Summer Intern

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate on projects related to energy and environmental markets, greenhouse gas inventories and mitigation analyses, climate change communication, including stakeholder engagement, climate change vulnerability assessments, adaptation and resiliency planning, and climate justice and social equity.

• Contribute to a Climate Center flagship report that drives attention and engagement toward the Climate Center.

• Perform quantitative problem-solving, data collection, and analysis.

• Review literature, conduct research, and synthesize findings into summaries and reports for both technical and general audiences.

• Translate technical climate science and risk management topics into terms that are meaningful to general audiences.

• Provide logistical and planning support for meetings, workshops, and webinars.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 60 credit hours of college coursework completed by start date with a focus in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Climate & Meteorology, Economics, Environmental Science & Policy, Climate Science, Public Policy, Business Administration, Communications, or Hard Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc.) or any related discipline.

• U.S. Citizenship is required per Federal contracts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work in a collaborative manner.

• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

• Proficiency in a quantitative tool or software (e.g. Python, R, or GIS).

• Experience conducting scientific and/or policy research, performing literature reviews, and synthesizing findings into clear insights.