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[UrbanStudiesCircular] College aide position available at NYC DOT
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Subject: College aide position available at NYC DOT Hi everyone: I’m looking for another college aide for the spring (extendable to summer and fall) 2018 semester until they graduate. The position is part time during the academic year, and full time during the summer and winter breaks. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Can you please share as widely as possible with anyone that might be interested? They can email me their cover letter and resume directly. Thanks Maddalena Location of Assignment: NYC Department of Transportation, 55 Water St, 9th Floor, New York NY 10041 Immediate Supervisor Maddalena Romano, Deputy Director, Asset Management mromano1(a)dot.nyc.gov Average hours a week: 35 hours per week maximum when school is not in session (summer, winter break). 17 hours per week maximum during school year. Rate of pay: Undergraduate: $13.30/hour Graduate: $15.90/hour Skill sets needed: Good writing and communication skills; Familiarity with technical writing a plus; Familiarity with programming in SQL, Python, VBA, Javascript and/or Modelbuilder (for ArcGIS) strongly encouraged; familiarity with data analysis using statistical software such as R, with particular emphasis on spatial statistics such as Geographically Weighted Regression using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst a plus; familiarity with creating MS Access database schema, queries, reports, and forms (or equivalent) also preferred. Description of project: The Asset Management Unit in the Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner for Strategic and Agency Services at the New York City Department of Transportation has several ongoing projects that require the use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), customized scripts to extend the use of GIS, and custom databases to organize our datasets. Students who qualify have the opportunity to work on projects such as 1) the joint inter-agency effort to digitize and QA/QC the title information for all NYC streets; 2) the digitization and QA/Q of pavement profile data for use in roadway deterioration modelling; 3) the creation and maintenance of an asset management database that allows users to maintain spatial and non-spatial asset data, organize metadata, query datasets, produce reports, and visualize data; 4) the creation of webmaps using free open-source software for data visualization; 5) the creation of dashboards using MS Excel, MS Access or other open-source software for data visualization; 6) building models using Modelbuilder for ArcGIS or scripts using Python in order to extend the ArcGIS interface; 7) geographically weighted regression analysis to create predictive models. Please describe average daily duties required: Depending on the type of project to which the student is assigned, they will be required to do tasks such as: digitizing, updating, or creating new data; correcting errors in shapefile geometry and attribute data; updating or creating metadata associated with the shapefile; updating or creating data dictionaries; creating forms, queries, reports, and possibly validation logic; creating scripts/toolsets/toolbars using Python; creating webmaps; creating dashboards; spatial analysis; regression analysis What will the student learn from this experience?: Depending on the type of project to which the student is assigned, they will learn how to 1) create and maintain feature data, create and maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and perform quality control and quality assurance on Geographic Information System datasets; 2) create and maintain a robust MS Access database of mapped assets that will support the decision-making process of the end users, and/or 3) create models using Model Builder and create scripts/toolsets/toolbars for ArcGIS using the Python programming language. Regards, Maddalena Romano, GISP Deputy Director, Data/Asset Management Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner for Strategic and Agency Services NYC Department of Transportation 55 Water Street, 9th floor, New York NY 10004 Ph: 212-839-4914 Cell: 347-266-8344 Personal: 917-214-5484

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Compost Mania and more! At Queens Botanical Garden in March 2018!
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

