Student Sustainability Internships

Here are more internships that the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability is sponsoring in the City of Berkeley community.

1. Wooden Furniture Reuse - YaYa California (OPEN)
2. Biodiesel Education Intern (OPEN)
3. Berkeley Unified School District's Experiential Garden and Cooking-Based Education Program (FILLED)
4. Climate Action - Ecology Center (FILLED)

Wooden Furniture Reuse - YaYa California

Positions: 1

Background: Young Aspirations, Young Artists California is an innovative new non-profit enterprise working with homeless and low income youth, ages 16 to 25, providing jobs painting art on recycled furniture to sell, as well as getting youth involved in public art projects and teaching children art in elementary after-school programs.

Job Description: YaYa California seeks an intern to work with our organization for 16-18 weeks in fall/winter/spring 2007/08 establishing a link with UC Berkeley in order to receive donations of furniture from students leaving campus each spring as part of the campus' efforts to recycle diverse items left by students. The student will be involved in setting up a system so that our organization can effectively pick up furniture donations, working in conjunction with the other agency recycling partners, the University, fraternities and sororities, apartment buildings, etc.

Requirements:

• Excellent program organizer/planner with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to carry out simple, detailed research
• Ability to track and provide attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, take initiative
• Ability to create a timeline and follow a project through to completion
• Existing campus leadership contacts a plus
• Access to a truck a plus
• Knowledge of or strong interest in recycling important
• Working use of EXCEL and ability to write up research results in a timely manner a necessity

Payscale: $12/hr

To Apply: Send a resume and cover letter via email to Sally Hindman at slhindman@aol.com or 3129 Ellis Street by February 5th. Position available until filled. For more information contact: 510-704-0689

Biodiesel Education Intern

Background: 1

Background: Biodiesel is America's fastest growing alternative fuel. The BioFuel Oasis is a small worker-owned cooperative business that sells biodiesel at the pump in West Berkeley. We currently teach monthly fuel filter changing workshops, give occasional school group tours, and in February taught a 5 day intensive on starting your own biodiesel station.

Job Description: We are seeking a self-motivated student to help us expand our biodiesel classes and education by working closely with us to do some or all of the following:

• Spend the first month getting to know our business and the basics of biodiesel
• Research the current class market, survey our customers for class ideas, and look for organizations we could partner with to teach classes
• Research local community colleges at which we could guest lecture and/or teach full classes
• Write a detailed business plan for the expanded education program
  
• Research grants to support the classes
• Write class curriculum, create a marketing plan, and make promotional materials

The student may focus on the aspects they are particularly interested in. student may focus on the

Payscale: $11/hr, February 2008-April 2008

Contact: Jennifer Radtke, Jennifer@biofueloasis.com

To Apply: Submit letter of interest and resume by February 5th.


Berkeley Unified School District's Experiential Garden and Cooking-based Education Program

Positions: 1

About the program: Through weekly school garden and cooking classes at the k-12 grade levels, the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) Garden and Cooking Network Program teaches students about where their food comes from, the importance of local sustainable food systems and the value of adopting healthy eating and physical activity patterns as part of a healthy lifestyle. Our vision is to teach every child to seek, grow, prepare and eat nourishing, delicious and sustainably grown food and to empower students to make choices that have a positive influence on their personal health, family, community and surrounding environment.

Job Description: Program Interns learn what it takes to run a district-wide nutrition education program by gaining first-hand experience with curriculum development, program administration, and a parent nutrition program. Interns will also have the opportunity to support in facilitation of hands-on garden and cooking classes. Interns are supervised by Nutrition Network Program staff.

Qualifications: We are looking for candidates with experience and/or interest in one or more of the following areas: nutrition education, experiential learning, organic gardening, food systems, and healthy cooking. Ability to work well with children, good communication skills and willingness to learn more about our program are a must. The ideal intern has strong oral and written communications skills, and is a quick learner who is able to work independently and solve problems creatively. Program Interns should be comfortable with the Internet, MS Word and Excel.

Compensation: $10/hr

Time Commitment: Interns work 8-10 hours per week from November – May. Program intern hours are between 9am-4pm with occasional evening hours for outreach. We would be glad to work around school schedules or other commitments. Location: South Berkeley (close to Ashby BART Station)

How to Apply: Applicants should send an e-mail with resume, statement of interest, and time availability to mia_villanueva@berkeley.k12.ca.us by November 16th. Please keep statement to one page. For additional questions/concerns call 510.644.6710.

