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Environmental Center Job Openings

Events Coordinator

Hiring in August for 2024-25 Academic Year

Student Assistant I-II Organize logistics of campus environmental events, from tours and trainings, conferences and concerts to speakers and slideshows. Involves developing program ideas and funding proposals, reserving locations and equipment, enduring contracts are signed, serving as a liaison between speakers and the University, attending all events, and more. Develop and organize skills training for students, including confirming presenters/ facilitators, organizing content, registration and surveys. Requires excellent organization and interpersonal skills.

Ralphie's Green Stampede Sports Sustainability and Fan Engagement Assistant

Hiring for 2024-2025 Academic Year

Student Assistant I - II RGS staff interacts with CU Athletics, Buffalo Sports Properties, Buff fans, and the local community. The focus of the program is on the intersection of sports and sustainability, leveraging the power of sport to influence sustainable behavior on game day and beyond. Duties: Assist with the development and implementation of community-based social marketing programs to promote sustainable actions. Help organize and implement ongoing elements of the program such as zero waste practices, game day promotions, event planning, marketing, climate action, social media and communications. Required: A strong interest in sports and sustainability; attention to detail and a passion for planning and promotions; ability to interact with campus partners, fans, and other stakeholders in a supportive and sincere manner; a creative and visionary approach; self-starting students with strong writing, creative marketing and/or social media skills.

Must be able to work at most home football games and some home basketball games. Important Dates: Spring Game Scrimmage- April 27. Fall 2024 Home Football Games- Aug 31, Sept 21, Oct 12, Oct 26, Nov 16, Nov 29.

Zero Waste Assistant

Hiring in August for work in 2024-25 Academic Year

Student Assistant I Work-study applicants strongly preferred! Work you can feel good about by helping the CU Boulder campus reach its zero waste goals! Learn the business of recycling through hands on work as you sort/process/upstream recycling in the one-of-a-kind Recycling Operations Center located on campus. Staff will gain practical knowledge on solid waste management, recycling markets, and warehouse operations management. Additional opportunities for extra hours will be offered throughout the year including zero waste support at special events such as football/basketball games, campus events, and concerts. See more info at www.colorado.edu/ecenter/recycling/recycling-center/grounds-recycling-operations-center-groc. Starting pay $16 an hour with many advancement opportunities.

Zero Waste Outreach Team

Hiring in August for the 2024-25 Academic Year

Student Assistant I - II. Educate the campus community about all zero waste best practices, including waste reduction, reuse, composting, and recycling. Develop and distribute information, conduct visits to campus offices, and give presentations to students, faculty and staff. This position involves face-to-face interactions with students, faculty, and staff, collaboration with team members and Environmental Center staff, individual projects that require self-direction and strong time management skills. The Zero Waste Outreach Team also supports zero waste events on campus on both an outreach and operational level. Creativity, artistic skills, graphic design, and social media experience are very helpful, but not necessary. 10-20 hours per week, with occasional evening and weekend work required. Team members are required to work at the ROC (Recycling Operations Center) for at least one semester to gain an understanding of our campus' waste system through hands-on experience. Pay starts at $16/hr.

Green Greek Coordinator

Hiring for 2024-25 Academic Year

Fraternity and Sorority Representatives Student Assistant I - II. Greek Sustainability Coordinators work in a team - join one sitting sorority representative and one fraternity representative. Responsible for recruiting representatives from each Greek House, leading bi-weekly meetings with reps, and spearheading the creation and implementation of effective zero waste and energy/water reduction strategies in Greek houses. Support zero waste audits and energy/water assessments of the Greek houses in coordination with Reps/Chairs, and ECO-Visits team members. A key role of this position is to ensure that sustainability initiatives are integrated into Greek Week each spring. Required skills: knowledge and experience working within the Greek community, strong communication skills, desire to help the Greek community be leaders in sustainability. Preferred skills: self-starter that can lead innovation, and comfortable speaking in front of groups. Availability required is a minimum of 2 hours a week, up to 7 hours. $16/hr to start. Start date flexible - training required before Fall semester classes start, accomodations are made for recruitment.

Green Labs Team Lead Position - JSCBB, SEEC & SEEL

Hiring for 2024-25 Academic Year

Student Assistant III. The CU Green Labs Program is seeking to hire graduate students who are presently in lab departments, specifically JSCBB, SEEC and SEEL, to lead on energy/water efficiency efforts, lab member engagement/outreach, and other lab sustainability efforts within their departments or lab buildings associated with their graduate degrees. The number of hours worked is flexible and is typically between 1 to 10 hours/week. The graduate school has an overload application process to enable graduate students to take on these roles even if they already have a 50% appointment (this requires obtaining departmental and/or PI approval). Please note that other workload limits may apply for international students with visa work restrictions. Preferred qualifications: a passion for sustainability and leadership, experience working in a research laboratory, and good interpersonal skills especially within lab environments.

