Engagement Opportunities

Engaged learning provides you with the opportunity to apply your learning outside the classroom in a way that has a meaningful impact on both you and the communities with which you connect. Through real-life collaboration, exploration and discovery, engaged learning takes you to the next level of understanding.

What are you waiting for? Check out Arizona Environment's comprehensive list of engagement opportunities and find the perfect fit for you to get your hands dirty!

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Under Armour is seeking a Sustainability Operations Rookie and an Environment Sustainability Rookie to support the creation, implementation and management of programs and processes to reduced UA's impact on the environment.

InternshipsOff Campus

If you have an interest in sustainability planning and zero carbon strategies and want to work with some of the world’s most innovative clients, Buro Happold has the perfect role for you. We are seeking a passionate Sustainability Intern to join our Sustainability & Analytics team on a full-time basis. This role can be based in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, or Seattle.

InternshipsOff Campus

Deadline: September 29, 2023

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.

JobsOn Campus

Deadline: September 29, 2023

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.

JobsOn Campus

Deadline: October 13, 2023

The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) seeks a highly motivated intern to join the team for ~6 months to support our communications work throughout the Fall and state legislative session.

InternshipsVirtual

Deadline: October 20, 2023

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.

JobsOn Campus

Deadline: October 31, 2023

Currently recruiting for Summer 2024, the Quality Standards and Sustainability Internship is an excellent opportunity for a student with an interest in learning more about how the food we sell is produced and sourced, and how material sustainability topics are upheld throughout the company, such as waste diversion, climate impact, and packaging divertability.

InternshipsOff Campus

Deadline: December 31, 2023

Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., Inc. is seeking a full-time summer Sustainability Intern for the San Francisco office. This person is a student in the building science, environmental science, architectural, engineering, or construction fields, and can apply their multi-disciplinary skills to green building projects.

InternshipsOff Campus