Deadline: Sat, 05/20/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Ray Diversity Job Field: Community Forestry & Arboriculture Job Type: Seasonal, Temporary, Internship Location: Regional/Multiple Job Description: Please review descriptions of the Fellowship positions being offered during the 2023-2025 Fellowship cycle. In February 2023, we are expecting to post around 10 Fellowship positions with portfolios including public lands and tribal engagement, science and policy research and analysis, finance and philanthropy, grassroots organizing, communications, education, managing wind energy projects and more in the clean energy, conservation, and marine field. . Qualifications: Eligible RAY Fellow applicants: Identify as a person from a historically marginalized group, with interest in the conservation and/or clean energy field(s). Demonstrate a commitment to equity, environmental justice, racial justice, and social change. Be less than one (1) year out of college and have a Bachelor's Degree by July 2023 (we are not considering individuals with graduate degrees at this time). Have not had a full-time job in conservation or clean energy. Have the ability to work in the United States and commit to the entire fellowship. People who identify under the imperfect term “BIPOC”, that is: Black, Indigenous (or of aboriginal descent), and/or as a person of color, any intersection therein and are from historically excluded backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply Miscellaneous: The RAY Diversity Fellowship will also be hosting two informational webinars on the following dates to introduce the program and answer any questions. Zoom links will be shared after registering for the event. Mar 7, 10-11am PT / 1-2pm ET. Register here. Mar 23, 10:30-11:30am PT / 1:30-2:30pm ET. Register here. he RAY Fellowship stands with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. We work to support and advocate for RAY applicants and Fellows, regardless of their country of origin, and we support permanent solutions and pathways to citizenship like the Dream Act. Learn more about DACA, the Dream Act, and what we stand for by reading this press release from the incredible folks over at Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS): https://www.sacnas.org/2018/02/26/sacnas-stands-with-our-dreamers_daca/. Whether applying for a position through us or elsewhere, we encourage you to know your rights if you are a recipient of DACA. Please visit the National Immigration Law Center website for information on what you are and are not required to share with employers: https://www.nilc.org/issues/daca/about-daca-and-employment/. How to Apply: Applications for the 2023-2025 Fellowship cycle will open February 15th! Please share with any eligible applicants and networks. To apply for the RAY Fellowship Program, applicants must: 1. Complete an initial application form—link here. After you submit this initial survey you will be sent subsequent links to complete your application. 2. Create a Google drive folder, make sure to share access. In this Google drive folder include responses to each of the following essay, visioning, and short answer prompts. Please include your name in all materials. Essay: Dr. Roger Arliner Young, for whom our Program is named, was the first Black woman to receive a doctorate degree in zoology. Her accomplishments came after years of juggling research and teaching while navigating social obstacles as a Black woman and overcoming personal struggles. Please tell us about an experience from your own life as someone from a historically excluded group that has influenced who you are and shaped your development. (500 word limit.) Visioning: Imagine the world seven generations from now, when humanity has solved our current environmental crises. What does your vision of this world look like? How is it different from our world today and what might be the same? What are some of the ways you contributed to these solutions, and how did the RAY Fellowship Program help to catalyze your leadership? You may answer this prompt through any medium in which you express yourself best. Examples of submissions could be a painting, a photo diary, a poem or short story, an Instagram post, a Twitter thread, a video essay, a 2 minute podcast, a visual portfolio, etc. There are no right or wrong answers, so be creative in how you show/tell your answer, and have fun! Please submit your answer to this prompt via URL (shareable as a video, audio, or PDF file through Google Drive, Youtube, Vimeo, etc.). For video or audio submissions, please limit to 2 minutes. For non-video/audio or visual submissions, please limit any contextualizing description to 300 words. For text-only submissions, please limit to 400 words. Short Answer: Which RAY Fellowship position(s) are you most interested in and why does your experience and background align well with this work? Provide a short answer of no more than 250 words for each position you are interested in (up to three positions). (250 word limit per each position of interest, up to 3 positions)
