Employment at NEEF
EE Week Intern
The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF, www.neefusa.org) seeks a full-time intern for the National Environmental Education Week program. National Environmental Education Week (www.eeweek.org) promotes environmental literacy and stewardship among young people by creating a full week of environmentally-themed lessons and activities for students in K-12th grade classrooms, homeschools, nature centers, zoos, museums, and aquariums. For the 2009 program, EE Week is planning a “Focus on Miami” event to involve the City of Miami, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and other partners in the Miami area in auditing water use and waste in area schools.
The start date for this position is December 1, 2008 (flexible). The intern will be expected to work 40 hours per week through May 2009.
Primary Responsibilities: The intern will assist the Education Team with the National Environmental Education Week program. Tasks will include:
- Managing EE Week online registrations and updating a Microsoft Access database as appropriate;
- Performing regular edits to the EE Week website;
- Collecting exemplary curricula and resources for dissemination on the EE Week website and monthly e-newsletter;
- Compiling a list of EE Week success stories for use in outreach efforts;
- Researching prospective EE Week partners;
- Soliciting proclamations for EE Week from all U.S. governors and the mayors of major cities;
- Translating water tips and facts from English to Spanish for use on the EE Week website;
- Assisting with written and verbal correspondence with Miami EE Week partners in Spanish.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate should:
- Write and speak Spanish fluently;
- Have a background in environmental science/education or a related field;
- Possess excellent research and written and verbal communication skills;
- Exhibit a basic understanding of website editing, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook programs;
- Enjoy working both independently and in collaboration with our NEEF education team;
- Have a positive attitude and a desire to promote environmental literacy in K-12th grade classrooms throughout the country.
Compensation: $10.00 per hour.
To Apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, and three references* to:
Education Internship
National Environmental Education Foundation
4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 160
Washington, DC 20008
OR Culverhouse@neefusa.org
* At least one reference must be able to confirm Spanish language skills.
Education Intern
The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF, www.neefusa.org) is seeking a full-time intern to assist with several projects for its Education Team. Classroom Earth (www.classroomearth.org) is a program designed for high school educators that encourages the infusion of environmental content into core high school curricula. Planet Connect is a complementary program designed to encourage environmental literacy among high school students. National Environmental Education Week (EE Week, www.eeweek.org) promotes environmental literacy and stewardship by creating a full week of environmentally-themed lessons and activities for K-12 students during the week before Earth Day. EE Week’s online Nature Center Map provides educators with information on over 2,200 nature and environmental education centers.
Primary Responsibilities: Intern will devote 50% of his/her time to the Classroom Earth and Planet Connect programs, and the remaining 50% to the Nature Center Map. Tasks will include:
- Updating Classroom Earth and Planet Connect Microsoft Access databases as appropriate;
- Performing regular edits to the Classroom Earth and Planet Connect websites;
- Collecting exemplary curricula and resources for dissemination on the Classroom Earth websites and monthly e-newsletters;
- Compiling a list of Classroom Earth and Planet Connect success stories for use in outreach efforts;
- Researching prospective Classroom Earth and Planet Connect partners;
- Updating contact information for the 2,200 nature and environmental education centers currently listed at http://www.eeweek.org/nature_centers.htm.
- Researching additional nature and environmental education centers to be added to the Nature Center Map.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate should:
- Have a background in environmental science/education or a related field;
- Possess excellent research and written and verbal communication skills;
- Exhibit a basic understanding of website editing, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook programs;
- Enjoy working both independently and in collaboration with NEEF’s education team;
- Have a positive attitude and a desire to promote environmental literacy in classrooms throughout the country.
The start date for this position is December 1, 2008 (flexible). The intern will be expected to work 40 hours per week through May 2009.
Compensation: $10.00 per hour.
To Apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, and three references to:
Education Internship
National Environmental Education Foundation
4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 160
Washington, DC 20008
OR Schultz@neefusa.org
Intern, Health & Environment Program
The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) has an immediate opening for an Intern position for the Health & Environment Program. The goal of the Health & Environment Program is to improve public health by advancing environmental health literacy. The Program includes projects involving partnerships with federal agencies, health professional organizations, and public health groups to provide environmental education to physicians, nurses, and other primary healthcare providers. The position reports to the Senior Director, Health & Environment.
Applicants can be undergraduate or graduate students with an interest and some knowledge/background in environmental health issues. Applicants should have excellent written and verbal communication skills; the ability to handle, organize, and prioritize multiple tasks; possess a high-level of professionalism and enjoyment working with a variety of people; and have strong computer and literature search skills. This is an unpaid position and the work schedule can be 20-40 hours per week.
To Apply:
Please email your resume and cover letter to grubb@neefusa.org. Please refer to the Health Internship in the subject line.