The Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, the owner and developer of The Research Triangle Park, seeks an Assistant Planner/Planning Intern to support with short and long range planning activities; Transportation Demand Management (TDM); real estate transactions and recreational resources (trails and athletic facilities) for Research Triangle Park. The position also collects, analyzes, and reports on data of various types, including but not limited to: land use, geospatial, market, and company data. Candidates must have the ability to work independently or as part of a committed team and be dedicated to creating a quality product. The position is part time (20-30 hours a week; up to 1,000 hours a calendar year).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage in short- and long-range planning initiatives for RTP;
• Assist in planning and conducting initiatives related to transportation, infrastructure and recreation in RTP;
• Support the activities of the RTP Board of Design and assist applicants in coordinating project submittal;
• Support Transportation Demand Management activities;
• Provide support for efforts relating to the implementation of the RTP plans, including the development of Park Center and implementation of First/Last Mile Study recommendations;
• Assists in representing RTP on regional mobility working groups and committees;
• Undertake GIS and land-use data collection and generate maps pertaining to RTP including pedestrian trails, infrastructure, building and site data etc.
• In conjunction with the Business Development staff, prepare and update presentations, site sheets and other materials that provide key information used to promote RTP;
• Conduct research and maintain datasets relating to companies, sites, and investments in the Park, including spatial data;
• Provide staff support for the RTP Owners & Tenants Association;
• Help develop other collateral, reports, correspondence, and written materials for project needs;
• Maintain and manage archived documents for the Research Triangle Foundation;
• Perform windshield surveys and site visits to gather data as needed.
• Attend planning and/or transportation meetings on issues affecting RTP or the area around RTP. This may involve occasional evening meetings;
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree and/or successful prior work experience in Planning, Public Administration or a similar field is desired. The individual should enjoy working collaboratively, but should also be comfortable working independently to prepare presentations, maps and compile and procure land planning documents (plans, surveys, studies, etc.).

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred; degree in Planning or related field is preferred
• Knowledge of GIS and spatial analysis concepts required
• Experience with ArcGIS preferred
• Previous planning experience is preferred
• Knowledge of basic land use and transportation planning concepts
• Strong writing and verbal skills
• Database and data management skills
• Detail- and results-oriented
• Strong proficiency in core Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a committed team

Physical Demands

• Ability to communicate orally with customers, vendors, management and other co-workers; regular use of the telephone and e-mail for communication is essential
• Sitting for extended periods is common; hearing, vision and speaking within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information and to prepare or inspect documents
• Standing and walking for reasonable periods of time, and over uneven terrain, may be necessary when gathering data in the field
• Good manual dexterity for the use of common office equipment, such as computer terminals, calculator, copiers and fax machines

Work Environment
The job is performed indoors in a traditional office setting. Activities include extended periods of sitting, occasional fast paced events and extensive work at a computer monitor.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The Research Triangle Foundation does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Are you a data geek? Do you enjoy creating stories and visuals to simply explain complex concepts?

Urban3 (a data analytics firm) and Strong Towns (a national nonprofit) partner in many capacities including on data analysis, events and long-term projects. Together, Strong Towns and Urban3 are seeking one summer intern who will serve as a translator and liaison between these organizations, uniting their goals to produce content that speaks to a broad audience about issues of land use, transportation and economics.

The ideal candidate is a skilled writer with research experience and a visual mind who can also think quantitatively.  

This job will be a 10-week, 40 hour/week position that is entirely remote. The selected candidate will work closely with Strong Towns and Urban3 staff on a variety of communications platforms, including Slack and all GSuite programs. The intern will be overseen by an analyst in the Urban3 office as well as Strong Towns Program Director, Rachel Quednau.

Duties: 

• Write 1-3 articles for the Strong Towns website per week, covering issues related to Strong Towns’ and Urban3’s work.

• Develop 1-2 long-term, in-depth article series for the Strong Towns website over the course of the internship.

• Create multimedia work (such as podcasts, videos, data visualizations, etc.) for Strong Towns and Urban3.

• Participate in regular Strong Towns and Urban3 staff meetings.

• Facilitate collaboration between Strong Towns and Urban3 on projects and shared goals.

Applicants with experience in geography, mapping, GIS or economics will be strongly considered.

