UI/UX and Front-end Developer (Location: Flexible)
NatureServe is seeking to hire a user interface, user experience designer and front-end software engineer to design and implement map-centric web applications using JavaScript and Esri ArcGIS technologies. Candidates with React JS development experience are strongly preferred, though we will consider all individuals that can demonstrate their ability to learn quickly.
NatureServe's software engineers work on a mixture of new and existing projects. Some of the applications we build allow scientists to collect and manage information about rare and endangered species and ecosystems. Other applications provide conservation professionals and planners with tools to analyze this data and help guide their conservation decisions. Finally, we build interactive web applications that present this information to the public to educate them on the natural world that surrounds them, allowing them to explore the challenges that face it and discover the ways in which they can help. Most of these projects have a very heavy focus on geospatial data and are increasingly being built using AWS and Azure cloud technologies. If you are not yet an expert on interactive, web-based mapping applications, this position should provide opportunities to learn!
Learn more here.
Thursday, April 28, 2022
A Conversation about Truth, History and the 1619 Project
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre , The University of Maryland, College Park
For her final Dean’s Lecture Series as dean of UMD’s College of Arts and Humanities, Bonnie Thornton Dill will be in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the groundbreaking 1619 Project, published by The New York Times Magazine. An exploration of the legacy of slavery starting with the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619, the project reframes U.S. history by “placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.” Thornton Dill and Hannah-Jones will discuss the hard but essential work of engaging the public to reflect on history—and the power of such efforts to illuminate the present. Hannah-Jones has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice. In 2020 she was inducted into the Society of American Historians, and in 2021 she was named a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She also serves as the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she is founding the Center for Journalism and Democracy. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A.
The event is free and open to students, staff, faculty and the community with limited availability.
RESERVE TICKETS
ABOUT NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES
NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. She has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice, and her reporting has earned her the MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the “Genius Grant,” a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards and the National Magazine Award three times. Hannah-Jones also earned the John Chancellor Award for Distinguished Journalism and was named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists and the Newswomen's Club of New York. In 2020 she was inducted into the Society of American Historians and in 2021 she was named a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She also serves as the Knight Chair of Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she is founding the Center for Journalism & Democracy.
In 2016, Hannah-Jones co-founded the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, which seeks to increase the number of reporters and editors of color. She holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina and earned her BA in History and African-American studies from the University of Notre Dame.
ABOUT BONNIE THORNTON DILL
DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Bonnie Thornton Dill was appointed dean of the University of Maryland’s College of Arts and Humanities in 2011. She joined the university in 1991 as professor and served as chair of the women’s studies department for eight years. As dean, Thornton Dill has worked to increase support for and the visibility of arts and humanities research and scholarship; provide leadership for interdisciplinary initiatives within the college and across the campus; support student engagement with underserved communities; and increase the number of UMD’s national scholarship award recipients. A pioneering scholar on the intersections of race, class and gender in the U.S. with an emphasis on African-American women, work and families, she is founding director of both the Center for Research on Women at the University of Memphis and the Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity at UMD. Her scholarship includes three books and numerous articles. She is former president of the National Women’s Studies Association; former vice president of the American Sociological Association; and former chair of the Committee of Scholars for Ms. magazine. She earned her doctoral and master’s degrees in sociology and human relations, respectively, from New York University and her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Rochester.
ABOUT THE COLVIN INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
The Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development supports the interdisciplinary approach of Maryland’s Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) curriculum that comprehensively covers finance and capital markets, law and public policy, structure and site design, construction management, property, portfolio and asset management, as well as marketing and commercial leasing. MRED students benefit from several program enhancements supported by the Colvin Institute, including field work, site visits, guest lectures from prominent academics and professionals and symposium topics of current interest to the development, design and planning communities.
