Resources that make your search easy.
A beginner’s guide to the sustainability world.
People to Follow
Some of the best people in the sustainability space to follow, whether you’re a job seeker, eager to learn, and everything in-between.
For Job Seekers:
Trish Kenlon, Founder of Sustainable Career Pathways
Ed Carley, Founder of Ed’s Clean Energy and Sustainability Jobs List
For those interested in environmental justice, community engagement, Indigenous studies, queer geography, feminist geography, and more:
Dr. Robert Bullard, Environmental Scholar and Author
Sharon Lavigne, Founder of Rise St. James
Neema Avashia, Author of Another Appalachia
Zane McNeill, Editor of Y’all Means All
Heather McTeer Toney, Vice President for Community Engagement at EDF
Naomi Klein, UBC Professor of Climate Justice & Author of This Changes Everything
Dr. Margot Brown, Vice President of Justice + Equity at EDF
Dr. Farhana Sultana, Professor of Geography at Syracuse University
Dr. Kim TallBear, Professor of Native Studies at the University of Alberta
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author of Braiding Sweetgrass
Job Boards
I have used each of these job boards and listservs when searching for the next step in my career:
Fellowships
I have personally held each of the fellowships below and am happy to help others apply as well:
(Recent Graduate) The American University in Cairo (AUC) Presidential Associates Program
Office of Sustainability 2018-2019
(Graduate) Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellowship
Host: Sustainable Jersey ‘20
Host: Environmental Defense Fund ‘21
(Graduate or Undergraduate) Rachel Carson Council Campus Fellowship
Cohort II 2020-2021
(Graduate or Undergraduate) Citizens’ Climate Higher Education Climate Advocacy Fellowship
Southeast, Appalachia Regional Fellow 2020