Sustainability-Related Internships and Careers

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Do you dream of a career that aligns with your values and supports a sustainable, eco-conscious future? Our listing of job boards and employers that offer positions in the fields of sustainability, environmental projection, and advocacy can help you on your path.

• Fall MTU Career Fair (Mid-September)

• Fall Natural Resources Career Fair (Forestry Bldg - November)

• Spring MTU Career Fair (Mid-February)

• American Association of Geographers
• Chegg Internships
• Conservation Job Board
• Conservation Careers
• Environmental Politics and Governance
• Handshake
• Idealist
• INROADS
• Internship Programs
• LinkedIn
• Monster
• Public Service Careers
• Ornithology Exchange
• USAJOBS (Government)
• United Nations JOBNET

• Argonne National Laboratory

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• The National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP)

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• NOAA Sea Grant

• National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program

• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• US Fish and Wildlife Service

• US Office of Personnel Management

MTU Alumni Employer

• National Park Service

• US Department of Energy

• US Department of Homeland Security

• US Department of the Interior

• USDA Forest Service
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• Humanities and Social Sciences Online (H-Net)

• Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS)

• Holland Engineering

• JM Longyear

• Partridge Creek Farm

• Spring Meadow Nursery

MTU Alumni Employer

ESA Solar

Local/Regional

• Great Lakes Climate Corps
• Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps
• Michigan Environmental Council
• Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy

National

• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
• American Forests
• Boy Scouts of America
• EarthJustice
• Ecological Society of America
• Energy Foundation
• Environmental and Energy Study Institute
• Friends of the Earth
• Girl Scouts of America
• League of Conservation Voters
• Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
• National Audubon Society
• National Wildlife Federation
• Nature Conservancy
• North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS)
• Pew Research Center
• Public Relations Society of America
• Resources for the Future
• Sierra Club
• Student Conservation Association
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• US Green Building Council (USGBC)
• Washington Center
• Washington Internship Institute

MTU Alumni Employer

MTU student internship

Smithsonian Institution Fellowships/Internships

• 1% for the Planet

• 350

• 5 Gyres

• Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation

• Conservation International

• Cultural Survival

• Earth Guardians

• Eden Reforestation Project

• Environmental Defense Fund

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

• Greenpeace

• International Energy Agency (IEA)

• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

• Jane Goodall Institute

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

• Oceana

• One Tree Planted

• Only One

• Project Drawdown

• Rainforest Alliance

• Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

• Soil Association

• Sustainable Harvest International<

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

• WeForest

• Wildlife Conservation Society

• World Bank Group

• World Resources Institute

• World Wildlife Fund