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Earthjustice

Spring 2025 Staff Experience Research Internship

Remote, OR, US

Hybrid, RemoteInternshipNo Previous Experience

10 months ago

About the Job

Earthjustice’s Workplace Experience & Sustainability team is accepting applications for one part- or full-time staff experience research intern to work with us for 10-12 weeks during spring 2025. We will accept applications from graduate students. This is a paid position. The successful candidate may work remotely from the U.S. or on a hybrid schedule from one of Earthjustice’s offices.

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; preserve magnificent places and wildlife; advance clean energy; and combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals, and communities to engage in the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.

The Workplace Experience & Sustainability (“WES”) team works to manage and curate workplaces, experiences, and practices to enable Earthjustice staff to successfully advance our critical mission while centering sustainability in all practices. The staff experience research intern will work with the WES team on a research project evaluating Earthjustice’s remote staff’s experience. This internship will provide graduate students with a great opportunity to develop collaboration, communication, and research skills within a mission-driven, non-profit organization.

Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Associate VP of WES, the intern will:

Synthetize data from previous “Future of Work” surveys, information from past listening sessions and ones you will host, feedback from conversations you’ll have with stakeholders, and employee life cycle data of remote workers to draft a report for review and discussion that includes:

Key metrics to evaluate annually to measure impact and areas for improvement for remote staff.
Suggestions on how to further refine our framework and approach for a hybrid and remote workplace model.
Opportunities for the workplace model to support remote work to boost employee satisfaction.

Qualifications:

Must be enrolled in a graduate program during spring 2025. Being enrolled in programs that focus on human resources, sustainability, or related fields, preferred.
At least 3-6 months of experience in conducting research and experiments in the fields of Human Resources, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or related field.
Demonstrated passion for and experience participating in the environmental movement.
Detail oriented with good organizational skills.
Awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.
Must be able to commit at least 20 hours/week.

Compensation:

Internships at Earthjustice are paid. Graduate students will receive $26.80/hour, less applicable taxes.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should submit the following materials by 5:00pm PT on September 20, 2024 via Jobvite. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed beginning September 18.

Resume.
One-page cover letter addresses: (1) Why you want to work with Earthjustice’s WES team, (2) The number of hours, or reasonable estimate, you are available to work per week, (3) Confirmation of the city, state from where you hope to work during spring ’25, and (4) An indication of any applicable deadlines or requirements that are relevant to your ability to accept an offer.
Finalist(s) will be asked to submit 2 references, including one academic and one professional reference.

Information about our hiring process and tips for success can be found at https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process. Please reach out to jobs@earthjustice.org if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. Earthjustice only considers applications submitted for current openings via Jobvite. Unsolicited resumes or resumes for posted positions that are not submitted via Jobvite will not be reviewed or retained.

Earthjustice is driven by a passion for justice, partnership, and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other factor that is not related to the position.

For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

About the Company

Earthjustice

San Francisco, CA, USA

251-500

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals, and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time, and bring about positive change. We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer. Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Los Angeles, Tallahassee, Miami, Honolulu, New York, Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, Bozeman, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

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