Climate Action Intern

Positions: 1

Background: The Ecology Center has been working to help local residents, governments, agencies, organizations, and businesses reduce their environmental impacts for nearly 40 years. We are now finding that we must reorient and reorganize our educational efforts so that they are framed with a focus on climate change. This internship will help us integrate our existing programs with other carbon-reduction projects such as the Low Carbon Diet, the City of Berkeley’s Measure G efforts, and the UC Climate Action Plan. We offer many programs and services that help residents to reduce their environmental impacts (from Berkeley’s curbside recycling pickup to the farmers’ markets and more), as well as offer classes and events in our Environmental Resource Center and at the EcoHouse, our demonstration site. We are currently developing a Local Carbon Offset website. We have much to offer the community and this internship will help us provide more effective environmental service.

Job Description: The Ecology Center is seeking a UC Berkeley graduate student, or highly skilled UC Berkeley undergraduate to help integrate our educational activities with the City of Berkeley and UC Climate Action Plans. Specifically, the intern will help us produce:

• Educational Content for our Carbon Offset Website
• Fact sheets and Educational Materials
• A Low Carbon Diet Blog
• Materials for Use in the Low Carbon Diet Effort
• Documentation and Framing of Ecology Center Carbon Reduction Services
• Draft Climate Action Education Plan
• Organize events and classes
• Draft Language for Future Fundraising Efforts

Requirements:The Intern must possess both analytical and people skills and will help us review the service base, our classes and events, materials and other resources. The intern will work on ways to integrate the language, framing, and concrete programmatic connections to best serve the community. Must be able to perform research, writing, content development for our website, organize and participate in events, and prepare the organization for fundraising efforts to continue this work upon their departure. Experience working in a collaborative community setting is a plus.

Payscale: Internship will span the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 semester; 10 to 20 hours per week for a total of approximately 350 hours, and will pay $10 -$15 per hour depending on experience.

To Apply: Please send resume and cover letter to Beck Cowles, Ecology Center: beck@ecologycenter.org. Position will remain open until filled.

StopWaste.org is the Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board, an integrated public agency whose mission is to provide the most environmentally sound waste management program for the people of Alameda County. The Agency is charged with providing programs to reduce the amount of material going into landfills.

Stopwaste.Org is partnering with the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability to provide four internship positions in the area of Environmental Education, Recycling Hotline and Information, and Market Development. See job descriptions and application information below.

The following internships are currently available:

1) Sustainability Market Development
2) Environmental Education (POSITION FILLED)
3) Recycling Hotline and Information

Sustainability Market Development

Positions Available: 1

Background: StopWaste.Org is seeking an Intern to assist with our Business Outreach efforts. The StopWaste.Org Market Development project supports and funds business retention, expansion and attraction efforts aimed at value-added processors of recycled materials and end-use manufacturers that incorporate recycled content into their products in Alameda County. The program provides consultation on project ideas, business plan review, feedstock sourcing, siting assistance and market research for hard-to-recycle materials. We are looking for a motivated individual with an interest in business sustainability and the recycling industry to help develop a stronger marketing and outreach component to the program. The position receives day-to-day direction from the program manager and is overseen by a senior program manager.

Job Description:

1. Coordinate development of a new marketing brochure for the Agency's Revolving Loan Fund and other business services.
2. Develop brief case studies for website and new brochure, and interview past loan recipients and business clients for case study development.
3. Assist with follow-up letters and phone calls to Alameda County city planners and economic development staff who were included in a Recycling-Based Business study performed in 2005-06.
4. Respond to local business requests for more information on StopWaste.Org's market development program
5. Systematize existing databases of StopWaste's Market Development contacts.
6. Conduct outreach mailings to promote existing market development and other business services

Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of business research methods. Familiarity with contact database development and management Familiarity with and interest in environmental and/or waste reduction programs a plus

ABILITY: Ability to organize thoughts and effectively communicate both orally and in writing; including ability to diplomatically interview and conduct information gathering phone calls; be self-directed; manage personal time and be punctual; prioritize tasks; willingness to learn new skills; communicate and participate in a team setting.

SKILLS: Additional computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets e-mail and Internet research.

EDUCATION /TRAINING: Any combination of experience and education that would demonstrate possession of the required knowledge and abilities for the position.

Familiarity with communities in Alameda County and a desire to learn more about current waste reduction issues and sustainable practices is a plus. Selected candidate(s) for the position must be able to provide own means of transportation.

Payscale: $20/hour. Approximately 12 hours per week for the 30 weeks of the Academic year with the possibility of extending the internship through June, July and August. Not to exceed 1000 hours. May occasionally include Saturday, late afternoon, and evening hours; these would be scheduled in advance. Schedule will be determined based on workload

To Apply: send a letter and resume to Justin Lehrer at justin@stopwaste.org. This position will remain open until filled.

