THIS WEEK'S OCEAN JOBS LIST

For the complete list and full descriptions find the ocean jobs page at https://sevenseasmedia.org/. We add 20 to 30 new opportunities per week with 40k views per month! We work hard to provide this jobs list and newsletter to you every week for free. If you find your next job from this list, or a new employee, please consider a tax-deductible donation as a thank you.

1. Marine Discovery Centre Manager, Marine Savers, Four Seasons Resorts Maldives 2. Project Communications Specialist, TNRC Program – 22061, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, DC 3. Project Manager, Project Biodiversity Environmental, Sal Island, Cape Verde 4. Junior or Assistant Specialist, Benioff Ocean Initiative, Santa Barbara, CA 5. Social Science Specialist – 22054, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, DC 6. San Diego County Chapter Policy Coordinator, Surfrider Foundation, San Diego, CA 7. Program Officer, Ecosystem Carbon Accounting – 22064, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, DC 8. Marine Science Instructor, CIMI/Guided Discoveries, Toyon Bay - Avalon, CA 9. IFAW Marine Campaign Manager, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Washington, DC 10. Head of the Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science (BGE), The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN 11. Seafood Watch Data Analyst (Term-Assignment), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA 12. MAS Program Coordinator, The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), Riverside, CA 13. Communications and Outreach Manager, Manatee Club (SMC), Maitland, FL 14. Metocean Systems and Equipment Technician, The Woods Hole Group, Inc., Bourne, MA 15. Senior Data Scientist, Oceanmind, Multiple Location, UK 16. Training Associate (Latin America), Rare, Arlington, VA 17. Operations Manager, Rare, Arlington, VA 18. Behavioral Scientist, Rare, Arlington, VA 19. Postdoctoral fellowship ‘Ecophysiology of marine bivalves and effects of climate change and microplastics’ (M/F), Ifremer, Brest, Bretagne, FR 20. Postdoctoral Scholar Nanoplastics and the Plastisphere, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, 't Horntje, (Texel), Netherlands 21. Fisheries and Wildlife Biological Scientist IV, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comission, Okeechobee, FL 22. Executive Assistant, SeaLegacy, New York City, NY 23. Executive Director – Monterey Waterkeeper, The Monterey Waterkeeper, Monterey, CA 24. Laboratory Assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA 25. Digital Communications Coordinator, Heal the Bay, Santa Monica, CA 26. Outreach Program Associates, Heal the Bay, Santa Monica, CA 27. IFAW Marine Campaign Manager, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Washington, DC 28. Head of the Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science (BGE), The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN 29. Seafood Watch Data Analyst (Term-Assignment), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA 30. MAS Program Coordinator, The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), Riverside, CA 31. Communications and Outreach Manager, Manatee Club (SMC), Maitland, FL

Internship & Volunteer Opportunities

1. Mongabay Internship, Mongabay, TBD 2. Blue Parks Science Internship, Marine Conservation Institute, Remote 3. Marketing & Media Internship (Part-Time), Reef Relief, Key West, FL 4. Coral Camp Internship, Reef Relief, Key West, FL 5. Education Internship, Reef Relief, Key West, FL 6. Conservation Internship, Reef Relief, Key West, FL 7. Marine Protected Area Project Internship – Bali Lembongan, Bali Diving Academy, Bali, Indonesia 8. Volunteer Programs Manager, Heal the Bay, Santa Monica, CA

Grants & Funding

1. 2022 USDA Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA)
Deadline: January 10, 2022
2022 Farm to School Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA) is now available! FNS seeks to award up to $12 million this fiscal year. Eligible schools, institutions operating the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program, State and local agencies, Indian Tribal Organizations, small- to medium-sized agricultural producers or groups of small- to medium-sized agricultural producers, and non-profit organizations are eligible for Farm to School grants. Priority scoring incentives return for applicants who meet certain criteria, including new priority consideration for organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and serving BIPOC communities, and organizations located in and serving rural areas. Please see the RFA for full details. The Office of Community Food Systems will host webinars  Monday, November 8th, 2021 and Tuesday, November 9th, 2021, each at 2:30pm ET, to help interested applicants learn more about the RFA and put together a grant package, respectively. A Frequently Asked Questions document will also be available through the Farm to School Grant Applicant Resources Page of the FNS website. 

2. RWJF's Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health
This program funds research that expands the evidence needed to build a Culture of Health, which is broadly defined as one in which good health and well-being flourish across geographic, demographic, and social sectors; public and private decision making is guided by the goal of fostering equitable communities; and everyone has the opportunity to make choices that lead to healthy lifestyles. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more.

3. Hardship Assistance Grants for Organic Producers – Deadline November 5, 2021
Deadline: November 5
Do you know an organic farmer, rancher, or food processor who has experienced hardship over the past year? The CCOF Foundation Bricmont Hardship Assistance Fund provides direct financial assistance to organic producers who suffer financial losses due to extreme hardship, including COVID-19 pandemic related hardships. Applications are available in English and Spanish. Award amounts range from $1,000-$2,500. Learn more.

4. Pandemic Response and Safety Grants
Deadline: November 22
USDA is seeking applications to support agricultural stakeholders who haven’t yet received substantial federal financial assistance to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The program will help small businesses in certain commodity areas including small specialty crop and aquaculture producers, food processors and distributors, and farmers markets. Small businesses and nonprofits can apply for a grant to cover COVID-related expenses such as workplace safety measures, retrofitting facilities, shifting to online sales platforms, transportation, worker housing, and medical costs. The funding request can range from $1,500 to $20,000.  Learn more.

5. Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety (SPRS) Block Grant Program
Deadline: November 22
The Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety (SPRS) Block Grant Program provides grants to eligible state agencies and territories to support seafood processors, including at-sea processing vessels, to respond to coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers against COVID-19. State agencies within select coastal States and American Samoa are eligible to apply directly to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for grant funds. Seafood processors interested in the SPRS should contact their state agency for more information. Learn more.

6. America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative Targeted Small Grants Program (HFFI TSG Program)
LOI Deadline: December 7
In 2021, America's Healthy Foods Financing Initiative is offering funding through a Targeted Small Grants Program (TSG Program). At least $4 million is available for grants for innovative fresh food retail and food system enterprises that seek to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas. More information about the program, including eligibility criteria, is described in the Request for Applications (RFA). The RFA explains the process for applying to this grant, and lists all of the application questions applicants will need to answer. Read more.

7. One Earth Award Student Scholarships
Regional deadlines vary and are as early as December 1
The One Earth Award offers $1,000 scholarships for four students whose works address climate change. All students in grades 7–12 (ages 13 and up) are eligible to participate and should apply through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Teens can visit artandwriting.org/one-earth to find out their regional deadlines and how to apply.

 

8. 2022 Youth Garden Grant
Deadline: December 17
A total of 50 programs will be awarded Youth Garden Grants in 2022. All winning programs will receive a check for $250, and materials to grow their garden program. Forty programs will receive packages worth $1,050, five programs will receive the base package plus a $1,000 tool grant from Corona Tools, and five programs will receive the base package plus two Garden Towers from Garden Tower Project! Any nonprofit organization, public or private school, or youth program in the United States or US Territories planning a new garden program or expanding an established one that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of 3 and 18 is eligible to apply. Learn more.

 

Job openings:

The Energy Program Specialist position: (Description attached)

https://sarasotahousing.org/documents/careerOpportunities/energyProgramSpecialist.pdf

 

Administrative Specialist: https://scgov.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SCGOV/job/Twin-Lakes-Park/Administrative-Specialist-I---Extension_R13605

Opportunity for Florida educators and students to creatively engage in global sustainability issues.
*New this year: Video Project Organizer provides scaffolding for students

The World of 7 Billion video contest is back for the 2021-2022 school year. This year's contest topic asks students to: Explain how population growth impacts one of the following global challenges and offer an idea for a sustainable solution. The global challenges are: agriculture & food, urbanization, or ocean health.

