Student Employees

We’re Hiring!

• Composting Intern – Spring 2025
• Sustainability Impact Fellow – Spring 2025-Fall 2025 (including full-time in summer)
• Diversified Vegetable Pre-Apprentice – This is a year-long role working from the beginning of Spring Semester 2025 to the end of Fall Semester 2025, including full-time work in the summer. The student in this role acts as the assistant manager to Farmer Josh and receives a certificate from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture at the end of this apprenticeship. Please reach out to Farmer Josh parrj@lafayette.edu if you are interested.

Who can work for the Office of Sustainability?

Lafayette students who are passionate about sustainability, and are interested in serving as a peer leader, may apply to work for the Office of Sustainability. Applications are usually released during the end of the spring semester or during the summer for fall positions and in November for spring positions and Fellowships. Given the high level of interest, the application window is quite short, and interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

What do our student interns and fellows do?

Office of Sustainability interns and fellows craft meaningful programming, promote a culture of sustainability, track our sustainability performance and advance our carbon neutrality goals. 

Sustainability Impact Fellows focus on meaning policy and operational efficiencies that drive transformative change on campus. The Sustainability Impact Fellow program started in Summer 2022. Learn more about Sustainability Impact Fellows. 

Our Office of Sustainability interns work in 6 teams during the academic year: Communications, Eco Rep Coordinators, Outreach & Engagement, Metrics & Reporting, Thrift Store and a Compost Team. Each team consists of 3-10 interns, and help facilitate different parts of the Office of Sustainability’s campus mission. Students can also work at LaFarm, working on food production, research and programming. Learn more about jobs at LaFarm.

Meet our 2023-24 Office of Sustainability interns here.

How many Office of Sustainability interns are there?

During the 2023 – 2024 academic year, about 30 students returned or were selected to serve as student interns and fellows.

Is this a paid position?

Yes, these are paid leadership positions through the Office of Sustainability. New interns are paid a starting wage of $9/hour and typically work 3-10 hours/week during the academic year. Fellows are paid $10/hour and work 10 hours/week during each semester and 36 hours/week during the summer with Lafayette housing provided.

What are Eco Reps?

Eco Reps are peer-to-peer sustainability leaders in residence halls, greek houses and off-campus houses throughout campus. Eco Reps educate residents and help foster sustainable habits and life-long behavior change in Lafayette’s living communities that also contribute to our campus sustainability priorities and 2035 carbon neutrality and waste commitments. Anyone can be an Eco Rep and no previous experience is required, although a commitment to team meetings and projects on campus is necessary. These positions are paid a stipend each semester and typically require a commitment of 3-4 hours per week. Learn more about Eco Reps here.