Environmental Education

Available Positions: 1

Background: The Environmental Education Assistant assists in the presentation of the irecycle@school Education Center field trips for 4th and 5th grade and high school classes at the Davis Street Transfer Station in San Leandro, CA. The position receives day-to-day direction from the Education Center coordinator and reports to work at the Davis Street Transfer Station. The program is overseen by a senior program manager located at the StopWaste.Org offices. Selected candidate(s) for the position must be able to provide own means of transportation.

Job Description:
School Field Trip Instruction

• Assist with confirming field trips including confirming buses, assembling teacher confirmation packets, copying handouts and acquiring brochures, and communication with teachers or schools.
• Assist with field trip set-up and clean-up including preparing Education Center, activity props, safety equipment, and pre- and post-field trip materials for teachers.
• Conduct field trips which includes: using principles and methods of environmental education instruction (provided in training), ensuring that teachers, chaperons and students know and follow safety rules; maintaining appropriate classroom decorum; using age-appropriate examples of reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost with students; assisting with hands-on activities; following a developed curriculum and script.
• Conduct information gathering and field trip curriculum updating as needed to ensure accuracy and quality of program. Assist with development of materials that supplement the field trip program.
• Participate as needed, in debriefing Agency staff regarding Education Center program and administrative functions connected to the Education Center program.
• Assist with teacher in training workshops providing support on set-up, material preparation, and hands on activities.
• Assist with entering ongoing maintenance of on-site worm bins, Biostack compost bin and Bay-Friendly garden as needed.

Administrative:

• Assist with entering evaluation data into database, and other information into appropriate logs or spreadsheets.
• Tracking and documenting work hours.
• Answering telephone as needed and taking messages.
• Assisting with other tasks related to the irecycle@school program as needed.

Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of education and/or experience in teaching an environmental message to students (primarily elementary grades) in a non-formal education setting. Knowledge of the integrated waste management hierarchy and the concepts of reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost and/or other environmental scientific processes or issues.

ABILITY: Ability to organize thoughts and effectively communicate both orally and in writing; be self-directed; manage personal time and be punctual; prioritize tasks; willingness to learn new skills; communicate and participate in a team setting; lift 50 pounds; work in an outdoor setting where there are loud sounds, dust, and various weather conditions.

SKILLS: Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, partners, and the public and provide quality customer service. Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, database entry, e-mail and Internet research.

EDUCATION /TRAINING: Any combination of experience and education that would demonstrate possession of the required knowledge and abilities for the position: a typical way to obtain this knowledge would be college course work in education, environmental education, environmental science or related field or experience providing environmental education or working with school age students.

Desirable Qualifications:
Familiarity with communities in Alameda County and a desire to learn more about current waste reduction issues and sustainable practices is a plus. Payscale: $20/hr. Approximately 12 hours per week for the 30 weeks of the academic year with the possibility of extending the internship through June. Work assignments may occasionally include Saturday, late afternoon, and evening hours; these would be scheduled in advance. Schedule will be determined based on workload.

To Apply: Send a resume and letter of interest via email to Mark Spencer at spencer@stopwaste.org. The position will remain open until filled.

Recycling Hotline and Information

Available Positions: 2

Background: The Recycling Hotline and Information Intern assists in the answering the 1-877-STOPWASTE recycling hotline, 510-444-SOIL rotline (composting) and the http://www.stopwaste.org/ guestbook. The Intern assists with maintaining and updating the recycling information and referral database. The position receives day-to-day direction from a Recycling Specialist. The program is overseen by a senior program manager. The selected candidate for the position must be able to provide own means of transportation.

Job Description:

• Assist with answering recycling hotline, rotline and agency email.
• Provide information, referral, and collateral materials as requested.
• Document requests using customer service database.
• Assist with maintaining and updating recycling vendor contact database.
• Assist with updating materials to publish the "Recycling Guide" and "Builders' Guide to Reuse and Recycling."
• Assist with research projects to support StopWaste.org programs.
• Assist with maintaining collateral material inventory and ordering materials for fulfillment.
• Review and request updates to the Recycling Wizard webpage.
• Help develop lists for specialized materials and develops distribution plan for information.
• Staff agency booth at events.
• Assist with compost bin sales including data entry and customer service.
• Conduct research as assigned, preparing spreadsheets or other organized information.
• Participate as needed, in briefing Agency staff regarding updates and changes to the recycling database.
• Assist with developing the training manual for the recycling hotline.
• Track and document work hours.

Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge and/ or experience in environmental studies, customer service, or information services. Knowledge of the integrated waste management hierarchy and the concepts of reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost or other environmental scientific processes or issues.

ABILITY: Ability to organize thoughts and effectively communicate both orally and in writing; be self-directed and maintain follow-through; attention to details and accuracy; willingless to learn new skills; communicate and participate in a team setting; lift 50 pounds.