Sustainable Buffs in the Neighborhood

Hiring in August for 2024-25 Academic Year

Student Assistant I - II. Sustainable Buffs in the Neighborhood student staff support a contract and partnership with the City of Boulder Climate Initiatives Department. Staff serve as peer-to-peer educators and do outreach focused on the city climate and environmental goals through delivering resources for sustainable living and behavior change. Staff spend 20% of their time in training, researching and reporting for the program and split the remaining time doing outreach and performing home Eco-visits to off campus renters installing conservation kits. Ideal candidates enjoy talking with and educating other students at events (like the Farmers Market), have a passion for sustainable lifestyles, and are comfortable in a role that calls for being professional and organized. $16/hr to start. 5-10 hours per week, depending on availability and time of year.

Bike Mechanics

Hiring now for work starting before the Fall semester

Student Assistant I to start. Work at either on-campus Bike Stations or in east campus Bike Warehouse. Pay begins at $16/hour, with pay increase upon completion of level 2 bike mechanic training. For Bike Station: perform bike maintenance and repairs outdoors, register bikes, and keep the campus bike stations clean and organized. Attend in-person trainings and complete online bike mechanic lessons. Be welcoming and friendly to all bike station visitors. Staffing depends on open hours and student schedules. Hours in the winter can vary greatly For Bike Warehouse: Perform bike maintenance and repair, assist in bike rack removal/install projects, provide lock cut services and assist in campus abandoned bikes impound program. Attend in-person trainings and complete online lessons. Maintain semester rental bike inventory and maintain the fleet. Must be willing to work outside and in adverse conditions.

To apply, send interest email and resume to bicycle@colorado.edu.

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When no positions are posted here, you can still be considered in case openings become available during the current semester. Please complete our online student employment application, which also will gauge your interest in internships, volunteering, professional networking and other ways of being involved.

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Internships

The CU Environmental Center can sometimes work with an individual student to arrange a semester-long internship.

Internships are available on a very limited basis, depending on the priorities and projects of the current semester, capacity of supervisors and skills and interests of applicants.
Academic credit for an internship must be facilitated and approved by your academic major department.
Students can work with the E-Center as a paid employee, paid intern for a specified term, or intern for academic credit. In order to earn academic credit while in a paid position, the student will need to work with the supervisor and internship advisor to identify desired and approved learning outcomes.

To apply, complete our online employment application as if you were applying for a paid job, and select "non-paid for-credit internship" as the position you are applying for. You may complete a single application form to be considered for internships and paid positions. If interested in academic credit, please follow up your application with an email to ecenter@colorado.edu to confirm if we can consider an internship at this time.

Future Careers

Explore the links for "Environment and Sciences" and other majors and careers through Career Services resources for information about various industries, non-profit organizations and job boards.

CU Career Services can also assist you with discovering strengths, resume writing and interviewing, events and fairs, graduate school preparation and much more.

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Students

Students are the heart and soul of the Environmental Center, creating a sustainable University of Colorado Boulder campus and making a positive impact on the campus community and beyond. E-Center student-led programs and projects have pioneered sustainable improvements that other universities and communities are emulating.

Inclusivity and Diversity

Social justice initiatives are key components of sustainability. The Environmental Center strives to create programs, activities and an organizational culture that embrace social justice, inclusivity and diversity. Applications are sought from all students including, but not limited to, underrepresented students at CU: students of color, first-generation students, students with disabilities, LGBTQI students, low-income students and non-traditional students. Undergraduate and graduate students who work with the CU Enviornmental Center are engaged in a variety of majors such as (but not limited to) engineering, business, communication, political science, architecture, biology, education and environmental studies.

Academic year openings

Positions for the academic year are filled in August of each year, or in the Spring semester for the following year, with only a few openings at other times. Applications are accepted year round with the majority of interviews held at the start of the Fall semester. Most students are hired for the full Fall to Spring academic year, with work commitment varying from 5 - 20 hours per week depending on position. All students who are interviewed each August will be asked to hold the date of a required-attendance staff work retreat in September in case they are hired.

Openings at other times

Positions sometimes become available during the school year and are posted and filled quickly. Summer positions are usually filled in May. Current Openings are posted on the tab above.

The first time you are hired to work in a campus job, you must show documents that will satisfy the required Form I-9 Employment Verification Eligibility form. Students working away from home for the first time: bring original documents to Boulder with you or arrange their delivery to you to avoid delay of your starting work. More info about required employment documentation can be found on the CU Student Employment Office website, or on the I-9 form. The Environmental Center can only hire current students who are officially registered in a degree-seeking program at the University of Colorado at Boulder (or CU Boulder students in the official Leave of Absence program). For summer positions, student employees do not have to be taking summer classes if enrolled in Spring AND Fall semester classes.

University of Colorado Boulder is committed to achieving full equal opportunity and affirmative action for all applicants and employees. Equal opportunity ensures all qualified applicants and employees are treated fairly and not discriminated against with regard to the individual's race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or veteran status.

The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities it operates or in employment. Inquiries to the University of Colorado concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulation may be referred to the campus Title IX coordinator or to OCR.

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