Are you a CUNY student looking for an awesome summer job? If so, we have the perfect job for you, especially if you're looking to earn extra money on weekends.
The CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities will be hosting a weekend Science and Art Exhibition and Lecture Series, starting on June 7th, on Governors Island. This event is an opportunity for CUNY students and faculty to present their research and art work to the general public.
We are looking for tour guides for the weekend exhibitions held on the Island, which attracted several thousand visitors last summer. Tour guides will act as guardians of the event tending to the exhibitions, assisting with visitor questions, and hosting the lecture series held each Saturday. Ideal candidates would be students with at least a 3.0 GPA, an outgoing and friendly personality, and an interest in working with the public. A background in environmental / urban studies or an interest in sustainability is a plus.
Schedules allow you to work Saturday and Sunday every other weekend, or to work one weekend day each week, throughout the summer. The exhibition runs for thirteen weeks beginning June 7th and ending August 31st, however candidates will start the week of May 26th to assist with final preparations.
Hours of operation on the Island are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The position is compensated at $14 an hour.
To apply for the position please e-mail lpatrick@hunter.cuny.edu and send (1) your resume and (2) a short cover letter. The cover letter should include: your major, your year of study (e.g. sophomore, junior, etc.), your current GPA, and a brief statement about why you are interested in this position and believe you are the best candidate for the job.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2008. Thank you and best of luck!
The CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities (CISC), in collaboration with the National Park Service, is offering independent study and internship opportunities for all CUNY students.
Encompassing 5 sites in Brooklyn and Queens (Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Floyd Bennett Field, Fort Tilden, Breezy Point and Jacob Riis Park), the Jamaica Bay Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area presents many possibilities for undergraduate and graduate students in disciplines such as – but not limited to – Geography, Urban Studies and Planning, Earth and Environmental Sciences, History, Journalism, Sociology, Health Sciences, Biology, and Education.
Gateway National Recreation Area is a huge multi-use park in south Brooklyn and the Rockaway Peninsula offering a wide range of recreational possibilities (such as fishing, swimming, bicycling and community gardening) to a very diverse population. It encompasses New York City’s first municipal airport, salt marshes, a large and active public beach and a major stopover point for waterfowl on the Atlantic Flyway. For more details regarding the Jamaica Bay Unit’s park recreational and management facilities, browse Gateway NRA’s website at http://www.nps.gov/gate/.
Undergraduate students may wish to take an internship position at one of the sites either for credit towards a degree or no credit for resume building. Most positions involve completing routine or specialized tasks in a variety of different environments under the direction of park rangers. These range from GPS trail mapping to library cataloguing to clearing brush to assisting at public events to staffing information centers.
Advanced undergraduates may wish to pursue work on individual tutorial projects under the guidance of instructors in their major/minor fields. Key to the success of such projects is having a research plan developed with a CUNY faculty member at the time of application. While the resources of Gateway NRA are available to students, academic direction must come from the student’s CUNY mentor. Research projects may span one or more semesters.
Graduate students may wish to use Gateway NRA as a research site for papers, theses, dissertations and potential journal articles. Social Scientists might choose to study aspects of park usage; Environmental Journalists might wish to investigate the stresses and conflicts faced by a green area in a city of over 8 million; Health Scientists might wish to survey injuries at Jacob Riis Park beach or the problems encountered by EMTs. The possibilities are many but having a solid plan and a faculty advisor are crucial for success.
To learn more about this new opportunity, students and faculty are invited to contact:
Mr. Dan Milner
Internship Coordinator
Institute for Sustainable Cities (CUNY)
212-650-3456
ciscinternships@hotmail.com
