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  <Title>Interested in a Clean Energy Career?</Title>
  <Tagline>Explore the Dept. of Energy's Career Maps</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Are you interested in exploring careers in the clean energy field? Check out the US Dept. of Energy's interactive career explorer maps! <div><br></div><div>US DOE's  <a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/bioenergy-career-exploration-wheel" title="Read more about bioenergy" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">bioenergy</a>, <a href="http://irecsolarcareermap.org/" title="Read more about solar" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">sola</a>r , <a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/wind-career-map" title="Read more about wind" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">wind</a> and <a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-and-fuel-cells-career-map" title="Read more about hydrogen and fuel cells " rel="nofollow external" class="bo">hydrogen and fuel cells </a>career
     maps the expanding universe of solar-energy and wind-energy 
    occupations. Find out the jobs, career pathways and the high-quality 
    training necessary to do them well.</div><div><br></div><div><div>
            
      <div><h2>Map a Career in Bioenergy
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                                <div><p>Discover career opportunities in the bioenergy industry! The “<a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/bioenergy-career-map" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Career Exploration Wheel</a>”
     graphically depicts how academic concentrations relate to bioenergy 
    industry subsectors. The career map can be used by people of all stages 
    or levels of academic and professional progression. Mouse over the wheel
     to explore how your academic background corresponds to bioenergy 
    industry related careers in Communication, Education, &amp; Outreach; 
    Engineering &amp; Manufacturing; Agriculture, Life, &amp; Physical 
    Sciences; Operations, Management, &amp; Business; and Infrastructure.</p><div><h2>Map a Career in Green Buildings
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                                <div><p>This recruiting tool funded by the 
    Building Technologies Office offers job seekers hundreds of options to 
    obtain and advance careers in the green-buildings industry. As part of a
     nationwide effort to recruit an energy-efficiency workforce focused on 
    constructing, retrofitting, and maintaining healthy and energy-efficient
     buildings, BTO partnered with the Interstate Renewable Energy Council 
    and other industry groups to develop the <a href="https://greenbuildingscareermap.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Green Buildings Career Map</a>. </p><div>
            
      <div><h2>Map a Career in Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
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                                <div><p>Mouse over the <a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-and-fuel-cells-career-map" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Career Map</a> to
     explore hydrogen and fuel cells industry related jobs in Research and 
    Development, Engineering, and Manufacturing; Operations and Management; 
    and Communications, Training and Outreach. While the career map profiles
     many hydrogen and fuel cells careers, there may be occupations that are
     not included in this map but are important to the success of the 
    hydrogen and fuel cells industry. The information presented within each 
    occupational profile (i.e. position description, education, training, 
    and other qualifications) was synthesized from the Bureau of Labor 
    Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, <a href="http://www.bls.gov/ooh/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Outlook Handbook, 2016-17 Edition</a> and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s <a href="https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Handbook of Occupational Groups &amp; Families</a>.</p><div><h2>Map a Career in Solar
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                                <div><p>The <a href="https://irecsolarcareermap.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Solar Career Map</a> explores an expanding universe of solar-energy occupations, describing 
    diverse jobs across the industry, charting possible progression between 
    them, and identifying the sorts of credentials necessary to do them 
    well. Use the Solar Career Map to explore 40 jobs across 4 industry 
    sectors, and identify more than 60 routes to advancement. Additional 
    opportunities for progress and promotion can be found within any given 
    occupation on the map, and multisector pathways reinforce the idea of 
    lifelong learning and the natural evolution of skills and interests.</p><div>
            
      <div><h2>Map a Career in Wind
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                                <div><p>This <a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/wind-career-map" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Wind Career Map</a>
     explores an expanding universe of wind energy occupations, describing 
    diverse jobs across the industry, charting possible progression between 
    them, and identifying the high-quality training necessary to do them 
    well. While the Wind Career Map endeavors to cover many of the careers 
    in wind energy, there are many occupations in this industry that are not
     included in this map, but are integral to the success of the industry. 
    Administration, Communications, and Safety, for example, as well as 
    entry-level internships and apprenticeships are among the many wind 
    energy jobs.</p></div>
                      
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  <Summary>Are you interested in exploring careers in the clean energy field? Check out the US Dept. of Energy's interactive career explorer maps!     US DOE's  bioenergy, solar , wind and hydrogen and fuel...</Summary>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="115507" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/sustainability/posts/115507">
    <Title>Second Nature's Climate Programs Internship Opportunity</Title>
    <Tagline>PAID Internship!</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><a href="https://secondnature.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Second Nature</a>, the organization that UMBC partners with on the<a href="https://sustainability.umbc.edu/home/what-umbc-is-doing/cap/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Climate Action Plan</a>, is <span>currently accepting applications for a part-time (15-20 hrs/week) Climate Programs Internship.  This is a paid internship opportunity ($15/hr), and can also be completed for course credit.  The internship is for a time period of 3-6 months depending on candidate availability, with the potential option to be extended.</span><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>For more information and to apply: </span><a href="https://secondnature.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0sd3e?source=" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://secondnature.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0sd3e?source=</a><span> </span><span>  </span></div></div>
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    <Summary>Second Nature, the organization that UMBC partners with on the Climate Action Plan, is currently accepting applications for a part-time (15-20 hrs/week) Climate Programs Internship.  This is a...</Summary>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="115123" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/sustainability/posts/115123">
    <Title>Scholarship opportunity!</Title>
    <Tagline>ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><span><span><p><span>The
           <a href="https://www.asfpmfoundation.org/scholarships/future-leaders-scholarship" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship</a> is a two-year scholarship 
          awarded annually to a deserving college student entering their junior 
          year of undergraduate studies or the last two years of a 5-year or dual 
          degree undergraduate program. <strong>The Future Leaders Scholarship is intended
           to advance flood risk management research and practice.</strong> The ASFPM 
          Foundation has established eligibility criteria, and along with a 
          demonstration of financial need, the student must be pursuing a course 
          of study related to the missions of the ASFPM and ASFPM Foundation. 
          Also, after graduation the student must plan to work in a profession 
          that directly, or indirectly, supports the field of flood risk 
          management.</span></p>
          	<h3>Applications
           are now being accepted for the Fall 2022 to Spring 2024 Future Leaders 
          Scholarship. Applicants must complete an online application. The 
          application and all required attachments for the ASFPM Foundation Future
           Leaders Scholarship must be received by the application deadline of 
          February 1, 2022.</h3><span>
          		<p><span><span>Purpose of the </span><span>ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship</span><span>: <br>
          					</span></span><span>ASFPM
           Foundation’s vision for this scholarship is to create an additional 
          means to advance flood risk management research and practice by helping 
          to support the education of future flood risk management professionals. 
          Each scholarship will be awarded to a deserving college student who 
          plans to work after graduation in a profession that directly, or 
          indirectly, supports the field of flood risk management. The selected 
          scholar will receive direct financial assistance, mentoring and support 
          finding a paid summer internship in a relevant professional setting.</span></p></span></span></span></div>
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