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UT Resource Recovery Internships – Fall 2021

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About UT Resource Recovery:

Resource Recovery is a department within UT Facilities Services that encompasses both Zero Waste and Surplus Properties. Resource Recovery is tasked with improving sustainability at UT, specifically with regards to reaching our Zero Waste goal to divert 90% of all materials from the landfill. Major diversion strategies include source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. As a result, we have the opportunity to partner and observe material processes across campus.

Internship Program:

You would be a member of Resource Recovery’s Student Internship Program. All of our student interns meet weekly as a team to share and learn and create synergy across our work. In addition to assisting with outreach and education events, each Team Member will participate in hands-on waste audits, gaining opportunity to assess campus buildings’ trash and recycling to identify opportunities to improve outreach and education programming. Additionally, Team Members will join a specific Project Team within Resource Recovery’s umbrella of work. See what our project teams have been up to on our Instagram. Team members are not expected to have any sustainability background – only interest in learning!

Please click on the position titles below to learn more about each position and to apply!

Internship Positions:

Resource Recovery Team Member – Social Media & Outreach

This position is focused on developing social media content and outreach opportunities to promote various zero waste programming on campus, including sharing successes from our Zero Waste Events and Zero Waste Workplace project teams. You will learn best practices in community engagement by developing content for and monitoring the Resource Recovery Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as plan and execute outreach events for national and independent campaigns.

Resource Recovery Team Member – Zero Waste

Anticipated Project Teams for 2021-2022 include:
  • Zero Waste Workplace: Learn best practices behind implementing successful behavior-change programs, modify infrastructure, and work with building occupants to achieve zero waste goals. Assist with the rollout of campus-wide composting programs.
  • Zero Waste Events: Learn best practices and develop resources for reducing the amount of trash created at campus events. Consult with faculty or staff event planners before the event to provide guidance and attend events to provide support.

Zero Waste Hero Engagement & Outreach Lead

Zero Waste Hero is a certification program for students that seeks to educate the UT Austin community on waste diversion and proper sorting and create a zero waste community through on-campus participation. The program is a collaboration between Resource Recovery and University Housing and Dining, and this position is funded by the UT Green Fund.

As we complete a program redesign and expansion, we are looking for a passionate student to invoke excitement and recruit students for the Zero Waste Hero program re-launch in Spring 2022. Essential functions of the Engagement & Outreach Lead include:
  • Create advertising & promotion plan for certification launch
  • Plan & execute tabling events to highlight program goals and encourage recruitment
  • Develop community building opportunities & events for participants
  • Design & prepare for distribution of achievement items and promotional materials

Zero Waste Hero Curriculum Development Lead

Zero Waste Hero is a certification program for students that seeks to educate the UT Austin community on waste diversion and proper sorting and create a zero waste community through on-campus participation. The program is a collaboration between Resource Recovery and University Housing and Dining, and this position is funded by the UT Green Fund.

This position will spearhead the remaining redesign and expansion of Zero Waste Hero to prepare for our re-launch in Spring 2022. Essential functions of the Curriculum Development Lead include:

  • Develop & write content for course modules, including researching external articles and videos
  • Collaborate with relevant professors, staff, and student organizations to prepare pre-recorded content for course modules
  • Work with partners and student organizations to create and consolidate UT volunteer opportunities for ZWH participants
  • Set up back end of Canvas course

Resource Recovery Team Member – UT Surplus Reuse Store (Thursday) & Resource Recovery Team Member – UT Surplus Reuse Store (Saturday)

You would be a member of the Reuse Store team. This project supports Surplus Property in selling no longer used materials to the general public through a retail store. Students lead preparation of sales items for the store as well as store operation. Additionally, students will work on special projects such as event planning, student outreach, attendance analysis, waste audits, and more. This position will be based at the Pickle Research Campus (10100 Burnet Road), accessible by CapMetro bus (free with UT ID).

 

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Well Aware Internship – Fall 2021

Well Aware currently offers an unpaid position of Social Media Intern. You will be devoted to all of our media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.); this includes assisting in content creation, post scheduling, message responses, and staying up to date on best practices. Social Media Intern must be available a minimum of 10 hours per week.

Overview of Well Aware’s Internship program:

Well Aware’s internship program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a high-level educational experience in the day-to-day programs and operations of a small, lean nonprofit. Interns are encouraged to ask questions regarding implementation of clean water systems in Africa, community development, training and education in Well Aware’s project regions, development and fundraising work, and organization and administration of nonprofit management.

Interns will be assigned a supervisor that will oversee and guide their experience.

Other responsibilities may include: 

  • Conducting prospect research on individual, foundation, and corporate donors
  • Maintaining donor and grant databases and files, including calendaring deadlines, logging donations, generating and sending donor acknowledgements, logging donor appreciation efforts
  • Supporting staff with logistics associated with special events, including assisting with the creation of invitation list, all logistics, soliciting sponsors, communicating with venue and vendors
  • Attending/Volunteering at special events
  • Tracking and evaluating all development efforts
  • Working with Board of Directors Development Committee to implement development strategies

Ideal Candidates Must:

  • Be responsible, flexible, hard‐working, ethical, and committed to the mission of Well Aware
  • Possess a high level of organizational skills and be detail oriented
  • Possess solid oral and written communication skills
  • Be skilled at a variety of computer skills, e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
  • Be able to operate standard office equipment
  • Able to handle multiple tasks at one time
  • Possess an interest in a nonprofit career ‐ particularly development and fundraising

How to apply?

