Internships

The Center for the Environment supports faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students across campus in order to mobilize the research and creative capacity at WashU towards solving our worlds most complex societal, environmental challenges. Center programming throughout the year aligns with our role as a collaboration hub, research accelerator, and signal booster.

The Programming Intern will work with program managers and other interns to support the development of environmental research at WashU’s. Current projects include the support, development, and administration of our summer undergraduate research program and the maintenance of online curricular resources for undergraduate WashU students.

Interns will participate in the Environment, Sustainability, and Climate Change (ESCC) Internship professional development opportunities and will be exposed to a broad range of projects through the program as well as to other departments and research groups on campus.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.

OPEN TO: Undergraduate applicants

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly organized
• Strong time management skills
• Strong communication skills and confidence communicating with leaders in higher education
• Self-motivated and able to work with limited supervision

HOURS: 7 – 10 hours/week

TO APPLY:  Submit a cover letter and resume in the application link above.

The Center for the Environment is hiring a Research Development Intern who will contribute to the Center’s goal of supporting WashU researchers pursuing large-scale, interdisciplinary funding opportunities with an environmental impact. This position will work closely with the Center’s Research Development Associate to help strengthen the Center’s research support services, which include identifying funding opportunities and trends, planning and facilitating collaboration workshops, and supporting research teams in the proposal development process. It is intended for a current graduate student with an interest in deepening their knowledge of the funding landscape for environmental research and gaining practical experience in providing research support services to faculty across the university.  

Responsibilities will be tailored to the strengths and interests of the intern and may include researching trends and funding opportunities in environmental research, analyzing data to better understand WashU’s environmental research profile, contributing to the planning of collaborative research workshops, and improving the Center’s systems for tracking funding opportunities and proposals supported. The experience provided by this position will be valuable for students interested in pursuing research careers as well as students interested in pursuing careers in research development or higher education administration. 

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.

OPEN TO: Graduate student applicants

HOURS: 7 – 10 hours/week

TO APPLY:  Submit a cover letter and resume in the application link above.