NCUSCR Professional Fellow

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Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Washington, DC, USA
Full-time

NRDC is seeking a NCUSCR Professional Fellow to work with the China team in our DC office. It is a full-time position, with a stipend provided by NCUSCR.  The position is part of a two-way exchange for emerging leaders in China and Mongolia and the United States in the fields of environment, philanthropy, legal aid, and community building among marginalized populations. The program, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is a capacity-building project for professionals in the non-governmental sector in both countries. The position at NRDC is a one-month placement that involves doing research projects related to pollution issues in China and learning about those issues are handled in the US and at NRDC. 

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Summarize the pollution cases worked on in China
  • explain the legal issues that they have found to be the most challenging
  • Connect with resources in NRDC to learn more about how those issues are handled in the US
Skills/Experience: 
  • Someone who is already a practicing lawyer in the field in China
  • Good working knowledge of English
  • Selection and approval by NCUSCR
How to Apply: 

https://careers-nrdc.icims.com/jobs/3872/ncuscr-professional-fellow/job

Job Function: 
Legal Services

Organization Info

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Website: 
nrdc.org
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1970
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Environment
Legal Services / Justice System
Mission: 

The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.

We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air, land and water -- and to defend endangered natural places.

We seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. NRDC affirms the integral place of human beings in the environment.

We strive to protect nature in ways that advance the long-term welfare of present and future generations.

We work to foster the fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment. We seek to break down the pattern of disproportionate environmental burdens borne by people of color and others who face social or economic inequities. Ultimately, NRDC strives to help create a new way of life for humankind, one that can be sustained indefinitely without fouling or depleting the resources that support all life on Earth.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Apr 12 2018
Active Until: 
May 13 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit