Climate NI Opportunities
Climate Northern Ireland regularly hosts students and graduates for short–term voluntary placements. Previous volunteers have gained experience in diverse activities such as:
Research projects and publications
Development and design of climate change resources
Website content and social media editing
Event support
Current Opportunities
The following would be best suited to postgraduate placements or dissertation students:
Project 1
Recent risk assessments show that Northern Ireland needs to adapt to a changing climate. However, knowledge is still limited as to how recent impacts, such as extreme weather events, have affected different sectors. A series of projects will use desk based research, surveys/semi–structured interviews/focus groups to gain insights into how sectors have been affected and how they are responding. Projects are available assessing any one of the following:
People and the Built Environment
Natural Environment and Rural Economy
Infrastructure
Business
Results will support further work and be fed into policy development.
Project 2 – Future–proofing Resilient Buildings
As we begin to experience the impacts of a changing climate, we must recognise how this will impact how buildings perform, where they are located and how they are constructed. To future proof our built environment, we must reconsider how we design, construct, upgrade and occupy new and existing buildings. Projects will undertake desk based research and possibly semi–structured interviews considering:
- How climate change is currently impacting buildings on the island of Ireland
- Availability and relevance of resources and tools to support climate change adaptation in buildings
- Existing awareness and skills of building designers
Results will be disseminated to the construction sector and will be fed into policy development.
If you are interested in gaining climate change adaptation experience, please send a CV for consideration to: jane@climatenorthernireland.org.uk
Other Opportunities
Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL) is currently seeking a communications/media student to undertake a period of work placement. The duration of the placement is flexible, depending on the availability of the candidate. This placement will allow students/graduates to gain valuable, practical communications/media experience. Suitable students/graduates will work closely with the NIEL Communications Team on a wide range of projects and work areas.
This placement would be best suited to communications/media postgraduate students. There may also be an opportunity for student to stay for an extended placement upon completion of initial placement.
