Research Assistant Positions
Undergraduates participate in many RDCEP research efforts, working closely with faculty, graduate students, and postdocs. RDCEP offers paid hourly research assistantships for undergraduate students and post-baccalaureates (“pre-docs”) interested in working on problems at the intersection of energy and environmental science. Students participating in the Federal Work Study Program are especially encouraged to apply.
UChicago students: To apply for academic year and summer research positions with RDCEP, please upload your CV and a cover letter to our Environmental Research Network site and contact Dr. Emily Padston (padston@uchicago.edu) so we know to find your materials there.
Non-UChicago students: To apply for summer research positions with RDCEP, contact Dr. Emily Padston (padston@uchicago.edu) directly with your CV, transcript, and a brief statement of interest.
Environmental Frontiers
A central challenge of our time is sustaining the world’s developing population while minimizing damage to the environment. Building off Campus as a Lab, RDCEP has partnered with multiple programs and departments in the Environmental Frontiers (EF) Initiative.
We’re excited to have six students join EFCampus in Summer 2020 to tackle research projects assessing energy and environmental issues using campus data. Projects reflect our core values: data-driven and quantitative analysis, implementable solutions, and open-source tools and data.
If you are a UChicago undergraduate interested in environmental research and seeking to connect with faculty and staff who can offer research positions, please join our Environmental Research Network.
Teaching and Mentoring Opportunities
RDCEP's undergraduates have many opportunities to gain valuable teaching and mentoring experience, including assisting with our K-12 education program and mentoring summer research projects. Students assisting with curriculum development are generally paid as research assistants.
For Spring and Summer 2020, during the closure of the Chicago public schools, we are actively seeking undergraduate and graduate volunteers to help teach online computer programming courses to CPS students.
Contact Seth Severns (severns@chicago.edu) with any questions, and to apply for paid or volunteer positions.
