Environment and Sustainability
Passionate about climate, conservation, or sustainable systems? Our Environment & Sustainability community helps you explore fields like environmental science, policy, renewable energy, and more. Discover research programs, prepare for graduate study, and pursue work that addresses today’s most urgent environmental challenges.
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How to subscribe to Environment & Sustainability (Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources) career newsletter
- Log into your Handshake account.
- On the top-right, click on the icon with your initials. Then, click on My career interest.
- On the next page, in the Subscribe to receive industry newsletters section, select the industries that you would like to receive newsletters about to get targeted information on opportunities in those fields.
- On the bottom-left, click the green Save My Career Interests button.
Self-assessment and career exploration
- Do a Focus 2 assessment to help you discover majors and occupations that match your personal attributes.
- Use the What Can I Do With This Major? website as a starting point to learn what career paths are possible from each major.
- Browse career exploration tips provided by the Environmental Studies department.
- See a list of jobs held by UCSC alumni.
- See a list of graduate programs attended by UCSC alumni.
- Explore graduate school and consider if it’s right for you.
- Browse Government Career Guides.
Research opportunities on-campus
Summer research experiences
Many applications for summer internships are due in January and February.
- Search for summer research programs via Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)
- Search for summer research programs via NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Prepare for applications by reviewing our resources for letters of recommendation, personal statements, and curriculum vitae (CV). These resources were developed for graduate school applications but are still applicable to these applications.
Jobs
- Search for jobs on Handshake, LinkedIn, and Conservation Job Board.
- See our resources to prepare your resumes and cover letters.
- See our resources to prepare for interviews.
Resources
UC Santa Cruz Science offers immersive student research experiences almost anywhere you can imagine—beneath the oceans, across deep space, into the fabric of life, and beyond.