Salvation Farms and the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) Waste Management District have officially started the search for the NEK Gleaning Coordinator VISTA position, via Harvest Against Hunger. The position is also listed online here: https://www.harvestagainsthunger.org/harvest-vista-program-positions/
Hot Handshake Education Jobs & Internships
Lately, a lot of students have been interested in making an impact working on policy issues related to education. So I did a little exercise and curated an interesting list of internships and jobs in Handshake using education policy as a key word search.
for a curated listing of K-12 and other education related jobs and internships, click HERE.
Don’t forget to check out this event on Handshake:
- Virtual Session: EF Education First – Info Session, Thu February 11, 2021
Hot Handshake Social Impact Internships & Jobs
Below are internships and jobs that dropped into my inbox, which can be accessed through Handshake:
The Plastic Pollution Movements and the Pandemic
The Plastic Pollution Movements and the Pandemic
MAlt Environmental Conservation Amid the Pandemic WT Speaker Series
5:00 – 6:00p ET
Join via Zoom, Passcode 681129
Anika Ballent, Education Director at Algalita, will highlight a few of the ways in which the global movement around plastic pollution has been affected by the pandemic. While on the short-term, and in the media, it might look like all bad news and ban roll-backs, the movement has more likely gained momentum and strength through the clearly revealed connections between human health, our lifestyles and stories, and the fact that we can and are changing in response to our biggest threats.
Organized and hosted by the Middlebury Alternative Breaks (MAlt) 2021 Environmental Conservation Amid the Pandemic Team: Tina Cai ‘23, Sam Liang ‘22, Francis Shiner ‘23, Hanwen Zhang ‘24, Marlow Saucier ‘24, Sarah Levin ‘24, Sophia Fatima ‘24.
For more on this virtual conference, check out
Do You Care About Food Access? Hunger Free VT is Hiring
Hunger Free Vermont is hiring a Universal School Meals Campaign Manager to join the team working to make Vermont the first state in the nation to provide universal school meals, making school breakfast and lunch available to all public school students in Vermont at no charge to them or their caregivers. Under the supervision of the Advocacy and Education Director, manage and drive forward Hunger Free Vermont’s state legislative Universal School Meals Campaign. You will manage efforts to engage individuals, schools, and communities in Vermont, collaborate with partner organizations in our advocacy, and work with legislators and state officials to pass legislation. This position will also support advocacy efforts to expand universal school meals at a federal level.
There is more information about the position and the application process on their website. Applications will be accepted through February 17th. We will be conducting interviews remotely through Zoom, and are committed to modifying the process as we are able to while maintaining the health and safety of all involved if any aspect of it poses a barrier.
SENIORS: Green Corps Info Session Feb. 3 @ 6-7PM
Join Caro, current Field Organizer with Green Corps, to hear more about this post-grad opportunity! Green Corps is a one-year program that prepares recent college graduates for a career in environmental organizing by providing training, hands-on experience running campaigns, and helping to connect organizers with jobs in the social change movement afterward.
Our program starts by putting you in intensive classroom training. You learn about issues and campaigns, organizing theory and principles, and skills from recruiting volunteers to staging a media event. Then, you move to a more hands-on experience. You make a difference on important campaigns to transition our country to clean energy, protect wildlife, and more.
The planet needs all the help it can get. To win now and build a strong foundation for lasting progress, we need people who know how to organize: to run organizations and campaigns that will inspire the support and action we need to save our planet. We’re accepting the top 20 out of more than 1000 applicants for our 2021-2022 program.
If you’re passionate about the environment and ready to learn and practice the craft of organizing, join Green Corps’ info session on February 3rd to learn more, or apply directly through our website! Green Corps’ year long program begins in August 2021 with Introductory Classroom Training, and continues with field placements in multiple locations across the U.S. Candidates must be willing to relocate. For the foreseeable future, all of our staff are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clean Energy Entry-Level Jobs
Here are a few entry-level position listed on Ed Carley’s Clean Energy & Sustainability newsletter (Thanks, Ed!!):
Entry level to five years experience
Climate Change & sustainability Consultant. Mott MacDonald. Iselin, NJ. https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2355696505/. Appears to be entry level. Thanks Adam!
Program Associate – Weatherization Assistance Program – Remote. Colorado Energy Office. Denver or remote within Colorado. https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/2957561/program-associate-weatherization-assistance-program?keywords=program%20associate&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs. 1 year experience.
Environmental Educator (PT). Alice Ferguson Foundation. Accokeek, MD (Washington, DC area). https://fergusonfoundation.org/job-opportunities/. 1 year experience. Thanks Alex!
Project Coordinator II, National Climate Action. WRI. Washington, DC. https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/job/oKG3dfwq. 1-3 years experience. Thanks Betty!
Research Analyst. Energy Acuity. Denver, CO. https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2372227228/. 1-3 years experience. Thanks Nathan!
Graduating Seniors: Work in Renewable Energy Finance
A Middlebury alum from 38 Degrees North, a Marin County, California-based private investment firm specializing in renewable energy infrastructure with a primary focus on solar energy and battery storage, is looking for someone inspired by the opportunity to gain experience in renewable energy, transactions, financial modeling, investor management, and new investment origination, while working in an entrepreneurial environment.
The Analyst or Associate will assist the team in all aspects of working with our key partners, including capital providers (equity and debt), project development partners, and external asset management contractors. Responsibilities include: detailed financial modeling, due diligence support, transaction management, asset management, new investment analysis and proposal assembly and various other business management activities. We are a small entrepreneurial company, and the Analyst or Associate will have the opportunity to learn new skills and rapidly develop his/her career.
If you are interested in the position and have additional questions, please email info@38degreesn.com to learn more and apply.
Spring Internship with ADL Ventures on Clean Energy
A Middlebury alum is looking for 2021 winter/spring interns at ADL Ventures – preferably junior/senior with strong writing skills and deep interest in renewables/decarbonization. The internship, a Clean Energy Intern with ADL Ventures, is posted on Handshake to apply.
Interested in Community Organizing/outreach and Food Insecurity?
Here are two full-time, temporary job postings from the Everyone Eats program (led by Knoll co-founder Jean Hamilton ’04 and fellow Midd alum Benjy Adler ‘03)! They could be perfect for students who are either deferring for the Spring semester or are only taking classes part time. They are both temporary jobs through the summer but pay a salary.
TO APPLY: Intervale/Everyone Eats job one (Everyone Eats Delivery Driver Distribution Coordinator) and two (Everyone Easts Community Outreach & Distribution Manager (Intervale Center)