The Roberts Environmental Center (REC) is hiring 5C undergraduates to work for 5-10 hours a week as a student environmental analyst on one of 5 teams student analyst teams! Past teams include:

• Sustainable Business Practices
• Green Consulting
• Outreach & Policy
• Marine Science and Conservation
• Energy

Position Details 

• Hours: 3–5 hours per week, flexible schedule

• Wage: $16.90/hour.

Position Requirements 

• Interest in the environment
• Strong self-motivation and the ability to work independently and in groups
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail.

*Claremont McKenna College Students Only*

Position Description

The Roberts Environmental Center Sustainability Interns serve the CMC Community as student liaisons between the administration and student body. They aim to promote sustainable practices on campus by connecting students to information, resources, funding, and the CMC  administration.

The Sustainability Interns promote energy- and water-saving, low-waste living, sustainable eating, and alternative transportation in tangible ways, such as organizing panels on current events and pursuing long-lasting sustainability initiatives on campus. 

Examples include hosting workshops, facilitating panels on current events, running events, and more.  Sustainability Interns  will lead energy-, waste-, and water-reducing initiatives to support CMC’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality, reducing CMC’s expenditures, and increasing the number of students engaged in environmental initiatives.

The REC believes that everyone has something unique to contribute to the conversation and that sustainability requires a community-based culture of awareness, care, and engagement 

The position works flexible weekly hours (an average of 3 hours per week and a limit of 5) during the academic school year at $16.90/hr. 

EcoReps Desired Qualifications:

• Must be passionate for making sustainable changes at the campus level
• Organize and host events during the academic year
• Project management, communications, campaign development/implementation, and other events and projects as needed Help students create project proposals for specific initiatives to be implemented on campus that can be applied to CMC’s Sustainability Fund to receive funding
• Work to improve the sustainable infrastructure and operations of rat CMC through reported observations and suggestions to supervisor at the REC
• Provide weekly updates to supervisor

The REC Climate Education Interns (2 interns) potential projects include:

• Refine and teach climate science curriculum for local 6th graders
• Teach environmental curriculum to incarcerated adult students

Two interns will be hired.

Qualifications / Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Coursework in environmental science and related fields
• Organized, communicative, and able to meet deadlines
• Experience with building and/or delivering educational curriculum preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively and engage with different populations

Position Details: 3-4 hours per week, $16.90 per hour

Job Responsibilities:

• Curate relevant existing climate resources 
• Work independently and collaboratively to teach curriculum
• Refine curriculum in response to feedback

The REC Strategic Engagement Interns will work with the REC faculty, staff, and students to curate the Center’s outreach, website and social media presence, including promoting interactive and engaging content, expanding the alumni network, and growing digital outreach.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and curate engaging content for social media platforms
• Assist in the creation and editing of written, video, and photo content
• Collaborate with public affairs team to create stories/content
• Interact and respond to social media messages, inquiries, and comments
• Possibly create reports on key metrics
• Help produce and manage tailored content, typically for the web
• Write and edit various types of content, including bi-monthly newsletters and as-needed website content

Commitment: 2-3 hours per week, $16.90 per hour

Social Media Coordinator Qualifications / Skills:

• Experience with writing and social media management tools
• Proficiency with photo editing tools, digital media formats, and HTML
• Good verbal communication skills
• Good time management skills
• Detail-oriented approach with ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Must be self-motivated

The Roberts Environmental Center (REC) is seeking 2–3 students to identify CMC’s campus energy challenges and develop strategies to reduce the college’s energy use. Students will gain real-world experience by building consensus across diverse stakeholders with a shared commitment to campus sustainability. Interns will identify and present actionable strategies to administration to reduce consumption and facilitate campus-wide discussions regarding energy use and trade-offs.

Students may also be tasked with collecting and analyzing campus environmental data for CMC’s sustainability reports, annual STARS submission, and the CMC Climate Action Plan. This position contributes toward CMC’s carbon neutrality goal by 2050. 

Position Details 

• Hours: 3–6 hours per week, Monday–Friday (flexible schedule).

• Wage: $16.90/hour.

Position Requirements 

• Proficiency in Excel and data collection.
• Strong self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
• Ability to coordinate with campus departments to collect data.
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail.