The Office of Sustainability is seeking two interns for the 2010-11 academic year – an Education and Outreach Intern and a Green Building Education Intern.
The primary responsibility of the Education and Outreach Intern will be to develop and implement an energy conservation campaign geared toward increasing awareness and conservation behaviors among students, faculty and staff. He/she will work closely with the Sustainability Coordinator, other Office of Sustainability Interns and the Eco-Reps (student peer-educators for sustainability). The Intern will also help plan and implement other sustainability education and outreach programs on campus and compile and disseminate sustainability information, news and events to the campus community through various media.
The primary responsibility of the Green Building Education Intern will be to create educational materials such as pamphlets, information sheets, green living guides (for residential buildings), website content, tour guide scripts, etc. for the green buildings being built on campus, which are pursuing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. He/she will work closely with the Sustainability Coordinator, other Office of Sustainability Interns and the Eco-Reps (student peer-educators for sustainability). The Intern will also help plan and implement other sustainability education and outreach programs on campus and collaborate with the Physical Plant to disseminate information and feedback on energy and water consumption in LEED buildings.
These positions require excellent communication skills – oral and written, creativity, superb organizational skills, strong research skills, self-motivation, proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe (or other graphics software) applications and environmental interest and knowledge. Previous campaign, education and/or outreach experience (or related course work) and/or experience with creating educational/marketing materials (or related course work) is desired but not required.
If you are interested in either position or both, please e-mail Elaine Durr edurr@elon.edu for more information and application details. Application deadline extended to Monday, Sept. 13 by 5 p.m.