CEF Summer 2012 Internship Descriptions

Summer Internships Clean Energy Fund and Office of Sustainability, University of Vermont The Office of Sustainability, on behalf of UVM’s Clean Energy Fund (CEF), seeks four summer interns to take part in the documentation and observation of two CEF-funded projects this summer: (1) Equine Center Photovoltaic System and (2) Campus Comprehensive Renewable Energy Study. Sustained by a self-imposed student fee of $10 per student per semester, UVM’s Clean Energy Fund is designed to advance renewable energy research, education, and infrastructure on campus.

The academic value of these internships is for students to develop a better understanding of renewable energy and what role it can play into the operation and climate action goals of institutions such as UVM. Interns will bring a student perspective to a project that is largely managed by outside consultants. Both of these internships have technical components. We encourage all students to apply and in particular encourage students with an engineering focus.

Stipends are available for these internships.

Equine Center Photovoltaic System Internship During the spring and summer of 2012, Burlington-based Vermont Solar Engineering (VSE) will be installing a 32 kW photovoltaic system on the roof of the Ellen A. Hardacre Equine Center at the Miller Research Farm on Spear Street.The intern will work with VSE and the Office of Sustainability, responsibilities include: • • • • •

Interview installer and document the installation process (i.e. photographing and video taping). If time permits, edit and produce a video on the project.

Write a summary report and profile on the project to be use Write blog posts on OoS website as project progresses.

Draft a Press Release.

Coordinate an opening day event with CEF alumni representative and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Requirements: Intern must be available June 4th -July 13th while the installation is underway.

Hours after installation date are flexible.

Comprehensive Campus Renewable Energy Feasibility Study (CCREFS) Internship During the summer of 2012, a feasibility study will be conducted to examine the potential for renewable energy installations locations on the UVM campus.

The internships will be defined once the consultant has been selected in mid-April.

Interested? Stay tuned. The selected consultant will be hiring interns in early May.

Each position will be about 10-15 hours per week for 10-12 weeks, but will vary by internship.

Equine Center PV interns will report to Mieko Ozeki, Office of Sustainability and Michelle Smith, Capital Planning & Management. The selected consulting firm will supervise the CCREF intern with support from the Office of Sustainability. A schedule of work will be designed to focus interns on various tasks and activities throughout the summer.

Candidates must be current students or recent UVM graduates. We seek interns who are reliable with an interest in understanding renewable energy and have excellent research, writing, web content development, and organizational skills. We are looking for some who is active in their learning and their work; in particular, someone who has clear communication skills and receptive to feedback.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest and a resume to Mieko Ozeki at cef@uvm.edu. We will contact selected candidates for interviews and notify candidates by end of April.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visit our website at: www.uvm.edu/sustain/cef