Summer 2024 Internships - Prairie Research Institute

In collaboration with the Graduate College’s Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP), the Prairie Research Institute is offering hands-on summer internships that will enable undergraduate students from populations underrepresented in graduate study at Illinois to explore careers in applied science. This opportunity is open to students at any U.S. undergraduate institution.  During the 8-week summer program, interns will be immersed in hands-on field and lab projects led by scientists from the Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Water Survey, and Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. Interns will also participate in professional and career development activities and will learn about the pathway to graduate study.  Each summer intern will receive: a $4,000 stipend funds to cover travel to/from Urbana-Champaign on-campus housing and meals, plus supplies for workshops and symposiums There are opportunities in atmospheric science and climate; biology, ecology, and environmental science; sustainable energy; and water supply and safety. To see all of the internship options and to apply, visit https://go.illinois.edu/PRI-interns.  The deadline to apply is Friday, March 8, 2024.

Freshwater Lab Research Assistant - Professor Rachel Havrelock, Department of English

Professor Rachel Havrelock seeks two research assistants to support the endeavors of the Freshwater Lab in the Spring 2024 semester. The work for each is slightly different. Based on the interests of the graduate students selected, there is room to redistribute some of the tasks.

Please contact Rachel Havrelock for more information, raheleh@uic.edu

If you would like to apply, then please send a resume and cover letter stating your interest by 11/27/23, raheleh@uic.edu

Internship Description:

https://www.freshwaterlab.org/internship

Graduate Fellowship - Property and Environment Research Center (Bozeman, MO)

Who: Founded in 1980 by a handful of outdoor-oriented economists in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is a conservation and research institute dedicated to free market environmentalism. Our research examines how markets encourage cooperation instead of conflict over natural resources and how property rights make the environment an asset by giving owners incentives for stewardship. Together, they improve environmental quality.

What: PERC Graduate Fellowships offer the ideal opportunity for graduate and law students who are interested in researching issues related to natural resources, innovation, property rights, and the environment. Graduate fellows spend three months at PERC over the summer in Bozeman, Montana, researching and writing a paper under the mentorship of a PERC Senior Fellow.

Graduate fellows have the opportunity to work in depth on a thesis or dissertation and can fasttrack research. This is a chance to get feedback from experts in fields including economics, law, and environmental science. Graduate Fellows are expected to interact with other PERC scholars and fellows while in residence, and it is intended that the fellowship period be thought of as an opportunity to either establish or strengthen a continuing relationship with PERC. Office space is provided in a congenial, stimulating work environment in a locale of unparalleled natural beauty. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend in addition, reimbursement for reasonable domestic round trip travel expenses to Montana.

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Marketing + Business Development Intern - Greenprint Partners

Who: Greenprint Partners is a green infrastructure delivery partner that helps cities achieve high-impact, community-driven stormwater solutions at scale. Our green infrastructure projects are designed to maximize community benefits, be delivered at scale, and maintained for the long-term. That’s how our team of project managers, community organizers, landscape architects, engineers, and finance professionals helps get the most good out of green infrastructure. Greenprint Partners is a women-owned, certified B-Corp.

We’ve got a big vision: by 2050, every U.S. city facing stormwater management challenges is implementing a comprehensive green infrastructure plan, the natural choice for strengthened community, shared prosperity, and ecological health. architects, engineers, and finance professionals helps get the most good out of green infrastructure. Greenprint Partners is a women-owned, certified B-Corp.

We’ve been featured recently in: the Social Innovations Journal, WRI’s The Business of Planting Trees, Impact Alpha, and Fast Company. architects, engineers, and finance professionals helps get the most good out of green infrastructure. Greenprint Partners is a women-owned, certified B-Corp.

About working at Greenprint Partners architects, engineers, and finance professionals helps get the most good out of green infrastructure. Greenprint Partners is a women-owned, certified B-Corp.

Greenprint is an early stage company that recently raised a $1.5M investment round from a coalition of impact investors including the Kresge Foundation. We have built a flexible, fast-paced, demanding and fun work environment. We find that the people who thrive here are “doers” who enjoy taking ownership of their projects, and working as a team to strategize, iterate, and execute quickly. We believe strongly we’re in it together, and we see each new team member as a long-term investment in our shared future. We are proud of our company values: architects, engineers, and finance professionals helps get the most good out of green infrastructure. Greenprint Partners is a women-owned, certified B-Corp.

Greenprint Partners’ office is located in downtown Chicago convenient to Metra and El in a vibrant, professional coworking space. architects, engineers, and finance professionals helps get the most good out of green infrastructure. Greenprint Partners is a women-owned, certified B-Corp.

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Study Abroad China (closes Oct. 31)

Who: Study Abroad China

What: Supported by a generous grant from the Wanxiang Corporation, the University of Illinois at Chicago joins its sister campuses in Urbana and Springfield to offer a unique opportunity for undergraduates to learn about the challenges and opportunities related to sustainability, green technology, and renewable resources in China in the unique cultural and natural environments of the urban landscapes of Beijing and Hangzhou. These two cities are connected by the Grand Canal, a unique engineering project as the longest and largest ancient artificial waterway in the world. For several hundred years, it has enabled cultural exchange, trade, and political integration between the north and south of China and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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