HOME ABOUT US INITIATIVES REPORTS NEWS AND EVENTS TOPPING INTERNS DONATE Topping Interns Home > Topping Interns Internship Opportunities Climate Institute interns are given the opportunity to make hands-on contributions to exciting new initiatives that have the potential to substantially help mitigate climate change. Located in the heart of D.C.’s think tank row, Climate Institute interns often make meaningful connections with policy makers, scientists, and business leaders that can help advance their careers in the environmental community. We are looking for bright and enthusiastic students or recent graduates that are willing to take initiative on advancing our projects. Candidates who are able to work in our Washington D.C. office are preferred, but we also encourage prospective candidates who are unable to relocate to apply for our virtual internship program. Please see the following internship descriptions and send your application, consisting of your resume, a cover letter, a short writing sample to info@climate.org under the subject line “Climate Institute internship”. In addition to internships, we continuously seek content that we can feature on the homepage of our website. We welcome submissions of original or secondary research pieces that can advance the global effort to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This may include portions or summaries of postgraduate theses or dissertations. Upon acceptance, our team of editors will make suggested edits before publication on climate.org. Please send submissions to bfowler@climate.org under the subject line “climate.org publication submission”. At present, all of our internships and essay submissions are unpaid. We are now taking applications for internship positions. Research Intern Responsibilities: Conducting research and performing analyses of research for our various projects supporting companies and initiatives Developing action plans and implementation strategies for partners Drafting documents for Climate Institute partners Contacting and interviewing field experts to inform Climate Institute objectives Qualifications: Strong research skills Ability to express researched information into summarized documents Analytical skills Ability to work in a team-oriented environment Writing skills Individual Research Interns will be assigned projects from one of our initiatives, all of which are described here, according to their skills and interests by our Staff Director. Applicants are encouraged to identify which initiative interests them in their cover letters. Social Media and Web Content Manager Responsibilities: Have primary responsibility of keeping social media accounts active Work with staff members and interns to post up to date news about climate change issues on Climate Alert Blog and Climate.org website Continually post creative web content on Climate.org with a focus on attracting new visitors Assist in editing duties from time to time Qualifications: Experience in handling social media accounts Strong writing and presentation skills Basic knowledge of modern climate change issues Knowledge of new media Familiarity with, or a willingness to learn WordPress Programmer For the past 5 years, Emmy winning filmmaker, Christopher Philip has been conducting extensive research on causes of Artic warming with students at Dartmouth University’s Center for Environmental Leadership and Training. Their objective is to use this research in an educational game to teaVisit Sitech students about how human actions impact the climate. Philip has since partnered with Climate Institute and, education specialist, Marylyn Lord to develop a plan for designing and implementing the Arctic Survival Challenge game. We are searching for highly motivated undergraduate or graduate student to help development this game. Responsibilities: Help design a beta for the Arctic Survival Challenge game that has the following functions Qualifications: Proficiency in Unity game development platform Fluency or near-fluency in C Sharp (C#) programming language Ability to work in a team environment either in an in-person or virtual capacity Self-starting work mentality Prior game development experience is a plus, but not a requirement Subscribe to our mailing list Email address: First Name Last Name Search for: Contact Us 1225 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 800 Washington DC 20005 Phone: 202-552-0163 E-mail: info@climate.org Designed by WPlook Studio