Send your resume, availability and motivation statement to our office manager,

Amy Prewitt – amy@wellawareworld.org

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Internships Available with UT Resource Recovery’s Zero Waste Hero – Fall 2021

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About UT Resource Recovery

Resource Recovery is a department within UT Facilities Services that encompasses both Zero Waste and Surplus Property. Resource Recovery is tasked with improving sustainability at UT, specifically with regards to reaching our Zero Waste goal to divert 90% of all materials from the landfill. Major diversion strategies include source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. As a result, we have the opportunity to partner and observe material processes across campus.

About Zero Waste Hero

Zero Waste Hero is a certification program for students that seeks to educate the UT Austin community on waste diversion and proper sorting and create a zero waste community through on-campus participation. The program is a collaboration between Resource Recovery and University Housing and Dining, and this position is funded by the UT Green Fund.

Zero Waste Hero Curriculum Development Lead Internship

Position Description

This position will spearhead the remaining redesign and expansion of Zero Waste Hero to prepare for our re-launch in Spring 2022. Essential functions of the Curriculum Development Lead include:
  • Develop & write content for course modules, including researching external articles and videos
  • Collaborate with relevant professors, staff, and student organizations to prepare pre-recorded content for course modules
  • Work with partners and student organizations to create and consolidate UT volunteer opportunities for ZWH participants
  • Set up back end of Canvas course
You would participate in weekly team meetings with Resource Recovery student interns to share your work, as well as meet with the other Zero Waste Hero staff as a project team weekly. The work schedule will vary based on Project Team, but all efforts will be made to align with student schedules. Team Meetings may occur after 5pm on a weekday and some weekend activities may be necessary but will be scheduled in advance.

The majority of this position will be done virtually, with occasional on-campus projects such as outreach events. This will continue to be re-evaluated based on project needs. Interns are expected to work 10 hours per week. This position is for Fall 2021 with the opportunity to extend to Spring 2022.

As a result of this experience, you will:
  • Have a greater knowledge of sustainability considerations with regard to waste decrease and diversion
  • Practice project management activities including planning, coordination, and implementation
  • Enhance collaboration skills with other team members
  • Work with a variety of campus entities to achieve project goals
  • Engage and educate peers and staff to motivate behavior change, such as proper recycling techniques
Qualifications

  • Interest and/or experience in sustainability and willingness to learn about the inner workings of recycling, composting, solid waste, and surplus
  • Ability to maintain professionalism and represent the department well when communicating with faculty, staff, and students
  • Timely and effective communicator
  • Strong research and writing skills
  • Punctual
  • Ability to produce quality work individually and in teams
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter and resume via Handshake. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Deadline to apply is August 6, 2021 at 5:00 PM.

Zero Waste Hero Engagement & Outreach Lead Internship

Position Description

As we complete a program redesign and expansion, we are looking for a passionate student to invoke excitement and recruit students for the Zero Waste Hero program re-launch in Spring 2022. Essential functions of the Engagement & Outreach Lead include:
  • Create advertising & promotion plan for certification launch
  • Plan & execute tabling events to highlight program goals and encourage recruitment
  • Develop community building opportunities & events for participants
  • Design & prepare for distribution of achievement items and promotional materials
You would participate in weekly team meetings with Resource Recovery student interns to share your work, as well as meet with the other Zero Waste Hero staff as a project team weekly. The work schedule will vary based on Project Team, but all efforts will be made to align with student schedules. Team Meetings may occur after 5pm on a weekday and some weekend activities may be necessary but will be scheduled in advance.

The majority of this position will be done virtually, with occasional on-campus projects such as outreach events. This will continue to be re-evaluated based on project needs. Interns are expected to work 10 hours per week. This position is for Fall 2021 with the opportunity to extend to Spring 2022.

As a result of this experience, you will:
  • Have a greater knowledge of sustainability considerations with regard to waste decrease and diversion
  • Practice project management activities including planning, coordination, and implementation
  • Enhance collaboration skills with other team members
  • Work with a variety of campus entities to achieve project goals
  • Engage and educate peers and staff to motivate behavior change, such as proper recycling techniques
Qualifications

  • Interest and/or experience in sustainability and willingness to learn about the inner workings of recycling, composting, solid waste, and surplus
  • Experience relevant to communications, marketing, and social media preferred
  • Ability to maintain professionalism and represent the department well when communicating with faculty, staff, and students
  • Timely and effective communicator
  • Punctual
  • Ability to produce quality work individually and in teams
  • Organized and adaptable

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter and resume via Handshake. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Deadline to apply is August 6, 2021 at 5:00 PM.

Contact Information

Morgan Laner

Zero Waste Program Coordinator

morgan.laner@austin.utexas.edu