I would like to share exciting upcoming community events presented by the NYC Compost Project hosted by Queens Botanical Garden. We have two very big days coming up in March! Compost Mania on March 3 will be a day dedicated to all things compost and will include hands-on activities and mini workshops. Our Compost Giveback on March 24 will allow Queens residents to pick up free finished compost for their gardens, yards and houseplants. Both events are free, and we want to spread the word across Queens! ? Compost Mania Saturday, March 3, 12 to 4pm * Free * Drop-In Register: compostmania2018.eventbrite.com See decomposers under the microscope, meet our red wiggler worms, mix your own potting soil, sow some seeds, and roll wildflower seed balls! Take home what you make! This family-friendly day is all about compost-how it's made and used. Find out why recycling food scraps and yard waste creates a more sustainable urban environment! Activities will be ongoing, but don't miss our mini-workshops: * Making a Backyard Batch - 1pm * Composting at QBG - 3pm Compost for Community Gardens Thursday, March 15, 5:30 to 7:30pm * Free Registration required: compost4communitygardens.eventbrite.com Reimagine your garden as one where yard waste and veggie scraps are transformed into a rich soil amendment that creates a lush bounty. There's no magic involved, only composting! Learn to make compost, determine the bin that's best for your garden, and set up a management plan. Presented in partnership with GreenThumb. Compost Giveback Saturday, March 24, 10am to 1pm * Free Registration required: qbgcompostgiveback.eventbrite.com It's time to get your garden started, and we're giving away FREE compost to celebrate! Bring your own bags and bins (we'll bring the shovels) and stop by the QBG Parking Garden (42-80 Crommelin Street). Although staff will be present to assist if needed, please come prepared to fill and carry out your own containers. Our compost is made from residential food scraps collected locally and processed at QBG. If you have any questions about our programs or would like to learn more about what we offer at Queens Botanical Garden, please don't hesitate to contact me. All the Best, Vanessa Ventola Vanessa Ventola Outreach Coordinator New York City Compost Project Hosted by Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 Email: vventola(a)queensbotanical.org<mailto:vventola@queensbotanical.org> Phone: 718-886-3800, ext. 260 | Fax: 718-463-0263 Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/queensbotanical> | Instagram<https://instagram.com/queensbotanicalgarden/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/queensbotanicl> | E-News<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001_Ke66uLjz75jWC0zOWaER0…> Check out our upcoming workshops! I Heart Worms<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-heart-worms-tickets-39625977365C:/Users/vane…> | Compost Mania<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/compost-mania-tickets-42580717071> Composting for Community Gardens<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/compost-for-community-gardens-tickets-42687109…> Compost Giveback<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/compost-giveback-tickets-42687954822>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] NYPIRG Events!
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 14 Feb '18

14 Feb '18

Several opportunities from Queens College NYPIRG (New York Public Interest Research Group): 1.Generation Citizen (GC) trains current college students to partner with classroom teachers to lead a semester-long "Action Civics" program. The college student volunteers, called "Democracy Coaches," will take a leading role in the classroom 2 times per week during the Spring 2018 semester. They will teach middle school and high school students how to effect policy change by engaging with local government and leaders to solve community problems. Their students would choose an issue they care about, develop a strategic plan to address the issue, take real action, and then reflect on their successes, challenges, and plans moving forward. Democracy Coaches will become versed in local NYC politics, gain facilitation and public speaking experience, and will learn advocacy tactics and strategies. In addition to teaching a 45-minute class twice a week, they will attend a weekly 1-hour meeting on Queens College campus with fellow volunteers to share best practices, and receive additional training and mentoring. All Democracy Coaches will receive at least $200 stipend for transportation and incidentals, and some will be eligible for an additional $850 enhanced stipend. If you want more information or would like to sign up, please email the GC Program Associate Amanda Sale at asalel(a)generationcitizen.org. 2. March in the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce in the 2018 Lunar New Year Parade on Saturday, February 17, 11am! Contact brenttonruiz(a)gmail.com for more information. 3. Look out for Higher Education Action Day on *Wednesday February 28th. *Students will have the opportunity to advocate for their right to affordable higher education to their elected officials in Albany. A bus will be provided for students that leaves from campus to the state Capitol and back to campus. For more information, contact: Candice Jaimungal Project Coordinator NYPIRG at Queens College 718-997-3954 <(718)%20997-3954> queens(a)nypirg.org SU LL-36

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Queens Community House's Beacon Program is NOW HIRING Group Leaders and Activity Specialists
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

