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Call for Instructors and Course Proposals
UC Berkeley Extension invites highly qualified instructors to submit course proposals to academic and professional departments within Extension. Areas of interest include
Appointments are by agreement for the length of the academic term. Send letters of interest, course proposals, and resumes or CV's to jobs@unex.berkeley.edu. Letters of reference are also accepted, if included with your submission; please refer to the University's statement on confidentiality.
This call for instructors and course proposals will remain open indefinitely.
The University of California Berkeley Extension is committed to diversity in its staff, faculty, and student body, and invites all qualified people to apply, including minorities and women, veterans and individuals with disabilities. AA/EEO.
Sustainability Studies
Maximize your career opportunities in today's green-collar economy. At UC Berkeley Extension, you can equip yourself with the tools and techniques of sustainable practice, from sustainable design to solar energy, corporate social responsibility, and water resource management. You can lead the way in creating a more sustainable world, whether you work in the public, private, or non-profit sector—or simply feel compelled to make a difference. Complete a program that focuses on a timely topic in sustainability such as the sustainable design of the built environment, responsible business practices, clean energy, or sustainable transportation planning. Learn about the latest environmental and safety regulations that affect your organization. Understand the legal foundations for environmental protection. Or discover the breadth of career options related to sustainability. However you choose to make your mark as a sustainability professional, UC Berkeley Extension provides you the education you need to succeed.
Featured Courses This Term
New! Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems provides the basics of and fundamental technical knowledge of solar electricity necessary for understanding PV technology of photovoltaic (PV) technology and systems. Plus, you learn major topics of the NABCEP Entry Level PV Systems exam.
New! Green Politics: Driving a Sustainable Economy studies the economic impact government and policies have on green businesses and presents how public policies such as government investment, tax incentives, purchasing power, and regulations can influence business decisions and affect financial results.
New! Sustainable Energy: A Global Survey explores the latest clean technologies and state-of-the-art practical applications for major sustainable energy sources, including solar energy, biofuels, hydrogen energy and fuel-cells, wind energy, and geothermal energy.
New! Redevelopment Strategies to Build Sustainable Communities, through case studies and best practices in the field, examines how redevelopment can be used strategically to reclaim brownfield sites, create affordable housing, and reinvigorate neighborhoods and commercial districts.
Updated! Urban Permaculture Design presents the fundamentals of a whole-systems, sustainable and regenerative living systems design approach to creating sustainable settlements and enterprises.
Of Special Interest
New! Revit I for Professionals introduces the basic principles and tools of Revit Architecture 2009 including integrated project delivery building and building information modeling, as well as its uses for parametric building and documentation.
New! From CAD to Revit: Crash Course for Managers explores the changes in the office culture, project billing, and time management that transitioning your office from CAD to Revit for integrated project delivery brings.
New! Globalization helps you understand the new forces shaping the world, including new transportation and communications systems, international trade, investment and immigration, and regional and global politics.
Featured Professional Programs
New! Professional Program in Sustainability and Energy focuses on energy use and its impact on the environment through examination of energy sustainability from the perspectives of technology, municipal planning, and policy.
New! Professional Program in Sustainability and Transportation recognizes California's increased commitment to reducing greenhouse gases and helps you apply sustainability management techniques to improve transportation decision-making.
New! Professional Program in Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting can help you ensure your organization considers sustainability in its decision-making processes and effectively articulates its socially responsible practices to key stakeholders.
New! Professional Program in Responsible Global Change Management presents the interrelated issues of environmental quality, sustainability, and ecosystem health in language relevant to business, government, and nonprofits alike.
Professional Program in Sustainable Design is taught by industry professionals to help you build a comprehensive portfolio, and focuses on developing the mandated knowledge needed by architects, designers, builders, developers, project managers, and other decision makers who want to be leaders in the sustainable, cradle-to-cradle revolution now in progress.
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