SKILLS: Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, partners, and the public and provide quality customer service. Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, database entry, and internet research.

EDUCATION/TRAINING: Any combination of experience and education that would demonstrate possession of the required knowledge and abilities for the position: a typical way to obtain this knowledge would be college course work in education, environmental education, environmental science or related field or experience.

Desirable Qualifications: Familiarity with communities in Alameda County and a desire to learn more about current waste reduction issues and sustainable practices is a plus.

Payscale: $20/hour. Approximately 12 hours per week for the 30 weeks of the Academic year with the possibility of extending the internship through June, July and August at 20-30 hours per week. May occasionally include Saturday, late afternoon, and evening hours; these would be scheduled in advance. The Recycling Hotline is staffed from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The desired schedule for the intern will be three, four-hour days, two six hour days or a combination of the two.
Start Time: Late October/early November 2007

To Apply: Send a letter of interest, resume and the following completed supplemental questionnaire Mark Spencer at spencer@stopwaste.org.

Recycling_Hotline_and_Information.pdf

The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability is sponsoring several sustainability interns to work on a variety of projects to accomplish its sustainable development and environmental management goals for 2007. Academic credit may be possible. Continue to check here for further updates.

The Following Internships are Currently Available:

1) Earth Week Coordinators (POSITION FILLED)
2) Stanley Hall Education and Outreach (PENDING)
3) Focus the Nation Coordinators (POSITION FILLED)
4) Green Room Development (PENDING)
5) Green Building Materials (POSITION FILLED)
6) "The Local" Coordinators (POSITION FILLED)
7) Re-USE Renovation/Demolition Waste Triage (POSITION FILLED)
8) Re-USE Satellite Stations (POSITION FILLED)
9) RSSP Education and Outreach (POSITION FILLED)
10) Sheet Mulching (POSITION FILLED)

EarthWeek Coordinators

Positions: 3

Background: EarthWeek is an annual series of events that is rapidly becoming one of the largest, most encompassing events of the year on the Berkeley campus pertaining to environmentalism. It is a celebration of the environmental movement, the Earth and all that inhabits it as well as an opportunity to learn about and discuss environmental issues and solutions.

All students are encouraged to participate and attend events. It is also open to staff, faculty and the outside community. There are guest lectures, presentations on Sproul, musical and cultural performances, film screenings, and almost anything else student groups who collaborate wish to include, as long as it has anything to do with the Earth and/or sustainability.

Job Description: The EarthWeek Coordinators are responsible for facilitating the planning of the festivities and events by organizing and motivating the committee of volunteers, encouraging student groups and faculty to put on events, putting together the final schedule of events, ensuring that events occur as smoothly as possible, managing the budget and ultimately being the individuals responsible for making EarthWeek 2008 a success. ASUC Sustainability Team has coordinated EarthWeek events the past two years on a completely volunteer basis and intends to continue to help with the planning process, so the three coordinating interns this year are strongly encouraged to be members of "Steam" and attend its weekly meetings on Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Tilden Room in MLK.

Payscale: 120 hours, $8/hr, total $960 total

Contact: Christina Oatfield, christinao@berkeley.edu

Application: Submit application and resume by October 1st
EarthWeek_Application.pdf

Stanley Hall Education and Outreach

Positions: 1

Job Description: Stanley Hall is looking for a self-motivated and energetic student to focus on the day-to-day operations of Stanley Hall. This student will also provide education, design outreach, implement programs, and suggest operational changes that can help make Stanley Hall more sustainable and to possibly help make Stanley Hall LEED EB (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Existing Building) qualified. This student will develop programs to help the building inhabitants reduce their environmental impact and also identify "low-hanging fruits" to target for projects. Student must be willing to work with many stakeholders including staff, students, and faculty.

Preferred Skills: Students with previous experience in the environmental field are preferred. Student must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point. Experience with Illustrator or Publisher is preferred as well.

Payscale: $10/hour, 200 hours

Contact: Laura Moreno, lmoreno@berkeley.edu

Application: Submit application and resume by 5 pm on October 10th, 2007.

Stanley_App.pdf


Focus the Nation Coordinators

Positions: 1

Background: Focus the Nation is a day-long symposium about global warming and potential solutions scheduled to occur on university and college campuses all over the United States on January 31, 2008. Campuses invite local, state and federal politicians (and candidates) to participate in discussion about solutions to global warming. Focus the Nation's brainstorming at UC Berkeley has emphasized a morning of faculty from our own campus present their research relevant to clean energy, climate change and other related environmental topics. In the afternoon there will be breakout sessions on particular topics ranging form sustainable agriculture, economics of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, transportation and other topics. Most or all of these break-out discussions will be facilitated by a student intern and possibly other volunteers from ASUC Sustainability Team and Students for a Greener Berkeley.

