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Environmental Sustainability Internship

Green Labs Initiatives

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION

UC Merced has committed to a triple zero commitment, which includes ambitious targets to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions, zero net energy and zero waste to landfill by 2020. The Green Laboratory Action Plan is helping us realize these goals.

This position will require an individual who will research, perform data analyses and demonstrate UC Merced’s triple zero commitment. This internship will focus on creating more sustainable lab practices, and exploring new ways to reduce the environmental impact of UC Merced’s labs.

We need a self-motivated individual who takes initiative within a team enterprise by working with supervisors to set 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 in UC Merced’s labs. Benchmark data has already been collected, and one of the intern’s main goals is to work on the Green Labs Initiative Action Items highlighted. There will be elements of data collection, analysis, and report writing.

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 $14/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:

-Michael Dawson and Mark Maxwell, who will act as your on-site supervisors for this internship.

-Mark Maxwell, Assistant Director of Sustainability

-Nicholas Conte, 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 green labs initiative

• Work on Action Items highlighted in the Green Labs Initiative

• Create outreach campaigns to educate staff and students

• Help develop a ‘better solution’ to our labs

• Help develop a ‘standardized’ lab efforts

• Research the efficiency of current lab center

• Produce a report detailing how efforts have improved Green Lab Initiatives

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 3.0 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 the your first and last name in the subject of the email with “Green Labs Initiative”

• ‪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: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled