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Global Footprint Network
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Associates - Oakland, CA
Global Footprint Network is seeking Associates to perform research and conduct data analysis in support of Ecological Footprint studies.
Working in teams, the Associate will contribute to a variety of projects with partners and clients worldwide.
Global Footprint Network supports a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement and management tool that makes the reality of planetary limits relevant to decision-makers throughout the world. The Network, which has over 50 partner organizations around the world, is advised by sustainability leaders such as E.O. Wilson, Jorgen Randers, Karl-Henrik Robèrt, Wangari Maathai, and Herman Daly.
As a young and growing nonprofit, Global Footprint Network uses the Ecological Footprint as a metric of sustainability to inform decision-making in business and government. Working with more than 50 partner organizations around the world, and serving clients ranging from WWF to the European Environmental Agency to major corporations, our impact is large compared to the size of our organization.
This position is ideal for a candidate with a strong background in environmental science, sustainability, and/or quantitative analysis who is interested in applying the principles of resource accounting outside of academia in a rapidly growing, policy-relevant field.
The successful candidate will have the solid quantitative and software skills needed to assist with development of the National Footprint Accounts (a sophisticated Excel/database natural resource accounting system for 150 countries), develop Footprint modeling applications software, both stand-alone and web-based, and conduct Ecological Footprint assessment projects.
Applicants are expected to be motivated, reliable, responsible, and self-starters. Applicants should be interested in sustainability, global resource issues, ecological economics, and resource analysis. A background or strong interest in one of the following areas is beneficial: environmental science, environmental economics, ecology, earth systems, urban planning, or resource management. Opportunities exist for both experienced candidates and recent college graduates; a postgraduate degree is desirable but not required.
Send resume and statement of career goals.
Working in teams, the Associate will contribute to a variety of projects with partners and clients worldwide.
Global Footprint Network supports a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement and management tool that makes the reality of planetary limits relevant to decision-makers throughout the world. The Network, which has over 50 partner organizations around the world, is advised by sustainability leaders such as E.O. Wilson, Jorgen Randers, Karl-Henrik Robèrt, Wangari Maathai, and Herman Daly.
As a young and growing nonprofit, Global Footprint Network uses the Ecological Footprint as a metric of sustainability to inform decision-making in business and government. Working with more than 50 partner organizations around the world, and serving clients ranging from WWF to the European Environmental Agency to major corporations, our impact is large compared to the size of our organization.
This position is ideal for a candidate with a strong background in environmental science, sustainability, and/or quantitative analysis who is interested in applying the principles of resource accounting outside of academia in a rapidly growing, policy-relevant field.
The successful candidate will have the solid quantitative and software skills needed to assist with development of the National Footprint Accounts (a sophisticated Excel/database natural resource accounting system for 150 countries), develop Footprint modeling applications software, both stand-alone and web-based, and conduct Ecological Footprint assessment projects.
Applicants are expected to be motivated, reliable, responsible, and self-starters. Applicants should be interested in sustainability, global resource issues, ecological economics, and resource analysis. A background or strong interest in one of the following areas is beneficial: environmental science, environmental economics, ecology, earth systems, urban planning, or resource management. Opportunities exist for both experienced candidates and recent college graduates; a postgraduate degree is desirable but not required.
Send resume and statement of career goals.
