This program provides students with great professional work experience with local community organizations doing meaningful work on issues related to the environment, climate, and sustainability. Students receive a $4,000 stipend, and the chance to work with supervisors making a real difference in the St. Louis community. There are positions in many areas of environmental and […]
Category: sustainability
Office of Sustainability: Operational Sustainability Internship Program
In 2024, the Office of Sustainability is piloting a new version of its popular summer internship program that will place students with campus partners to give them a deeper understanding of campus operations and real-world experience. Spend your summer in St. Louis doing a deep-dive in sustainable operations with one of the numerous Office of […]
Apply to the Office of Sustainability New Internship Program
The Office of Sustainability is offering a new full-time internship opportunity, in which students will work on real-life sustainability challenges and operationalize solutions. This internship offers an enriching cohort experience with training and mentorship from the Office of Sustainability staff and the Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change (ESCC) Internship Program. The deadline to submit an […]
Summer 2023 Environmental Studies – Internship Opportunity
The Environmental Studies program is now accepting applications for their Spring 2023 Impact Internship. Please direct questions to Griffin Knipp at knipp@wustl.edu. For more on this opportunity visit: https://sustainability.wustl.edu/internships/environmental-studies/
Perennial Community Workshop hiring part-time Woodshop Specialist
Overview of PerennialPerennial is a non-profit community workshop in St. Louis, MO that offers educational programming in creative reuse. Perennial’s mission is to build a creative culture of sustainability in which discarded items are transformed into cherished resources. Through classes, workshops, and events Perennial empowers adult beginners with the creative skills and resources they need […]
Greenbuild Free Webinar: Creating Healthier and More Sustainable Buildings: From Assessment to Certification
The call for change and investment in healthy buildings has been consistent from health experts to building industry organizations and governments. Business owners and organizations worldwide –commercial real estate, schools, universities, sports teams – have tried to answer the key question: “How do I address building health in a sustainable way?”. On Wednesday, September 21, […]
Participate in Geo-Resolution 2022 at SLU
Geo-Resolution 2022 is almost here! Come join us on September 28 for this free conference on the campus of Saint Louis University. This year’s conference theme is “Geospatial Perspectives on Climate Change: Predicting and Mitigating Effects.” If you haven’t already, please visit the conference website [taylorgeospatial.org] to register and for further info. The keynote speakers […]
“Sowing Seeds” Community Garden Volunteer Clean-up Day
Be Well Farmers Market invites you to participating in clearing brush from their lot to make way for fruit trees, native pollinators and other garden perennials. Help them prepare their space so they can plant a beautiful and abundant garden at the corner of 20th and Salisbury. Cold drinks & refreshments will be provided! Meet […]
Call for Early Career Participants for CHCI/Mellon Global Humanities Institute on Climate Justice and Problems of Scale
The Global Humanities Institute on Climate Justice and Problems of Scale will occur at the University of Pretoria between July 29 and August 7, 2022. Virtual sessions will be held on July 30-31, August 1-2, and August 4-6. The Institute is sponsored by the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes and funded by the Andrew […]
Missouri Prairie Foundation seeking Prairie Stewardship Technicians
Position TitlePrairie Stewardship Technician. Two seasonal, full-time positions. Field positions do not report to an office. Position located in Springfield or Joplin areas, or in any of the following counties: Lawrence, Dade, St. Clair, Barton, Vernon, Lawrence, Polk, or Hickory Counties. Salary RangeSeasonal full-time position. $18 an hour; more per hour if individual uses own […]
Earn a giftcard for today’s experiment at Sam Fox School!
Mingliang Li, a doctoral student in Sustainable Urbanism, is researching the effect of vertical façades on outdoor comfort for their dissertation. They plan to do a series of experiments at Sam Fox School in the next couple of months. The first experiment will be at Sam Fox School on April 14th at 1 pm. This experiment […]
Forest ReLeaf seeking Designer for Communications Project
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, a nonprofit tree growing and planting organization in St. Louis, isseeking a communications student for immediate help with a project. The project is part of a communications effort to promote our 2-year tree planting initiative taking place in the Ville Community in North St. Louis. Our objective is to grow awareness […]
Join us for Planting in the West End!
On October 2 from 8a to 12p, we will be installing about 350 native plants in the West End Park at 5900 Clemens Ave, St. Louis, MO 63112. We need volunteers to help us put plants in the ground, do some light soil moving, and mulch the garden! Come join as your schedule allows. Find […]
Trailnet is hiring a Community Planning Manager
Trailnet seeks an urban planner to lead our planning efforts to create healthy, active and vibrant communities where walking, biking and the use of transit become a way of life. The Community Planning Manager plays a key role in shaping our planning and design community engagement efforts to increase access to equitable mobility options for […]
Perennial St. Louis is hiring a Director of Creative ReUse
Perennial is hiring a Director of Creative ReUse. They are looking for someone with arts education experience, excited to share their passion for resourcefulness with the community, and the vision, imagination, and creativity to grow our programs. They’re making some shifts in an effort to make the position more sustainable and will be trialing this […]
Apply for SPARK: A Sustainability Leadership Training Program
SPARK: A Sustainability Leadership Training Program is a new program hosted by the Office of Sustainability in partnership with the Student Environmental Council (SEC). It will take place August 20th-August 27th on campus and at select locations across St. Louis and Illinois. The program will bring together student delegates from a range of green groups […]
Perennial St. Louis: Call for Fall Teaching Artist Proposals
Perennial St. Louis is currently accepting proposals for the fall season. Looking for contracted teaching artists with skills in: -Candle Making-Upholstery-Soldering-Weaving-Macrame-Home Repair-Mending-Sewing Projects-Paper Arts-And more! Remember that Perennial’s mission is to teach DIY skills with a focus on sustainability and diverting waste from the landfill so project ideas should incorporate reused + and unwanted materials, […]