ABOUT HAND
HAND is a nonprofit membership collective comprised of over 450 institutions working across the private, public and social sectors to collaborate in the production and preservation of affordable housing in the Capital Region of Baltimore, Washington and Richmond. Representing the ecosystem of partners who collaborate in bringing equitable communities to fruition, HAND works to disrupt the systems that perpetuate inequity in the communities we serve. We do this by embedding racial equity into our operations, practices and programming, and activating our membership through policy forums and advocacy designed to drive impact for Black and brown communities residing at the sharpest intersections of inequity.
This event is also co-sponsored by the following:
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Robert H. Smith School of Business
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
College of Education
A. James Clark School of Engineering
College of Information Studies
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
School of Public Health
School of Public Policy
University Libraries
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Maryland Day: April 30
Visit GEOG: Kinetic Sand Landscapes
Grab a handful of kinetic sand and create a volcano, a canyon, an island or other landforms. Learn what funny-sounding terms like “isthmus” and “archipelago” mean, and discover how scientists from the Department of Geographical Sciences study these important parts of our planet.
- 4:00 pm
Public Policy Summer and Fall course offerings
OPEN TO ALL MAJORS -- Summer GenEd + New & Exciting Fall Electives
Summer 2022:
- PLCY100: Foundations of Public Policy (DSHS)
- PLCY201: Public Leaders & Active Citizens (DSHS or DSSP; I-Series)
- PLCY301: Sustainability
- PLCY302: Examining Pluralism in Public Policy (DVCC)
Fall 2022:
- PLCY288A: 21st Century Gender & Racial Justice; From the Bullhorn to the Ballot
- PLCY288B: The Impact of Discriminatory Housing Policies
- PLCY288E: Income, Employment, and the Economy; An Introduction to How Money is Earned
- PLCY288L: Law and Public Policy; Organizing & Advocating for Justice
- PLCY288Q: Introduction to International Security
- PLCY388B: Intelligence Theory & Practice
- PLCY388V: Public Policy Challenges in Africa
Two Position Openings: Office of Letters and Sciences
The Office of Letters and Sciences (LTSC) is currently seeking to fill two very unique coordinator positions.
Exploratory Programs Coordinator
This
is a great position for anyone that is passionate about advising and
supporting students, especially through designing and implementing
programs and initiatives that welcome, transition, and integrate
students into the University while exposing them to the many options
available to them. In addition to the usual LTSC advising, orientation,
and recruitment duties, this position is primarily responsible for
coordinating UGST's TerrapinSTRONG student onboarding experience.
The posting description/application can be found at https://ejobs.umd.edu/
Coordinator, Technology, Innovation, and Program Support (T.I.P.S.)
This
is a great position for anyone that is passionate about advising and
supporting students, particularly by imagining and implementing new
approaches to office-wide advising services. In addition to the usual
LTSC advising, orientation, and recruitment duties, this position is
heavily involved with most aspects of LTSC's technology landscape, and
works to help staff innovate various programs and initiatives.
The posting description/application can be found at https://ejobs.umd.edu/
Careers4Terps Jobs and Internships - 4/28
Jobs
- Jr. GIS Cartographer, AED Aero Inc. Washington, D.C. - 6/11
- Policy Analyst, Maryland Dept. of Legislative Services Annapolis, MD - 6/18
- Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Lab Intern, USDA Beltsville, MD - 6/12
- Advocacy/Science Communications Intern, Federations of Behavior & Brain Sciences Washington, D.C. - 6/25
Become an Orientation Peer Advisor
Join the New Student Orientation Team in the Feller Center to welcome incoming freshmen and transfer students!
The Feller Center seeks organized and dedicated undergraduate students to work as Orientation Peer Advisors to assist with the preparation and operation of New Student Orientation for Summer 2022.
Complete the online application and submit to bsosorientation@umd.edu by Monday, May 2.
The Feller Center seeks organized and dedicated undergraduate students to work as Orientation Peer Advisors to assist with the preparation and operation of New Student Orientation for Summer 2022.
Complete the online application and submit to bsosorientation@umd.edu by Monday, May 2.
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