NYC Accelerator Internship is a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, and CUNY Institute for Urban Systems Building Performance Lab (BPL). This 15-week paid internship program is designed to train advanced undergraduate and graduate STEM students and match them with companies committed to sustainability.
Through this program, companies can employ STEM interns with specialized training that will advance your organization’s carbon reduction goals.
If your company is interested in this opportunity, please fill out a short survey by March 5th, 2021 to work with the students and the Mayor’s Office.
Interns will come to you from science, technology, engineering and sustainability management backgrounds, and with training from CUNY’s Building Performance Lab. They will have access to CUNY faculty for troubleshooting throughout the internship. This ensures that the interns can address the unique contexts of your facilities and handle unexpected tasks.
Interns can provide 15 hours or more a week to work on projects according to your needs. Interns may:
January 15
Employer submits commitment letter, job description and obtains internal approvals
February 15
Matching and interviews start
March 5th
Intern Start Date
March 2021 to June 2021
Host intern and complete the intern evaluation