From: Oswald Araujo <oaraujo(a)qchnyc.org> Date: Monday, February 12, 2018 at 8:38 PM Subject: Queens Community House's Beacon Program @ JHS 210 is NOW HIRING Group Leaders and Activity Specialists Good evening, Queens Community House's Beacon Program @ JHS 210 is NOW HIRING Group Leaders and Activity Specialists. Beacon programs are school-based youth and community development centers. Our Beacons primarily service participants in Kindergarten up to Grade 12, in addition to adults of all ages. I'm hoping that reaching out to you and your office can be mutually beneficial. Please see job posting below and help us spread the word. Queens Community House’s Beacon Programs are seeking passionate, motivated, eager to learn Group Leaders and Activity Specialists to enthusiastically and actively supervise, engage and develop youth participants in grades ranging from Kindergarten-12th. Candidates with experience, talents and passion teaching specific activities or theme-based clubs including: literacy, arts, science, technology, engineering, math, cooking, drama, dance, youth council, leadership, service-learning or sports are encouraged to apply and highlight those talents and experiences. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Actively monitor, engage and ensure safety of participants during all program activities, including pick-up, snack, transitions, field trips, clubs, activities, and dismissal. * Create Project-Based Learning curricula with lesson plans for each group session. Utilize curricula and lesson plans to facilitate purposeful and engaging activities and on-going theme-based projects catered to the age, stage and interests of participants as well as the needs of the school community. * Assist participants with literacy; encourage academic effort and efficacy. * Collaborate with co-workers and program supervisors around effective program operations; uphold all safety and emergency standards and procedures. * Always demonstrate professional behavior. Serve as a positive role model for participants and maintain appropriate and professional boundaries with participants at all times. * Actively participate in training and professional development to continuously increase knowledge, principles and practices of child and youth development and actively use this knowledge to achieve the goals of the program. * Promote responsible and healthy decision-making among all participants. * Develop leadership skills, team-building and self-advocacy among all participants. * Promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces diversity. * Foster academic and non-academic skills and broaden participant horizons. * Maintain accurate daily attendance records for all assigned activities. Required Skills/Experience: * One year After-school work experience, one full summer camp work experience, or two years related experience. * Interest and experience in youth development and academic enrichment. * Genuine enthusiasm for developing professional skills through training opportunities, observation, coaching, and feedback. * Some availability Mon – Fri between 2:00pm to 9:30pm and/or Sat between 9am – 5pm; totaling a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 19 hours per week. * Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with a broad range of people including school staff, parents, co-workers and supervisors. * Ability to meet School Age Child Care (SACC) requirements and obtain clearances including: background checks, fingerprinting by NYC Dept of Health, fingerprinting by NYC Dept of Ed, annual medical clearance and annual TB test documentation. * Ability to effectively manage time and to demonstrate strong organizational skills. * Ability to obtain and submit educational documentation as well as three letters of reference. Locations: Forest Hills – Beacon @ JHS 190 68-17 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Jackson Heights - Beacon @ PS 149 93-11 34 Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Ozone Park - Beacon @ JHS 210 93-11 101st Ave, Ozone Park, NY 11416 Start/End Date: Immediately / N/A Specific Days and Times Needed: Some availability Mon – Fri between 2:00pm to 9:30pm and/or Sat between 9am – 5pm; totaling a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 19 hours per week Minimum Hours/Week: 7 hours/week Maximum Hours/Week: 19 hours/week Interested applicants should send resume and a cover letter to Daphne Agard at: ydcjhs210(a)qchnyc.org. Cover letter should state: 1) Why you think you would make a good candidate, including your specific skills, talents and experiences that would contribute to our team. 2) Days and times that you are available to work. Minimum Hourly Rate of $13; Rates Commensurate with Experience; Internship Opportunities May Be Available More info about Queens Community House and Beacon Program @ JHS 210: Queens Community House (QCH) serves residents of all ages, races and ethnicities while supporting the viability of neighborhoods and of Queens. Our mission is to provide individuals and families with the tools to enrich their lives and build healthy, inclusive communities. Each year, we help thousands of Queens residents to thrive in school and make healthy life choices, to succeed in educating themselves and become engaged neighbors, to stabilize their housing situation, and to make the most of their senior years. Today, we provide programs for residents in 25 program sites in 11 neighborhoods across Queens Beacon programs are collaborative school-based youth and community development centers serving children age six and older, and adults of all ages. The Beacon operates Monday-Friday from 1:30PM-9:30PM, Saturdays from 10AM – 5PM, and during school holidays, school recesses and in the summer from 8AM to 6PM. Our Beacon is designed to guide participants to develop both positive social connections and a sense of community, explore interests and passions, become life-long learners, gain meaningful experiences, develop the skills and the mindset they need to succeed in their educational and career settings, and to become active participants and leaders in their neighborhoods. Thank you! Ozzie Araujo Director, Beacon Services Queens Community House 108-25 62nd Drive Forest Hills, NY 11375 Tel: (917) 714-9732 www.queenscommunityhouse.org<http://www.queenscommunityhouse.org/> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/QueensCommunityHouse>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/qchnyc/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/QCHnyc?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5E…> [1506007068304_image001.png]

