We encourage internships that involve significant work with an environmental or sustainability focus to apply your course work and introduce you to available career paths. Find more internships through the College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Science Career Center.
How to find an internship
University resources
- Watch university email listservs and follow organizations' websites for internship openings.
- Visit the CALES Career Center to schedule an appointment with an internship coordinator and search for featured internships.
- Be sure you check email from ENVS undergraduate listserv to hear about additional opportunities!
Job boards
- You must be registered for credit during the time of your internship
- Review the Internship Syllabus and Policies (below)
- Review and fill out the Internship Work Plan with your site supervisor in your internship instructor
- Send your completed forms your academic advisor to be enrolled in ENVS 393/493 for credit (paid and unpaid internships accepted)
You will prepare a presentation on your internship experience to share with your peers. Your 5 minute PowerPoint presentation followed by five minutes for questions will be scheduled during fall or spring semester and will be open to all students in the Environmental Science and the Sustainable Plant Systems majors, and your internship supervisor.
You must submit your presentation one week in advance, and you will have the option to be featured on our website. Presentations follow a template and topics include:
- Summarize your internship experience
- Include tangible examples of contributions you made to the organization:
- Reports, maps, graphs, organizational materials
Students for Sustainability
This was my first semester being a part of Students for Sustainability and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I have learned so much throughout the semester and gained many important connections. It is amazing to work with people that share the same passions as you.
I was a member of the Greeks Think Green committee, which focuses on implementing composting and recycling in all of the Greek houses on campus. We have convinced several sororities to implement recycling in their houses and we are still working on implementing composting in each house.
– Courtney Pijanowski, Environmental Science
National Science Foundation (The Diversity Project)
For my internship program I worked with the Diversity Project, an NSF-funded program that trains undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in marine science. I began in California learning about marine science Ph.D. programs and also got my AAUS scientific SCUBA diving certification on Catalina Island.
I traveled to Mo’orea, French Polynesia and conducted biodiversity research at the Gump South Pacific research Station and presented my finding back in California.
– Julianna Jolly Renzi, Environmental Science
Tucson Electric Power (TEP)
I interned with Tucson Electric Power in their Environmental Services Department. Working with TEP was a great education experience. I assisted various programs under three main categories; air quality, water quality, and waste management. Throughout my internship I obtained an industry perspective of environmental regulations.
One of the best parts about interning with TEP is the dynamic nature of the internship. One day I might be putting together reports for regulatory agencies, and the next I may be out in the field accruing samples or disposing of hazardous wastes. I also appreciated the level of autonomy provided to the interns. When responsibilities were assigned, the intern is trusted by their colleagues to adequately complete the assigned work and meet deadlines.
– Pedro Reynoso, Environmental Science