Program Overview

The internship will focus on development of a new multi-stakeholder initiative, the Global Alliance to End Environmental Crime (GAEC), expected to be formally launched during 2022. GAEC is envisioned as an alliance of governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), inter-governmental organizations, front-line civil society environmental defenders, and technical centers of excellence coming together to increase political attention and financing focused on combating illegal logging, forest clearing, fishing, mining and wildlife trafficking. WRI is leading the GAEC interim secretariat, in cooperation with the Meridian Institute and the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI). It builds on WRI’s Forest Legality Initiative, an ongoing program designed to combat the trade in illegally-logged timber and promote trade in legally-harvested forest products.

Internship Summary

The internship will support the director of the GAEC Interim Secretariat and Meridian Institute colleagues by carrying out legal and policy research and writing on specific natural resources crime issues (e.g., illegal deforestation, illegal mining, illegal fishing) as well as supporting outreach and engagement with key stakeholder groups and partner organizations.

Learning Outcomes

The intern will gain experience in the following areas:

• You will carry out research on key natural resources crime sub-sectors such as illegal fishing, mining and wildlife trafficking via literature reviews and syntheses of policy initiatives.
• You will draft short analytical writing pieces on a variety of environmental crime topics.
• You will support the WRI GAEC team in ensuring that cooperation with the Meridian Institute and other key partners is smooth and efficient.

Internship Qualifications

• Experience with law and public policy related to international environmental policy and organizations.
• Demonstrated research, writing and editing ability, especially with law-related topics.
• Comfortable interning remotely.

General Internship Requirements

• Applicants must have personal health insurance coverage.

Compensation

The pay range for this internship opportunity is between $15-18/hour, commensurate with qualifications.

Duration and Location

This is a full-time, four-month summer internship with flexible start and end dates (May to October) based on the candidate’s availability and need for the project.

This is a remote-based internship.

JOB SUMMARY:

CSIS seeks a full-time Communications and Social Media Intern to provide administrative, strategic communications, and social media support to the Global Food Security Program. The intern will be an integral part of a small team and will often be required to complete tasks in short timeframes. This position prioritizes the program’s social media and promotional activities, with research and writing occasionally involved. Demonstrated interest in food security or related field required.

The intern will work closely with the Program Manager in managing communications around program publications and the program’s social media platforms. Of particular importance will be the intern’s role in enhancing the Program’s use and presence on relevant social media platforms. Tasks may also include prepping background information on food security experts and organizations ahead of meetings, media engagements, and events.

The Communications and Social Media Intern will also provide administrative support to the program, including supporting private and public events and assisting the coordination of scheduling and calendars. As CSIS focuses on providing interns with an educational experience that will serve them in their future career, interns will also be encouraged to pitch additional projects they would like to focus on.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Innovate GFSP’s use of social media and facilitate social media growth.
• Aid in the editing and publicizing of the GFSP podcast.
• Publicize the program’s publications and events on a regular basis using Twitter.
• monitor media for events and trends in food security on a daily basis.
• Maintain and update program data, including research materials, program mailing lists, and media.
• Provide general administrative support for program staff.
• Assist in the management of calendars and scheduling of high-level meetings.
• Assist in event planning, outreach, and staffing, as well as preparatory research for media and/or publications.
• Attend events and meetings and compile notes to share with program staff.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Familiarity and experience with social media platforms in professional settings. Podcast production and graphic design are a plus.
• Ability to work both independently and as a cohesive member of a small team.
• Comfort working in an exclusively virtual setting, including managing concurrent tasks with minimal supervision under tight deadlines and quick turnarounds.
• Strong professional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Impeccable attention to detail and coordination skills.
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree and/or one to two years of experience.
• At least a 3.3 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from an accredited U.S. institution, or equivalent from a non-U.S. institution.
• Academic or professional experience in food security or related field is encouraged, but not required.

The program is looking to hire someone available to work from July to December 2021. This position will be remote. The intern is expected to work five days a week, Monday through Friday, for a total of 35 hours. This internship is paid. There is an opportunity to complete this internship for institutional credit.

Summary:

We are deeply committed to prioritizing the leadership of those who bear the brunt of corporate abuse: women, people of color, low-income people, people in the Global South, disabled and LGBTQ folks around the world, therefore folks holding these identities are strongly encouraged to apply for our internships program.

Our internships are a unique opportunity for you to gain valuable corporate campaigning and nonprofit experience, cultivate your interests in social justice, strengthen your understanding of a fast-paced campaign organization, and gain critical skills and experience. In the internship, you will learn alongside our dynamic, passionate climate and membership team and learn skills such as power mapping, campaign research, member outreach, and project management. Interns will come away from the experience ready to take action and apply these skills to the social change issues they want to address in their local communities or schools.

