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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our staff of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and internationally from our offices in New York; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Santa Monica; San Francisco; Bozeman, Montana; and Beijing.   Responsibilities NRDC's Climate & Clean Energy Program (C&CE) works with policymakers, equity partners, industry actors, environmental groups, and other stakeholders to...

DESCRIPTION You work independently on work packages in the Development department, with a focus on plant automation and process control. Together with the controls & electric team you design, implement and test the control systems for our pilot and customer plants. You support the service team during commissioning of the plants. You work on the optimization of control concepts in pilot and research plants and conduct the necessary changes in the hardware as well as in the software. You make adaptions to the control systems of test systems and production facilities. REQUIREMENTS You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering (or equivalent). You are available for a 6 to 12-month internship starting on August or September 2020 You have sound knowledge of programming in one or multiple high-level languages and ideally in PLC programming. You are able to read and...

DESCRIPTION You work independently on work packages in the Sorbent Department with a focus on sorbent development and optimization. You prepare sorbent material, optimize the components and the conditions of preparation according to a rational and traceable scheme. You test the sorbent material for specific conditions of use, for stability and for optimal capacity. You analyse the material according to given chemical and physicochemical processes. You help validate, troubleshoot, and document the different process control routines. REQUIREMENTS You have completed a bachelor’s and/or are working towards a master’s Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or similar, with a focus on material preparation and testing. You are available for a 6-12 months internship with start date August or September 2020. You have experience in the preparation and characterization of functionalized porous or fibre-based...

We're mobilizing the world's talent to solve the climate crisis. If you're interested in joining our team, please apply to this "position" :)  Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will not be responding to all applicants. However, we will review all applications we receive and we will reach out to applicants we are immediately interested in speaking with.  Looking forward to hearing from you!