Position: Internship for Environmental Engineers and Scientists - (Now closed for 2011)
Locations:

• Davis
• Oakland
• Santa Monica

Qualifications: Applicant must be a graduate student or an undergraduate student who has completed at least his/her junior year of studies in an engineering or science program with an environmental, water resources, biology, chemistry, or toxicology emphasis. We are most interested in hiring interns with the following characteristics:

• Excellent work ethic, integrity, and maturity
• Intelligent/Critical thinker
• Highly organized
• Self-motivated/Self-starter
• Responds positively to direction and feedback
• Functions effectively as a team member
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Productive in a service-oriented business environment

Learning Opportunities: Interns will be assigned an Intern Mentor who will be the intern’s primary contact. Additionally, interns will work under professional staff supervision on specific projects. The projects generally include a mix of straightforward and complex tasks, technical and non-technical issues, and short- and long-term assignments. Interns will have opportunities to learn about the following areas of expertise:

• Federal and California water quality regulations
• Environmental planning tools such as TMDLs, basin plans, CEQA, and watershed-based analyses
• Application of scientific and technical principles to identify, research, and solve water quality problems

Skills/Knowledge Potentially Gained through Internship: Professional written/oral communication; technical writing; scientific literature review; MS Office; critical thinking; and time management.

Employment Information: The internship will be a full-time (30 to 40 hours/week) paid position. The term of the internship will be no shorter than two months, beginning no earlier than May 1, 2011 and ending no later than September 30, 2011. Preference will be given to candidates able to complete longer than the minimum two month internship.  Larry Walker Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for all positions based on experience and education, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry, marital, disabled, or veteran status.

How to apply: Please provide us with your cover letter and résumé. Within your cover letter (2 pages maximum), please address all of the following questions:

• What are 2-3 challenges you are seeking in an internship position?
• What was the most useful criticism you ever received, and from whom was it?
• What experience influenced your decision to apply for an internship in the field of water quality?

Also:

• Indicate your preferred office location
•  Specify your availability to work full-time between May and September 2011

Deadline: March 18, 2011

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