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February 3, 2014, Filed Under: Employment Opportunity, Internship

Austin Resource Recovery Seeking Research Analyst Intern – Deadline 2/7

Austin Resource Recovery is hiring a research analyst intern. Work for a fun and dynamic City department helping us promote Zero Waste and recycling. Gain real‐world experience supporting a team working on policy and ordinance development projects.

DUTIES/QUALIFICATIONS:
-Experience working productively in a collaborative, team‐oriented environment
-Good analytical and strong organizational skills, detail oriented, and ability to relate to a variety of
individuals
-Ability to analyze and communicate information in numerical and narrative form
-Coordinate meetings with targeted audiences, such as committees, consultants, citizen’s groups, etc.
-Research best practices and ordinances from around the country (zero waste topics)
-Edit technical reports to provide a summary of findings
-Edit presentations and design ancillary graphics to enhance reporting
-Meet with members of the public, consultants, business owners and other city officials to respond to
questions that are relevant to Zero Waste
-Excellent written and oral communication skills, time management skills, and ability to meet deadlines
-Intermediate word processes, spreadsheet, and presentation software experience (MS Office preferred).
-Skill in planning and organizing
-Knowledge of city practice, policy and procedures
-Ability to explain and enforce City policies
-Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other city employees and the public
-Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with major coursework in Environmental
Science, Planning, Public Policy, Public Administration, Social Science or related field.

COMPENSATION:
This position is posted for $12/hour to be filled as soon as possible and continue through early
September 2014 for 40 hours per week. End date and hours per week is flexible. Office is located at 1520
Rutherford Lane, Austin, TX 78754.

TO APPLY:
Please submit a cover letter, resume and a writing sample to Gena McKinley at gena.mckinley@austintexas.gov by February 7th at 5pm.

February 3, 2014, Filed Under: Research

Research or Conference Travel Scholarships Available – Deadline March 7th

Each spring, the UT Austin Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to award Research or Conference Travel scholarships to a few UT undergraduates to help them pursue research beyond Austin or present their work at a conference. If you will present on your research at a professional meeting or if you plan to travel to engage in research in the near future, we invite you submit an application. Students must have a confirmation of acceptance or participation in order to be awarded funding.

Undergraduates may submit application forms for the OUR’s research or conference travel scholarships at any time of the year, but we make our awards in the spring semester (usually late March). Scholarships awarded through this opportunity typically range between $250 and $500, and we expect to award approximately three to six scholarships this year. Some preference will be shown to students who do not have alternative sources of funding available to them.

Application: The application deadline for our Research or Conference Travel scholarship is Friday, March 7, 2014.

Questions?: Email uresearch@austin.utexas.edu.

February 3, 2014, Filed Under: Research

Undergraduate Research Journal Seeking Submissions – Due Feb. 19th

Texas Undergraduate Research Journal Seeks Submissions

Description: The URJ is a work of multidisciplinary research that is looking for substantive research articles produced through coursework (such as a Connecting Experience!), independent study, supervised research, senior theses, etc. Authors of the best and second-place published papers will receive $200 and $100 awards, respectively. All current and recently graduated undergraduate students in good standing at UT are encouraged to submit their research for review at http://texasurj.com/submission/. Submissions are due by February 19th.

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