Internships
UC Davis Student Intern Position: Civic Engagement Analysis
Department: California Civic Engagement Project (CCEP)
Company/Organization: UC Davis Center for Regional Change
Location: Davis, CA
Study: California Civic Engagement Project (CCEP) – Center for Regional Change
Winter 2012 – may extend through Spring 2012
Time: 10-20 hrs/wk
This position will support data collection and analysis for the California Civic Engagement Project (CCEP): http://regionalchange.ucdavis.edu/projects/california-civic-engagement-project-ccep
Duties will include, but may not be limited to, data organization, data entry and creation of written and graphical reports. Desired skills and prior work experience include:
• High competency in Microsoft Excel
• Familiarity in STATA is preferred
• Background/interest in governance, civic engagement, and/or youth issues is a plus
Interested Graduate or Undergraduate students should contact Mindy Romero, Center for Regional: msromero [at] ucdavis [dot] edu
Summer Internship: Water District
Department: Plannning Department
Company/Organization: Contra Costa Water District
Location: Concord, CA
Deadline for Application: February 10, 2012
Contact: For any questions, please call Cheryl Martinez in CCWD Human Resource (925) 688-8035
The Contra Costa Water District is currently recruiting for a 2012 summer internship position in their Planning Department. The position is an excellent opportunity for engineering/hydrology minded students to increase their familiarity with California water resources and get hands on experience with how a water service provider operates. They are currently accepting applications at: http://www.ccwater.com/Intern/Index.asp
More information about the Planning Department internship can be found at http://www.ccwater.com/Intern/Intern-Planning12.pdf
They are accepting applications through early February and plan to select a candidate in early March 2012.
More about the Contra Costa Water District:
The Contra Costa Water District delivers safe, clean water to approximately 500,000 people in central and eastern Contra Costa County in Northern California. Formed in 1936 to provide water for irrigation and industry, CCWD is now one of the largest urban water districts in California and a leader in drinking-water treatment technology and source water protection.
To Apply: fill out a brief questionnaire on the website and attach your resume. Check website for more details.
Student Sustainability Awards from UC Office of the President
Dear Undergraduate and Graduate Students,
The UC Office of the President seeks applications for the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Awards Competition for 2012. Students can apply in a diversity of award categories including but not limited to Student Energy Efficiency Program, Student Sustainability Program, Water Efficiency, Waste Reduction, Sustainable Food, and Innovations. The goals of the program are to:
- Highlight the achievements that California campuses (and their students) have made through innovative and effective energy efficiency projects and sustainable operations;
- Showcase specific projects as models to be used by other campuses to achieve energy efficiency and sustainability goals; and
- Provide campus staff, faculty, and students with a valuable compendium of Best Practice projects that could be transferable to their campus.
This is a great chance for students to be recognized for their efforts to reduce their university/campus’ impact on the environment. Winning students will have the opportunity to give a presentation at the CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference where they will also be presented with their award. This recognition is valuable for resume building and relationships developed during the conference and through the presentation will be invaluable for students as they move forward with their academic and professional careers.
This year’s competition features a “Sustainability Innovations” category. Nominations in this category are encouraged for replicable best practices that are not eligible for consideration in other award categories. Special consideration will be given to projects in all categories that demonstrate exemplary collaboration between campuses and local communities around shared sustainability goals.
The deadline for nomination forms is March 7th, 2012. More details on the awards program – including detailed descriptions of award categories, nomination forms, and directions on how to submit – are available here. Attached is a letter from Vice President Lenz of the UC Office of the President announcing the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Awards Competition for 2012.
For more information contact:
Katie Maynard
Event Manager
CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference
Sustainability Coordinator
University of California, Santa Barbara
Invitation for UC students to attend summer course and internship at Shanghai Center for Sustainability
On behalf of the Shanghai Center for Sustainability, I am sending you attached the formal invitation letter for your faculty to participate in the Shanghai Center for Sustainability program to take place this upcoming summer in China.
Through your students will have opportunity to kick off their sustainability career in China by taking part in a 3 or 4 week summer course and a 6 week internship in China. Along with order universities, your faculty has been chosen to participate in this invitation only program due to your faculty’s commitment to sustainability. With this program, we plan to create an unique environment for students coming from different majors and backgrounds (architecture, economics, engineer among others), where they will be able to see China’s fast growing sustainability trends. The program has been design to create a dynamic program where students will share experiences with scholars and industry professionals.
We believe that sustainability is an issue that has to be addressed by society as a whole, not only an specific elite, we have created the Shanghai Center for Sustainability to bring a multidisciplinary approach to sustainability, we believe that through education, we can plant a seed that can grow in this young professionals and by helping them to start their career we can create a platform for fueling the massive momentum needed to make substantial change.
This program is suitable for students of almost every discipline, who is interested in learning more about sustainability and China. Due to the large number of applications, we are forced to offer you a maximum of 5 spots for this opportunity. Nevertheless, depending on the response within your school, next year we could open up more spots for your participation. Please get more information at www.sustainabilityinchina.com.
As the holidays are approaching, we would be interested in holding a skype conversation in order to discuss this possibility further before the break. Would would also be happy to discuss your goals and how we could help you further develop your program by opening the door to China.
Looking forward to discussing this opportunity further with you.
Kind regards,
Pablo Carvallo
Managing Director
Shanghai Center for Sustainability
4 Research Positions Open, CA Air Resource Board
Company/Organization: California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Location: Sacramento, CA and area
Deadline for Application: December 9, 2011
If you’re looking for career fulfillment, a supportive work environment and excellent benefits, the Research Division of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) may be the place for you. CARB is the state government agency responsible for attaining California’s air quality and climate change goals. See http://www.arb.ca.gov for more information on the breadth of our programs.
CARB’s Research Division has four job openings for creative and motivated scientists and engineers to research, design and implement emission reduction strategies for air pollutants and greenhouse gases:
- Atmospheric science – info.cfm?recno=471500″ href=”http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more%3Cem%3Einfo.cfm?recno=471500″>http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/moreinfo.cfm?recno=471500
- Research planning – info.cfm?recno=469624″ href=”http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more%3Cem%3Einfo.cfm?recno=469624″>http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/moreinfo.cfm?recno=469624
The minimum requirement is a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering, but an advanced degree is highly desirable. Only one application http://www.spb.ca.gov/jobs/stateapp.htm is necessary to apply for the four openings and a résumé is optional, but helpful.
Please submit to Shana Wood at swood@arb.ca.gov and call her at 916-323-1511 if you have any questions. The deadline for applications is December 9, 2011 or until filled.
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