• Computer Engineering
• Computer Technology
• Internet Engineering

Computer engineers make the hardware and software design trade-offs inherent to computing today.  Computer engineers are valued for their unique understanding of the relationships between hardware and software.  These skills can be applied to green careers by helping organizations create computers that use less energy and develop systems to make networks run efficiently. Skills gained in Computer Technology & Internet Engineering can provide students with the background needed in engineering to pursue careers such as Power Systems Engineer, Clean Energy Analyst and Utility Engineer.

Green careers can be found within each of these job titles:
 

Green jobs can be found within the following industries:

Green Internet Resources:

Green Career Tracks   This site helps create an interest in learning more about or obtaining a green job.

Green Career Central   A site that provides information for students and young professionals intent on promoting the green building movement. Lists job/internships/educational seminars/events

Treehugger   Treehugger.com’s job board of green jobs

Cool Climate Jobs   A general job listing site relating to green careers and climate

Green Jobs   This is a job posting site that relates to green careers. Registration is required in order to use the site’s full features.

ENN Environmental News Network  Site to help nonprofits, governments and businesses from around the world get their information published and read by the people who have an interest in preserving the planet

Nature   A career resource information and job posting site for masters and doctoral graduates providing a wide range of career advice and information throughout nature publishing and group journals.

Engcen   Job postings specifically for engineering majors

Environment Jobs   This site includes free job search and posting of resumes relating to green careers.

Centre for Education & Research in Environmental Strategies   Networks investors of environmental organizations and other interested groups to address a global climate change.

Sustainable Business   This site provides global news and networking services to help green businesses grow, covering all sectors: renewable energy, green building, sustainable investing, and organics

IEEE Society   Website that lists green jobs, networking, and career information

Green Careers Guide   Site offers green career categories with job descriptions, training required, training programs by state, and job listings.

Non-profit agencies in New Jersey and beyond are increasingly involved in activities related to the environment, either as mission directives or indirectly through program outcomes.  This can include agencies engaged in cleaning up our waterways to organizations that recycle clothing, materials, or serve those who do.

Agencies working on green initiatives that wish to post positions with NJIT can go to CDSlink.  We will review your posting and contact you when approval is granted, usually within two business days.  If you have any questions or comments about green jobs or any other opportunities in your agencies, please contact Rosalind Newton at Newton@njit.edu.

What Is Green Civic Engagement?
College students are expressing their care and concern about green issues that impact our society.  Students have the time, energy, intelligence, resources and idealism to help solve challenges related to the environment. Through civic engagement, students who volunteer for green projects become part of the movement to mobilize person power and resources necessary to invest in the environmental well being of communities and make sustainable differences in the lives of others. 

NJIT provides resources for those interested in green initiatives. Students can learn more about sustainability and green events on campus. Through blogs, students share ideas, express opinions, and find others who have similar interests.

• USGBC@NJIT (US Green Building Council)- Connects members to people, knowledge, and tools needed to green the built environment
• Residence Life Green Team- Lynn Riker.
• Engineers Without Borders- non profit humanitarian organization that partners with developing countries to improve their quality of life, including construction of sustainable systems. The group can be contacted at Colton Hall, Room 251.

A significant percentage of today’s students have expressed a desire to work in careers that are good for the planet.  Even greater percentages have indicated that they wish to work for companies or organizations that are proactively reducing humans' impact on the environment or promoting its restoration. Given this tremendous interest, we have created Green Careers, a website for students seeking to match their passion for the environment with a career that can make a difference.

What are Green Careers?

• Includes jobs that focus on environmental protection and preservation, regardless of the industry or place of work.

What are some benefits of Green Careers?

• An exciting range of career paths
• Interesting and challenging work
• Excellent training
• Long-term careers that make a difference to the environment
• Good salaries and good progression opportunities
• Opportunity to travel as more countries seek expertise in green issues
• Includes those jobs that are not green until they are filled by people who are determined to make them green

Green Careers is organized within six separate sections each containing specific and unique content related to exploring and entering a green career.  

