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What Are Green Jobs?

It’s easy to limit green jobs to solar panel installers, energy-efficient building architects and wind turbine manufacturers. But green jobs encompass so much more. They include all positions that ensure the well-being of the environment.

The renewable energy sector, of course, employs a lot of engineers and other scientists. Yet green jobs also encompass urban planners, bike repairers, corporate social responsibility advisers and solar sales people. Public transit workers and teachers can have green jobs, too.

Most green jobs are just like any other jobs. They are in major industries such as manufacturing, construction, sales and agriculture. They are both white collar, usually requiring a four-year degree, and blue collar, requiring little prior experience or training.

How To Get a Green Job

You have passion for the environment and civil rights.

You’re concerned about climate change. You want a less polluted, more equitable world for your children. You’re tired of paying high gas prices for foreign oil.

What do you do to make a difference in the world?

Green Education for Green Jobs

Colleges and universities have been responding of late to the increasing numbers of students and employers wanting courses and degrees in sustainability.

Mechanical and electrical engineering and earth sciences have been taught for decades at universities. Now courses, and even research centers, on solar, wind and hydroelectric power are commonplace.

Community colleges like Coconino and Yavapai in Arizona and San Juan in New Mexico offer degrees in solar design and installation and energy-efficient building.
Graduates in these fields are just about guaranteed jobs. For instance, the nation will likely need more than 5,000 solar installers by 2015.

Government’s Role in Green Jobs

The creation and long-term health of green jobs depends upon money. Business profits and private venture capital funding are important. But governments can play the biggest role in sustaining the green economy.

The American Solar Energy Society believes that, with proper public investments, about a quarter of American workers will be in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries by 2030.

Last year, Congress included the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program in its energy bill. The program will provide about $2 billion per year to state and local governments for building and home energy efficiency, energy audits, transportation fuel conservation and installing solar panels on public buildings.

The energy bill also incorporated the Green Jobs Act of 2007, which provides $125 million for workforce training. It could help train about 30,000 workers per year in green industries.

Southern California Edison: A Green Jobs Case Study

Electric utilities have a plethora of green jobs today with their conservation and renewable energy generation mandates.

Southern California Edison (SCE), which employs more than 15,000 people, has seen incredible growth in sustainable jobs in the last five years. Some of its departments are now solely focused on mitigating climate change and nearly every unit has at least one green job.

Positions at SCE run the gamut from entry level to highly technical and everything in between.

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서재민 Comment by 서재민 on January 22, 2009 at 3:54am
Hi, there.



My name is Joey Seo. I am working for Morgan&Banks Consulting Group which is the executive search firm in Korea.



If you are not only interested in manufacturing organization or new medication industry, but also thinking about changing job, please send your resume to me. (joeyseo@morgannbanks.com)

We will provide much information about this industry or job.



For

1) Practitioner in industries of bio, manufacturing organization, or new medication

2) Retired researchers, professors, or practitioners

3) Professor, master’s or doctorate degree, or equivalent experience with a successful expertise in these areas.

4) Foreigner



We can’t give out the information of company because of our client’s request.

If you interested in this position below, please send your resume to me.

(joeyseo@morgannbanks.com)

Also, we will have to maintain thorough security for your resume.



- Job Summary : Researcher or Practitioner in Bio industry

- Requirements:

1) Bachelor’s degree in closely related to bio industry

2) Must have more than 8 years or more relevant experiences

3) Having experiences about big projects or a government responsibility

4) Developing or researching new products such as medicine, organism, microbe, or protein



Annual Compensation

- Negotiable

The person in charge

Joey Seo

joeyseo@morgannbanks.com

02-6007-2476
서재민 Comment by 서재민 on January 22, 2009 at 3:53am
1. Job Summary (title): PhD Senior Chemist (or equivalent level) of R&D
2. Need People: 10-20
3. Due Date: Urgent
4. Knowledge/Skills/ Requirements
The candidate will manage the development of items which will be used during our Chemical process.
This includes the supervision of a dedicated R&D team the identification of the Item to implement, the management of external collaboration when it necessary.
The candidate will guarantee the high quality of the data produced as well as the respect of the timelines.
He/she will analyze the data and report to the Head of the R&D department.
Applicant for this position should have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience with a successful expertise in Chemical, Coating, Electronic R&D Company.
A first knowledge of developing Compound to Chemical would be an asset as well as expertise the development of the common assays.
5. Key Requirements
Expertise, practical knowledge and qualification in project;
 Paper Release Coating
 Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
 Compound
 Liquid Silicone Rubber
 RTV(Room Temperature Vulcanization)
 HTV(High Temperature Vulcanization silicone)
 Resin for LED
 Emulsion polymerization in condition of non-ionic surfactant
 Silicone elastic power
 Silicone for personal care
 Foam stabilizer for low resilience PU form
 Fluoro modified silicone polymer
 Phenyl modified silicone polymer
 Si metal, MCS Synthesis, MCS Distillation, Glass, Ramie film, EMC

6. Qualification
1) Education : doctoral degree (or equivalent level) in Chemical industry
2) Candidate must be fluent in English, Oversea service
3) 7 + years’ relevant experience, with at least 5 years Chemical industry in a Silicone

7. Benefit
1) Salary range fully negotiable from US 100,000 to 250,000
2) Allowance ; Housing, Vehicle, Families support (Children education fee) etc.
3) Working area: Seoul, South Korea
4) Overall compensation and benefits are fully negotiable


If you would like to know further information, do not hesitate to contact me.
My number is +82 10 7195 7255 or e-mail to me (joeyseo@morgannbanks.com)

Thank you.

Sincerely
Joey Seo
Carrie harris Comment by Carrie harris on December 7, 2008 at 11:28pm
Alternative energy even with tax cuts and infinitives are priced out of reach for the average Joe. Those that rent are out of luck for any kind of structural changes. That price doesn’t have to stop us from using green energy, collectively we can build green power plants sound to big for 1 person or even 10 it is. But by asking the environmental groups to come together they can. They can do it by setting up donation fund for the actual building of green power plants. Asking for legislation to help with this is great but they are two slow, and we need energy independence now. Please sign this petition to bring them together to start bringing us green energy
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/651803881
 

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