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Now Open! Call for Abstracts and Sessions at Virtual Northwest Climate Conference, October 2-4
Organizers of the 12th Northwest Climate Conference (NWCC) are now accepting abstract and session proposal submissions for this year’s Conference, to be hosted virtually by Boise State University on October 2-4, 2023 — for more than a decade, this conference has provided a networking and learning community for practitioners, scientists, tribal members, and community organizers interested in climate change impacts and adaptation in the Northwest.
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Funding Opportunity: Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience Program Now Accepting Applications for 2023 Annual Awards Program
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR) is now accepting applications for its Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Awards Program. TCR will make available approximately $120 million in funding for Tribes and tribal organizations to address the unique impacts of climate change affecting vulnerable tribal communities.
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The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is Hiring!
Do you want to be part of a dynamic, intertribal organization that works at the intersection of Tribal sovereignty, climate solutions, environmental justice & Indigenous cultures? The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is hiring 2023 Climate Fellows as well as a Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison.
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Assistant Administrator Positions Now Open with Northwest, Pacific Islands and Alaska CASCs
In addition to the five Regional Administrator positions (formerly known as Federal Directors) currently open across the CASC network, the U.S. Geological Survey is hiring three Assistant Regional Administrator positions (formerly known as Federal Deputy Directors) to help oversee the Pacific Islands, Alaska and Northwest CASCs.
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Five Leadership Positions Open with the Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The U.S. Geological Survey Climate Adaptation Science Centers (USGS CASCs) are seeking five Regional Administrators (formerly known as Federal Directors) to oversee the Southwest, South Central, North Central, Midwest and Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers.
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UW EarthLab Now Hiring Community Partnerships Lead | Apply by 2/24/23
If you are a relationship builder looking to build a world where people and our planet thrive, and if you get excited thinking about a career that grounds equity and justice within environmental research and action, apply to be EarthLab’s Community Partnerships Lead — a new role that will build on initial efforts to support a critical aspect of EarthLab’s strategy: to activate, leverage and sustain cross-boundary relationships.
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Now Accepting Proposals: NW CASC 2023-24 Research Fellowship Program
The NW CASC is accepting proposals for its 2023-24 Research Fellowship Program through March 13, 2023. This program will support research related to climate adaptation in Northwest natural and cultural resource management and training in developing decision-relevant science during the 2023-2024 academic year.
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UW Climate Impacts Group is Hiring a Research Scientist to Focus on Ecosystems & Invasive Species
The UW Climate Impacts Group is hiring a new, full-time Research Scientist with a focus on ecosystems and invasive species. The Research Scientist will support co-produced research and synthesis projects led by the Climate Impacts Group’s senior scientists and work with the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center to coordinate the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network.
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Explore NW CASC’s New Set of Projects Focused on Invasives, Shrublands & Ecological Transformation
USGS-directed research funding, administered by the federal side of the NW CASC’s federal-university partnership, supports a portfolio of regional climate adaptation projects each year. Like all of the research the NW CASC supports, these projects align with research priorities outlined in our five-year Science Agenda, developed through collaboration between regional natural resource managers and scientists.
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Welcome 2022-23 Research Fellows!
We are thrilled to welcome our 2022-23 research fellows as they kick off their fellowship activities this fall! Our fellows represent each of our consortium universities and will be conducting research that aligns with the NW CASC science priorities and meets real-world climate adaptation needs.
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