Student - Summer Plastic Reduction Alliance (PRA)
About The Position
The Plastic Reduction Alliance (PRA) and the universities’ sustainability experts are offering student internships for the Summer and Fall 2026. The PRA is a nonprofit organization committed to sharing the latest research on plastics and to addressing plastic waste through partnerships, programs, policies and events to promote cleaner and healthier communities through the reduction of plastic and promotion of safe alternatives. The student internship project will investigate the plastic use and plastic replacements at the higher education institutions in the state of Indiana. The position will require communication and organizational skills to acquire the information in a meaningful and quantifiable manner. The interns will work with the PRA and others with experience in surveying campus plastics and create questionnaires to effectively determine the types and amounts of single-use plastics that are part of campus functions. Information on plastic replacements will also be amassed. The interns will compile the data and compare the utilization of single use plastics versus the sustainable replacements for plastics on the campuses. Once compiled and organized, the information will be shared among the higher education institutions in Indiana to ultimately provide a path forward for critical plastic reduction.
Requirements
- Interest in the plastic pollution crisis
- communication skills
- an ability to organize data and work independently
Responsibilities
- 10 hours per week of work (mostly remote)
- weekly meetings (~ 30 minutes) with project supervisor
- creation of the data (survey) plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
