Employment Opportunities

USDN Equity Diversity Inclusion Fellowship

The Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) is pleased to offer 2020 fellowship opportunities with local governments. Fellows will receive a valuable learning experience while helping local governments advance sustainability and inclusion goals.

2020 fellowships are available with the City of Columbia MO, the City of Fort Collins CO, the City of Lawrence and Douglas County KS, Miami-Dade County FL, the City of San Diego CA, the City of San Jose CA, and the City of Tempe AZ. We are accepting applications for all locations, with the exception of Miami-Dade County and the City of Lawrence and Douglas County KS, on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received by Friday, May 8, 2020. Applications for the City of Colombia MO, the City of Fort Collins CO, the City of Lawrence and Douglas County KS, Miami-Dade County FL, the city of San Diego CA, and the City of Tempe AZ are now closed.

Applications for the City of San Jose are now open until July 10.

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 fellowships will be variable and flexible. USDN and host sites will work with selected candidates to identify start and end dates, remote versus in-person work status, and part-time versus full-time schedules.

FELLOWSHIP PROJECT SCOPES

The links below contain more information on the scope of each available fellowship and how to apply.

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FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

A living wage or higher for the fellowship location
A flexible employment timeline, with up to 480 hours of work throughout summer (and potentially fall) 2020 (start and end dates TBD by host and fellows)
The experience of working in a local government sustainability program on a well-defined project that advances a community’s sustainability and equity goals
A project that is inclusive of underserved and under-represented communities and responsive to their needs and priorities
Mentorship from Desiree Williams-Rajee and participation in a national learning cohort of USDN EDI fellows
Access to all USDN member discussions and products
Membership in an informal network of past and current EDI fellows