Job Description: Interns will be responsible for coordinating student involvement at Focus the Nation as well as act as a liaison between student groups which plan to participate in putting together this event (ASUC Sustainability Team, Students for Greener Berkeley, Berkeley Energy Resources Collaborative and others).

Preferred Skills: The ideal candidate should be involved with environmental student groups, and feel comfortable working with staff, faculty, and community members in the event planning process.

Payscale: 50 hours, $8/hr, October through early February, total $400.

Contact: Christina Oatfield, christinao@berkeley.edu.

Application: Send application and resume by September 24^th, 2007 Focus_the_Nation_Application.pdf

Green Building Materials

Positions: 1 ---- FILLED

Job Description: This internship will research and prepare reference material and specification samples for sustainable materials to be included in the campus-wide Construction Design Standards, reference material that is used to develop specifications for campus building projects. The intern will work closely with the Project Manager and the design team to provide reference materials to be used in the development project specifications to assure that campus capital projects are implemented to the highest green building standards reasonable. The intern will work within the Project Management unit of campus Capital Projects under the direction of Judy Chess, Program Manager for Green Building Programs, LEED AP.

This internship will develop materials for two specific capital project initiatives:

1. "Classroom Renovation Program in Support of Teaching and Learning", a campus program that invests over $1M annually to improve campus general assignment classrooms. The materials research will add to a growing emphasis in this program on green building measures that already include waste reduction, management and recycling, and energy efficiency.
2. "Durant Hall Renovation Project," a $10M renovation of historic Durant Hall. Project specifications will be developed this year. The intern will do research about green building materials that will be used to provide the architect and project team information about green building materials that can be incorporated into the project specifications. The internship may continue into 2008-2009 to assist with tracking the use of green building materials during the project construction phase in support of the campus green building policy.
   

Requirements: The Green Building Materials Intern will be capable of working independently, meeting commitments and deadlines, and will have excellent communication skills. Demonstrated experience or interest in building science, architecture, engineering, construction or related disciplines is required. The minimum work commitment is 25 hours/month. Academic credit may be possible with an academic sponsor.

• Excellent writing, speaking, and research skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Demonstrate interest and experience in the subject areas.
• Upper division undergrad or graduate student.

Payscale: Pay range $15-20 hour commensurate with experience. Position begins October 1 2007 through May 2008 and may be extended through summer 2008 to continue with involvement in project construction phase.

Contact: Judy Chess, jchess@cp.berkeley.edu

Application: Submit resume and a letter of interest electronically to Judy Chess by October 3rd.

Green Room Development

Positions: 1

Background: The Green Room Series has three demonstration areas (Green Room, Green Apartment, and Green Suite) that are designed to teach the campus community about sustainable living without spending copious amounts of money or drastically changing their lifestyle. Little effort has been made to determine the effects of people visiting the Green Demonstration Areas other than counting the number of guests. The Green Suite is specially equipped to handle up to 40 people and has a specific focus on structural changes and community living innovations that can be made to make a building more environmentally friendly. This area is well equipped to educate discussion sections and classes about sustainable living, but there is no current outreach to campus professors and graduate student instructors. The Green Room Committee seeks a self-motivated and organized student who can help determine the effectiveness of the Green Room Series and expand the scope of the Green Room Series.

Job Description:

• Help administer surveys and analyze the data to determine the effectiveness of the Green Room Series
• Identify changes that can be made to increase effectiveness
• Advertise the Green Room Series so as to have a greater impact on the campus community
• Contact campus departments to inform instructors about the Green Suite.
• Work with course instructors to help integrate a tour into their curriculum.
• Other Administrative duties.

Preferred Skills: Students with previous experience in the environmental field are preferred. Student must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point. Experience with Illustrator, Publisher, or web design programs is preferred.

Payscale: $10/hr, 200 hours

Contact: Laura Moreno, lmoreno@berkeley.edu

Application: Submit application and resume by 5 pm on October 10th, 2007. GreenRoom_App.pdf


"The Local" Coordinators

Positions: 1

Background: "The Local" is a cooperatively run produce stand providing fresh, local, organic produce from the farmer's market to the campus and surrounding community. This new installation on the Berkeley campus was made possible by members of the Sustainable Food Systems group of the Sustainability Team, and the Bus Stop Co-op (a stand on Oregon and Sacramento: Tuesday 3-6 PM, Thursday 2-6 PM, Saturday 2-6 PM). The stand is located at Kroeber Fountain every Wednesday from 11am to 3pm, and opening on Wednesday September 19th on Upper Sproul Plaza outside MLK. The Local increases access to healthy fruits and vegetables at very affordable prices while educating consumers about the importance of how and where our food is grown, and the environmental and social impacts of our food choices.

