Tag Archives: Climate Change

Interested in Farming, Climate Change, Research & Communal Living thru a Jewish Framework?

There are still 1-3 spots still open at the Zumwalt Acres farm spring apprenticeship.

WHERE: Sheldon, IL
WHEN: March – June
COMPENSATION: housing, food, and a monthly stipend*
RESPONSIBILITIES: tend the land, live in community, and advocate for a more just & resilient future
*monthly stipend will depend on the size of our community, but will be between $375-500/mo

INTERESTED? Go to zumwaltacres.org for more information and our application!

Feel free to contact Remi at (rwelbel[at]middlebury.edu) or phone (773-569-8824) if you’re interested or have questions.

Applications Open for the 2022-2023 Cohort of the Middlebury Climate Action Fellowship! 

Climate change touches everything and we’re here to support you as you find your way to effective action. 

“Climate Action” takes many forms and we hope students from across disciplines, approaches, and backgrounds will apply. You may be working on a specific environmental justice effort, developing an art installation, or creating complex data models. All of those efforts could fit the bill.

Have an idea you’d like to explore? An unpaid internship you’d like to fund? A desire to supplement and connect your paid internship with a cohort of others working on climate this summer and into the academic year? 

Over the summer, the Climate Action Capacity Project will provide compensation for those Fellows pursuing unpaid internships or research with an additional stipend of $750 for all Fellows participating in coordinated efforts (weekly meetings, guest speakers, reflections, etc). Fellows continuing into the school year will be compensated for their work at Middlebury as they work to build individual, team, and school climate capacities.

More details on the program here. Application here. 

Application deadline: April 10, 2022.

Still searching for an organization to work with? Looking to refine a project idea? Reach out to Minna Brown (mbbrown@middlebury) with any other questions.

Applications Open for the 2022-2023 Cohort of the Middlebury Climate Action Fellowship! 

Climate change touches everything and we’re here to support you as you find your way to effective action. 

“Climate Action” takes many forms and we hope students from across disciplines, approaches, and backgrounds will apply. You may be working on a specific environmental justice effort, developing an art installation, or creating complex data models. All of those efforts could fit the bill.

Have an idea you’d like to explore? An unpaid internship you’d like to fund? A desire to supplement and connect your paid internship with a cohort of others working on climate this summer and into the academic year? 

Over the summer, the Climate Action Capacity Project will provide compensation for those Fellows pursuing unpaid internships or research with an additional stipend of $750 for all Fellows participating in coordinated efforts (weekly meetings, guest speakers, reflections, etc). Fellows continuing into the school year will be compensated for their work at Middlebury as they work to build individual, team, and school climate capacities.

More details on the program here. Application here. 

Application deadline: April 10, 2022.

Still searching for an organization to work with? Looking to refine a project idea? Reach out to Minna Brown (mbbrown@middlebury) with any other questions.

Intern This Summer @VNRC to Protect and Enhance Vermont’s Natural Environments, Vibrant Communities, Productive Working Landscapes and Rural Character

There’s an exciting opportunity at Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) this summer for a 2022 Mollie Beattie Intern. Named in honor of the late Mollie Beattie, who served as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1991 to 1996 following years of environmental service in Vermont, this opportunity is open to a graduate level student—or a recent graduate with a natural resources or law degree—who intends to pursue a career in environmental science or natural resources policy or law. They also said they would accept applications from an undergraduate.


The intern will help coordinate initiatives related to water quality, land use planning, sustainable community development, and forest and wildlife conservation. The scope of work will be matched with the intern’s experience and interests. 

The internship will run for 8-10 weeks between June and August 2022. While we anticipate that the work of the Mollie Beattie Internship will be performed largely remotely, we leave open the possibility for in-person work if the selected candidate and conditions allow. Please indicate your availability for such work in your letter of interest. 
Compensation: Paid up to $5,020 for approximately 8-10 weeks of work.

