Spring 2020 Earth Institute Internship Opportunities

The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administration, communications and research roles. Interns work on a variety of sustainability-focused projects across the Earth Institute. These projects provide interns with hands-on workplace experience, allowing them to grow professionally while the Earth Institute centers benefit from their meaningful contributions.

All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply for internships. These internships are funded at a rate of $16 per hour for up to 10 hours a week for 12 weeks (a maximum of 120 hours during the semester). The positions include:

1. Accelerating the SDGs
2. The American Lead Atlas
3. The Effect of Typhoon Wind Disasters on Labor Outcomes in the Philippines
4. How Does Ocean Circulation Influence Abrupt Climate Change? A Perspective from Deep-Sea Sediments
5. Promoting Co-Benefits of Climate Change Adaptation (application due January 13)
6. Sustainability Challenges in Coffee Production: Profitability and Adaptation to Climate Variability
7. US Dams: Intersecting Climate and Infrastructure Risks
8. Urban Climate Change Research Network Special Report Series
9. 2020 CCSI Executive Training Programs on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development, Sustainable Investments in Agriculture, and Investment Treaties and Arbitration for Government Officials

To apply:
Complete the online application available here by January 29, 2020, at 11:55 p.m. (January 13 for “Promoting Co-Benefits of Climate Change Adaptation”). While you may apply for more than one position, you must submit separate applications for each. Decisions will be made shortly after the deadline.
Students who are awarded internships will be expected to participate in the Earth Institute Student Research Showcase in spring 2020.

​Contact Samantha Ostrowski ([email protected]) with questions.