Three summer internships with the Environment & Energy section

Interested in gaining real world experience, adding to your CV, and making an impact in the field of environmental sustainability? Well, this year’s paid internships could be for you – and they are now open for applications! 

There are three positions to be filled, each lasting for eight weeks during this coming summer. Aimed at current or recently graduated (i.e. within the last year) students, these varied and exciting opportunities provide a chance to gain experience working with professionals in the field of sustainability, while making important contributions to improving the University’s environmental performance. 

The three internships provide a variety of opportunities, focusing on education for sustainable development, biodiversity and air travel. All three internships will pave the way for further work to meet the University’s aims in these important areas.

Our internships have proven highly successful and enjoyable in previous years, with all twelve students who took part in internships through the Environment and Energy Section over the past four years saying that they would recommend the scheme to a friend or colleague. For many of the interns, their experiences have also helped them to gain relevant roles working in environmental sustainability. Don’t just take our word for it though, here’s what some of our previous interns said:

• “This internship has been a great opportunity to manage a project of my own from start to finish, with a real feeling of autonomy, control and ownership of the work I have done and the direction it has taken. I’ve really enjoyed working on ideas to promote biodiversity across the University, and I feel like my work has real value and will influence decisions moving forward.” – Ben Walton, Biodiversity Intern 2017
• “The internship has given me valuable experience - I have greatly enjoyed myself, have loved working with the E&E team and would recommend everyone to apply!” – Cecily Church, Waste Management Intern 2016
• “This internship in the Environment and Energy team was an interesting opportunity to work on sustainability issues from a different perspective, and help to make changes within the university” – Laura Briggs, Carbon Management intern 2015.

As well as providing great opportunities, the internships also benefit the University’s environmental sustainability efforts. For instance, in the summer of 2016, Robert Cashman worked with the Environment & Energy section on a project looking at student engagement. Many of the outputs from his project are now informing the way the team engages with students on environmental sustainability issues, for instance through brand new induction materials, webinars and social media.

If you’re interested in any of the internships, visit our website for details and find out how to apply: http://bit.ly/1De2Emm. The deadline for applications is Sunday 18 February at midnight, with interviews to be held between Tuesday 6 and Thursday 8 March.