The Sustainable Sites Initiative offers opportunities for students and professionals to become a part of the market shift toward valuing ecosystem services and creating more sustainable landscapes.
The Sustainable Sites Initiative offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain a strong understanding of the SITES program through exposure of the technical criteria in the SITES rating system, the pilot program, and research in the areas of soil, vegetation, hydrology, materials and human health and well-being.
The internships offer students experience in the challenges and opportunities in measuring site sustainability with performance-based criteria. Students will have an opportunity to learn more about sustainable site design, construction, operations and maintenance practices through the lens of the SITES rating system. Typically, interns and staff will determine a "goal" or project tasks that can be finished by the completion of the program, determine a research subject (with approval of director), and write and present this research to the SITES team before conclusion of internship. This part-time internship (20 hours per week) is unpaid, and must take place in Austin.
Program |
Application |
Start Date |
End Date |
Availability |
Spring |
November 15 |
January 30 |
May 18 |
20 hours per week |
Summer |
April 30 |
June 4 |
August 10 |
20 hours per week |
Fall |
August 15 |
October 10 |
December 16 |
20 hours per week |
To apply for internships, please e-mail the following informaiton to info@sustainablesites.org with "Summer Internship" in the subject line:
There are many ways to be a part of the movement to promote and quantify the benefits of sustainable land development and management practices. Stay up-to-date on SITES progress by signing up for e-mail updates here and joining us on LinkedIn.