Dear colleagues,

Welcome to our second October 2020 installment of "Opportunities in Sustainability" - our twice-monthly email round-up of relevant opportunities from and within the sustainability community delivered straight to your inbox! 

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The START team

Highlighted Opportunity

Virtual Workshop: Learning workshop on the EPIC model for Asian Countries, EPIC-N Deadline: 1 November

The EPIC Network, in partnership with the UN Environment’s Global Adaptation Network and START, are pleased to now offer a learning workshop on the EPIC model for Asian countries, which will be held virtually on 8-9 March 2021. This workshop will provide a unique opportunity for collaborating pairs of individuals representing municipal governments and nearby universities to gain skills on the use of the EPIC model to address local sustainability challenges and return home with a work plan to implement it. For additional information, please reference the link above.

Job and fellowship opportunities

• Natural Capital, Risk and Resilience Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Remote) Deadline 29 October
• Intern (Circular Development), ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (Bonn, Germany) Deadline: 30 October
• Spring 2021 Southeast Asia Internship, Stimson Center (Washington, DC, USA) Deadline: 30 October
• Chief Representative, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (Beijing, China) Deadline: 30 October
• PhD scholarship in Hydrologic Remote Sensing, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) (Kongens Lyngby, Denmark) Deadline: 30 October
• Intern (Gender, Climate Change Action and Disaster Risk Reduction), UN Women (Bangkok, Thailand) Deadline: 31 October
• Call for Climate Change Experts (including transboundary water management), Tetra Tech (Various) Deadline: 31 October
• Regional Manager (South Asia), International Rivers (India, Various) Deadline: 2 November
• Natural Resources Officer (Climate Change), United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (Rome, Italy) Deadline: 2 November
• Programme Associate (SDG 6), Global Water Partnership (GWP) (Stockholm, Sweden) Deadline: 3 November
• Climate Change Project Development Specialist, Pacific Community (SPC) (Suva, Fiji) Deadline: 3 November
• Intern (Environment Affairs), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Geneva, Switzerland) Deadline: 3 November
• Programme Management Officer (Project Post), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Bangkok, Thailand) Deadline: 4 November
• Scientific Officer, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Geneva, Switzerland) Deadline: 5 November
• Programme Management Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) (Nairobi, Kenya) Deadline: 7 November
• Programme Manager (Environment & Climate), Government of Denmark (Nairobi, Kenya) Deadline: 9 November
• Intern (Economic Affairs, Disaster Risk Reduction), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) (Bangkok, Thailand) Deadline: 13 November 
• Director (Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability), Pacific Community (SPC) (Noumea, New Caledonia) Deadline: 15 November
• GIS Analyst (Restoration), World Resources Institute (WRI) (Washington, DC, USA) Deadline: ASAP
• Asia Pacific Policy Lead, Conservation International (CI) (Various) Deadline: ASAP
• Research Intern, OneWorld Sustainable Investments (Cape Town, South Africa) Deadline: ASAP
• Project Manager (Resource Watch), World Resources Institute (WRI) (Washington, DC, USA) Deadline: ASAP
• Data Analyst (Global Water Program), World Resources Institute (WRI) (Beijing, China) Deadline: ASAP
• Consultant (Climate Strategies), South Pole (Berlin, Germany) Deadline: ASAP
• Earth Data Observation Internship, RTI International (Durham, NC, USA) Deadline: ASAP
• Future Earth Network Associate, Future Earth (Boulder, CO, USA) Deadline: ASAP
• Senior Staff Associate I, Data Library, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (Palisades, NY, USA), Deadline: Until Suitable Applicant is Found
• Senior Staff Associate III, Data Library, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (Palisades, NY, USA), Deadline: Until Filled
• Remote Sensing Specialist, Forest Monitoring Tasks, GAF AG (Munich, Germany) Deadline: Until Suitable Applicant is Found

Training opportunities, courses, and calls for submissions

• Webinar: Nature & Agriculture: Pathways to Finance and Scale Nature-Based Solutions, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (29 October 4:00PM CEST)
• Webinar: Addressing Water Management Challenges through Decision Scaling and Adaptation Pathways, United Nationals Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (29 October 3:30PM CEST)
• Webinar: How to contribute climate change information to Wikipedia, The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) (29 October 2:00PM SAST)
• Webinar: Improved Livestock Management for Higher Productivity and Climate Resilience in East Africa, Climatelinks/CEADIR Navigating Climate Finance (29 October 1:00PM-2:30PM GMT)
• Webinar: How you can use flood hazard data in risk assessment, climate change analysis and resilience management - Fathom, Oasis Hub (2 November 2:00PM GMT)
• Call for Proposals: Request for Proposals on Food Security and Nutrition, The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Deadline: 4 December
• Webinar: How to facilitate effective meetings on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, PLACARD Interchange (Self-Paced)
• Online course: Planning for Climate Change in African Cities, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies & Erasmus University Rotterdam, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), Self-Paced