The Office of Sustainability (OS) is hiring Sustainability Outreach Interns (SOI) for the 2025-2026 academic calendar year. Formerly known as EcoCaptains, these interns serve as sustainability champions and ambassadors for the OS within UConn residence halls. The position pays an hourly rate and requires 5 hours per week, mostly remotely at your residence hall.
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*** We are hiring one student for each Residence Hall at UConn Storrs***
McMahon has already been filled!
Duties:
- Collaborate with OS Staff, Hall Directors and Resident Assistants to lead sustainability related programming and educational activities in residence halls
- Attend monthly SOI meetings
- Provide weekly updates to OS staff and intern leads
- Participate in SOI training and group chat
- Participate and encourage student participation in Office of Sustainability led events and programming such as EcoMadness, RecycleThon, Green Game Days, Earth Day Spring Fling, and Hillside Environmental Education Park (HEEP) trail maintenance events.
- Distribute Recycling Bags to residents
- Lead sustainability education and engagement activities in residence halls.
- Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Weekly recycling audits and scoring
- Monthly hall meetings about different topics related to sustainability
- Environmental discussion forums or guest speakers
- SOI “office hours” where people can ask questions about sustainability or give suggestions
- Raise awareness about sustainability topics through signage, flyers, social media, etc.
- Weekly tips for living more sustainably
- Volunteer clean-up events
- Week-long or one-day events or activities, such as a “power-down” day or other fun competitions
Job Requirements
***SOIs must reside in the hall or apartment complex in which they plan to work for the duration of their period of employment.
- Live in a UConn Storrs residence hall
- A minimum GPA of 3.2
- An interest in the environment and/or sustainability
- Dependable
- Self Starter
- Demonstrated peer leadership skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting professionally with faculty, staff, and students
- Organization skills
- Creative
- Ability to work in a team
- Must be friendly/approachable
Please attach a resume and cover letter outlining your interest in the position.
Residence Halls we are hiring for:
-Buckley
-Shippee
-Husky Village
-Towers
-East
-South
-West
-CT Hall
-Charter Oak Apartments
-Hilltop Halls
-Hilltop Apartments
-Alumni
-North
-Northwest
-Werth
-Garrigus
-Busby
For more information, contact: Anna Parker at anna.parker@uconn.edu