Fellowship Description The Office of Sustainability is looking to hire a graduate student University Administrative Fellow focused on environmental justice. Environmental justice is defined by the US Department of Energy as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.” Responsibilities: The EJ Education Fellow will be responsible for developing educational content and opportunities for students, faculty and staff to engage with the ideas of Environmental Justice. This may include: Designing and leading EJ trainings and workshops Identifying appropriate EJ content/resources and convening an EJ group on campus Contribute to designing and registering an EJ-related Wintersession offering The Fellow will also support Office of Sustainability efforts to develop methods and institutional reporting on environmental justice which will help us to hold ourselves accountable as an institution and make measurable progress on EJ commitments. This work may include: Developing a clear set of EJ goals and metrics for assessing progress on EJ efforts Connecting the work to local communities outside of the academic environment Providing opportunities for student involvement (i.e. litter pickups, local trips, volunteer programs) Your Host This position supports the mission of the Office of Sustainability (to cultivate an ethos of sustainability at Princeton that inspires action at all scales in service to humanity and the world) by promoting the integration of Princeton’s sustainability goals into life on campus. A key component of this framework includes our focus on environmental justice issues as it relates to our campus and beyond. UAF Mentor Ijeoma Nwagwu Assistant Director, Faculty Engagement & Campus as Lab Initiatives, Office of Sustainability Email [email protected] As Assistant Director for the Office of Sustainability, Dr. Ijeoma Nwagwu manages academic engagement and Campus-as-Lab (CAL) initiatives. In this role, she facilitates a portfolio of projects at the nexus of education, research, and operations with the objective of advancing hands-on-learning and applied sustainability; and she serves as an advocate for social justice and environmental equity in public and private governance. Apply to this UAF Apply for this University Administrative Fellowship! Current and Former Fellows and Mentors Kellie G. Abbott Social Impact Fellowship Mentor Director of Special Initiatives at NJCEH Yassine Ait Ali, GS, FIT Professional Development Associate 24-25 Barbara Andrew Higher Education Leadership Fellowship Mentor Honors College Dean, William Patterson University Honors College Megan Armknecht, GS, HIS Summer Intern, Bureau of Bureau of Public Affairs/ Office of the Historian in Washington D.C David Babson Social Impact Fellowship Mentor Executive Vice President, XPRIZE Foundation Margarita Belova, GS, ECE Professional Development Associate 24-25 Tracy Bergstorm Social Impact Fellowship Mentor Program Manager, ITHAKA Camille Borders, GS, HIS Simeon Brown, GS, MUS An-Me Chung Social Impact Fellowship Mentor Director and Strategic Advisor, New America Leanne Clark-Shirley Vice President of Programs and Thought Leadership, The American Society on Aging Social Impact Fellowship Mentor Andrew D'Amico Assistant Director for Operational Engagement & Impact Analysis
