The Summer Strategist Intern will contribute to the development of cutting-edge DEI resources, training materials, and toolkits. This internship is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the DEI field, working directly with experts and contributing to impactful projects. The intern will have a strong understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, intersectionality, and feminist frameworks, […]

The project is to develop and support innovative marketing and business development campaigns and activities. The responsibilities include conducting desktop research on the latest hot topics, trends and challenges in the DEI field, including emerging topics and best practices. To lead and support campaigns and resources for marketing and business development which can include Instagram […]

The purpose of this project is to create evidence that describes the influence of urban trail development on population-level physical activity and active transportation. This is a growing field of importance as governments across all levels in Canada will be investing close to one billion dollars in urban infrastructure over the next ten years. There […]

Demand for water and wastewater treatment has grown substantially in recent years, leading to a increased need for innovative technology. To remain a global leader in UV-based treatment technology, Trojan must continue to innovate through its intesive research and development program. One of Trojan’s distinguishing features has been the rigorous analysis and testing that our […]

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The Edmonton Valley Zoo is passionate about the natural world and is always looking to find ways to promote environmental responsibility and support wildlife research that benefits both people and wildlife. Our Conservation team works to conserve species in the wild through endangered species breeding programs, by providing support for in-situ wildlife conservation research work, […]

To reflect changing external pressures on organic farmers due to erratic and extreme weather patterns, Organic Alberta is seeing a need to shift our extension work from encouraging farmers to adopt best management practices to creating a strong foundation in systems-based problem solving. Our intern will be creating innovative course structures to provide Albertan farmers […]

The Cansbridge Fellowship, a leading Canadian non-profit dedicated to fostering entrepreneurial leadership, seeks to modernize its operations and programs to better serve students and ensure long-term sustainability. This project will bring in specialized interns to tackle key challenges, including redesigning the business model for financial stability, optimizing programs to meet the evolving needs of students […]

The project aims to analyze the financial feasibility, operational impact, and environmental benefits of transitioning to an electric fleet for AMA’s fleet. The intern will evaluate the financial implications of electrification, assess the effect on daily operations such as service efficiency and route planning, and research the availability of electric tow trucks. Additionally, they will […]

A major challenge facing the small museums like the Camrose Museum is a high rate of turnover in staff and volunteers, which limits the potential to offer innovative exhibits and programming that can respond to changing community needs. In order to address this challenge, one intern will produce a training manual and a set of […]

The Edmonton City Plan was approved by Council in 2020 and sets ambitious diversified housing and land use targets to avoid premature fragmentation of agricultural lands while accommodating another one million residents. The Monitoring & Analysis Team, within the Urban Growth Unit lead the annual Growth Monitoring Program, the Geodemographic Projection Program, and Urban Growth […]

Income-based energy burden metrics identify households in energy poverty as those which spend 10% or more of their after-tax income on dwelling energy bills, risking the inability to maintain thermal comfort. However, traditional income-based energy poverty metrics fail to capture behavioral adaptation patterns of reducing energy consumption to limit financial expenditure on energy services, especially […]