Jobs and Internships
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Jobs
If you're enthusiastic about science, nature, plants, wildlife, as well as water and air quality, a career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could be an excellent fit for you. There are various job opportunities available nationwide that you can apply for.
The regional job board of the Sierra Nevada Alliance features multiple open positions from various organizations within the state of California. Click on the link above to explore the opportunities that align best with your interests.
Join the U.S. Forest Service and embark on a fulfilling career dedicated to preserving America's natural treasures. If you're looking for a rewarding role that combines your passion for the outdoors with meaningful conservation efforts, explore the diverse range of job opportunities they offer.
Environmental Campaign Assistant/ Canvass Office Director
Fund for the Public Interest is hiring and training Canvass Directors to make an impact on some of the most important problems of our time – like protecting wildlife and wild places, eliminating plastic waste that is polluting our oceans, ensuring we have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink, and more. They believe that having solutions to these problems often isn’t enough to solve them. To win positive change, we need to educate, engage and mobilize people across the country. They're hiring Canvass Directors to build the people power it will take to solve these problems. Directors and their staff work to build public support through one-on-one, face-to-face conversations on America’s front doorsteps, generating the kind of support that lasts longer than a news cycle and goes deeper than an online petition. This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. They have immediate positions available as well as positions starting throughout the year.
Community Activity Worker (Recycling Ambassador) (Part-Time) – Environmental Services Department
The City of San Jose's Environmental Services Department is currently seeking to fill four (4) Part-Time Community Activity Worker (Recycling Ambassador) unbenefited positions in the Integrated Waste Management Division.These positions support the Contamination and Recycling Tagging (CART) Program to reduce single-family dwelling recycling contamination. This work helps the City reach its zero-waste goal to increase material recycled, educate residents about items that are recyclable, reduce material landfilled, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and avoid future recycling fee increases. These positions provide individuals with valuable recycling program experience, rewarding field work engaging residents and the community, and helps San José Recycle Right.
The HEAL Project (THP) is seeking a passionate and flexible Garden and Farm Educator to join our team. This part-time, irregular, non-exempt position is responsible for delivering our award-winning garden and farm education programs to students across San Mateo County. The role combines leading garden-based science lessons at elementary schools in San Mateo County with seasonal field trips and camps at our two-acre San Mateo County School Farm in El Granada.
The Sierra Club is looking to recruit someone who is able to help with initial contact and onboarding of new volunteers, including identification of volunteer skills and interests. Duties also entail providing support to existing volunteers and team leads to maximize their efficiency and effectiveness with letters to the editor, social media, blogs, group meetings and the forest protection forum.
Internship Programs
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) serves as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's primary in-house scientific research agency, with the mission of finding solutions to agricultural challenges that impact the American people. ARS is currently opening several research and fellowship opportunities to all college students.
We have ENVS communities for both current and alumni Environmental Studies students at San José State University. We strongly encourage you all to join if you want to know/have more updates on job postings, internship opportunities, and news from ENVS at SJSU.
