🌱 Green Lab Student Interns Wanted 🌱
We are hiring 2 students to join Trinity’s Sustainability Office as Green Lab Interns, contributing to a more sustainable campus through paid work averaging 2–4 hours per week.
📅 Term
Ideally, we’d love for you to stay with us throughout your student years at Trinity, growing as part of a collaborative team working to make our labs greener and more sustainable. Minimum commitment: 1 academic year.
💼 What You’ll Do
- Weekly Team Meeting (50 minutes, in-person): Collaborate with fellow interns and staff to plan weekly goals, share updates, and brainstorm sustainability initiatives.
- Lab Sustainability Audits: Conduct regular audits of lab spaces to assess energy usage, waste management, chemical storage, and recycling practices.
- Green Lab Walkthroughs: Visit assigned labs to observe and record sustainability practices, engage with lab users, and promote eco-friendly behaviors.
- Distriupe and hang up posters related to lab sustainability
- Assist labs in updating their chemical inventory using LabCup
- Support sustainability events and campaigns on campus.
- Ad Hoc Sustainability Tasks: Support occasional campus-wide sustainability initiatives, such as biodiversity surveys, energy-saving campaigns.
- Align with Trinity’s Sustainability Goals: Represent and promote the values of Sustainable Trinity in all your work.
🌟 Why Join?
- Take #ClimateAction in real lab environments
- Build your CV with hands-on sustainability experience
- Improve your communication and leadership skills
- Meet like-minded students and staff
- Earn money while making a difference!
🧪 Training Provided
No prior lab experience required—just a passion for sustainability! We’ll provide all the training you need.
📌 To Apply:
Apply by 5pm, Thursday, 25th October
By sending your CV and Cover letter to greenlabs@tcd.ie