Internships

Post Carbon Institute Internship Program

Post Carbon Institute is offering several volunteer internships through which the interns will learn about peak oil and the implications of global over-reliance on cheap energy and how Post Carbon Institute offers action oriented solutions to these challenges. Interns will be provided with a reference letter upon completion of internship. please call us at 604-736-9000 or email volunteers@postcarbon.org for more information

We are looking primarily for applicants in the Vancouver area that can work in our office.

  • Research interns. Work with founder Julian Darley and contribute to the Think Tank aspect of Post Carbon Institute.
  • Communications interns. Work with Communications Coordinator to develop website content.
  • Energy Farm Demonstration Project interns. Work at the Post Carbon Institute section of the UBC Farm.
  • Funding interns.  Working with development coordinator with funding strategy implementation.

Other Intern Possibilities  

  • Self design Design your own internship. Work to develop an internship that will be mutually beneficial for PCI and the advancement of personal development goals.
  • Peak Oil Blogger Promote PCI and Global Pubic Media news and concepts on blogs
  • Coalition Development Assistant Identify organizations working on environmental and social justice causes, localization or peak energy. Engage with them to consider joining a coalition for Global Relocalization.
  • Online Traffic Manager Create and implement a strategy to help raise the visitors to the Post carbon Institute and Global Public Media web sites. This will likely include monitoring and posting to blogs and developing a reciprocal link program, as well monitoring site traffic.