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Feb 21: Detain and Punish: Haitian Refugees and Immigrant Detention
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 12 Feb '18

12 Feb '18

Detain and Punish: Haitian Refugees and the Rise of the World's Largest Immigration Detention System with Carl Lindskoog February 21 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 5414 More information and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/detain-and-punish-haitian-refugees-and-immigra… Please join South Asian Students & Scholars (SASS) and the Polis Project for our Spring 2018 lecture-conversations: 'Dissent in Dangerous Times' on Feb 21st at 6pm, in room 5414. This talk will feature Carl Lindskoog, assistant professor of history at Raritan Valley Community College, and an alum of the Graduate Center. Dr. Lindskoog is a foremost authority on the history of Haitians and immigration detention in the United States. His latest book investigates when detention became a centerpiece of U.S. immigration policy. Detain and Punish reveals why the practice was reinstituted in 1981 after being halted for several decades and how the system expanded to become the world's largest immigration detention regime. Snacks will be provided.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Feb 26: Coding While Black: Artificial Intelligence, Computing, and Data in a Racialized World
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 12 Feb '18

12 Feb '18

Coding While Black: Artificial Intelligence, Computing, and Data in a Racialized World (with Charlton McIIwain and Stephanie Dinkins) Monday, February 26 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM Urban Democracy Lab 1 Washington Place More information: http://urbandemos.nyu.edu/event/coding-while-black-artificial-intelligence-… Race is inscribed in every detail of our lives, determining where and how we live, speak, write, move, sense and encounter one another. So it stands to reason that the technologies that mediate, as Ta-Nehisi Coates might say, "between the world and me," are also generated by the constraints and expectations of race. In this conversation, Charlton McIlwain (Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU Steinhardt and co-author of Beyond the Hashtags: Ferguson, #BlackLivesMatter, and the Online Struggle for Offline Justice) and Stephanie Dinkins (Artist and Associate Professor of Art at Stony Brook University whose practice sits at the nexus of artificial intelligence (AI) and socially engaged practice) discuss what artificial intelligence, big data, hashtags, Internet memes, and digital assistants tell us about being Black in the 21st century - and what they might portend for our future. Charlton McIlwain is Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and human Development. His recent work focuses on the intersections of race, digital media, and racial justice activism. He recently wrote Racial Formation, Inequality & the Political Economy of Web Traffic<http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1206137>, in the journal Information, Communication & Society, and co-authored, with Deen Freelon and Meredith Clark, the recent report Beyond the Hashtags: Ferguson, #BlackLivesMatter, and the Online Struggle for Offline Justice<http://cmsimpact.org/resource/beyond-hashtags-ferguson-blacklivesmatter-onl…>, published by the Center for Media & Social Impact, and supported by the Spencer Foundation. He is currently working on the book Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, From the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter. He also founded the Center for Critical Race & Digital Studies<https://criticalracedigitalstudies.com/> to promote innovative work at the intersections of race and new media technologies. You can read more about his work here<http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty/Charlton_McIlwain>. Stephanie Dinkins is an artist and professor at Stony Brook University interested in creating platforms for ongoing dialog about artificial intelligence as it intersects race, gender, aging and our future histories. She is particularly driven to work with communities of color to develop deep-rooted AI literacy and co-create more culturally inclusive equitable artificial intelligence. Her art is exhibited internationally at a broad spectrum of community, private and institutional venues by design. She is the 2016/17 Artist-in-Residence at NEW INC, a cultural incubator supporting innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship across art, design, and technology.? Dinkins holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is also an alumna of the International Center of Photography, the Independent Studies Program of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Artist in the Marketplace Program of the Bronx Museum of Art.?

