Pollution Prevention Specialist (available as PDF)
Application deadline: Sept. 19, 2011, or until filled
Starting Date: October 2011, preferred
Location: Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI) at Engineering Extension, Kansas State University (or satellite offices)
Appointment: One to two positions, up to 1.0 F.T.E., are available and subject to the continuing availability of funds through renewal of annual contracts with state and/or federal agencies.
Responsibilities: PPI administers the Kansas Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, which provides environmental technical assistance to businesses in Kansas. Specialist will conduct environmental compliance and on-site pollution prevention opportunity assessments, develop and present webinars and training seminars, provide individual assistance by telephone and written correspondence, research regulatory and pollution prevention issues, and write publications. Other duties include writing proposals for continued funding; participating in networking opportunities with other assistance providers locally and nationally; and promoting PPI, the Kansas Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, and other programs to appropriate audiences and stakeholders.
Qualifications: B.S. required in an engineering or science-related discipline; demonstrated written and oral communication skills; excellent computer skills should include expertise with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and use of the Internet; minimum of one-year experience in an industrial or educational environmental area.
Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
How to Apply: Submit electronic copies of cover letter; resume; examples of applicant’s writing; three references familiar with your professional training and/or experience including their name, current business address, and daytime phone number. Email to:
Nancy J. Larson, Director
Engineering Extension, Pollution Prevention Institute
nlarson@ksu.edu
800-578-8898
Learn more about the E2/P2 Intern Program and apply at www.sbeap.org/content/internships.
The E2/P2 Intern Program is a nonregulatory, summer program designed to link top-level engineering and environmental sciences students with business and industry. Collaborations focus on projects to reduce energy use, emissions and wastes, benefiting the company bottom line and the Kansas environment. Students work with a technical advisor from PPI and a host company to research E2/P2 projects that reduce or eliminate –
- energy use
- air emissions
- hazardous and solid wastes
- water contaminants
- employee risks
Learn more about the E2/P2 Intern Program and submit your application!
- Internship Overview
- How to participate in the E2/P2 Intern Program
- Application for Business Participation
- Application to be a Student Intern
- Publications and Reports
E2/P2 interns research effective waste-reducing solutions which help companies reduce operating costs, regulatory compliance burdens, and their environmental footprint. Through these projects, students gain hands-on experience in an industrial setting plus an understanding of pollution prevention strategies as value-added options for problem solving and environmental management.
Businesses gain well-developed, specific options for improved operating efficiency, cost savings, reduced waste, and decreased regulatory burden. If your business wants to explore P2 opportunities for your operations, but lacks time or resources, the PPI P2 Intern Program is a unique opportunity to make headway on that new project!
Student and business application screening for the next summer begins at the end of January and continues until positions are filled. If you are interested in participating, please complete the Business Application or Student Application and send or fax it to the PPI Intern Coordinator by January 31.
Financial support—Interns receive up to $14/hour and gain an education in pollution prevention—knowledge of this environmental principle will be advantageous to any future career. Many E2/P2 internships throughout the United States have resulted in employment offers from host companies. Participating businesses and the PPI share the cost of the intern’s wages.
How to participate in the E2/P2 Intern Program
Students enrolled in engineering or science programs at an accredited college or university in Kansas and who have at least a “junior” standing by the start of their internship summer, can apply for an intern position.
Application screening begins January 31 and continues until positions are filled. Complete the Student Application or Business Application. You need the free Acrobat Reader to view and print the pdf file, or you may get a copy of the application by sending an e-mail request to the PPI program’s administrative assistant at jmcdiff@ksu.edu.
Completed business and student applications should be sent or faxed to:
E2/P2 Intern Program Coordinator
133 Ward Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-2508
Fax: 785-532-6952
Recent Case Studies
- Associated Purchasing Services (2011, Mikhail Marchenko)
- Bombardier Learjet (2011, Donald Ronck)
- CST Storage (2011, Edgar Alvarado)
- Gates Corporation (2011, Rachel Trumpy)
- Green Lodging circuit rider (2011, Raoul Sequeira)
- Hill's Pet Nutrition (2011, Joseph Lauth) -- available soon
- Kansas Army National Guard (2011, Paige Brewer)
- Kickapoo Tribe (2011, Austin Weckwerth)
- Mercy Regional Health Center (2011, Stephanie Lamb)
- Schwan's Global Supply (2011, Taylor Scott)
- Via Christi Hospital (2011, Vishrut Patel) -- available soon
If you have questions or would like more details about the program, please call our environmental hotline and ask for the P2 Intern Program coordinator at 800-578-8898.
K-State / Engineering Extension