Section 1.     What I can do green with a major in … Contains a list of majors that are offered through New Jersey Institute of Technology and how they relate to green careers.


Section 2.     Green Jobs -  Contains a database of green jobs and internship opportunities specifically for NJIT students and graduates.


Section 3.     Green Companies - Contains lists of companies and organizations that have been certified or highly recognized as being eco-friendly from multiple sources including ceres.org, EPA’s Green Power Partnership, and or The Vault Guide to Green Programs.


Section 4.     Green Civic Engagement - Describes volunteer opportunities, websites, agencies, projects and internships available to students interested in green.


Section 5.     Green Academics & Research at NJIT -  Contains information and updates about the many existing and new green academic and research initiatives occurring at NJIT.


Section 6.     Green Podcasts & Blogs -  View green videos and podcasts relating to green initiatives, listen to green lectures, and view blogs.

Green Careers is a new initiative by CDS to help current and prospective students, alumni, and faculty/staff locate employers and employment opportunities classified as “green.” 

This Employers section of Green Careers is organized into two separate areas, each containing specific and unique content related to posting your company information and job and internship openings before our students and graduates.  To qualify for inclusion within this site employers must meet the following criteria:  

Green employers are companies and organizations that have been certified or highly recognized as being eco-friendly from multiple sources including Ceres, EPA’s Green Power Partnership, and or The Vault Guide to Green Programs. We recognize that new certifying entities for green companies and employers are regularly evolving.  As it is our intent to be as inclusive as possible, we greatly welcome all legitimate requests by employers to be added to this list.   Employers seeking to be included as a green company on this site should please contact Career Development Services at cdsjobs@njit.edu. 

Green jobs and internship postings contain a database of opportunities that are listed specifically for NJIT students and graduates.   While there is no single or exact definition for green jobs, the jobs and internships opportunities found within this database focus on preserving or restoring the quality of the environment.  Employers seeking to post their green employment and internship opportunities at NJIT should do so through the CDS On-Line System powered by Experience eRecruiting.  Once here simply follow the instructions for creating an account, uploading your resume, and applying to green jobs. 

• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering

Environmental engineers are essential participants in the planning, design and construction of waste water and potable water treatment plants, solid waste disposal systems, site remediation and emission control measures, and other similar projects. In today’s green market, major corporations, government agencies, private consulting and construction firms, and universities are just some of the organizations that employ environmental engineers.

Students who graduate from the Geoscience program are capable of solving a wide spectrum of problems related to engineering, geology and the environment. Most civil engineering projects involve a thorough analysis of site geology to arrive at satisfactory design solutions. In recent years, the importance of geologic factors in design has intensified, as projects require a high level of environmental protection and restoration. Solving problems of this nature is complex, and requires considerable interaction between the fields of civil engineering and geoscience. Students can find employment as a geoscience engineer or work in the allied fields of civil engineering, environmental engineering, and geology.

Materials Science and Engineering is concerned with the relation between the structure and properties of materials, factors which control the internal structure, and processes for altering the structure and properties. It is a natural progression to apply material science principles to new advances in the built environment and retrofitting and updating older resources.

Green careers can be found within each of these job titles:
 

Green jobs can be found within the following industries:
 

Green Internet Resources:

American Academy of Environmental Engineers   With its focus on companies and professionals in the field of environmental engineering, the AAEE Career Center offers its members and the industry at large an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections.

Environmental Engineer   Site contains list of jobs especially for engineers. The environmental engineering job involves identifying sources of pollution, determining citizen/consumer requirements, preparing reports, recommending corrective actions and presenting information at hearings.

Environmental Studies Program   The site is a good place to start in a search for seasonal or permanent employment in an environmental field. Contains links to environmental jobs in various fields of study including environmental policy, legislation, international environmental jobs, conservation and natural resource jobs, environmental advocacy and environmental education.

