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Clean Air Task Force Intern (Boston)

November 28, 2012 – 4:45 pm

INTERNSHIP – THE CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE, BOSTON, MA

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is hiring an intern during the spring 2013 semester to support its Land Use and Bioenergy Project. Key responsibilities will include: Tracking, collecting, and summarizing emerging research on climate-related impacts of biofuels production and biomass-based power generation. Analyzing state, federal, and international policy developments. Reviewing and summarizing long-term projections about biomass availability.

Duration: January – May 2013 Time: 5-10 hours/week, Stipend: $12/hour. Website: http://www.catf.us/climate/land_use_and_bioenergy/

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Beyond Oil Campaign Internship – Sierra Club (Washington, DC)

November 7, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Interns will provide support to all aspects of the Beyond Oil Campaign, including its three sub-campaigns: dirty fuels, green transportation, and green fleets & electric vehicles. Past job activities have included conducting research and writing, assisting in outreach efforts, organizing program activities and events, preparing educational materials, providing administrative support, and contributing to program blogs and social media.

Required Knowledge and Skills:
·        Excellent written and oral communication skills
·        Demonstrated ability to research complex issues
·        Ability to gather/synthesize complex information and communicate in a clear and concise manner
·        Ability to work well independently or in a team setting
·        Ability to converse comfortably on the phone
·        Strong attention to detail
·        Experience with grassroots organizing and campaigns is a plus
·        Possessing good time management and organizational skills
·        Enthusiastic about ending America’s oil addiction!

Compensation/Pay: All Sierra Club internships are unpaid. Participants may be able to gain college credit for their internship.

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to: jessica.eckdish@sierraclub.org with “Spring 2012 Internship Application” in the subject line.

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Consulting & Executive Transitions Intern – Third Sector New England (Boston, MA)

October 12, 2012 – 11:09 am

TSNE, which provides management and leadership resources to help nonprofits support healthy, just communities, is accepting applications for their spring internship program. Interns will gain first-hand knowledge of the internal management of a nonprofit consulting practice, shadow consultants in the field, delve deeply into the theoretical underpinnings of organizational transition consulting, and learn about process evaluation for nonprofit capacity building efforts.

Internship projects include:

  • Shadowing consultants in the field, taking notes at meetings and drafting reports for clients
  • Evaluating internal systems and processes, providing recommendations for improvement
  • Analyzing evaluation data and developing reports
  • Researching organizational transitions and developing materials for use by consultants
  • Researching and evaluating businesses used by TSNE for strategic contracting decisions

For more information or to apply, click here.

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Box Turtle Surveyor, Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program (Westborough, MA)

March 16, 2012 – 6:02 pm

To aid its conservation efforts, the Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program (NHESP) in Westborough, Massachusetts, is looking for intensive seasonal assistance in conducting Box Turtle surveys in 2012. The Eastern Box Turtle is listed as a Species of Special Concern in Massachusetts.

With special funding for this project, the surveyor will: help plan, coordinate and conduct field surveys, track turtles, collect, compile, and enter data, and assist in the preparation a final report.

Preferred qualifications include: undergraduate degree in biology, wildlife, conservation biology, or related field; familiarity and field experience with turtles, particularly box turtles, and the rare flora and fauna of Massachusetts; experience with Natural Heritage methodology; experience with computers, including ArcGIS and Excel; experience with GPS technology; ability to interpret topographic maps and aerial photographs; ability to work both collaboratively and independently; good communication skills; accuracy and attention to detail; and the ability to work under strenuous field conditions.

The services of the Box Turtle surveyor will be retained through the Natural Heritage Program’s contractual relationship with the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences. Two full time opportunities are available. One will run from May 7 to July 13 and a second from May 14 to June 29.

To apply individuals (or other vendors) should send a cover letter and resume to: Karen Dolan, Finance & Projects Administrator, Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, MA 01581 or email: karen.dolan@state.ma.us. Application deadline is March 14, 2012.

The majority of the survey sites are in the southeastern region (including Cape Cod) of Massachusetts and to a lesser extent the Connecticut River Valley. The surveyor must be willing to work in both regions and have their own transportation. No housing is available.

More information about the Natural Heritage Program can be found at www.nhesp.org. For more information about the Box Turtle work contact Lori Erb at: lori.erb@state.ma.us.

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Research Assistant, “Smart Lunchrooms” study (Chelsea and Lawrence, MA)

October 4, 2011 – 4:56 pm

Harvard School of Public Health is recruiting research assistants to help with a plate waste study in Chelsea and Lawrence Public Schools during the school lunch periods. This is a study to examine the impact of “Smart Lunchrooms,” which use behavioral psychology to encourage students to select healthier foods.

Responsibilities of the research assistants will include recording the foods selected and consumed by students.  Data collection will begin in a few weeks and last 3-4 weeks in each school district. If interested, please contact Juliana Cohen JCohen@hsph.harvard.edu and include your availability (during the hours of 9am-3:30pm, M-F), and if you are interested in working in Lawrence Public Schools (must have access to a car) and/or Chelsea public schools (accessible by public transportation). This is a paid position.

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