Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment at UC Berkeley

📢Today in Science Magazine! New research from DSE & Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory finds that four global policies could eliminate more than 90% of plastic waste & 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050. 💡 Explore our findings and vision for action: https://lnkd.in/gnhxKb47 The timing is critical: in just two weeks global decision makers & UNEP will meet to finalize the first-ever international legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. Our research shows it’s possible to nearly END global plastic pollution if policymakers take action. Thank you DSE team authors Sam Pottinger, Ciera Martinez, PhD, Magali de Bruyn, and Carl Boettiger alongside our team of experts at UCSB including Neil Nathan, Molly Morse, and more! #INC5 #PlasticsTreaty #EndPlasticPollution

Are you a forest ecologist or fire scientist? 🌲 Come work at UC Berkeley! UC Berkeley, Rausser College of Natural Resources is hiring an Associate/Full Specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. This role will help study the fate of big-tree forests in the southern Sierra and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park. Apply by 1/7! https://lnkd.in/gPmc7Bq3 You will: 1. Build a predictive model linking ground and surface fuels to remote sensing data in Sierran conifer forests with sufficient accuracy to inform fire and forest management decisions. 2. Develop statistical models that measure the fine-scale spatial heterogeneity of fuels at a resolution required by the next-generation of fire behavior models. 3. Quantify the sensitivity of wildfire behavior to the spatial distribution of fuel loads. BONUS: While not a DSE position, this role will have the opportunity to collaborate with our team! 😊 Estimated salary range is $73,000 - $124,000. Apply by 1/7 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gPmc7Bq3 Image credit: National Park Service

"Data & related tech can help translate traditional ecological knowledge into a language that will be heard by decision-makers, corporations, and the public." - Magali de Bruyn, Data Scientist/Research Software Engineer 🌟 NEW on our blog🌟 Magali reflects on COP16 and the importance of data science, AI, and Indigenous data sovereignty in global environmental stewardship ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gnRH-QQb #DataScience #AI #COP16 #Biodiversity

Save the Date 🗓️The College of Computing, Data Science, and Society invites you to the inaugural CDSS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: “The Uses of the University in the Age of AI” featuring Gerald Chan on February 4 at 12 pm in Sutardja Dai Hall’s Banatao Auditorium. Chan is a global leader in biotechnology whose work has focused on using AI to develop digital biomarkers, digital diagnostics and therapeutics for dementia, autism, and behavioral disorders. The lecture will be followed by a discussion with Chancellor Rich Lyons! Learn more and RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gbu6Ur2c The CDSS Dean's Distinguished Lecture in Computing, Data Science, and Society is designed to highlight cutting-edge, data-driven science and technology and their broader societal applications and implications. The lecture brings together thought leaders, researchers, and practitioners from diverse disciplines to explore how computing, statistics, and data science are changing the world. #UCBerkeley #AI (CC: University of California, Berkeley, UCSF UC Berkeley Joint Program in Computational Precision Health, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, UC Berkeley College of Engineering, UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS), CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, UC Berkeley Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law)

DSE & Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory's research on plastic pollution is in The New York Times! Our findings show it's possible to nearly END global plastic pollution if leaders take action: https://lnkd.in/dZ3PqPXA All 👀 on the final plastics treaty negotiations in South Korea this week. #INC5 #PlasticsTreaty #EndPlasticPollution

Negotiators have the ability to nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2050 through a developing international treaty, according to a study published today in Science Magazine. “There are multiple pathways available to negotiators,” said Sam Pottinger, senior data scientist at UC Berkeley’s Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment at UC Berkeley. “But it does require ambition.” https://lnkd.in/gffAmsTt #ScienceNews #UCBerkeley #ClimateAction (CC: University of California, Berkeley)

Negotiators have the ability to nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2050 through a developing international treaty, according to a study published today in Science Magazine. “There are multiple pathways available to negotiators,” said Sam Pottinger, senior data scientist at UC Berkeley’s Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment at UC Berkeley. “But it does require ambition.” https://lnkd.in/gffAmsTt #ScienceNews #UCBerkeley #ClimateAction (CC: University of California, Berkeley)

🌟 Exciting Scientific Software Developer Opportunity Alert! 🌟 Are you passionate about geospatial data analysis & open-source collaboration? Join us! 🌐🚀 Work with Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment at UC Berkeley & Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) on an innovative cloud-based tool in JupyterLab. Apply now! 🔍 https://lnkd.in/gD-mecrM #JobOpportunity #GIS #OpenSource

🎨📊 Join our team as a Data Visualization Developer for the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment at UC Berkeley! If you love design, storytelling, and making complex data accessible, apply now! Show us your creativity and passion. 🌟 https://lnkd.in/giyye7Dt #JobOpening #DataViz #UCBerkeley

🌟Join our team as our first Communcations Manager!🌟 UC Berkeley’s Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment at UC Berkeley and Stone Center are hiring a Communications Manager! 📢🎉 Looking for someone who shares our passion for tackling environmental challenges and effectively communicating our findings. Apply now! 🌍✨  https://lnkd.in/gYHP4c3w #JobOpportunity #UCBerkeley #Communications