Overview
Emerson Collective is a company that invests in entrepreneurs and innovators driven by purpose and a sense of possibility, working to create a world of abundance for future generations.
As with the whole of Emerson Collective, what matters most is that we work with people who are not only the very best at what they do, but also the kindest.
Emerson Collective Internship Program
Candidates can apply to a maximum of three positions. Any additional applications will not be considered.
The Opportunity
The Immigration team's work on climate migration seeks to promote a global consensus to address climate migration while building policy solutions and legal strategies that prioritize and engage affected communities. We support systems that ensure migration is safe, legal, and orderly. As anthropogenic climate change continues to transform the world we live in, the need to elevate the reality of climate change as an accelerant to mobility has grown ever more pronounced. Our work in climate migration recognizes that the climate crisis acts as an accelerant and driver to migration and necessitates strategic, coordinated, and interconnected responses, both within the migration policy landscape as well as within global climate policy.
The Climate Migration intern will help our program advance on our mission to avert, minimize, and address climate displacement by conducting research, writing executive summaries, and providing analysis on the intersection between human mobility and climate change. This intern will also support the Climate Migration Council.
Role and Responsibilities
- Support programmatic work on climate migration seeking to avert, minimize, and address climate displacement.
- Support the development of thought leadership on climate migration through engagement with experts and conducting research, writing, and analysis on the intersection between human mobility and climate change.
- Support programming and convening of high-level events within the framework of the Climate Migration Council.
- Monitor legal and policy developments on climate migration.
- Collaborate effectively with various teams across the Emerson Collective, including communications, data, and others, to advance the work of the climate migration team.
- Develop and maintain systems for organizing data, materials, and information.
- Support the Director, Immigration Strategy, and the broader EC climate migration team as needed.
Qualifications, Skills, and Requirements
- Rising undergraduate junior or senior preferred.
- Knowledge of and interest in relevant topical areas, including global climate policy, climate finance, human dimensions of climate change, global migration, refugees, and/or human displacement.
- Strong sense of professionalism and capacity to engage respectfully with diverse audiences.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to develop materials for internal and external audiences.
- All hands-on deck approach to working in a collaborative environment.
- Portuguese and/or Spanish fluency is preferred, though not required.
- Operate with care, kindness, and a spirit of generosity.
- Excited by working in an environment where any idea is possible and is driven to help execute to make those ideas happen.
Location
Emerson Collective is a Bay Area-based organization with offices in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. This position is located in Washington, DC, and is onsite 40 hours/week between June 9th and August 1st, 2025.
Key Dates
November 18 - January 10: Internship applications accepted, and interviews commence on a rolling basis. Please note that not all applicants will be selected for interviews.
January 10 - March 7: Interviews continue, and offers are extended.
June 9: Internship program begins.
August 1: Internship program concludes.
Compensation
All EC Interns are paid $25/hour and can expect to work 40 hours per week from June 9th to August 1st (eight weeks). Interns may also receive travel and housing allowances as needed.
This position requires being up to date on COVID vaccination consistent with current CDC guidelines, subject to documented religious and/or medical exemptions.
Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is key to our mission and values as we strive to create systemic change and open possibilities for all of the communities we serve. To that end, we provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
