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Open Positions

Welcome! We're glad you're interested in joining the Center for Sustainability. Please spend a moment to familiarize yourself with the different types of positions we have.

Our hiring practices are rooted in our commitment to racial justice and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). We recognize that intersectional diversity encompasses perspectives from underrepresented groups that may be linked to ethnic, national, religious, linguistic, socioeconomic, ability differences, age, gender, or sexual orientation identities.

Questions? Contact us at sustainability@scu.edu.

Paid Student Positions
Student Sustainability Coordinator

Opportunity for students to gain professional skills while leading transformational campus programs like behavioral change campaigns, collaborative event planning, and data analysis.

Each coordinator has a specific area of responsibility. Applicants will be expected to provide contact details for three references.

Additional details

  • Campus-based student employment with ongoing supervision & mentorship; quarterly feedback & evaluations
  • Coordinators should have a basic proficiency with Google Suite

Duration: Ongoing (at least 1 year with the opportunity to continue through senior year)

Status: Applications for the 2024-25 school year are closed.

Sustainability Fellowship

Opportunity for leadership development and self-directed experiences that prepare students for early-career jobs and improve their graduate admission prospects. Each Fellowship concludes with a culminating experience (e.g. paper, presentation, event, etc.) to share results and learnings.

Types of Fellowships

Duration: 1 academic year with supervision and mentorship throughout the term

Status: Applications for the 2024-25 school year are now closed.

Garden Apprentice

Opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in sustainable food systems at The Forge Garden, SCU's 1/2-acre organic educational garden.

Apprentices support Forge Garden programs including food production, the Friday Farm Stand, Nourish Nights, workday volunteer hours, Glean Team, weekend workshops, campus collaborative events, and Center for Sustainability programming. Read the full position description.

Duration: Ongoing Forge Garden-based student employment with ongoing supervision & mentorship; quarterly feedback & evaluations.

Status: Applications for the 2024-25 school year are closed.

Garden Intern

Opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in sustainable food systems at The Forge Garden, SCU's 1/2-acre organic educational garden.

Duration: 100 hours during the summer break. Forge Garden-based student employment with ongoing supervision & mentorship.

Status: Applications for Summer 2024 are now closed.

Volunteer Opportunities
Bucky's Closet Volunteer Opportunities

Bucky's Closet is always looking for volunteers to help with:

  • Sorting through donations for accepted and non-accepted items
  • Keeping the clothes racks neat and orderly by rehanging, straightening, and recategorizing clothes by type/size
  • Checking-out customers