JGEN's Professional Environmental Internship Program
By
Danielle Luttenberg
Professional Internship Opportunities with Israel's Leading Environmental Organizations
Interested in working to protect Israel's environment? JGEN can match college students, recent graduates and young professionals (ages 18-35) with professional internship positions in many of Israel's environmental organizations. The program is designed for those who want to gain a sense of everyday life in Israel. Interns can gain valuable work experience in environmental organizations and agencies throughout the country. The internship program runs throughout the year and placements can be made at anytime that is mutually convenient for the intern and the employer. It is run in conjunction with the Jewish Agency’s Stagerim program, which provides a small stipend of $75/month and provides lectures and trips, and information on cultural and social events. In 2004, eleven North American interns were placed with Israeli environmental organizations, including Friends of the Earth Middle East (FOEME), Green Course, the Israeli Union for Environmental Defense (IUED), and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI). The interns worked for periods ranging from one to four months on a wide range of topics, including: water and energy issues, coastal protection, environmental PR and media and preparing for the nomination of the Dead Sea as a World Heritage Site.
2005 Environmental Internship Opportunities
1 - Adam Teva V'Din / Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED) http://www.iued.org.il. Adam Teva V'Din/Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED) is a national, nonprofit organization of lawyers, scientists, urban planners and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting 's natural resources, public health and quality of life. has legal standing to take civil and criminal action on the public's behalf and pursues a vigorous agenda of public interest litigation and legislative reform. is a membership-based organization founded in 1990 and is supported by private foundations and individual donors. Focus of Internship: Environmental Economics Responsibilities: The intern would be responsible for gathering data, surveying how environmental organizations can utilize environmental economics in advancing environmental protection, and drawing up recommendations on how economic factors may be into environmental legislation.
The intern will work closely with the professional team, particularly with IUED's director, Attorney Iser Itzik, and he/she will be involved in core projects on key environmental issues – air pollution, water supply, open spaces, energy and solid waste & recycling. Qualifications: The person we have in mind has background in environmental economics, with some experience in conducting research. Language: Spoken Hebrew language skills would be useful although not essential. Days per Week and Period of Internship: 3 days/ week over a period of 8 weeks, although this is flexible. Contact Person: Fran Ran, Development Director Adam Teva V'Din 85 Nahalat Binyamin Street, Tel Aviv 66102, Israel Tel: 972-3-5669939 x 113 Fax: 972-3-5669940 http://www.iued.org.il
are these internships still going on?
I would like to apply but your data seems to be from 2005. I will be in Tel Aviv from July 8 - August 5 and would be extremely interested in an internship working to help the environment in Israel. Email me: angieolami@gmail.com or call 973 901 2242. THANKS
angie atkins, montclair, nj (10.05.2009)
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