Program Management

The Sustainability Manager will coordinate and advance the American Chemical Society’s internal sustainability strategy and operations. Reporting to the Director of Sustainable Development, this role will lead cross-departmental execution of the ACS sustainability business plan, oversee sustainability reporting and carbon accounting, coordinate stakeholder engagement, and support the development of measurable targets and standards for internal sustainability performance. This position is primarily operational (approximately 80%) with a strategic advisory component (20%).

The NYS Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology is seeking an Associate Director who will oversee, guide and help implement the various institute technical programs that provide hands-on pollution prevention (P2) technical assistance to industry in a variety of sectors, help accelerate green technology to market, and provide sustainable supply chain assistance to New York state companies.

As the Technology Manager for the Materials, Coatings and Modeling lab, you will lead a world class team of Researchers focused on inventing and developing structural materials and coatings that drive innovation and improve performance of materials solutions for the next generation of GE Vernova’s products and services.

The Compostable Field Testing Program (CFTP) is the world’s only open-source research initiative dedicated to understanding how certified compostable products break down in real-world composting conditions. It is an industry collaboration between BSIbio and the Compost Research & Education Foundation (CREF). This unique program partners with composters, municipalities, manufacturers, and researchers across the globe to generate critical field data that informs compost operations, product development, standards, and policy.

This position will be the Managing Director for SERC. The Managing director will work closely with the faculty Director of SERC to lead and support all aspects of SERC. The Managing Director will be responsible for managing the SERC research portfolio and supporting the scientific and management aspects of all SERC team projects, both pre- and post-award. The Managing Director will partner with the university stakeholders to nucleate research teams that address priority challenges identified by North Carolina. 

Yale University seeks an experienced and mission-driven Director to serve as Consortium Director for the newly launched International Green Chemistry Consortium, supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This individual will lead the coordination of a globally distributed network of green chemistry researchers across Yale University (USA), McGill University (Canada), Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (Germany), and the University of Nottingham (UK).

For 37 years, Echoing Green has been on the front lines of solving the world's biggest problems, raising up the transformational leaders willing to speak truth to power and challenge the status quo. The organization finds emerging leaders with the best ideas for social innovation as early as possible and sets them on a path to lifelong impact. Echoing Green's community of nearly 1,000 social innovators includes past Fellows such as First Lady Michelle Obama and the founders of Teach For America, Center for Black Innovation, BlocPower, and One Acre Fund.

NOTE: Only applicants in the United States and Canada are eligible for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

Community Engagement & Communication

The mission of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® catalyzes green chemistry and engineering to promote sustainability, prosperity, and equity across the global chemical enterprise. The Institute focuses efforts in three key areas: education, business/industry, science/innovation and equity. The aim is to become the green and sustainable chemistry and engineering nexus for the global chemistry enterprise. The Institute is part of the American Chemical Society’s Scientific Advancement Division.

Position Summary

The role of the Sustainability Program Coordinator is to advance and coordinate sustainability initiatives within the organization and to manage and implement various programs outlined in the Sustainability Strategic Plan, with an emphasis on managing the day-to day operations of the UAB Green Labs program.

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: