BU Geography & Environment

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.

New Opportunities

  • John Adams Innovation Institute - Research and Analysis Intern: The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) is seeking qualified candidates for a paid internship at our Westborough office. Reporting to the Research Manager for the Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy project, the intern will be responsible for the following:
    - Carrying out a variety of research activities, including primary data collection and analysis, related to MTC’s annual Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy report for 2009.
    - Assist in drafting text and creating charts for the report; participate in weekly project meetings (both on campus and off-site); summarize reports and articles; and other tasks to help us explore creative new ways to benchmark aspects of the Massachusetts innovation economy against states and nations.
    About the Index: The Index is produced by MTC, an independent public economic development organization, with a mission to foster sustainable economic growth by promoting a better understanding of the forces that shape the state’s economy and by enabling greater collaboration among the diverse enterprises involved in the Innovation Economy. The annual Index is a comprehensive analysis of the Innovation Economy benchmarking Massachusetts performance against other leading technology states. Entering its 13th year of production, the Index has been nationally and internationally recognized as a comprehensive, objective, and data-rich report that tracks the New Economy for Massachusetts.

    REQUIREMENTS: Qualified applicants will be an undergraduate or graduate student in business, economics, political science, public policy, urban policy, or related field; excellent research, quantitative, analytical, organizational, and communications skills; familiarity with the use of common office systems (e.g., word, excel, PowerPoint); and interest in regional innovation systems and the graphical communication of ideas preferred.
    To APPLY: Qualified candidates are encouraged to forward resume and salary requirements via E-mail to employment@masstech.org. You may also fax a resume to 508.366-7838 or mail to Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, 75 North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-3340, Attn: RA Intern
  • Analyst Job Description (February 2008) - Full time permanent, employment with Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC a small, growing renewable energy consulting firm in Framingham. Internships are also available - Intern Job Description (February 2008). Please contact Jason Gifford at jgifford@seadvantage.com for more information.

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

Policy web sites

  • Moving Ideas: Policy Action Network Jobs http://www.movingideas.org/jobs/

State web sites

GIS-related web sites

Energy web sites

Environmental Career Exploration web sites

  • Environmental Career Descriptions
  • 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

*If you have had a CEES/Geography-related internship, please fill out a Student Internship Record and return to Sayaka Yamaki in STO 143.