Job Description: Organize the purchase, pick-up, and transfer of the produce from the Tuesday evening Berkeley Farmer's Market to refrigeration space and to the stand on campus. The Coordinator is responsible for organizing volunteer shifts and roles at the stand, and outreach and recruitment of new volunteers from within the campus and surrounding community. The Coordinator will be the main point person for communication and collaboration between ASUC Sustainability Team, "The Local," and other student groups, entities, and community organization.

Payscale: 5-10 hours/week, $800 for one semester.

Contact: Maren Poitras, maren_poitras@berkeley.edu

Application: Contact Maren Poitras by September 27th, 2007.

Re-USE Demolition/Renovation Waste Triage Intern

Positions: 2

Background: Re-USE has been serving the campus community as a materials exchange center for six years. In that time, Re-USE has diverted over 40,000 pounds of reusable material from the landfill, with an estimated value of over $50,000. Diversion of reusable materials is a more environmentally effective method of waste management than recycling, because the embodied energy and resources used in a product find another life without additional processing or resources devoted to it. Re-USE has been working toward a diversion goal of 20-30 tons annually.

Proper material management during renovation and demolition projects on the UC Berkeley campus is a vastly neglected area of potential waste diversion on the UC Berkeley campus. Materials deemed less than valuable or too difficult to move are either thrown away or demolished with the building itself. Given the time and labor, reusable materials (everything from furniture to paper clips) could be easily transferred to various community organizations. Materials including glass, plastic film, wood, metal, electronic waste, and old media can be properly recycled. We hope with this internship to prove that handling these materials in a more sustainable manner should be an integral part of any demolition or renovation project on campus.

Job Description:

• Collaborate with project manager in variety of renovation and demolition projects.
• Identify, transport and stage recyclable and reusable materials.
• Contact and forge business relationships with community organizations accepting recyclable or reusable materials.
• Hold community events to sell/donate reusable materials.
• Work with Campus Recycling and Refuse Services to dispose of recyclable materials.
• Record and catalog tonnage of all types of recyclable and reusable materials diverted from the waste stream.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled at UC Berkeley
• Valid California State Driver's License
• Excellent writing, speaking, computer skills.
• Ability to work independently
• Comfortable lifting at least forty pounds
• Strong interest in waste triage and management

Preferred (but not required) Skills:

• Background or previous work or study in environmental area
• Experience in waste management, source reduction, and reuse preferred.
• Experience with physical labor

Payscale: 8 hours/week, 35 weeks until end of Spring Semester 2008, $10-10.50/hour. Starts immediately.

Contact: Jonathan Wright 515.759-9036 or Lisa Bauer at 515.643-4612

Application: Submit resume and letter of interest by Friday, September 29^th, 2007 to reuse_contact@berkeley.edu.

Re-USE Satellite Stations

Positions: 2

Payscale: 5 hours/week, 35 weeks until end of Spring Semester, 2008. $10-11/hour. Starts immediately.

Background: The goal of this program is to promote the concept of reuse to the campus population and to divert reusable materials from landfills. Reuse saves money and resources on labor, freight, and reprocessing and is thus environmentally preferable to recycling. Since UC Berkeley is seeking to reduce its waste stream into landfills, it must employ the diversion technique of reuse, which has been highly underutilized on this campus in the past.

Job Description:

• Coordinate with building managers to approve, design, and select a location for the centers.
• Launch new stations in buildings in consideration for green building status.
• Generate publicity campaign and specific host-building outreach to ensure sufficient awareness among students, faculty and staff.
• Maintain the Re-USE website, which will serve as a guide to the locations and inventories of various stations.
• Conduct various levels of cleaning, inventory, and general maintenance at new and existing sites.
• Regularly visit, clean, maintain, and retool individual stations as needed.
• Report results of the pilot study to CACS in April 2008.
• Attend regular Re-USE meetings/events.

Preferred (but not required) Skills:

• Background or previous work or study in environmental area
• Interest in waste management, source reduction, and reuse preferred.
• Experience with web design

Contact: Jonathan Wright 515.759.9036 or Lisa Bauer at 510.643.4612

Application: Submit a resume and a letter of interest electronically to reuse_contact@berkeley.edu by Friday, September 29^th, 2007.

RSSP Education and Outreach

Background: Residential and Student Service Programs (RSSP) is part of the Division of Student Affairs. The department provides an array of student services and programs that includes student and family housing, residential life, childcare services, new student orientation, information technologies, housing facilities, and residential and campus dining services. More information can be found online at http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/

We are seeking a self-directed and enthusiastic student to help assess current practices and define new practices that can help transform the RSSP administrative building into a more complete "Green" Building - and possibly qualify as a LEED EB (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Existing Building).

