Environmental Justice Internship

 

CEEJH provides internship opportunities for students from high school to graduate levels in the fall, spring, and summer seasons. As part of the internship experience, students can receive training in a variety of environmental justice and health issues including air pollution, water pollution, stormwater, CAFOs, environmental policy, grassroots organizing, community-engaged research including community-based participatory research (CBPR), citizen science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and numerous other topics. Due to CEEJH’s work in training and education at the community level, interns can gain experience developing trainings and workshops, developing their science communication skills through writing and other media, and helping to organize the annual UMD environmental justice symposium. In addition, students can join our ongoing research projects to develop analytical skills, environmental assessment skills, and understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods used in public health research.

Types of Interns:

CEEJH has a limited number of intern positions available each season, but we offer a variety of internship types.

  • MIEH309 Intern: MIEH309 Interns are UMD students who sign up for the course MIEH309 with Dr. Wilson in the fall and/or spring. The time commitment is at least 10 hrs/week, and these students earn course credit for interning.

  • Grad Student working on capstone, practicum, etc: These interns are graduate students, usually earning their MPH, who organize a partnership with CEEJH to complete a capstone or practicum with us for their master’s degree. The time commitment and set up of this type of internship is based on the student and their graduate school’s program.

  • Volunteer Intern: Volunteer interns can be high-school age & up. The time commitment is 10 hrs/week, and there is no compensation for volunteering.

  • High School Credit Intern: These interns are high schoolers who are earning course credit through a partnership with their school and CEEJH. The time commitment and set up of this type of internship is based on the student and their school’s program. These students must earn course credit for interning.

  • Paid Summer Scholar Intern (full-time): This is a full-time paid internship program offered to undergraduate students for 10-weeks in the summer. Information on this particular internship is only on the EJ Summer Scholars Internship page of this website.

Current & Upcoming Intern Seasons:

Below are the start and end dates of the CEEJH intern seasons. These dates are based on the University of Maryland’s academic calendar.

  • Spring 2022: January 23 to May 10

  • Summer 2022: June 6th to August 12th

  • Fall 2022: August 29 to December 12

  • Spring 2023: January 25 to May 11

How to Apply:

1. Complete the Intern Registration Form

The deadline to turn in the Intern Registration Form is May 13 for Summer 2022, August 5th for Fall 2022, and January 4th for Spring 2023.

2. Attend an Intern Info Session before the start date of the internship.

After submitting the Intern Registration Form, you will be invited to join an Intern Info Session and be provided with the session details. Attendance at an Intern Info Session is required before your spring, summer, or fall internship start date. Please note that CEEJH can only offer intern positions to a limited number of interns each season.  

More Information on MIEH309:

Undergraduate and graduate students at University of Maryland are able to sign up for the CEEJH internship experience through enrolling in MIEH 309 in the fall and/or spring semesters (MIEH 609 for grad students). The MIEH309 section for undergrad students is 206 with Dr. Wilson. Students are required to work at least 10 hours/week during the semester of their internship. The vision for the internship for undergraduate students to begin working during the junior year and receive at least two years of training in environmental health research and advocacy before they graduate. This approach provides the interns with a chance to receive mentoring from CEEJH faculty and staff over a longer period of time to maximize their potential and growth as future environmental health scientists and practitioners.

MIEH309 for Undergraduate Students


MIEH609 for Graduate Students