Learn more and Apply on Handshake

Midd Gig: Climate Analytics Science Research on Passenger Transport

This Midd Gig posted in Midd2Midd comes to us from Middelbury alum Clare Waldman ’10, Project Manager, Climate Policy Team: Support the Climate Analytics’ Policy Team in conducting research about the best practices in transport sector. This will involve conducting research about the ways in which emissions from different modes of transport can be reduced while the mobility options increased. While the position is unpaid, you will gain experience in working for a globally recognized climate think tank while contributing to solving the major environmental challenge of our times. If time difference allows, you will also participate in calls with the project partners and project meetings (most project staff are based in Berlin, Germany). Finally, you will also benefit from the research conducted by others, especially in the area of climate mitigation in transport sector.

Posted On: Mar 25, 2021. Post Expires: Apr 23, 2021.

LEARN MORE HERE

What Constitutes a Gig?
Midd Gigs are short-term, professional assignments that are similar to those given to new hires or interns. These
projects enable Middlebury students and recent graduates to demonstrate skills, explore career paths, and build their networks. They also give alumni and parents access to the talented network of Middlebury undergraduates and recent graduates. Since Midd Gigs are more flexible and shorter-term than traditional internships, they allow you to engage applicants in a broader and more diverse range of projects and initiatives. Past gig sponsors have even hired student project teams to delve into work pertinent to their organizations.

To view all available Midd Gigs, click HERE.

FEBS: Work on Climate Justice with 350VT

This in from Middlebury student and Board member: “350Vermont is hiring a full-time Lead Organizer to join our staff collective of climate justice organizers! We’re looking for a grassroots organizer with at least several years of experience and a well-developed justice analysis, highly capable of collaboration and committed to shared leadership, passionate about movement-building, outgoing and energetic, ideally with some nonprofit management experience, and ideally based in the Burlington area or in central VT.

The majority of this role is leading 350VT’s campaigns, mobilization efforts, and solidarity work, but the Lead Organizer will also join the other staff collective members in co-leading some of the internal aspects of maintaining and developing the organization. We’re still in the process of an organizational transition to a shared leadership structure, which takes a long time and requires a lot of intentionality. A person who is a good fit for the Lead Organizer role will be able to lead 350VT’s organizing productively even while our structure continues to evolve and organizational vision continues to be clarified, will believe in and value collective leadership, will be patient with the process, and will be enthusiastic about participating in building the systems for our work together.

The Lead Organizer position is full time (35 hours/week), ideally based out of our Burlington office or central Vermont. The position is paid at $20.50 – $23.50/hour depending on experience (annual salary range equivalent to $37,310-$42,770), with health insurance, paid time off, and a professional development budget. We encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, women, and people from other underrepresented communities to apply. Learn more about the role and apply here by Feb. 15.”

Be a Climate Action Intern This Winter Term & Get Credit!

Intern with the South Burlington Energy Committee (SBEC), a volunteer group that reports to the City Council, in assisting the City of 18,000 residents to develop the promised Climate Action Plan to achieve local CO2 emissions reductions in line with the Paris Climate goals and supporting the City’s long term commitment to address the climate crisis. Apply for Winter Term internship for credit and challenge yourself to apply your liberal arts learning in a real-world setting and an opportunity to reflect on the connections between your classroom climate change education and hands-on learning. Learn more about getting WT credit HERE.

The Winter Term 2021 SBEC Climate Action Intern will support the SBEC in building the foundation of information that South Burlington requires to define specific goals and to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of the actions the city is undertaking to address its climate goals. As an intern you will tap into these skills: data & analytics, finance, operations / production, writing / editing and communications. During the project, you will work with a team of stakeholders, not limited to: city staff, school staff, utility representatives from Vermont Gas, Green Mountain Power, and Efficiency Vermont, fuel dealers, staff from the CCRPC (Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission), state employees, people from state and national organizations that specialize in emissions inventories, members of other energy committees, and university researchers. 

Don’t wait – get your application in for this tight deadline on November 23rd!

Learn More and Apply Thru Handshake HERE.