Join our team

Staff

  • Climate Resilience Program Coordinator: Hiring now for an early January start! Apply here.
    The Climate Resilience Project is hiring a full-time Program Coordinator. Key duties include assisting with the management of our $20M EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant. Learn more
  • Climate Literacy Outreach Specialist (AmeriCorps): Hiring now! Apply here.
    This service position provides opportunities for participants to have a tangible impact on the lives of students and teachers by advancing climate literacy in our region. Teachers and students are eager to learn more about how to integrate climate literacy into the classroom and their lives outside of school. Additionally, Outreach Specialists will have the opportunity to mentor Gonzaga undergraduate Climate Literacy Fellows as they develop lessons, learn teaching best practices, and engage with local elementary students.
  • Climate Resilience Associate (CivicSpark AmeriCorps Fellow): Hiring in summer 2025.
    The Climate Resilience Associate(s) support the Climate Resilience Project in building resilience to extreme heat and wildfire smoke in the Inland Northwest. They have the opportunity to work with community partners such as local health districts, the City of Spokane's Office of Emergency Management, local community centers, and others to keep our community safe from extreme heat and smoke events. 

Student

  • Event and Communication Assistant: Hiring now for an early January 2025 start! Apply on ZagsIgnite by December 6th, 2024.  
    The Climate Institute Event and Communication Assistants help organize events, design marketing and communication materials, maintain social media accounts and more. The Event and Communication Assistants will collaborate with both the Climate Resilience and Climate Literacy Projects to amplify their work and help coordinate impactful events. 
  • Climate Project Assistant: Hiring in spring/summer 2025
    The Institute’s Climate Resilience Project works to build community resilience to extreme heat and wildfire smoke events in the Inland Northwest. We hire undergraduates to serve as Climate Project Assistants (CPAs). CPAs attend community events on behalf of the Institute, carry out research, and offer general support to the Climate Resilience Project. 
  • Climate Literacy Fellows: Hiring usually begins in March.
    The Institute’s Climate Literacy Project works with K-12 students and teachers to advance the understanding of the social, cultural, and scientific causes of climate change. We hire undergraduates to serve as Climate Literacy Fellows. Fellows work in teams to deliver targeted climate literacy activities in K-8 classrooms in the Spokane area.