The Climate Impacts Group is hiring a director to lead, support and plan the activities of our group. The Climate Impacts Group is a member organization of EarthLab. Our director will: 1) provide strategic leadership for the organization; 2) drive fundraising and financial stewardship; 3) build relationships and maintain an engagement plan focused on enhancing impact; and 4) provide internal management by promoting a positive work culture and supervising and mentoring key staff members.  The Climate Impacts Group recently completed a  2024-2029 strategic plan , which was co-created through extensive collaboration, input and feedback among all CIG staff and informed with detailed input and feedback from many of our external partners. Our new director will drive the implementation of this ambitious plan, which includes expansion of long-standing efforts at CIG on action-oriented research and decision support, while establishing largely new efforts in communications and...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2025 Jefferson Science Fellowships (JSF). Established by the Secretary of State in 2003, these fellowships engage the American academic science, technology, engineering, and medical communities in U.S. foreign policy and international development. Fellowships are open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, Fellows will spend one year on assignment at the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) serving as advisers on issues of foreign policy and international development. Applications will be accepted from August 1 through October 15, 2024 at 5 PM ET.  To learn more and to apply, visit  https://jsf.nationalacademies.org/ . The JSFs are administered by the National Academies of...

Position Summary The Vice President of Sponsored Programs is responsible for the management and oversight of the project director team in our pursuit and implementation of sponsored programs for AIHEC by successfully proposing and directing funds to support the mission and strategic priorities of AIHEC. The incumbent will manage activities related to grants and contracts funding, establish and oversee processes to ensure compliance with funders, federal, state and accepted industry standards, provide support to administration and staff, and provide resources and training to support a culture of effective sponsored program management. The ideal candidate will have proven experience providing leadership, support, and strategic direction for all sponsored programs administration. Essential Functions: Serve as liaison with a variety of agencies and professional groups to keep abreast of current developments and to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations....

Position Summary The State Policy Analyst’s primary function is to support AIHEC public policy system in multiple areas by conducting policy and program research, analyze policy, regulations, and administrative data sets, work directly with state and local partners to support policy implementation, and contribute to the design and preparation of technical assistance and any related issue briefs and tools. The ideal candidate will address disparities in public policy and public systems, highly motivated, business-driven and ready to collaborate with AIHEC’s cross-disciplinary policy and leadership team. Essential Functions: Assisting in designing/developing a range of high-quality written materials, including policy reports and policy memos Facilitating both in-person and webinar discussions on related policy topics Drafting organizational comments and statement for the record responding to federal policy actions Conducting state and federal...