The contest is currently open and the deadline for video submissions is February 22, 2022.  Participating teachers receive free curriculum resources from Population Education, and over 80 cash prizes of up to $1,200 will be awarded to student winners.

Many EE educators successfully assign the contest as a fun and meaningful small-group project. Use the provided lesson plan and give students the scaffolded Video Project Organizer to optimize student learning. Videos are being accepted now through February 22, 2022.

More Information

This is a scientific and public-facing position to facilitate volunteer and citizen science engagement while leading conservation-based projects for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

This position provides direct volunteer coordination for conservation projects (including citizen science projects), geared toward, but not limited to, upland terrestrial habitat and species, imperiled species, nonnative and conflict species in the FWC’s Northeast Region. The Regional Volunteer Program Biologist position is stationed at the Northeast Region Office in Ocala, FL. The coordinator will design, plan, implement and monitor conservation projects that use volunteers; recruit, train, and manage volunteers for these projects; and provide volunteer management support and citizen science best practices to FWC’s land managers and biologists. The coordinator will also network with external agencies to establish partnerships to assist with implementing conservation and citizen science projects that use volunteers on public and private lands.

This is an exciting opportunity for an outgoing, self-motivated individual with a commitment to conservation. The successful candidate will have excellent organizational, leadership, community development, project design, and communication skills; and will demonstrate dedication to the FWC’s mission and conservation of Florida’s fish, wildlife and habitat resources. Broad-based working knowledge of local ecology and a variety of Florida’s non-game species across multiple taxa is preferred.

Full Job Posting

Marketing Manager

Miami Waterkeeper is seeking a dynamic individual who is passionate about our mission and desires to support our clean water goals. The Marketing Manager will be responsible for implementing the marketing strategy. The Marketing Manager will also be responsible for monitoring and growing digital media analytics, and more. Creativity, problem-solving skills, a sense of urgency, and attention to detail are highly desired.

Program Coordinator

Miami Waterkeeper is seeking a Program Coordinator to join the education and outreach team. An ideal candidate for this role will have a deep passion for our mission and will be highly-skilled, detail-oriented, independent, exceptionally organized, and self-motivated. This candidate will be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to work both independently and collaboratively. This position has a lot of room for growth and creativity.

THIS WEEK'S OCEAN JOBS LIST

For the complete list and full descriptions find the ocean jobs page at https://sevenseasmedia.org/. We add 20 to 30 new opportunities per week with 40k views per month! We work hard to provide this jobs list and newsletter to you every week for free. If you find your next job from this list, or a new employee, please consider a tax-deductible donation as a thank you.

1. GYM Program Coordinator, Plastic Tides, Remote 2. Project Manager, Mekong Delta Coastal Project, IUCN, Hanoi, Viet Nam 3. Robotics Engineer, Marine Savers, Baa Atoll, Maldives 4. Turtle Veterinarian, Marine Savers, Malé, Maldives 5. Postdoctoral Fellow in International Fisheries Science and Management, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 6. Director of Marketing (Caribbean Division), The Nature Conservancy, Any Caribbean Division Office (TBD) 7. Ocean Chemist, Planetary Hydrogen, Remote 8. Assistant Professor of Marine Science, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL 9. Ocean Acoustic Engineer, Oregon State University, Newport, OR 10. Part-time Administrator, The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI), Providence, RI 11. Program Manager, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 12. Temporary Research Assistant I/II, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 13. Acoustic Sensor Systems Manager, Open Ocean Robotics, Victoria, BC 14. Vice President, Oceans Area-Based Conservation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, DC 15. Wildlife Hospital Administrative Assistant, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Naples, FL 16. Grants Coordinator, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Naples, FL 17. Prototype/Experimental Machinist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Moss Landing, CA 18. Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, Blue Ventures, London or Bristol, UK 19. Senior Manager of International Plastics Policy, Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC 20. Social Science Specialist – 22054, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, DC 21. Chief of Party, Indonesia Marine Protected Areas Program – 22026, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Jakarta, Indonesia 22. Program Officer, Resilient Coastal Habitats – 22013, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, DC 23. Communications and Stewardship Coordinator, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA 24. Fisheries Technician 1- Tagging Trailer Assistant, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Red Bluff, CA 25. Supervisory Fishery Biologist- Constant Fractional Marking Program, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Oroville, CA 26. Communications Coordinator, Coastal Quest, Oakland, CA 27. Coastal Quest Project Manager, Coastal Quest, Oakland, CA 28. Project Manager, Clean Coastal Water, Coastal Quest, Oakland or Ventura/Santa Barbara, CA 29. Operations and Scheduling Assistant-Temporary, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD 30. Virginia Administrative Assistant, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Richmond, VA

