plan is the regulatory body for land use development in the city through the City Plan Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Historic District Commission. The City Plan Department facilitates the physical development of the City and encourages the development of sustainable land use, economic, and social policy. We are responsible for the Comprehensive Plan of Development, as well as other area-specific development plans and we work with city agencies, commissions, and boards to provide planning, zoning, and development information and advice, assisting residents, businesses, and developers in achieving the City’s development objectives. Hybrid remote work options may be available for some aspects of the work once work routines are established. Read more about what we do at City Plan: https://www.newhavenct.gov/government/departments-divisions/city-plan

 

Salary up to $74,341 annualized. Read more and apply online.

 

Please note: Employment opportunities are being provided for informational purposes only. Anyone interested in applying for one of these positions is responsible for verifying all related information. The Urban and Community Studies Program, nor the University is recommending these employers nor guaranteeing the accuracy of the information furnished in the posting.

Seeking Project Coordinator for UMD’s Urban Equity Collaborative

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The University of Maryland’s Urban Equity Collaborative (UEC) is seeking a highly motivated Project Coordinator. The collaborative seeks to strengthen community-based institutions and the work of community activists around issues of urban inequality. It aims to incubate and disseminate durable research and policy strategies that promote economic, racial, and gender justice and shifts power towards communities on the frontlines of struggle.

The collaborative’s work will focus on issues of dispossession and displacement, and specifically issues of affordable housing access, immigrant rights, and small business displacement. Through capacity and knowledge exchange with communities, the Urban Equity Collaborative leverages the collective expertise of university researchers in the service of community-led work. The Project Coordinator will coordinate and facilitate the activities of support staff, consultants, community fellows, graduate fellows, and collaborative members. Attached is more information about the position and how to apply. For best consideration, please apply by May 1, 2023.

UEC_ProjectManager_Position Announcement

 

Land-Use Internship

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Watertown, CT is looking for a part-time land use intern. This is a paid position.

We could structure this as a summer internship with the opportunity to continue for the balance of the fiscal year (again depending upon approval of our budget request). The rate of pay is up to $15.75 per hour.

The intern will work 18 weeks at up to 20 hours per week (depending on individual circumstances). Funding might continue beyond this period, if approved.

Interested students should contact Mark Massoud, Director of Land Use and Building Services, at Massoud@watertownct.org.

Please note: Job and internship postings are being provided for informational purposes only. Anyone interested in applying for one of these positions is responsible for verifying all related information. The Urban and Community Studies Program, nor the University is recommending these employers nor guaranteeing the accuracy of the information furnished in the job posting.

 

 

Virtual Green Days Panel, University of Iceland

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This panel will showcase work being done in US cities by three graduates of UConn’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the intellectual frontier of Sustainable Transportation.  Featured speakers are Anaka Maher, Solutions Engineer at Optibus;  Steven Luglio, Transportation Engineer at Sam Schwartz;  and Lauren Romeo, Transportation Engineer at Arup.  All three speakers participated in the global experiential learning experience, Sustainable Amsterdam, in Summer 2018, with Professors Atkinson-Palombo and Garrick (Emeritus Professor of CEE).

https://meet.google.com/pwp-jmdb-psr

 

CLAS Scholarships

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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers an array of need-based and merit-based undergraduate student scholarships and graduate student fellowships. There is one standard application for most scholarships and the application will close on Sunday, February 26th.

Students can find more information about available scholarships and fellowships and apply by visiting www.clas.uconn.edu/scholarships.

For more information, contact: CLAS at 860-486-2713

Spring 2023 and Winter 2022 Course Flyer – Revised

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The attached flyer has been updated. Any cell colored light blue has no seats as of November 15th. Any cell colored light yellow has limited seating. If you are interested in any of these courses, please confirm seat availability in Peoplesoft since students may drop the class. This is only a guide.

If you have not already scheduled an appointment with your UCS faculty advisors, please be sure to do so to ensure that you have sufficient time to enroll in classes.

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Spring 2023 Course Flyer Revised 11.15