Beth Tellman

Opportunities

Flood Justice Fellows

We are currently recruiting two Flood Justice Fellows to support and participate in our community-based learning Applied Flood Exposure, Vulnerability, and Adaptation course at UW Madison. The Flood Justice Fellow is a paid position for advocates and organizers to build capacity in analyzing satellite data related to flooding impacting their communities and collaborate with graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the community-based learning course, Applied Flood Exposure, Vulnerability, and Adaptation with Dr. Beth Tellman and Brooke Cox in the Social Pixel Lab. As a fellow, you will bring your lived experience and knowledge of your region’s flood vulnerability challenges to the classroom to guide and co-produce student final projects aimed at addressing an actionable data gap in your communities. In return, the fellows will receive technical training in using satellite imagery for historical flood mapping with AI, co-produce a database of historic floods akin to the FLUJOS project, analyze social vulnerability, or other flood data skills as requested by the fellow. This fellowship is designed as a capacity-building opportunity for organizations to expand technical skills and data assets which may be immediately deployed to strengthen local climate resilience and advocacy. While the fellowship is currently designed to last 4 months, we plan to continue investing in long-term partnerships and pursue grants at UW-Madison, NASA, and foundations as desired by fellows’ organizations. One fellow will be selected from Wisconsin and a second from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. This opportunity is funded by a Morgridge Community Based Learning grant, Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Seed grant, and the Brittingham Wisconsin Trust. This hybrid fellowship program will last from August 10, 2026 until December 15, 2026. Brooke and Beth hope to visit the Wisconsin fellow’s region in August. Fellows will be required to attend four virtual class sessions and one 3-day in-person session at the UW-Madison campus (with travel, food, and lodging expenses included), with funding to visit a second time as desired by the fellow. Fellows will meet with student groups and instructors to co-design and facilitate student projects aimed to serve their home communities. We anticipate fellows would spend approximately 45 hours in their role and via training. A full position description can be found here. Interested parties should complete this short application by June 30, 2026.

Sustainability Science

I am a Sustainability Scientist seeking to understand, map, and mitigate the causes and consequences of global environmental change with and for marginalized populations. I engage in a wide array of disciplines and methods from land system science, to hydrology, to the social sciences. PhD and Master's applicants should have either expertise in or a willingness to learn satellite image analysis, programming, and quantitative skills. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to building a more socially just world. We are devoted to building a diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist lab. Women and all expressions of gender identity, Black, Indigenous, and people of Color, LGBTQ people, and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Our lab is full for next year- accepting PhD or master's students for Fall 2027