Agiweb: Careers in Geoscience   The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 45 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists.AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resilience to natural hazards, and the health of the environment.

Earthworks   Job listings in oil, energy, mining, geoscience, seismology, geodesy, earth science, earth system science, environmental science, environmental engineering, remediation, contaminated land, agriculture, forestry, ecology, plant science, meteorology, atmospheric science, oceanography, marine science, geography, hydrology, hydrogeology, soil science, remote sensing, GIS, geomatics, geotechnical / civil engineering, transport, asbestos surveying, renewable energy, carbon management, EIA, EMS, waste management, sustainable development, electrical engineering, maintenance engineering and related subjects

The Geological Society of America   The Geological Society of America provides access to elements that are essential to the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels of expertise and from all sectors: academic, government, business, and industry.

Environmental Jobs Directory – Green Jobs   Environmental job listings

Green Career Tracks   This resource site helps create an interest in learning more about or obtaining a green job.

Green Career Central   A site that provides information for students and young professionals intent on promoting the green building movement. Lists job/internships/educational seminars/events

Jobs Treehugger   Treehugger.com’s job board of green jobs

Cool Climate Jobs   A general job listing site relating to green careers and climate

Green Jobs   This is a job posting site that relates to green careers. Registration is required in order to use the site’s full features.

ENN Environmental News Network Site to help nonprofits, governments and businesses from around the world get their information published and read by the people who have an interest in preserving the planet

Stop Dodo   This site includes free job search and posting of resumes relating to green careers.

Centre for Education & Research in Environmental Strategies (CERES)   networks investors of environmental organizations and other interested groups to address a global climate change.

Sustainable Business   This site provides global news and networking services to help green businesses grow, covering all sectors: renewable energy, green building, sustainable investing, and organics

Green Careers Guide   Site offers green career categories with job descriptions, training required, training programs by state, and job listings. It also gives job search advice provided by careerbuilder.com

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• Environmental Policy Studies
• Environmental Science
• STS

Students within Environmental Policy Studies, Environmental Science, and STS majors can focus on the role of the earth and social sciences in the development, implementation and evaluation of environmental policy.  Students have a well-rounded background in science as it relates to the environment. Those interested in policy can pursue careers such as Public Outreach Specialist for environmental organizations, Environmental Journalist, Environmental Program Administrator, and Conservation Associate.  For students more focused within science, fields can include climate change, clean energy, air quality, marine science, and water quality management.   

Green careers can be found within each of these job titles:

Green jobs can be found within the following industries:

Green Internet Resources:

Environmental Studies Program   From the College of St. Benedict at St. John’s University, this link provides a starting point to a list of environmental agencies and organizations. 

Eco Jobs  Lists many environmental jobs and provides advocacy news and other resources.

Environmental Career Center   This site provides information and job postings for working in the environmental field

Cyber-Sierra   Cyber-Sierra's NATURAL RESOURCES JOB SEARCH.  This board lists job opportunities in conservation occupations through multiple links to associations and other job boards.

Eco Employ   Covers environmental employment in the USA and Canada, including natural, green and science listings.

Green Careers Guide   Site offers green career categories with job descriptions, training required, training programs by state, and job listings. It also gives job search advice provided by careerbuilder.com.

Green jobs offer an exciting range of career paths where you can enjoy interesting and challenging work with excellent training; long-term careers that make a difference to the environment; careers offering good salaries and good progression opportunities; and the opportunity to travel as more countries seek expertise in green.

