Internship: Passenger Vehicle Database Project

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is a non-profit organization working on policies to reduce conventional pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. We have an opportunity for a 12-week full-time internship in San Francisco, CA this summer to support the Climate and Health program.

The project is focused on identifying and applying new methods to assess the climate and health impacts of mobile source emissions on an international scale, and to identify best practice policies for their control. Particular emphasis will be placed on air quality within cities, secondary pollutants, and near-road exposures. The intern will become familiar with the latest research in this field, identify potential modeling tools, and apply them to policy-relevant questions regarding emissions from passenger cars, heavy-duty trucks, international shipping, and aviation. Tasks will include:

• Directed desk based research, including literature review
• Technical analysis
• Data collection

Qualifications required

• Bachelor's degree and progress towards a graduate degree in a technical discipline, such as environmental science, public health, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, physics or similar, or evidence of very strong performance in degree studies to date.
• Excellent writing, quantitative and analytical skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Candidates should be able to show initiative and resourcefulness, and be able to self-start to complete defined tasks;
• Good understanding of and keen interest in environmental issues;
• Familiarity with air quality modeling tools would be helpful

Organizational details

• The intern is expected to work full-time for 12 weeks during the summer months (beginning May 29 and ending August 17)
• Location of the internship is the ICCT office in San Francisco, CA, located in the financial district above the Montgomery BART station
• This is a paid internship based on a standard 40-hour work week. A stipend will be provided in an amount commensurate with experience.

Application

Please send your resume, cover letter summarizing your qualifications and experiences, a short writing or project sample to internships@theicct.org. Strong preference will be shown to candidates whose covering letters demonstrate a specific interest in the position being offered, as opposed to submitting generic covering letters. Applications will be accepted through April 3rd and the position will remain open until filled.