Careers in Sustainability
The Environmental Center is one of the most active student environmental communities in the country - our graduates often go on to distinguished careers in sustainability. The E-Center provides access to sustainability knowledge and resources; fosters leadership and action through meaningful volunteer, internship and job opportunities; and creates funding and mentoring for student-developed programs and projects.
CU students have led environmental efforts to launch the nation's first collegiate recycling program, first student-purchased wind energy program, first student government carbon neutrality pledge, zero-waste for athletic events, earth education, environmental justice, numerous groundbreaking conferences and events, and a series of leadership initiatives that span the forty years of the Environmental Center's operations.
Much of the programmatic, research, and on the ground operations work for campus programs is carried out by paid student employees. See our Current Openings to explore student jobs that can help you build skills while getting paid to further CU's sustainability efforts.
Find an Internship or Career in a Sustainability Field
Explore these other campus resources for internships and careers in sustainability.
Environmental Studies students can find internships on the ENVS Program's page, as well as information about Green Careers on the ENVS Resources Page.
If you are a CU-Boulder student or alum seeking work in sustainability, we send all positions that come our way to the University of Colorado Boulder's Career Services. They post them on their online jobs board that you can access for free!
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.