Green Job Postings on Handshake at CDS

NJIT Career Development Services posts green job listings through Handshake at CDS.  These listings are available to all current students and alumni of NJIT.  If you are a student or alumnus and do not have a Handshake at CDS account, please follow these instructions:

1. Please click here to create a Handshake at CDS account.  Please log-in using your UCID credentials.  For assistance, you may contact the NJIT Helpdesk at 973-596-2900.
2. Upload resume using your NJIT UCID and password
3. Log into your Handshake at CDS account

Other Green Jobs

• Jobs.greenbiz - A website that lists green jobs in all disciplines. Their tag line is: "Business.  The Environment.  The Bottom Line".
• Sustainablebusiness.com - Green Dream Jobs – the only sustainable business job service. This site provides global news and networking services to help green business grow, covering all sectors: renewable energy, green building, sustainable investing, and organics.
• daywaycareers.com- Entry-level, clean energy career opportunities for graduating/interning college students and recent graduates, organized by degree, major, and industry.
• Jobs.treehugger - Treehugger.com’s job board of green jobs.
• Greencollareconomy- Green job postings and informational forums on sustainability. (Website might be down)
• Greenenergyjobsonline - Job postings in the energy field in many disciplines.
• Careerbuilder - Job search resource with green job listings; use keywords "green careers" and select a discipline.
• Engineering CENTRAL - Job postings specifically for engineering majors.
• Grist.org - Job board with e-mail alerts; contains environmental news and commentary.
• Idealist - Job postings, blogs, speakers bureau, forums, and other information on sustainability.
• Jobmonkey - Provides information on job opportunities for unconventional companies, mostly requiring travel; includes database of employees, job search resources guide, and postings for full time, part time and summer jobs.
• Cyber-sierra - Cyber-Sierra's natural resources job search. This site lists links to multiple associations and job boards related to conservation occupations
• Environmental Career.com - Brings together leading environmental employers with the best candidates to work for a better environment.
• Alernative-energy-news - Job posting section of a website that focuses on alternative energy news and information resources about renewable energy technologies.
• Earthworks-jobs - Job posting resource for jobs in engineering, the sciences, and related subjects.
• GreenJobsReady.com - An online informative portal offering the latest news views and resources on breakthrough green jobs training programs in the Renewable Energy world.
• The Complete Guide to Landing a Green Job

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A green job or career helps America on the path to a cleaner, more energy efficient future.  Those who work in green collar positions help to reduce waste and pollution and benefit the environment.  Students concerned about the state of the ecosystem, conservation, sustainability, energy renewal, and other areas that affect daily living can learn how their major can lead to a rewarding professional life. 

Below is a list of most majors that are offered through New Jersey Institute of Technology. Click on a major that interests you to find examples of job titles that people with that major now hold, the industries that hire professionals with that major, and Internet resources that provide green job listings, job search assistance, discussion boards, and other online resources.

For further research into job titles, consider the following:

• Let's Go Solar -  Source of information-Source of information for renewable energy degrees.
   
• Information interviewing -  Provides insight and networking opportunities with people already working in your field of interest. 
   
• O*Net Online -   An electronic resource that lists job titles and describes job duties.  Once you have accessed O*Net Online, type “Green Jobs” in the Occupation Quick Search box.  By clicking on job title clusters, you will access detailed information on associated job titles, skills needed for the job, and job tasks.
   
• California Employment Development Department -  Provides green titles that can be matched to job clusters found in O*Net Online. 

What Can I Do Green With a Major In?

Information on green issues is available in a variety of formats. For those who enjoy audio and visual resources, below you will find a sampling of audio and video podcasts with "green" as the subject. A sample list of blogs is also included, for sharing your thoughts on "green" with others.

Green Video Podcasts

• Greenbiz.com videos -  All of the videos on this link are specific to the green economy and green jobs.  Through greenbiz, the content is updated regularly and they search the web for the best content related to green business.
• Environmental Professions - View some green career videos and access their blog.
• IBM Project Big Green - An interview with Steve Sams, IBM Global Technology Services, Vice President.

Green Audio Podcasts

• New Fuels 
• Combating Disease 
• Promoting Personal Safety & National Security 
• Sustainable Future 
• Confronting Climate Change 
• Water Desalination: Freshwater from the Sea 
• Supplying Safe Drinking Water 

Green Blogs

• Ideal bite
• Grist
• EcoGeek
• In habitat
• Treehugger