Graduate (Year-Round) Intern – Public Policy and Environmental Affairs
About The Position
The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is seeking a graduate intern with experience in public policy, social science, and/or environmental affairs to contribute to its Wind Energy Impacts and End of Service Technical Assistance project. This work will focus on improving access to information about planning and local opposition related to the end of service of energy projects while advancing community preparedness through policy-focused research/analysis. Specific projects that the successful candidate may work on include: Research, collection, and/or analysis of end of service planning documents at the project, local, state, federal and international level. Research, collection, and/or analysis of local opposition related to wind end of service activities. Development of a community-facing database for navigating end of service planning documents. Production of webinars to inform the public about different aspects of end of service planning. For this project, end of service generally refers to the decommissioning and processing (landfilling, repurposing, and/or recycling) of energy infrastructure and components after a project’s lifetime and/or during project operations. The successful candidate may support several projects, including conducting data collection through direct outreach to local communities and/or desktop research, analyzing planning documents, assisting in web tool design and prototyping, and sharing information with communities through resource development. Typical tasks may include: Conducting outreach to community organizations, local/state representatives, and subject matter experts. Collaborating with web design team to develop an end of service planning document database. Developing resources and information material to support knowledge sharing between stakeholders. Assisting in writing quality reports analyzing energy policy. Conducting ordinance reviews. Supporting research and analysis on end of service, collaborating with other researchers across NLR as appropriate. Leveraging community engagement and analysis skills to gather stakeholder input related to end-of-service and understand local opposition.
Requirements
- Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree program, or graduated in the past 12 months from an accredited institution.
- Candidates who have earned a degree may work for a period not to exceed 12 months.
- Must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
- Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
- Demonstrated skills in stakeholder engagement and interviewing
- Strong research and policy analysis skills
- Strong technical communication skills
- Prior experience applying research, methodologies, or frameworks for policy analysis
- Demonstrated ability to work well within a team and independently with guidance from staff.
Nice To Haves
- Experience or background in public policy, political science, journalism, communications, law, environmental studies, or a related field
- Experience with social science research methods and data analysis
- Experience with GIS
- Familiarity with wind energy decommissioning and recycling
Responsibilities
- Research, collection, and/or analysis of end of service planning documents at the project, local, state, federal and international level
- Research, collection, and/or analysis of local opposition related to wind end of service activities
- Development of a community-facing database for navigating end of service planning documents
- Production of webinars to inform the public about different aspects of end of service planning
- Conducting outreach to community organizations, local/state representatives, and subject matter experts
- Collaborating with web design team to develop an end of service planning document database
- Developing resources and information material to support knowledge sharing between stakeholders
- Assisting in writing quality reports analyzing energy policy
- Conducting ordinance reviews
- Supporting research and analysis on end of service, collaborating with other researchers across NLR as appropriate
- Leveraging community engagement and analysis skills to gather stakeholder input related to end-of-service and understand local opposition
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match
- sick leave (where required by law)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
