Opportunities

University of Massachusetts Boston, Biology Department, full-time tenure track Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolution of Emerging Diseases; target date for receipt of applications: November 15, 2020, applications reviewed until position filled; start date: September 2021.

University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, 

Postdoctoral Fellow; posting date

: Oct 15, 2020; unposting date

: ongoing.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE), Research Project Coordinator: Building Climate Resilient Community Health Clinics; posting date: Nov 25, 2020.

Northeastern University, College of Engineering, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Health; advertised: Dec 13, 2019.

George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, exposure science non-tenure track, open rank, 12-month faculty member.

Vacancies at new Lancet Countdown Asia centre based at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

Children's Environmental Health Network, Internship and Volunteer Opportunities; applications accepted year-round. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in Environmental Factors; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accepts applications for various volunteer internships.

Find internship opportunities with the American Public Health Association (APHA).

Find a list of current Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) fellowships and internships.

ICTA – UAB Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (Barcelona, Spain), PhD fellowship for early-stage researchers, “Environmental degradation and COVID-19: A case study for planetary health”; application deadline: February 4, 2021.

Living Closer Foundation Consortium on Climate & Health Science Policy, Climate and Human Health Fellowship: trains physicians to examine and advance evidence-based policies that help build climate-resilient communities and health systems.

Fellowships available for the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine and Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS) new Master of Science in Climate and Health (U-MSCH) graduate program.

Clif Bar Family Foundation awards small grants to organizations that reduce environmental health hazards and address other funding priorities; applications are reviewed three times per year: February 1st, June 1st, and October 1st.

Wallace Global Fund supports projects related to ecological collapse and climate change, among other key topics.

Find Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) climate change research grants here.

Find National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) climate and health funding opportunities here.

Find information on climate and health financial resources on the World Health Organization website here.

The Financing the Climate-Health Nexus: A Tool for Accessing Funds summarizes funds that are the most relevant and feasible for climate-health initiatives.

Read a report on climate and health philanthropic opportunities here.

Read an informational blog on climate and health philanthropic opportunities and funding information by Matt James, Health Affairs, March 30, 2017 here.

Abstracts accepted for the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2021; abstract submission deadline: January 13, 2021, 13:00 CET.

Abstracts accepted for the University of Washington, Nature & Health conference, "Nature & Health 2021: Generating understanding across communities and disciplines", October 12-14, 2021; deadline to submit abstract: March 19, 2021.

The Journal of Climate Change and Health publishes articles related to best practices and solutions for climate and health, e.g. telemedicine, development of reusable supplies, development of environmentally friendly treatments for illnesses and issues related to sustainability in health care.

The Lancet, "A planetary health perspective on COVID-19: a call for papers," published: April 04, 2020.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Special Issue "Linking Epidemiology and Public Health Practice to Support Climate and Health Adaptation"; deadline for manuscript submissions: August 31, 2021.

The BMJ is planning a special series on planetary health and practical transformations needed to improve human health and protect essential natural systems and issued a call for submissions.

A new journal from Cell Press entitled One Earth is accepting manuscripts on environmental change and sustainability science.

PLOS Medicine is accepting papers on climate change and health research and policy on an ongoing basis.