UMD Facilities Mgmt Recycling & Waste Mgmt Student Worker

 

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

POSITION DESCRIPTION - STUDENT

Proposed Effective Date:  June 2022

Category (Undergraduate OR Graduate, UMCP, USM, Other): Undergraduate, UMCP

Job Title:       Student      Functional Title (optional): Student, Recycling Support

Division/Dept/Sub-Unit:  B&LM– University Recycling & Waste Management

Supervision Received (name and title of immediate supervisor): Recycling Coordinator, Sara Coleman

Term of Assignment:  Summer 2022, potential to extend through Fall 2022

Estimated Workweek/Hrs Per Week:  Up to 40 hours per week 

Rate of Pay:  $12.50 per hour

Purpose of Position:  Seeking a student to help evaluate and upgrade the recycling, landfill/trash, and compost bins across the University of Maryland campus. The expected outcome of the program is to improve the basic recycling and trash collection infrastructure in order to provide recycling opportunities and waste sorting information across the campus community. Schedule is flexible based on the student's schedule. 

          Summarize main duties:

• Evaluate the placement and condition of the waste bins

• Replace/move bins as needed 

• Install new signage above the bins

• Record signage placement on building floor plans

Requirements: Student employees must be a current University of Maryland graduate or undergraduate student with at least sophomore standing.  A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA is recommended.  Employees are expected to have a strong interest in sustainability, a professional work ethic, attention to detail, and a desire to make the campus more sustainable.  In addition, the student employees must be disciplined and self-motivated as they will take the lead on this project. Students in all majors are encouraged to apply. 

Education:

• Candidate for Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related field (minimum Sophomore standing)

• Must be enrolled as an undergraduate in any University of Maryland system school

Experience: Demonstrated professional work ethic initiative. 

 

Physical Demands of Position: Position requires the incumbent to spend a portion of time outdoors, providing oversight in the field, inspecting and evaluating recycling and solid waste removal operations, and participating in recovery of recyclable materials. Must be able to work in adverse weather and temperature extremes and be free from debilitating pollen allergies and the like. The employee must have the ability to perform the physical requirements of the position including the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, stand and walk continuously; lift, stoop and/or bend for extended periods of time . 

To apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to recycle@umd.edu.  The one-page cover letter should address the following questions: Why do you want to be the recycling student employee?  What are your qualifications for the position?  How can the University increase recycling throughout campus? For best consideration, apply by June 15th.

Signature:

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Dept. of Justice Environmental & Nat. Resources Intern - Fall 2022

 

Fall 2022 internship at Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section

Apply by June 24

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We are seeking applications for student interns for the upcoming semester.  So you know our timeline, our clearance packages go out in early July for the semester.  Therefore, I need student information by June 24th.  That said our available slots have been filling up so earlier is always better.  Below is a program description.

 

Covid update:

We have fewer interns than pre-Covid.  However at the present time we are offering in-person, hybrid and remote internships.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email (Gavin.Hilgemeier2@usdoj.gov).  Note, for the next week I am working only part-time, so you may get an out of office message, and my response may be slower than normal.

 

 

Thank you

Gavin J. Hilgemeier

Undergraduate Intern Coordinator

 

 

Department of Justice 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

Environmental Enforcement Section 

Undergraduate Program: 

Overview of Section: 

The Environmental Enforcement Section is one of the largest litigating Sections in the Department and includes nearly one‐third of the Division's lawyers. The Section is responsible for bringing civil judicial actions under most federal laws enacted to protect public health and the environment from the adverse effects of pollution, such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Oil Pollution Act, RCRA and the Superfund law (CERCLA). The breadth of the Section's practice is extensive and challenging. It includes cases of national scope, such as cases against multiple members of an identified industry, to obtain broad compliance with the environmental laws. Through its enforcement of the Superfund law, the Section seeks to compel responsible parties either to clean up hazardous waste sites or to reimburse the United States for the cost of cleanup, thereby ensuring that they, and not the public, bear the burden of paying for cleanup. The Superfund law is also a basis of the Section's actions to recover damages for injury to natural resources that are under the trusteeship of federal agencies.   

Duties/Assignments: 

Under the "Undergraduate" Program, the interns are usually assigned to supervisory paralegals   or to an attorney. It is the responsibility of that paralegal/attorney to assign the work. Sometimes, other attorneys approach the intern directly with assignments too. It could include: 

∙ working on trial exhibits;   

∙ putting trial notebooks together; 

∙ redacting information;   

∙ preparing privilege logs; 

∙ researching, inserting or extracting information from databases; 

∙ internet research; 

∙ minor legal research; 

∙ participating in mock trials; 

∙ attending lunch and learns and other meetings; 

∙ proofreading documents;   

∙ reconciling records; and 

∙ filing, copying, and the like.   

No one can predict what one will be doing on a daily basis because it depends on the posture of the case what the assignments will involve. We check in with the undergrads frequently to see what they are working on and to make sure that they understand their assignments. 

Commitment: 

We ask for a minimum 6‐8 week commitment, with a minimum of 3 days per week. Partial days are allowed as long as they total a minimum of thirty (30) hours.  Office hours equals 8 hours between the hours of 8 and 6:30 with some flexibility. All internships are unpaid, and housing is not provided. 

The Application Process: 

It’s a two step process.  The first step is all potential interns must answer the following questions before we can send out the paperwork: 

1.      Full Name (including middle) 

2.      Date of Birth 

3.      Place of Birth (City, State, Country) 

4.      SSN 

5.      Reliable Mailing Address 

6.      Reliable e‐mail address 

7.      Reliable phone number 

In addition, Volunteer legal interns must be US citizens.  If the applicant is a dual citizen, they should be prepared to fill out additional paperwork regarding the dual citizenship. 

Volunteer legal intern applicants must complete a background check. The screening will specifically inquire into an applicant’s police record, payment of taxes, issues of indebtedness, and drug use, specifically within the last year.  There are a number of things that have resulted in recent applicants’ security clearance being delayed or denied. Here are the top five: 

1. Drug Use. Certainly admitted illegal drug use – even in states where marijuana is legal – can be problematic for securing a federal government position, even one that’s a volunteer position. 

2. Failure to pay taxes. 

3. Defaulting on student loans.

4. Residency Requirement. There have been several recent candidates who have spent considerable time living abroad. (E.g., travel, study aboard, work abroad, visiting family). Candidates must have lived in the US for 36 of the last 60 months (non‐consecutive is fine). There are very narrow exceptions (e.g., US military or diplomatic service). 

5. Matriculation: Students must be registered and taking classes at least half time both the semester before and after the internship. 

Answers to the 7 questions, a resume and a writing sample should be sent to gavin.hilgemeier2@usdoj.gov  .   

The second step is a security background check.  The background check paperwork is sent out about 10‐12 weeks before the semester begins.  This means prospective interns have approximately 2 weeks to fill out the paperwork, get fingerprints etc., as the clearance process takes 6‐8 weeks.  During that 6‐8 week period if all is well the applicant, and this office, will hear nothing from the vetting officials.  This is normal, do not be concerned.

 

American Farmland Trust Internship

 

Paid Internship Experience   CRITERIA  Eligibility. Interns must be at least 18 years of age. Duration. Internship opportunities will generally be of a duration of 8-10 weeks. Compensation. All internships are expected to be compensated fairly and in compliance with state/federal law and generally at an hourly rate of $15-$20 per hour, based on academic program level (undergraduate/graduate) the nature of the internship, required duties, and/or complexity of a designated project’s scope and outcomes. Benefits. Interns are not eligible for AFT benefits, including but not limited to health care benefits, vacation, sick time, leave benefits.    Position Descriptions: Click the job title to view the full job announcement and position details.  Women for the Land Southeast Outreach Intern Remote  Federal Climate Policy and Research Intern  Remote Data and Project Analysis Intern  Remote Midwest Communications & Membership Intern  Remote    Extended Deadline: May 25, 2022   CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND TO APPLY: https://info.manrrs.org/aft.internship.application?utm_campaign=MANRRS%20Internship&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--C3ZX3JDWfoZ0xbmgwp524fBKCwY64cP6kwtQiGUTy0UD8cbbK1_IBZsXnIvRUH4347NTfhnXIcErnc_HE4mf4JesOdQ&_hsmi=214090498&utm_content=214090498&utm_source=hs_email&hsCtaTracking=6a1667bb-78a9-4af7-8932-04063240be6c%7Cacf55dc0-919c-4e13-a3a3-e2a1ac0d0cca

2022 Mid-Atlantic Green Roof Science and Technology Symposium

 Registration for the 2022 MGRSTS is now open. 

The event will be July 14 from 8:30AM to 5:00PM at Edward St. John with a networking reception, and July 15th from 8:30 to 12:00PM. 

You must be pre-registered

General Registration is $150 

Students $25 (must show student ID at registration desk) - If you are doing research on green roof or urban stormwater management systems, contact me for information about displaying a poster.

Registration includes:

1. Attendance for both days 

2. Networking Reception, Thursday July 14, 5:30PM to 7:30PM

 

Symposium Topics include: 

• Evolution of a Maturing Industry  

• Green Roof System Functions - Ecology & Biodiversification 

• Monitoring for Performance 

• Resilience and Responses to Climate Change  

Thursday Evening Networking Social 

Registration is Open! 

https://umdgreenroof.eventbrite.com

For more information contact: 

Dr. Andrew Ristvey, (410) 827-8056; aristvey@umd.edu