The Chancellor's Sustainability Commission is offering a Graduate Assistantship as the Recycling Coordinator.
General Description of Duties:
Assist the Waste Management Manager in developing, implementing and maintaining recycling on campus. Assist in annual recycler’s survey; tracking of recycling drop- off program; assist in market research for selected recycled materials; assist in developing educational materials for specific recycling programs; assist with environmental awards and earth day activities; coordinate internal office paper recycling program; work with student groups promoting recycling activities on campus.
Specific Responsibilities:
-Communicate with faculty, staff and students to keep recycling efficient and economically viable.
-Coordinate student volunteers in their help with recycling on campus.
-Coordinate and assist with recycling during special events on campus. Events may or may not include: Go Green for Big Red, Big Red Welcome, Recyclemania and -Assist with pick up and delivery of recyclables.
-Coordinate with Waste Management Manager on answering phone calls and scheduling pick up of recyclables.
-Communicate with and educate faculty, staff and students to create a more efficient and economically viable recycling program.
-Write grants to enhance materials pick up, equipment, and supplies for recycling efforts
-Assist in identifying ways to make recycling better on campus.
-Coordinate with the City of Lincoln Recycling Coordinator’s Office on city wide recycling educational activities.
-Developing educational programs to promote recycling on campus.
-Maintain database and spreadsheets on amount of recycling and solid waste material collected. Create Annual Survey with information. Update webpage as needed.
-Work on other activities as directed by the Waste Management Manager.
Minimum Qualifications:
-Graduate student in Community and Regional Planning, Marketing, Public Administration, Civil Engineering, Environmental Studies or related field.
-Must be familiar with computers, particularly Microsoft products including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Publisher. Good oral, written, organizational and equipment skills are desired.
Work Schedule:
-Maximum of 20 hours per week Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm.
Send resume and paper application to Susan Budler (sbudler1@unl.edu) Application can be found at: http://fmo.unl.edu/landscape-services/student-employment
Review resume and application: April 2, 2018
Desired start date: August 13, 2018
Stipend: $9,675