MENV Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Graduate Student Assistant

Dates of employment: January 2024 to May 2024 (this appointment is renewable per semester at the discretion of your supervisor).

To apply for this position, submit your resume and a one-page cover letter to Michelle Cadena at michelle.cadena@colorado.edu no later than Friday, January 5. In your cover letter please address the following:

1. What does Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) mean to you?
2. How do you see JEDI intersecting within sustainability and environmental justice?
3. Why are you interested in this position and how will it help you grow in your professional and personal experience?

Who We Are:

The Masters of the Environment (MENV) Graduate Program at the University of Colorado Boulder is an interdisciplinary professional master’s degree that equips students with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to address complex environmental challenges in the 21st century.

The MENV program prepares students to become leaders in a wide range of industries, including consulting, planning, energy, natural resources, sustainability, and more. Through a comprehensive approach to professional education, MENV students learn to understand and address, through a systems lens, the human dimensions of environmental challenges.

Students simultaneously gain valuable professional experience working with an external client organization embedded within a natural, scientific, and entrepreneurial ecosystem that is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

What We Are Seeking:

The MENV Graduate Program is seeking a first-year MENV Student who is a self-starter with the desire to: build connections, share their creativity, build on or develop skills around programing, and share their passion for DEI within the sustainability space. This position will support the Assistant Director of Diversity Affairs & Student Success, serve as the DEI Committee Coordination Lead, provide MENV community support, and support other priorities yet to be identified. Through these tasks and activities, you will strengthen justice, equity, diversity, and inclusivity within MENV.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• MENV DEI Committee Coordination Lead
  • Lead MENV DEI Committee meetings, including monthly open committee meetings and monthly working meetings;
  • Build coalitions through supportive coordination and communication as needed with MENV committees and organizations, such as the Student Council, as well as on campus JEDI Committees and relevant community organizations; and
  • Co-plan MENV DEI Committee sponsored retreats & speaker series, which includes but is not limited to outreach, scheduling, logistics planning, and facilitation
  • Facilitate training of the next DEI GSA, during spring semester of your full first year
• MENV Community Support
  • Guide those involved in the MENV DEI Committee, as well as students and faculty seeking support
  • Work with MENV administration, faculty and DEI committee members to implement priorities identified through the JEDI strategic planning process;
  • Support or provide inclusive input into the MENV strategic planning process; and
  • Support recruiting activities, tabling, etc., when applicable.
• Support other priorities yet to be identified.

The hourly wage for this position starts at $20/hour for approximately 10 hours per week. More information on Student Employee benefits can be found here.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

• Familiarity with and/or capacity to learn online workspace tools (i.e., mail, calendar, drive, office suites, forms, and virtual meetings) including Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Canva
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to apply judgment and discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining accuracy
• Ability to work cooperatively with others or independently, as the situation requires
• Highly organized and attentive to details with good planning skills
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to change
• Preferred: experience with DEI and/or MENV, vision & strategy planning, and leadership