Green Jobs
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See also Scholarships and other funding, also finding and Real-izing Your Dreams.
Sites
New Green Jobs Guide by Environmental Defense Fund (free download)
Treehugger job board (by country)
Idealist.org has jobs and internships
Environmental law is specialty of Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE), see video archive of speaker series
Best of the Web - Employment is a helpful resource for researching green jobs on the Internet.
Grist listings for jobs and internships, also job search tips
UC Berzerkeley Searchable Site
The Environmental Careers Organization (searchable database of green jobs)
Nature.com science jobs (searchable)
Business.com's green jobs (searchable)
Switzer Foundation lists jobs, many local.
SocialEdge.org is about social entrepreneurship, has job listings.
Skoll Social Entrepreneur job listings
General UCSC How to Find Jobs and Internship Resources
LinkedIn Career Explorer (co founded by College 8 Fellow Reid Hoffman) has launched a new feature this week that helps students “visualize potential career paths based on their field of study, search for relevant job opportunities, find and follow target companies matching their career aspirations, and discover and connect with people who themselves are connected to these potential career paths, companies, and key influencers.” video overview Link
Audio
How to Get your Dream Green Job Commonwealth Club panel 1/09
Books
Ten Ways to Change the World in Your Twenties We need someone to write a review of this book.
Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors - by Julie DeGalan link
The ECO Guide to Careers That Make a Difference: Environmental Work for a Sustainable World by The Environmental Careers Organization (searchable database of green jobs) Excerpt taken from “A Conversationwith Eileen Claussen” in free download from Island Press.
Internships (see also Volunteer Opportunities)
UCSC Career Center Intern Staff
Calpirg at UCSC seeks volunteers and interns to work on issues such as ocean health and high speed rail.
Paid UCSC Internships (Bonner)
Specific Internships
Environmental Working Group (Wash DC?) Link
Pesticide Action Network has campaigns and internships (San Francisco)
San Francisco Carbon Collaborative Internship 6/10
LifeLab teaches kids about food and sustainability through school gardens.
SolTrain solar powered mass transit. Contact 435-5066. Academic credit available.
Yosemite Summer internships: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Funded by the National Science Foundation, the REU program provides opportunities for undergraduates (recruited nationwide) to conduct independent research projects under the combined mentoring of UC Merced professors, United States Geological Survey scientists and Yosemite National Park scientists. These research projects then serve as a catalyst for collaborative research between the university and the park. The REU program uses its research opportunities to complement the non-science internships in the YLP program.
SNRI Scientific Visualization Fellowship (SciViz): This program focuses on a combination of science and art, providing two fellows (recruited nationwide) with three months of free housing in Yosemite and a $1,500 stipend to enhance the creative visualization and communication of scientific information. Last year, one scientific illustrator worked with scientists and park staff to create visitor displays along Tioga Pass Road, while a musician created wilderness soundscape compositions using recordings from Yosemite’s meadows.
Project for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PIE) The Project for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PIE), based at 605 Front Street is a collaboration between the City of Santa Cruz and UCSC designed to support a culture of entrepreneurship by placing select student interns into high tech and green tech startups to work on specific projects. The project has one specific goal: to keep UCSC talent here in Santa Cruz. To accomplish this goal the PIE works to place interns into select business and also functions as a business incubator for student businesses.
The businesses range from technical and web development, to business and marketing. In the past we have found that students get an experience in a range of functions. These internships are unique in that they:
- Require significant time dedication in a real work environment
- Give you the opportunity to help build a business
- Give you the opportunity to work directly with founders/management
After your internship, we encourage you to discuss with your employer any future opportunities. Also, utilize your employer to network and explore other career opportunities available to you. The staff at the PIE will happily look over your resume as well so that you can leverage this opportunity in full.
To reinforce the lessons learned on the job, the program also features a weekly speakers series on Fridays in the Front Street office featuring C-level executives and founders speaking on topics like scaling & exit strategies, resource & software development, funding, financing, community building and strategy. Attendance for interns is required.
The speaker series is every Friday at 9:30 am at the PIE. 605 Front Street, Downtown Santa Cruz (across the street from CVS pharmacy). Below is a schedule of the speakers (subject to change):
If you're interested, please don't hesitate to visit innovatesantacruz.com for more information or to fill out an application to join the program today.
Job Listings
The Breakthrough Institute is seeking an Editor to edit a new quarterly publication, Breakthrough Journal, and other Breakthrough publications. The Journal will aim to challenge conventional thought on national security, the economy, health, the environment, energy, trade, foreign policy as well as political philosophy. The Breakthrough Journal is published online, with a print edition distributed quarterly to opinion leaders. 7/10
