Engineering, Marketing and Community Outreach: A Zero Waste Initiative - POSITION FILLED

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Environmental Sustainability Internship

Engineering, Marketing and Community Outreach: A Zero Waste Initiative to Reduce Energy Use

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION

UC Merced has pledged a triple zero commitment, which includes an ambitious target to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill by 2020. One of the biggest challenges that this position will address is marketing and community outreach of this commitment.

This opportunity will require two interns: one intern will focus on engineering; one intern will focus on marketing and outreach. However, both interns are expected to collaborate and work on both aspects as a team.

Marketing: We’re looking for a creative innovator and communicator to aide our commitment to UC Merced’s Triple Zero goals. This position will require an individual who will research, create and run marketing campaigns that demonstrate UC Merced’s triple zero commitment. These campaigns will be directed to staff and students alike. These campaigns will be compared to benchmark data, and therefore there will be an element of data analysis and report writing. These campaigns should highlight a ‘how to do better’ solution that you and your supervisor will work on together. The ideal candidate will be able to creatively solve problems and effectively communicate the solutions and translate technical concepts into clear prose. A passion for sustainability is a must.

Engineering: We’re seeking an engineering student to develop a ‘better solution’ to our recycling center. This student will be directly involved in engineering more effective ways to operate UC Merced’s recycling center. We need a self-motivated individual who takes initiative by setting their own goals, creates solutions for difficult problems and executes well thought out plans that ultimately will reduce waste to landfills, GHG emissions and energy use.

The internship will require a commitment of 8 hours a week and will last 10-14 weeks. The internships will begin January 10th, 2017. The compensation will be $13/hour. This is a paid internship that will provide you with invaluable experiences and professional development opportunities.

As an intern, you will report directly to:

-Matthew Hirota, Waste Reduction/Recycle Coordinator, who will act as your on-site supervisor for this internship.

-Nicholas Conte, Sustainability Coordinator, who will assist in developing, planning, and implementing the program and will act as a sustainability peer-to-peer throughout the duration of this internship.

Primary Duties:

• Develop training materials, web resources, and other educational materials for various aspects of sustainability that aide our triple zero commitment

• Create outreach campaigns to educate staff and students

• Engineer a ‘better solution’ to our recycling center

• Assist the development of a ‘standardized building conduct’ campaign on better recycling methods

• Research the efficiency of recycling center

• Media outreach, social media content creation and management

• Produce a report detailing how efforts have improved Zero Waste to landfill

Secondary Duties:

• Form a cooperative, working relationship with students and staff

• Meet regularly with both supervisors to provide updates and discuss program development and implementation

• Give a presentation to high school students detailing your internship

MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION

• Strong interest in sustainability and communications

• Excellent organizational skills including the ability to handle multiple tasks and job functions

• Maintain excellent attendance

• Be prompt and reliable

• Act responsibly in a professional office work environment

• Demonstrate excellent teamwork skills and demeanor

• Proficient with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Strong writing and editing skills

• Detail oriented

• Demonstrate initiative and creativity

• Ability to work proactively and independently

• Ability to work and coordinate goals in a team

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher

How to Apply

• Send your resume and a cover letter describing your skills and experience and why they’re a fit for the position to: nconte@ucmerced.edu with your first and last name in the subject of the email with “Marketing and Community Outreach, Zero Waste Initiative Application”

• Applications will be screened for qualifications and experience, and all required application elements. Not all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be offered an interview.

• Deadline to apply: TBC

Energize College Career Pathway:

• Energy & Environmental Management: utility bill analysis and monitoring, policy, utility program management, and government