The Sustainability Services Team at the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) have two vacancies for a Technical Coordinator.
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Advertisement_Technical Coordinator
How to apply
Closing date for applications: COB Friday 2 October 2015
Please email your covering letter and resume addressed to Catherine Andon, HR & Operations Manager to catherine.andon@gbca.org.au
A fast emerging sustainability consulting firm Environmental Building Strategies (EBS) Consultants in San Francisco needs to hire ESD project managers. Warren Neilson, an alumnus of Sustainable Development Masters program at UNSW Built Environment, is the Director of Projects at EBS and invites interested current students or alumni for these exciting positions.
For further information on available positions visit: http://ebsconsultants.com/contact-ebs/green-building-career/
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The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) is currently upgrading its website and one of the upgraded elements is to incorporate a Knowledge Hub of references suitable for practitioners. There is currently a short term need for assistance to help with the uploading/linking of documents in the Knowledge Hub, an opportunity that would be suitable for a potential inquisitive student. While being somewhat basic task, the student would certainly get exposure to the IS rating tool and some great references as part of this experience.
It is needed someone available to help for 2-3 days over the next two weeks.
If you are interested, please send an email to Rick Walters, Technical Director at ISCA: rwalters@isca.org.au
http://www.isca.org.au
Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) is offering internship opportunities in specific projects to give students from the Master in Sustainable Development – UNSW ownership and focus on practical work-streams in the following areas:
– Waste from Fitout – The BBP recognises a large amount of waste currently goes to landfill from churn of tenancy fitouts. We have commissioned research on the most wasteful materials and what potential futures they could have (reusing, recycling or upcycling) before landfill, and are conducting trials on matching social enterprise with market-creators in this space. We are keen to have a student passionate about materials, interior design, and with a bit of an engineering/architecture twist to champion this stream. In the next year we are looking to run a design competition for finding the best and most market-ready opportunities for high-impact materials and continuing trials to prove best practice.
– Data and Trends – The BBP captures raw consumption data (emissions, energy, waste, water) and building attributes (age, size, ratings, value, etc) for over 2.5 million sqm of space in the Sydney CBD. This data is used for trending and analysis, league tables and targeted research on the value of buildings and performance. We would like a data-hungry student who knows systems like Microsoft Excel very well and can identify and understand trends in large tracts of data.
– Operational Waste – BBP members spend large amounts on waste leaving their buildings for recycling and landfill, with very limited controls and best practice observed by contractors and building managers. A large piece of work will be completing outlining best contracts, grading of waste practices and conversions from densities to weights for reporting purposes. Alongside finalization of this work, we will begin to embed the learning and outputs into industry practice (training courses, presentations, written articles, case studies) and would like someone keen on learning how to influence industry with new tools.
Anyone looking for work experience and interested in volunteering some time with exposure to a highly commercial, council, and industry setting please contact Ben Thomas (an alumnus himself of Sustainable Development program) noting what project you are keen to champion and what piques your interest about it. Please attach a copy of your CV.
Contact: Ben Thomas
bthomas@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
http://www.sydneybetterbuildings.com.au
The Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) and the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), invite outstanding postgraduate and senior undergraduate students from leading universities around the world in disciplines related to construction and environment to join our Summer School tentatively from 6 (Wednesday) to 15 August 2014 (Friday) in Hong Kong.
Who can apply
1.Full-time postgraduate students pursuing a Master’s degree programme.
2.Fresh graduates of Bachelor degree programmes at the time of the Summer School.
3.Senior undergraduate students who are in the final stage of their studies at the time of the Summer School (e.g. have at least completed 3 years of a 4-year Bachelor degree programme).
4.The applicants should have a strong interest in a research/academic career, excellent communication skills as well good leadership potential.
5.The academic performance of successful applicants is expected to be within the top 10% of students from leading universities (e.g. Chinese mainland universities of the 985 project).
6.For applicants who are not a native speaker of English and from non-English speaking universities, they are expected to meet the following requirements:
a) An overall score of at least 6.5 (with score for the writing component at 6.0 or above) in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
b) At least 575 or above in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for the paper-based test, at least 232 in the computer-based test, or at least 90 in the internet-based test.
c) Alternatively, consideration will be given to acceptable scores in other internationally-recognized public examinations, such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
How to submit applications
Please complete the online application form: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/events/FCE&RI_SS/form and attach the following documents:
(1) Recommendation of Academic Referee (Please use the template attached to this post);
(2) a Curriculum Vitae;
(3) Academic transcripts/academic results reports (showing the GPA or average score of each academic year);
(4) a one-page personal statement describing the applicant’s research/career aspirations and
(5) Degree and English examination certificates (if any).
