Welcome! We're glad you're interested in joining the Center for Sustainability. Please spend a moment to get aquainted with the different types of positions we have. Questions? Contact us: sustainability@scu.edu.
Paid Student Positions
Opportunity for students to gain professional skills while leading transformational campus programs from behavior campaigns to waste characterizations, from data analysis to collaborative events dashboards.
Each coordinator has a specific area of responsibility or target audience. Please review the open positions below to get a sense of the scope of work for each open coordinator position.
Duration: Ongoing campus-based student employment with ongoing supervision & mentorship; quarterly feedback & evaluations.
Status: We typically hire for open positions in the Spring.
Fellowships are opportunities for leadership-development and self-directed experiences that prepare students for early-career jobs and improve their graduate admission prospects. Each Fellowship concludes with a culminating experience (e.g. paper, presentation, event, etc.) in which results and learnings are shared.
Types of Fellowships:
- Silicon Valley Power Sustainable Futures (3 Fellows, academic year term)
- Food Systems (2 Fellows, majority of research conducted on-campus during the summer)
Duration: One academic year with ongoing supervision & mentorship.
Status: Accepting applications in the Spring. (letter of recommendation required).
Opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in sustainable food systems at The Forge Garden, SCU's 1/2-acre organic educational garden.
The apprentice position supports the Forge Garden programs including food production, the Friday Farm Stand, Nourish Nights, workday volunteer hours, Glean Team, weekend workshops, campus collaborative events, and Center for Sustainability programming. Read the full position description
Duration: Ongoing Forge Garden-based student employment with ongoing supervision & mentorship; quarterly feedback & evaluations.
Applications will close after January 31.
Opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in sustainable food systems at The Forge Garden, SCU's 1/2-acre organic educational garden.
Duration: 100-hours during the summer break. Forge Garden-based student employment with ongoing supervision & mentorship.
Applications will close March 1st, 2023
Open Student Positions
Volunteer Opportunities
Opportunity for students, faculty, staff to participate directly in the formation of SCU's sustainability goals.
Duration: academic year 2022-23. Time Commitment: 3-hr meeting in Fall and Spring quarters, 4x90-minute meetings in Winter quarter.
Status: Self-nominations will be gladly accepted until 10/14/22.
Opportunity for students, faculty, staff to represent their academic & administrative departments, residential learning communities, or student organizations and influence sustainable behaviors through collaboration.
Duration: Academic year, option to renew annually.
Time Commitment: 1-3 hours per quarter.