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Origins, nuts and bolts

By Josh Newton, February 14, 2019

As I try to carve out some time over the next few months to focus on developing the website further, one element I’d like to get back on track is the blog (it’s been over two years since a real one!). I have plans for how to do this, but I thought I would just get the ball rolling again with some of the basics of the website. Where it came from and how it works. I think these are the two most asked questions I get when meeting people and talking about the site.

Josh's Water Jobs Feedback Survey (October 2018)

By Josh Newton, October 25, 2018

UPDATE: The survey is now closed

Dear all,

In starting to look at taking the website up a notch, we wanted to reach out and do another feedback survey to see where you all are at with the site, how to improve the site and to gather more ideas for elements and functionality that could prove useful for you all in searching for jobs and enhancing your career development. We want to make the site as user-friendly as possible and look to add features that you find useful.

2018 Stockholm World Water Week Drinks!

By Josh Newton, August 26, 2018

Apologies for the late notice on the venue, but we're all set now... And, not such a surprise in that we will be meeting at Capital, the venue from last year, which is the rooftop bar (8th floor) of the Scandic Continental hotel (Vasagatan 22), the one that is across the street from the Central Train Station.  We have a space reserved starting at 20:00, on Wednesday, 29 August, which is when I will arive.

JWJ's Drinks at the 8th World Water Forum!

By Josh Newton, March 12, 2018

It's that time of year again where there is a big water meeting and I will organize a night out for drinks so you all can meet one another and I can try to put faces to the names on the website list.  So, on the occasion of the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia, the event will take place at 20:00 on Wednesday, 21 March at BierFass Choperia e Restaurante, which can be found on the lake at Pontão do Lago Sul, s/n - Lote 9 - Lago Sul, Brasília - DF, 71630-970.  We have a reserved area there.  There is a map below.  It will take some fo

We're back!

By Josh Newton, September 20, 2017

Many apologies for the long hiatus from posting jobs.  As mentioned in this morning's email digest, it was mix of a lot of things, but hopefully now back on track to continue with consistent uploading of jobs and weekly emails. 

It is my hope that we will continue to add functionality to the website and addtional activities under JWJ as well. There are some fairly interesting gaps to fill in the career development space and we aim to slowly incorporate them into the website.  So, stay tuned.

Josh's Water Jobs On Hiatus

By Website Administrator, August 12, 2017

Dear All,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Josh's Water Jobs has been put on hiatus. As you've no doubt noticed, neither the website nor the mailing list has received updates for some time now. We had originally expected this to be a short break but unfortunately we do not have an update at this time as to when job listings will start up again.

Thank you for your patience. We hope to be back at it soon, connecting the immense talent in the water community with new career opportunities!

IWRA/JWJ Career Development Webinar Series

By Josh Newton, March 27, 2017

As mentioned a few weeks ago when letting you know about the International Water Resources Association’s (IWRA) World Water Congress that will take place in May/June later this year, I hinted that Josh’s Water Jobs was going to partner with IWRA on a few activities.

Register to attend IWRA's XVI World Water Congress in Cancun! (29 May - 3 June 2017)

By Josh Newton, March 13, 2017

Dear all,

IWRA and JWJ will be teaming up in the near future on some initiatives, but I first wanted to highlight an event that IWRA puts on every three years: the World Water Congress.  It is really one of the better quality events that takes place in the water community where, as the theme for this year suggests, science and policy unite.  This is where cutting edge academic work is presented and there is an increasing policy angle to its focus.

Plus, it is in Cancun.  Who can argue with that? 

Josh's Water Jobs Feedback Survey

By Josh Newton, September 15, 2016

Dear all,

Josh’s Water Jobs launched a little over 3 months ago and we are very happy with how things are going thus far and look forward to continue to enhance your experience as you search for jobs and look to improve on your career development. 

Since some time has passed and you’ve been using the site for a while now, we thought it the moment to get some feedback to see how we can improve the website.  We want to make the site as user-friendly as possible and look to add features that you find useful.

What I learned... (plus new comments section)

By Josh Newton, July 28, 2016

First note is that we’ve opened up a comment section on the blog, as I’d like you all to engage and participate more on the website itself.  This will be a first small step and we’ll look at adding other mechanisms down the road.  The comments section will be moderated (by me), so please be kind, considerate, on topic with regards to your posts and a bit patient as I won’t always be able to moderate them immediately.