As the Summer Climate Intern you will support our organizers by conducting research and analysis needed to develop and implement campaign strategies that are deeply aligned with the needs and priorities of our campaign partners across the Global South. Additionally, you will work with our membership team to engage our members to take action on our climate campaign.

Major Responsibilities:

• Work directly with campaign organizers to recruit and organize activists at the local, regional, national, or international level, to build grassroots power for the corporate accountability movement;
• Develop and deepen relationships with campaign allies through the phone, email, and in-person to collaborate on campaigns and events;
• Respond to requests for information and manage campaign materials;
• Identify and project manage actions for the Climate Rapid Response Team and engaging our membership in our Campaign to Make Big Polluters Pay;
• Identify key U.S. elected officials to engage on our work to make big polluters pay;

Qualifications:

• Experience in organizing, and/or advocacy on the frontlines of the fight for social justice and/or at a campaign-oriented organization;
• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability, race equity, gender justice and social justice issues with a strong climate/global justice lens;
• Great self-management skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent and effective written and oral communication skills, French or Spanish-language skills a plus;
• Strongly seeking candidates who hold Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and/or Global South identities;
• Ability and willingness to adapt to changing conditions throughout internship due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and shifting campaign priorities;

Responsibilities:

• Research and provide a detailed list of notable current soil science research at US universities, focusing on methods of quantifying soil health for environmental indicators like soil carbon.
• Conduct survey of research funding and policy priorities for soil health research at Historically Black Universities and Tribal Colleges.
• Work closely with NRDC staff on the Water & Agriculture team throughout internship, attending team meetings and giving regular updates on research findings.

• Undergraduate soil science major or minor at U.S. college; land grant university, HBCU, or Tribal College preferred.
• Skilled at online research, Word and Excel.
• Good verbal and written communications skills.
• Enthusiastic about soil health, familiar with the principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture.
• Commitment to NRDC’s values and mission.

Internship Summary

Are you passionate about helping solve climate change? Energy is responsible for the vast majority of carbon emissions, which is why it’s so vital that the world transitions to clean energy. As the Energy Communications intern, you’ll help inform the world about the work WRI does to speed up the energy transition. You’ll support the Energy Program communications team with outreach around various projects and products related to renewables, energy efficiency and energy access, such as Energy Access Explorer, the Building Efficiency Accelerator, and the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator. You’ll get the chance to work with energy experts in offices across the world, including in India, Ethiopia, China, Mexico, and several other countries. And you’ll help raise awareness of some of the most important issues currently facing the world through social media, blogging, media outreach, and more.

Learning Outcomes

The intern will gain experience in the following areas:                                                               

• Supporting WRI Energy’s profile and thought leadership by assisting with production of blog posts and web content, messaging development, media relations and contact list creation
• Developing content for and managing WRI Energy’s social media presence
• Developing content for WRI Energy Program newsletters
• Using communications software including multiple social media platforms, email marketing software and media databases
• Assisting with internal communications and developing informational programmatic materials
• Translating complex scientific and technical information into compelling materials meant for a general audience

Internship Qualifications

• Skilled writer and communicator, able to present complex information in a clear and concise manner
• Strong information management and proofreading skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Creative thinker and proactive, highly motivated worker
• Interest or background in clean energy
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively remotely and in an office environment, as part of a large team

Compensation 

• The pay range for this internship opportunity is between $15-18/hour, commensurate with qualifications.

Duration and Location  

• This is a summer internship with flexible start and end dates based on the individual’s availability and need for the project.
• This is a remote-based internship with the option to work out of the Washington D.C. office once it reopens.
• WRI will provide a laptop for the duration of your internship.

Internship Summary

As the U.S. Energy intern, you will provide research needed to support the Energy Team’s various projects across the U.S., with two of particular focus.  The majority of your work will focus on research support for 1) local county and city school districts planning electrically and financially for electrification of school bus fleets with the Bezos Electric School Bus Initiative and 2) helping with research and delivery of webinar series on curbside charging planning and development for city energy/fleet managers for downtown districts and residential neighborhoods per UPS Foundation outreach goals.

Examples of research support will include best practices and case studies for determining system size and cost of electrical infrastructure equipment for school busses depots and smaller systems attached to existing streetlights in urban areas, financing mechanisms, and emissions benefits of transition away from fossil fuel-powered buses and personal vehicles.

Time permitting, there may be additional research support activities across the Energy Program and WRI’s Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.

The application deadline for this internship is April 25, 2021.

