Jobs

  • Job Openings and Descriptions can be found on the University of Colorado student employment Handshake website.
  • When there are no Environmental Center job postings on Handshake, we do not have openings. You can still apply here, and your application will be reviewed for any openings that come up during the academic year.
  • You can apply for multiple positions at a time with just one application, or submit an open application to be considered for any open positions that may become available. When you complete an online employment application, you can specifiy which positions or type of work you are most interested in.
  • This is a competitive application process! We regularly receive more than 200 applications for the academic year.
    • For Fall 2024 we received over 250 applications for 25 openings.
    • Make your application stand out by telling us as much as you can about your interests and background. The more the better.
    • Those selected for interviews should hear back by email the week before school starts.
    • Applicants not hired into current openings will continue to be considered for any additional openings that may become available in the academic year.

The Environmental Center can only hire current students who are officially registered in a degree-seeking program at CU Boulder.

Most Environmental Center positions begin at Student Assistant I ($16 to start). Some positions that require more specific experience and skills, for example videographer or graphic designer, begin at Student Assistant II ($16.85 to start). Student specialist or lead positions will begin at Student Assistant III ($17.69 to start).

Apply here

 

Internships

The CU Environmental Center can sometimes work with an individual student to arrange a semester-long internship.

  • Internships are available on a very limited basis, depending on the priorities and projects of the current semester, capacity of supervisors and skills and interests of applicants. 
  • Academic credit for an internship must be facilitated and approved by your academic major department.
  • Students can work with the E-Center as a paid employee, paid intern for a specified term, or intern for academic credit. In order to earn academic credit while in a paid position, the student will need to work with the supervisor and internship advisor to identify desired and approved learning outcomes.

To apply, complete our online employment application as if you were applying for a paid job, and select "non-paid for-credit internship" as the position you are applying for. You may complete a single application form to be considered for internships and paid positions. If interested in academic credit, please follow up your application with an email to ecenter@colorado.edu to confirm if we can consider an internship at this time.

 

Future Careers

Explore the links for "Environment and Sciences" and other majors and careers through Career Services resources for information about various industries, non-profit organizations and job boards. 

CU Career Services can also assist you with discovering strengths, resume writing and interviewing, events and fairs, graduate school preparation and much more.

Check out these job boards for more job opportunities in sustainability: 

Hiring information

Students 

Students are the heart and soul of the Environmental Center, creating a sustainable University of Colorado Boulder campus and making a positive impact on the campus community and beyond.  E-Center student-led programs and projects have pioneered sustainable improvements that other universities and communities are emulating. 

Inclusivity and Diversity

Social justice initiatives are key components of sustainability.  The Environmental Center strives to create programs, activities and an organizational culture that embrace social justice, inclusivity and diversity.  Applications are sought from all students including, but not limited to, underrepresented students at CU:  students of color, first-generation students, students with disabilities, LGBTQI students, low-income students and non-traditional students.  Undergraduate and graduate students who work with the CU Enviornmental Center are engaged in a variety of majors such as (but not limited to) engineering, business, communication, political science, architecture, biology, education and environmental studies.

Academic year openings

Positions for the academic year are filled in August of each year, or in the Spring semester for the following year, with only a few openings at other times. Applications are accepted year round with the majority of interviews held at the start of the Fall semester.  Most students are hired for the full Fall to Spring academic year, with work commitment varying from 5 - 20 hours per week depending on position.  All students who are interviewed each August will be asked to hold the date of a required-attendance staff work retreat in September in case they are hired. 

Openings at other times

Positions sometimes become available during the school year and are posted and filled quickly.  Summer positions are usually filled in May.  Current Openings are posted on the tab above.

The first time you are hired to work in a campus job, you must show documents that will satisfy the required Form I-9 Employment Verification Eligibility form. Students working away from home for the first time: bring original documents to Boulder with you or arrange their delivery to you to avoid delay of your starting work.  More info about required employment documentation can be found on the CU Student Employment Office website, or on the I-9 form. The Environmental Center can only hire current students who are officially registered in a degree-seeking program at the University of Colorado at Boulder (or CU Boulder students in the official Leave of Absence program). For summer positions, student employees do not have to be taking summer classes if enrolled in Spring AND Fall semester classes.

University of Colorado Boulder is committed to achieving full equal opportunity and affirmative action for all applicants and employees. Equal opportunity ensures all qualified applicants and employees are treated fairly and not discriminated against with regard to the individual's race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or veteran status.

The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities it operates or in employment.  Inquiries to the University of Colorado concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulation may be referred to the campus Title IX coordinator or to OCR.