Job Description: Perform an audit of operational, organizational and personal sustainability practices underway within the Residential and Student Services Building (RSSB). Identify areas where RSSP could improve sustainable efforts, educate appropriate parties and make recommendations; perform outreach and distribute program information. Assist in the implementation of recommended programs and practices. Serve as a student liaison to help plan department-wide sustainability events.

Preferred Skills: Currently enrolled with course work in engineering, sustainability, public administration, public works administration, or other related program. Proficiency in MS Office suite; experience with design software (e.g. Adobe) desired. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work independently.

Payscale: $11/hr. for 300 hours (approx.10 hrs/wk)

Contact: Jennifer Lipscomb, lipscomb@berkeley.edu, Residential and Student Service Programs, 2610 Channing Way

Application: Submit resume and cover letter to Jennifer Lipscomb as soon as possible: the deadline has been extended to the end of October.

Sheet Mulching

Positions: 1

Background: The main reason to sheet mulch is it suppresses weeds without subjecting the soil and people to pesticides (pre emergent or directly applied chemicals). Although these are the major reasons, there are many secondary benefits that include but are not limited to:

• Nutrients that are present in weeds are reintroduced to soil (weed composting)
• Assists in building a healthy soil web
• Eliminates pesticides from reaching underground aquifer, Strawberry Creek & Bay.
• Reduces labor and maintenance costs
• Encourages favorable soil microbial activity and worms
• Enhance soil structure.
• Improve plant vigor and health, which should make plants more resistant to both pests and diseases.
• Reduces the need for irrigation by maintaining a constant cooler temperature and higher moisture content. (Water conservation)
• Enhances appearance of landscape
• Reduces erosion.

Job Description: The coordinator would need to coordinate and map areas to be sheet mulched. Take soil samples (before and after) and send them to be analyzed. Soil analysis depends on available funding. Research sources and track costs of compost, mulch, and cardboard. Record labor and materials spent. Schedule areas to be mulched. Identify types of weeds that are present before and after sheet mulching has occurred. Intern would need to coordinate deliveries of materials to job sites, per Theron's instructions. Monitor progress of mulching, with picture documentation before and after mulching has occurred. Assist in selecting work sites. Participate in sheet mulching which would include delivery of cardboard, spreading of mulch. Develop guidelines for sheet mulching on campus.

Preferred Skills:

• Class C driver's license (clean record).
• Ability to spread mulch (wood chips) and
• deliver recycled cardboard to job sites.
• Students with previous experience in the environmental field are preferred.
• Student must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point. Experience with Illustrator Publisher, or web design programs is preferred.
• Prefer a well organized person who works well collaboratively but generally with little supervision.
• Needs to document the process – especially the cost of labor and materials.

Payscale: $10.00 per hour , max. 108 hours.

Contact: Theron Klos, teklos@berkeley.edu or at 510.642.7408

Application: Submit application and resume by October 10th, 2007 by 5 pm to Theron Klos.
sheetmulching_App.pdf

Kathy Sprowls has created a resource that we believe to be of tremendous value to the environmental community at Cal, the environmental resources database on the Berkeley Institute of the Environment website.

This listing includes the following Campus-wide Resources:
* Environmental Events
* Environmental News Archive
* Faculty Directory
* Environmental Orgs
* Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
* Research Centers
* Libraries & Museums
* Campus Publications
* Video/Audio Library
* Undergraduate Courses
* Graduate Courses
* Job & Volunteer Opportunities
* Calls for Papers
* Funding Opportunities
* Competitions
* Undergraduate Degree Programs
* Graduate Degree Programs
* Summer Programs

CACS Internships: 9 Positions Available 2005-2006

Internships are in six main areas:
1. Energy Education
2. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
3. Green Restaurant Certification
4. Outreach and Communications
5. Website Maintenance and Assessment Upkeep
6. Administrative Support

Academic credit may be possible.

1. Energy Education Interns (4 positions)

This educational effort will promote energy conservation on the Berkeley campus. Students will gather energy usage data and educate staff, faculty and students about their energy consumption habits. This position can begin immediately and will end with the spring 2006 semester. Weekly schedules are flexible (10-12 hours per week). Training will be provided. Salary: $12 per hour.

The interns will gather energy usage data; Enter data into a database; create and deliver energy consumption presentations, assist in the development of a marketing plan; analyze target audiences and education campaign results.

Preferred Skills: Desktop publishing, graphic design, web publishing skills; Public speaking and excellent writing skills; Comfortable working in a team-oriented environment; Some statistics, marketing, or sociology training is a plus.