Engaging Youth. Changing Communities.

What is the Sustainability Challenge?

Cultivating a more sustainable tomorrow starts with today’s young minds. Chipotle with Earth Force bring you the Sustainability Challenge, where young people take action to improve their local food systems through choosing community-based projects like bringing more organic food to their schools or creating local composting initiatives to improve their neighborhood's soil health. The top thirty submissions have the chance to win up to $1,000 - apply by March 31, 2022. And funding for action projects too!

Visit earthforce.org/csc to get started - the first 100 Action Plans submitted get an extra $100 in implementation money!

• Make your food system more sustainable for the chance to win up to $1,000! Join the Chipotle Sustainability Challenge at earthforce.org/csc
• Your students can have the chance to win up to $1,000 by asking for a change in their food systems. Get started with the Chipotle Sustainability Challenge at earthforce.org/csc
  
• Your students can have the chance to win up to $1,000 by asking for a change in their food systems. Download the Toolkit to get started with the Chipotle Sustainability Challenge at earthforce.org/cscadults
  
• Our friends @earthforce launched their biggest Challenge yet: join the Chipotle Sustainability Challenge at earthforce.org/cs

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The 37^th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference will take place January 6-8, 2022 in the lower Keys at Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key, FL. This is the largest gathering of the Everglades community and this year’s conference theme is Everglades Restoration: Investing in a Climate Resilient Future.

Student scholarships are currently available to cover all lodging, meals and conference costs.  

CONFERENCE AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

APPLY HERE

Hello all! I am a doctoral student at Northeastern University seeking to explore the lived experiences of middle school science teachers who implement citizen science in their classrooms. My goal is to garner insights for classroom teachers, administrators, citizen science developers or organizations, and potential partners, such as colleges or universities seeking a deeper understanding of the citizen science teaching and learning process. Are you willing to help? A $50 Amazon gift card will be provided to selected participants.

Criteria for participation

  1.  Current middle school science teacher in the United States
  2.  Implement citizen science year-round
  3.  Have one year or more of experience implementing citizen science
  4.  Willing to be virtually interviewed for 60-90 minutes
  5.  Willing to participate in a follow-up interview
  6.  Willing to contribute one lesson, blog, photo, or reflection article related to citizen science for the researcher to study

If interested, contact Colleen O’Donnell at odonnell.c@northeastern.edu or (352) 256-3961.

About the Presentation:

Conserve Our Wild provides an online reading program for children pre-K-5th grade. They seek your evaluation and guidance to help children improve reading skills and inspire Everglades wildlife conservation and conservation worldwide.

When: November 18, 2021 at 7pm

Where: Zoom (link provided upon registration)

Programs:

1) Online reading program (for pre-K to 5th grade)

2) Published author program (for all ages)

Educationally Rated and Approved:

Our guided reading level content is Fountas and Pinnell certified, Lexile rated, and approved for curriculum by the Palm Beach County School District.

Endorsements:

Everglades Foundation, Sierra Club, Audubon Society, and Florida Charter School Alliance (FCSA).

REGISTER HERE