Career Development
Many new job and volunteer opportunities are sent by e-mail once to twice a week. If you would like to start receiving these e-mails, please e-mail Sayaka Yamaki at syamaki@bu.edu.
Recent Geography & CEES Student Internship Agencies
The following are sites where undergraduate Geography/CEES students have completed paid and unpaid internships.
- Office of Technical Assistance for Toxic Use Reduction (OTA) – Boston, MA
- Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services – Rockville, MD
- Massachusetts Water Resource Authority – Boston, MA
- Susquehanna River Basin Commission – Harrisburg, PA
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission – Haverhill, MA
- New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission – Lowell, MA
- Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management – Boston. MA
- New England Aquarium – Boston, MA
- Alternatives for Community and Environment – Roxbury, MA
- Museum of American History (Smithsonian Institution) – Washington, DC
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection – Boston, MA
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management – Boston, MA
- White House Council on Environmental Quality – Washington, DC
- Center for Oceanic Research and Education – Gloucester, MA
- Ecologic Development Fund – Cambridge, MA
- US Senate-Washington, DC
- Senator Kerry’s Boston Office – Boston, MA
- Senator Max Baucus, MT – Washington, DC
- New York State Parks – Long Island, NY
- The Climate Institute -Washington, DC
- Environmental Futures, Inc. – Boston, MA
- The Nature Conservancy – Boston, MA
- The Wilderness Society – Boston, MA
- Deep Portage Conservation Reserve – Hackensack, MN
- Environmental & Energy Study Institute – Washington, DC
- Environmental Protection Agency – Washington, DC
Environmental Jobs/Internships web sites
- Geography Jobs – This website has posted jobs in urban planning, the environment, transportation planning, GIS and more. Job seekers are allowed to post their resume and all services are free of charge.
- John A. Volpe Internship Program
- EcoEmploy: Job Postings
- Environetwork http://www.environetwork.com/
- Environmental Careers Organization
- Environmental Careers Web Site
- Environmental League of Massachusetts: Env. job postings in New England
- Coolworks – Jobs in National Parks, Ski resorts, etc.
- Idealist – Non-profit jobs and internships in the U.S. and abroad
- SustainableBusiness.com: Green Dream Jobs
- Environmental Expert: Environmental Conferences Worldwide
Policy web sites
- Moving Ideas: Policy Action Network Jobs http://www.movingideas.org/jobs/
State web sites
GIS-related web sites
- GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
- Geosearch: GIS Recruiting Services
- Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection – GIS http://www.state.ma.us/dep/bspt/gis/gishome.htm
Energy web sites
- Consortium for Energy Efficiency
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Renewable Energy Policy Project & Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
- Energy Jobs Network
- Energy Central Jobs
Environmental Career Exploration web sites
- Lists Environmental Conferences Worldwide
- Resources for Exploring Environmental Careers http://offices.colgate.edu/career/environmental/default.html
- The Federal Job Search http://www.pratt.lib.md.us/slrc/job/fedgov.html
Volunteer Opportunities
- The Boston Harbor Association
- Global Volunteer Network: Volunteer opportunities world-wide, in env. and other sectors
*If you have had a CEES/Geography-related internship, please fill out a Student Internship Record and return to Sayaka Yamaki in STO 143.
