Engagement Opportunities

Attention UA students who are interested in science and education! Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium is looking for students to help deliver hands-on science activities to local school children with a focus on earth science along with biology and chemistry.

Interested in an undergraduate research assistant opportunity in a geo/environmental/critical minerals study? Be part of a team working on cutting-edge, solutions-oriented geo/environmental research aimed at accelerating the clean energy transition.

Cats Optimizing Recycling Education (CORE) is a new project that expands Housing’s efforts to better understand recycling behavior on campus and maximize educational interventions.

Reporting to Housing’s Senior Coordinator of Sustainability Operations and Initiatives and collaborating with a Graduate Assistant, the Student Recycling & Facilities Specialist will play a large role in carrying out this project and combatting the issue of recycling contamination in the dorms.

Cats Optimizing Recycling Education (CORE) is a new project that expands Housing’s efforts to better
understand recycling behavior on campus and maximize educational interventions. Reporting to Housing’s Senior Coordinator of Sustainability Operations and Initiatives and collaborating with a Graduate Assistant, the Student Recycling Specialist will play a large role in carrying out this project and combatting the issue of recycling contamination in the dorms. The position will involve weekly audits of recycling contents at all dorm locations, many of which are outside. Safety equipment will be provided. Student Recycling Specialists will then use this data to better understand the state of recycling on campus and create/implement informed educational interventions to decrease recycling contamination.

The part-time seasonal position of KPVC Evening Guide will support our array of evening program offerings including conducting the Nightly Observing Program for audiences including the general public, tour groups, schools, youth groups and others. In this role, the KPVC Evening Guide is the public face of the NOIRLab and KPNO to our evening guests and are expected to represent NOIRLab and KPNO in a positive, professional manner at all times.

Get experience working in education outreach and teaching environmental science lessons in local schools, while networking with staff from the National Park Service and other local environmental leaders.

New! Data science outreach interns with the Bio/Diversity Project receive training, mentorship, and work experience while fostering gender and racial equity within the STEM fields. Interns are paired with local high school teachers to teach data science lessons through the lens of biodiversity conservation. No coding experience is required!

The Healthy Harvesters team is looking to enroll students for course credit in the Fall 2023 semester. Paid opportunities may be available on a case-by-case basis. These research assistants will support a University of Arizona Vertically Integrated Project developing a program geared towards health and community resilience through community gardening. This VIP program directly looks at the links between health and the urban and natural environments, as we work to improve the quality of life for many Arizonans.

The Matzkin lab (www.matzkinlab.org) in the Department of Entomology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and BIO5 Institute is looking for motivated and research-focused work-study student to join the lab (paid or research credit) throughout the summer and academic year.