Learning Outcomes

The intern will gain experience in the following areas:

• Providing research support for school districts, counties, and cities looking to procure electric vehicle charging infrastructure
• Electrical infrastructure charging systems, system sizing for bus fleets and individual personal vehicles
• Supporting the organization and implementation of a webinar series with city stakeholders focused on curbside charging planning and implementation
• Tracking new EV, battery and system charging technologies in the broader EV industry

Internship Qualifications

• Highly organized individual with ability to work independently
• Strong background in electrical engineering, physics or economics
• Interest in helping to foster transition to electric school bus infrastructure at county and city levels of electrical grids and introduction of renewable energy to consumption/generation mix
• Commitment to creating a strong, cohesive, and effective educational platform to help city energy/fleet managers identify and implement actions to achieve their early EV transition goals

Compensation

• The pay range for this internship opportunity is between $15-18/hour, commensurate with qualifications.

Duration and Location

• This is a summer internship with flexible start and end dates based on the individual’s availability and need for the project.
• This is a remote-based internship with the option to work out of the Washington D.C. office once it reopens.
• WRI will provide a laptop for the duration of your internship.

Summary

As the Global Renewable Energy intern, you will provide research and coordination support to the Global Energy Team’s various initiatives, with a particular focus on renewable energy projects (especially solar and wind) across East and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the United States.

The majority of your work will focus on research support for international projects such as the Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA), and the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition. Your work will focus on transforming electricity sectors by supporting the team’s efforts to facilitate utility/large-scale energy buyer collaborations on clean energy solutions in traditional, regulated electricity markets and national investment in clean energy in targeted countries. You will help coordinate work plans and facilitate regional learning activities  in collaboration with external partner organizations and key donors, contribute to blogs and WRI knowledge products, research trade publications related to relevant clean energy solutions, and help manage reports through the review and publication process. At the same time, you will also get a chance to learn more about utilities, energy buyers, regulators, donors and other stakeholders, and support other team members as they expand WRI’s work to create and scale clean energy solutions.

Learning Outcomes

The intern will gain experience in the following areas:

• Providing research support for large energy buyers (such as commercial and industrial customers and national, subnational, and local governments) in their efforts to procure clean energy for their electricity needs
• Helping prepare case studies of innovative approaches to clean energy deployment in the marketplace
• Supporting the organization and implementation of events with stakeholders focused on clean energy issues, often across multiple countries
• Tracking major clean energy market developments including procurement announcements, policy changes, new market rules, or new technologies

Internship Qualifications

• Highly organized individual with ability to work independently
• Excellent writing skills and strong oral communications skills for meetings with external partners
• Interest in understanding how the global regulatory and industry structure can impact clean energy development
• Experience navigating international settings and collaborating with individuals with a diverse set of cultural backgrounds. Previous work or research on one or more of the Energy Program’s focus countries is preferred, but not required
• Commitment to creating a strong, cohesive, and effective platform to help clean energy buyers identify and implement actions to achieve their clean energy and decarbonization goals
• Background in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) is preferred, but not required

Compensation

• The pay range for this internship opportunity is between $15-18/hour, commensurate with qualifications.

Duration and Location

• This is a full-time, 12-week summer internship with start date options of May 17, June 1, or June 16, 2021 based on the student’s availability and need for the project.
• This is a remote-based internship with the option to work out of the Washington D.C. office once it reopens.
• WRI will provide a laptop for the duration of your internship.

Summary

The internship will support the director of the GAEC Interim Secretariat and Meridian Institute colleagues by carrying out legal and policy research and writing on specific natural resources crime issues (e.g., illegal deforestation, illegal mining, illegal fishing) as well as supporting outreach and engagement with key stakeholder groups and partner organizations.

The intern will gain experience in the following areas:

• You will carry out research on key natural resources crime sub-sectors such as illegal fishing, mining and wildlife trafficking via literature reviews and syntheses of policy initiatives.
• You will draft short analytical writing pieces on a variety of environmental crime topics.
• You will support the WRI GAEC team in ensuring that cooperation with the Meridian Institute and other key partners is smooth and efficient.

Internship Qualifications

• Experience with law and public policy related to international environmental policy and organizations.
• Demonstrated research, writing and editing ability, especially with law-related topics.
• Comfortable interning remotely.

General Internship Requirements

• Applicants must have personal health insurance coverage.

Compensation

The pay range for this internship opportunity is between $15-18/hour, commensurate with qualifications.

Duration and Location

This is a full-time, four-month summer internship with flexible start and end dates (May to October) based on the candidate’s availability and need for the project.

This is a remote-based internship.