Riverside Internship Program

Background 

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with eight Southern California academic institutions from kindergarten to university level, aimed at expanding the knowledge base of air quality and climate change program areas. As part of those MOUs, CARB committed to creating a formal student internship program. The Academic and Public Partnerships (APP) section created a long-term and competitive internship program for the Southern California facility that launched in the Fall of 2023.

Riverside Internship Program 

CARB offers student internships in the Fall and Spring school terms for course credit. Current students attending an accredited college or university in Southern California or Riverside are encouraged to apply. Students do not need to be attending a school with an official MOU partnership, this program is open to all. Interns would need to earn course credit to be eligible for placement. Please contact socalinterns@arb.ca.gov with any questions.

Fall Recruitment: May of each year
Spring Recruitment: November of each year

Summer Recruitment: March or April of each year

How to Apply

If students are interested in applying for one of the available internships below, email resumes to socalinterns@arb.ca.gov with the position name in the subject line.

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Fall Internships

 

Deadline to apply for Fall internshipsis August21,2024 at 11:59 p.m. PST. 

 

Air Quality Planning and Science Student Intern 

The intern will assistin the development and updating of mobile source emissions inventory models and emissions assessments for planning and regulatory development. The position requires interaction and teamwork with Section and Branch staff. Specific tasks will include assisting staff with the development of emissions inventory methods and programming to implement those methods into regulatory inventories

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AQPSD Mobile Source Analyst Intern

The intern will assist in the development and updating of the mobile source emissions inventory model EMFAC for planning and regulatory purposes. Key responsibilities include conducting quality assurance and control checks on model outputs, providing feedback to help debug the current EMFAC version, and developing documentation and reports. 

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AQPSD Mobile Source Emissions Analyst Intern

The intern will assist in gathering, tabulating, and analyzing data based on surveys, vehicle emission test programs, studies, and research journal articles. This may include conducting phone or other methods of surveys, supporting vehicle test programs, fieldwork, and hands-on experience in dealing with spreadsheets and relational databases as well as performing statistical analysis.

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AQPSD Emissions Modeler Intern

The intern will assist in development and updating of mobile source emissions inventory models and emissions assessments for planning and regulatory development. The position requires interaction and teamwork with Section and Branch staff. Specific tasks will include assisting staff with development of emissions inventory methods and programming to implement those methods into regulatory inventories and EMFAC; developing documentation and reports; gathering, tabulating, and analyzing a variety of vehicle activity and emission data; developing and performing quality assurance and quality control checks on model inputs and outputs.

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ECCD On-Board Diagnostics Data Analyst Intern 

The intern will assist in performing data analysis to assess On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) system’s compliance with regulatory requirements. They will also assist in OBD testing, including collecting and compiling data.

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Sustainable Transportation & Communities Student Intern.

The intern will assist in gathering, tabulating, and analyzing information about zero-emission space and water heaters available, such as energy input capacity, efficiency, warranty, noise levels, applications, and other parameters, based on manufacturer websites, and other sources. This may include conducting phone calls, fieldwork, and hands-on experience in dealing with spreadsheets as well as performing statistical analysis.

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