To apply contact Amanda Kim, Communications Specialist; UC Berkeley Physical Plant - Campus Services, 2000 Carleton Street; phone 510-643-2885; fax 510 643-7264



2. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Intern (1)

5-10 Hours/week; 35 weeks, until end of Spring Semester 2006; Starts immediately, $10.00-10.50/hour

Requirements: Upper division undergrad or graduate student; Currently enrolled at UC Berkeley. Skills and Abilities: Excellent writing, speaking, computer and web skills; Ability to work independently; Self starter; Background or previous work or study in environmental area; Interest in Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) preferred.

Intern would coordinate/assist in the following areas:
Supplier management program, which would include developing environmental standards for campus suppliers.
Training for campus buyers on EPP, with a possible EPP focused vendor fair. Office products may be the first subject area for fair.
A green portal/presence on either BLU or the procurement website.
Previously developed green website component needs to be checked for accuracy/relevance.
Engage in the UC Office of the President (UCOP) Strategic Sourcing efforts for the system, and incorporate EPP as possible. Coordinate with UC Santa Barbara.
Develop and put forward a campus EPP policy.

Applicants should submit a resume and a letter of interest electronically to jchess@cp.berkeley.edu and Lmauro@berkeley.edu by Monday, December 5, 2005. Contact: Lila Mauro at 642-1943 or Lisa Bauer at 643-4612 for more info.



3. Green Restaurant Certification Intern- City of Berkeley (1)

Work with the City of Berkeley Office of Sustainability and the Berkeley Downtown Business Association on a program to do Outreach and green-Certify downtown Berkeley restaurants, in support of the community's vision of making Berkeley home to the "Greenest Hospitality Sector."

Intern/s will be trained for 2-3 hours by each participating agency in services available for reducing energy and water use, solid waste, toxics and improving storm water management. The intern will contact and meet with preselected restaurants and work with selected establishments on the certification process. At the conclusion of the project the interns will assist with an evaluation report, and provide recommendations and assessment of the program. What methods worked well? What could be improved for the future?

Interested Applicants should submit a resume and a letter of interest electronically to jchess@cp.berkeley.edu



4. Outreach and Communication Intern (1)

Work with the staff and committee members of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) to publicize and facilitate the educational goals of the CACS. -- Outreach, public relations, event planning and management. Organize publicity and events, including the annual Sustainability Summit in April. Record meeting proceedings, assist with a variety of outreach activities geared to all facets of the campus community.

Interested Applicants should submit a resume and a letter of interest electronically Christine Shaff, Communications Manager, Facilities Services, 643-4793, cshaff@berkeley.edu

Payscale: $12/hr; 5/week for 15 weeks. Workload will be higher in April leading up to the summit.

Intern would coordinate/assist in the following areas:
- Outreach and coordination for Sustainability Awards
- Outreach and coordination for Sustainability Summit
- Event planning and management for Summit
- Assist with public relations for CACS
- Assist with CACS website web content



5. Sustainability Assessment and Website Administration Intern (1)

Intern will work with CACS to maintain the http://sustainability.berkeley.edu site, especially in connection with the Outreach Subcommittee. This involves incorporating text received in emails into the CACS website, adjusting formatting and adding links where appropriate. The application Dreamweaver will be used, and instruction will be provided if necessary. Initially the site will be rebuilt with existing new templates and after that, new pages will be created. The internship could be expanded to include building pages for displaying campus electricity and water consumption data, maintaining a list of sustainability- related courses, and other items.

Assessment documentation synchronization involves converting the QUARK version of the 2005 Sustainability Assessment to InDesgin format and correcting the text of the document to be identical to pdf version posted on the website.

Interested Applicants should submit a resume and a letter of interest electronically to guenthej@berkeley.edu.

Payscale: $10/hr; 3-5/hrs week, on-going.



6. Administrative Support Intern (1)

Support and work with the staff and committee members of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) to organize meetings, workshops and coordinate events. Record meeting proceedings, assist with a variety of follow-up and outreach activities geared to all facets of the campus community. Track the Committee' initiatives and report on their progress.

Interested Applicants should submit a resume and an email to Judy Chess, Co Chair CACS, Capital Projects, 643-8689, jchess@cp.berkeley.edu

Payscale: $12/hr; 5/week for 15 weeks. Workload will be higher in April leading up to the annual Sustainability Summit.

Starting during the 2005-06 academic year, CACS has offered Student Sustainability Internships, and through these paid positions, Berkeley students have access to a whole new field of applied learning.

Campus members with sustainability projects in need of helping hands can apply for internship funding, usually during the summer break, and with the return of undergraduates in the Fall, the positions are filled.