Prairie Research Institute Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

Position Opening: Director, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

Director Illinois Sustainable Technology Center Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign   The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. For over 25 years, the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) has been a leader at both the state and the national […]

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ISTC Seeks Web Applications Development Specialist

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is looking for a qualified individual to develop, maintain and evaluate Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) websites and database driven web applications with responsibility for training staff on the use of the applications through various modes […]

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New Employment Opportunities at the Prairie Research Institute

ISTC is a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Prairie Research Institute (PRI) also houses the IL Natural History Survey, IL State Archaeological Survey, IL State Geological Survey, and IL State Water Survey.   PRI has announced two new employment opportunities: Associate Director for Computing and Data […]

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DOE Sparks Science Learning with New Newsletter

  DOE has produced a new resource to help cultivate the next generation of science and environmental experts. The first in a new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education monthly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is all about wind energy.  Topics include: Wind Energy Overview How Does a Wind Turbine Work? […]

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Challenges of Carbon Utilization Have Regional Solutions

Emerging technologies for carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization present significant opportunities for job creation and economic growth, said Kevin O’Brien, director of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in a presentation to the Eighth Carbon Dioxide Utilization Summit Feb. 22 in San […]

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Job announcement: ISTC and ISWS seeking Associate Research Scientist, Emerging Contaminants

ISTC and the Illinois State Water Survey are seeking an Associate Research Scientist, Emerging Contaminants to plan, conduct, supervise, and formulate collaborations on research on inorganic and organic pollutants, especially focusing on emerging contaminants (e.g., pharmaceuticals and personal care products, per- and poly-fluorinated chemicals, agriculture chemicals (P and N), microplastics, and other contaminants including lead) […]

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TAP is hiring!

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) Technical Assistance Program (TAP) is hiring! If you’d like to be part of a team that helps companies and communities throughout Illinois (and sometimes beyond!) to make their operations more sustainable, there are currently two employment opportunities for you to consider. Both are remote work options. Technical Sustainability Professional […]

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Electric Coops Seek Veterans for Skill Positions

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has job openings and wants America’s veterans to apply. The organization’s “Serve Our Coops/Serve Our Country” initiative has established a website to tap into the skills of armed forces veterans to join the energy sector. Across the nation, 750 electric distribution cooperatives anticipate the need for 15,000 workers. They seek various […]

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