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Graduate Program in Atmospheric Science at Rutgers University with specific areas of research including causes and mechanisms of climate change, storm prediction, clouds, radiation, aerosols, and land-atmosphere interactions. Application deadline for full consideration for financial aid is December 15, 2024.

Graduate Program in Geography at Rutgers University with areas of interest including human geography, physical geography, and human-environmental geography. Graduate students participate in numerous interdisciplinary programs and research centers at Rutgers, including the various area studies centers, the Office of the State Climatologist, and more. Application deadline for full consideration for financial aid is January 15, 2024.

Graduate Program in Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University. Application deadline for full consideration for financial aid is December 1, 2024.

Graduate Program in Marine Sciences at Rutgers University, with research opportunities in real-time studies in the coastal ocean using advanced underwater instrumentation; biological and geological processes at deep-sea hydrothermal vents; remote sensing and ocean modeling; advanced underwater optics and fish behavior; biodiversity and marine molecular biology; coastal geomorphology; organism-sediment interactions; cycling of organic and inorganic materials in the ocean; watershed ecosystems. Application deadline for full consideration for financial aid is January 1, 2025.

The Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers University offers the Human Dimensions of Environmental Change Graduate Certificate Program. The certificate program represents a collaboration among faculty from several graduate programs, and allows students to examine the political, cultural, economic, historical, and other human dimensions of environmental change while carrying out studies in an existing graduate program.

The Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution at Rutgers University offers graduate education and training in microbial, plant, animal, and human ecology. Application deadline for full consideration for financial aid is December 15, 2024.

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University offers Graduate Programs to prepare students for careers in areas such as the design of healthy communities, community development, environmental and land use policy, political processes, regional development and planning, transportation policy and planning, and urban redevelopment. Application deadline for full consideration for financial aid is January 15, 2025.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rutgers University offers a Master of Science Degree and Doctor of Philosophy with areas of specialized study including geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and water resources and environmental engineering. Application deadline March 1, 2025.

Lewis-Burke Associates, Federal Advisory Committee Nomination Opportunities. Nominations open for The Science Advisory Board, Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, Human Studies Review Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST or Institute) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Advisory Committees, and National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality, and Integrity. [Posted May 13, 2025].

RCEI and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, RCEI Clean Energy Fellowship Program. A prestigious, paid opportunity offered in collaboration with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). This fellowship is designed to provide current Rutgers graduate students specialized, hands-on experience within the clean energy sector. Applications due July 18, 2025.

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF), Fellowships for Americans in the Nordic Countries. Applications due November 1, 2025.

Rutgers University, School of Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice - Open Rank Faculty Positions. Applications due June 30, 2025.

The Borough of East Newark, Riverfront Park Arborist. [Posted May 20, 2025].

EBRD, Analyst, Climate Strategy and Delivery. [Posted May 20, 2025].

ClimateWorks Foundation, Strategist, Climate Displacement & Migration, Adaptation and Resilience. [Posted May 20, 2025].

ClimateWorks Foundation, Program Manager, Sustainable Finance Program & Transition Minerals Initiative. [Posted May 20, 2025].

ClimateWorks Foundation, Program Associate, Adaptation and Resilience. [Posted May 20, 2025].

ClimateWorks Foundation, Grants Specialist. [Posted May 20, 2025].

IFC, (Senior) Operations Officer, Climate Business. [Posted May 27, 2025].

ENKON Environmental, Environmental Technician. [Posted June 2, 2025].

Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Project Manager, Co-Governance. [Posted June 2, 2025].

Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Water Governance Research Associate. [Posted June 2, 2025].

Rutgers Cooperative Extension, New Jersey School Climate Change Corps. [Posted June 24, 2025].

Doris Duke Foundation (DDF), Researcher and Manager of Ecology and Nature Tech Solutions. [Posted June 24, 2025].

Doris Duke Foundation (DDF), Researcher and Manager of Agroecology and Climate Science. [Posted June 24, 2025].

For more information about the Rutgers policies and procedures for limited submissions, please see Rutgers Office for Research website.

National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), PAR-24-259: Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations (S15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Internal applications due July 3, 2025.

National Science Foundation (NSF), Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development. Internal applications due August 22, 2025.

The National Science Foundation (NSF), released the updated Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) solicitation. Aims to increase trust in global cyber ecosystems and includes the security, privacy, and resilience of cyberspace. Full proposals due September 29, 2025, and January 26, 2026, and annually thereafter.

Department of Homeland Security, FY 2024 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement; basic and applied research on risk reduction of environmental hazards to infrastructure & improved disaster mitigation strategies. Call remains open until May 31, 2029. White papers & full proposals accepted on a rolling basis.

United States Army Research Institute (ARI) for Behavioral and Social Sciences, releases BAA for Behavioral and Social Sciences. White papers are due March 9, 2025 and full proposals due July 1, 2025.

Bank of America and Health Resources in Action, Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust Mentored Research Award. Applications due August 14, 2025.