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Feb 17: Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York.
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 12 Feb '18

12 Feb '18

Opening Reception: Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York Community Partnership Exhibition Program Saturday, February 17 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park More information and RSVP: http://www.queensmuseum.org/events/opening-reception-real-people-real-lives… Statistics do not tell the story of immigration. People do. Women do. Each immigrant story is a combination of determination, hope, and challenges. It is more important than ever to share our stories; our stories as immigrants, our stories as women, stories through which we can understand better, and celebrate, the diversity and commonality of human experience. Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York is a unique nonprofit-artist partnership between New Women New Yorkers and Dru Blumensheid aka BUMESI. The exhibit features art and fashion photographs of 16 young immigrant women in iconic NYC spots and neighborhoods, together with audio recordings of their stories and video montages. It shows a nuanced and multi-layered picture of the immigrant women who make NYC their home, of the barriers and isolation they experience, and of the hopes, dreams, and talents they bring with them. The exhibit seeks to reduce misconceptions and prejudice about the faces and voices of immigrant women, and aspires to raise public awareness and create positive dialogue about immigrants, and about women. It is also important, in the current political climate and times in the United States, to give a platform for immigrant women to share their perspective, as immigrants, and as women, about their future in the United States, and the future of the country itself. About our photographer, Dru Blumensheid aka BUMESI Dru Blumensheid aka BUMESI is an Australian American filmmaker and photographer. She also works in dance, fashion design, video art, sculpture and sound. She graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2007 and then pursued her art in Melbourne, Australia, Mexico City and then on to New York City. She also works within an international creative platform called the BUMESI Collective, working with everyday people, models, artists and dancers within her films, photography and sculptures. She has exhibited at Art Basel, The World Trade Center, The Harlem Film Festival, the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania and Palazzo Albrizzi in Venice. Visit drublumensheid.com<http://drublumensheid.com/>. About New Women New Yorkers New Women New Yorkers, founded in 2014, is the only nonprofit organization in New York City dedicated to empowering young immigrant women. We believe in the vast potential that every young immigrant woman coming to New York has to contribute to our city, regardless of her national origin, cultural background, or educational level. We offer young immigrant women with a safe space and transformative learning environment, where they can gain self-confidence, job readiness and leadership skills, and build a unique community and network of support. Visit the website and blog<http://www.nywomenimmigrants.org> of New Women New Yorkers to learn more about the organization's vision and programs.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Feb 13: Rat Film: Screening and Discussion
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 12 Feb '18