Details of the Summer School
Seminars on research frontiers in construction and environment plus other activities (e.g. laboratory and site visits, gatherings, etc.) will be organized by the FCE and RISUD. The seminars will be delivered in English.
Students who are interested in furthering their studies in disciplines related to construction and environment at PolyU can also take advantage of this opportunity to explore potential research topics at PolyU.
Financial support
The Summer School is free of charge. Further details can be found at: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/events/FCE&RI_SS
Free accommodation (shared room) will be provided to all admitted students. Economy class return air tickets or train tickets will also be provided on a reimbursement basis. The reimbursement ceiling for students from within and outside the Pearl-river delta region will be HK$1,000 and HK$4,000 respectively.
Enquiry
For enquiry, please email summer.school@polyu.edu.hk or fax 852-2362 2574 or telephone 852-3400 3894.
Application deadline
Interested students are welcome to submit an application online (http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/events/FCE&RI_SS/form) on or before 21 March 2014. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
We look forward to welcoming you to Hong Kong in the near future!
Faculty of Construction and Environment, and
Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
PDFs & FORMS:
FCE&RI SS Recommendation of Academic Referee(s)
FCE&RI SS FAQ
FCE&RI SS Advertisement
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Up to now, UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD) has 160 international Master students and 39 Ph.D students from over 40 countries in English taught Master and PhD programs. Abundant internship resources including plentiful international organizations are yearly offered to excellent students as well. Over the years, most of IESD graduates have obtained positions in the ministries of environment or energy in their home countries, international organizations like UNEP, UNDP and other NGOs.
In 2014, IESD will keep running the following programs:
+ Master Program in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
+ Master Program in Environmental Engineering
+ Doctoral Program in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
If you consider yourself as a suitable candidate to join these programs do not hesitate to contact IESD. Do not forget that in order to promote and encourage excellence in higher education in developing countries, Tongji University will provide limited scholarships.
The deadline for application is 10th June 2014. Please kindly find more information in the attachments or through http://unep-iesd.tongji.edu.cn/.
Apply online: http://study-info.tongji.edu.cn/
Tuition fee: 39,000 RMB/year
Contact Person:
Jessica JIA/Emma LIU
Office: +86-21-6598 3548/1837 Fax: +86-21-6598 7790
Email: unep_tongji@tongji.edu.cn
Address: 509, Mingjing Building, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P.R.China
FURTHER INFORMATION (.pdf documents):
Chinese Government ScholarshipApplication Guide 2014
IESD Masters and PhD ProgramsApplication Guide-2014
Want to participate in creating a world-first sustainability stewardship program?
Responsible Steel Stewardship – the industry’s first mechanism for recognizing responsible business practices in a sustainability context needs your help!
This is an opportunity to experience the above and build insights that can be taken back into your own business or studies. If you can spare a few hours, a couple of days or a week to volunteer between now and March 2014 we would love to hear from you.
Send your contact details, a brief summary of your area(s) of interest and background to responsiblesteel@arrium.com
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The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) is currently looking for additional case managers for its Green Star building rating scheme, which may be of interest to some of you. Further details are available at http://www.gbca.org.au/about/careers-at-gbca/case-manager-green-star/33782.htm
If you are interested, you should also contact Jeff Oatman (also a Sust. Dev. graduate)
E-mail: jeff.oatman@gbca.org.au.
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is a leading International partnership of Architects, Urbanists, Landscape Designers and Animators with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Edinburgh, Istanbul and Dubai.
They are currently looking for an excellent Sustainability Design Specialist with top presentation and communication skills to join their team based in Hong Kong. The successful candidate will possess practical design and analysis experience, coupled with the ability to raise awareness and approach to produce environmentally sustainable designs.
Ideal candidates must have:
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Sustainable Design strongly preferred
•Minimum 3 years post qualification experience related to green design
•LEED GA/AP or HK BEAM Pro qualifications are highly advantageous
•Ability to communicate in both English and Chinese is essential (written and spoken)
•Thorough knowledge of sustainability, integrated design and Green Building Certification guidelines.
•Must have an interest and passion for studying and researching new green technology, materials and systems
•Ability to demonstrate strong design skills with the ability to drive and lead a design team to produce cutting edge developments
•Ability to communicate: verbally, graphically, and in writing.
•Knowledge of 3D delivery tools and environmental analysis tools would be beneficial
•Proficiency preferred in the use of; Rhino, Sketch-Up, Ecotect, Vasari, Radiance and CFD Analysis
Apply here: http://www.10design.co/contact/join
Pdf: 10 design – Careers
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