Opportunities Database
The SRC welcomes opportunity submissions related to sustainability from any organization. These can include fellowships, internships, jobs, research, grant or stipend funding, and any other opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and recent alumni. If you have questions about what qualifies, please reach out at sustainability-center@uci.edu
Food Fellow
Organization: Second Harvest Food Bank
Description:
WANT TO HELP YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS?
Join the Food Fellows program with Second Harvest Food Bank!
Everyone, including students, can experience food insecurity.
Food insecurity is the condition of not having access to sufficient nutritious food to meet one’s basic needs.
The Food Fellows program is comprised of students from Orange County universities, colleges, and select high school campuses who advocate for food and nutritional security for everyone. They get involved with activities at both Second Harvest Food Bank and in the community.
Certificate in Community-based Research for Graduate Students
Organization: UCI Newkirk Center for Science & Society
Description:
The research justice workshop series is comprised of 9 workshops led by the Research Justice Shop (RJS) co-directors and staff in the 2023-24 academic year. In each workshop, attendees will participate in experiential learning activities to gain exposure to and training in Community-based Research methods. Participants will also build community, develop research practice commitments, and experiment with meta-principles for Community-based Research and pedagogy.
Participants who complete 7 unique workshops will receive a certificate in Community-based Research**
Climate Action Training & Summer Dissertation Fellowship, 2024-25
Organization: Wildland-Urban Interface Climate Action Network (WUICAN) – UCI
Description:
WUICAN (Wildland-Urban Interface Climate Action Network) is a two-year, multicampus initiative that brings together scholars in STEM, social sciences, humanities, and law with community partners to co-create knowledge and climate solutions that ensure a resilient relationship between society and wild landscapes. UCHRI is working with UC Irvine School of Humanities Communications to develop training opportunities for UC graduate students to build their climate communications skills in a locally embedded environmental justice framework.
This summer training and dissertation research opportunity is open to PhD students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences at the University of California. The program includes an eight-day intensive residential experience on the campus of UC Irvine (August 10-18, 2024) and a sequence of virtual workshops and research exchange opportunities (June-August, 2024). Each Summer Fellow will be paired with a WUICAN researcher or community partner, leading to the creation of a communications piece, such as an interview, profile, photo essay, digital story, piece of speculative fiction, or other creative work that reflects the knowledge, commitments, talents, and expertise of both partners. Housing for the residential training program is available for students who live outside the Irvine area.
Summer Intensive Training Program Schedule
Saturday, August 10: Arrival at UC Irvine (for students who require housing)
Sunday, August 11: Program orientation and grant-related social activities
Monday-Friday, August 12-16: On-campus workshops and off-campus site visits
Saturday, August 17: Final Presentations
Sunday, August 18: Departure of non-resident students
International Sustainability Experiences
Organization: The Green Program
Description:
Interested in studying abroad with sustainability experiences? The Green Program offers award-winning, short-term, experiential education for our world’s future sustainability leaders. They offer 8-10 day winter, spring, and summer break programs that focus on sustainability education, global experience, bucket-list adventures, and career acceleration. The programs do have a cost, but scholarships exist for partial or full experiences.
Naturalist Training Program
Organization: Amigos De Bolsa Chica
Description:
Certified Amigos Volunteer Naturalists teach students and adults about the history, ecology, birds and all the other amazing facts of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Starts January 18th, 2024 at 7:00PM at the Bolsa Chica State Beach Visitor Center. The cost of the class is $100 which includes membership, Naturalist Training Manual, personal photo binder and certification as an Amigos de Bolsa Chica Naturalist upon completion. Scholarships are available upon registration. Training will consist of an in-person Introduction session, zoom discussion sessions, google classroom “on-your-own” videos and quizzes, and in-person tours of the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve with experience leaders. The Training Introduction and Zoom sessions will be held Thursdays between January 18th and March 21.