12 Feb '18

Rat Film: Screening and Discussion with Director Theo Anthony and Historian Paige Glotzer Tuesday, February 13 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM Urban Democracy Lab 1 Washington Place More information: http://urbandemos.nyu.edu/event/rat-film-screening-and-discussion-with-dire… Described by film critic Eric Kohn as "careen[ing] from scientific observation and historical overview to spiritual inquiry with a freewheeling approach that never ceases to surprise," Rat Film is a profound - and profoundly troubling - meditation on the disturbing congruity between discourses on race and rat removal in Baltimore. Filmmaker Theo Anthony interweaves the story of present-day efforts to exterminate the city's rats with Baltimore's historical practices of brutal racial segregation and its former "chief rat catcher's" admiration for eugenics. Narrated by a detached, seemingly inhuman voice, the film reveals the ways in which racialized thinking so often underlies seemingly scientific planning and public health policy. Far from neutral, such policies, in Anthony's telling, institutionalize racism and continue restrict the very lives and livelihoods of Black Baltimoreans. Theo Anthony <http://www.theoanthony.net/> is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker based in Baltimore, MD. His work been featured by the New York Times, The Atlantic, New Yorker, BBC World News, and other international media outlets. His films have received premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, SXSW, and Anthology Film Archives. In 2015, he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film". His first feature, RAT FILM, was released by Cinema Guild and Visit Films in 2017 to critical acclaim, with Richard Brody of the New Yorker calling it "one of the most extraordinary, visionary inspirations in the recent cinema". Paige Glotzer<http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ehistecon/ehppf/glotzer.html> is a Prize Fellow in Economics, History, and Politics at Harvard University. She received her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. Her research is on the history of housing segregation in the nineteenth and twentieth century and brings together discussions of political economy, cultural history, and the spatial construction of difference. Her book, Building Suburban Power: The Business of Exclusionary Housing Markets, 1890-1960, forthcoming from Columbia University Press charts how suburban developers, including Baltimore's Roland Park Company, ushered in modern housing segregation with the help of transnational financiers, real estate institutions, and public policymakers. The effects of their efforts continue to be felt today. Film runtime: 82 minutes Organized by NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study and Urban Democracy Lab. Co-sponsored by UnionDocs<https://uniondocs.org/>?

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Part-time Field Assistant with NYC Compost Project
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 11 Feb '18

11 Feb '18

The NYC Compost Project works to rebuild NYC’s soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to produce and use compost locally. The NYC Compost Project is funded and managed by the NYC Department of Sanitation through the Bureau of Recycling and Sustainability (BRS). The NYC Compost Project Hosted by Big Reuse seeks an enthusiastic individual with compost and outreach experience to join our team as a part-time Field Assistant. Field Assistants are responsible for the collection of food scraps at drop-off sites and promotion of food scrap diversion for composting. An understanding of the importance of composting is beneficial. The position requires good communications skills, the ability to think on one’s feet, and the willingness to work 8 hour days in all weather and on weekends and holidays. Department: The NYC Compost Project Hosted by Big Reuse Reports to: Project Manager, NYC Compost Project Primary Responsibilities: Staff regular weekly food scrap drop-offs (FSDO) Communicate with the public about organics recycling opportunities and promote curbside organics collection Act as an overall ambassador of the NYC Compost Project to NYC residents. Drive a box truck throughout Queens and North Brooklyn Load/unload and set up materials from a box truck at FSDO sites and compost processing sites Organize and track organics intake for recordkeeping purposes and provide required data for monthly reports Help implement outreach strategies to promote FSDO and grow residential participation Provide feedback from the field to the Project Manager and Project Coordinator Assist in volunteer management at compost workdays and events as needed Additional duties as determined by the NYC Compost Project Manager Qualifications: Outgoing with a passion for composting and community-based outreach Driver’s license Experience driving a box truck preferable Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and provide regular feedback to the team Must be able to work Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays and other days as assigned Strong communication skills Ability to lift up to 50 lbs or a shared load of 100 lbs and handle physically strenuous tasks in all weather conditions Commitment to and working knowledge of composting practices for urban settings Basic understanding of NYC government and BRS Hours and Compensation: This is an hourly position for 15-25 hours per week, pay $17/hour How to Apply: Please send a résumé and cover letter indicating the title of the position desired and days of availability to: leah(a)bigreuse.org. We are accepting applications through 2/23/18. Big Reuse is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer http://www.bigreuse.org/jobs/field-assistant/

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Composting and Organics Collection at the Queens Botanical Garden
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 08 Feb '18

08 Feb '18

Please join the Urban Studies Department and the Urban Studies Club for: **Composting and Organics Collection at the Queens Botanical Garden**? Staff members from the QBG will discuss these important initiatives. We will also discuss how to bring organics collection to Queens College! Wednesday, February 21st 12:15 pm (during free hour) Campbell Dome Free Kosher Pizza provided!

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