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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Spring Internships

Deadline to apply for Spring internships  is January 10th,2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST.

AQPSD Student Intern

The intern will assist staff in the section in improving the quality of EMFAC codes.  Specific tasks include converting EMFAC’s HD activity module from SQL into a python module and conducting quality assurance and control checks on the translated HD activity module. A

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AQPSD Emissions Modeler Intern

The intern will assist in 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. 

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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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ECCD Aftermarket Parts Student Intern

The intern will assist in certain aftermarket parts application tasks. These tasks include establishing and maintaining a database to summarize key deliverables such as Executive Orders (EO) and Engineering Summaries (ES). The responsibilities will focus on leveraging prompt engineering techniques and available tools like Microsoft Word, etc. to streamline and enhance documentation and report generation processes. 

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Enforcement Data Operations Intern

The intern will assist senior staff in the section with developing, deploying, testing, and maintaining the Division’s data applications and data pipelines. This may include gathering, tabulating and analyzing air resources and vehicle emissions data, conducting quality assurance on processed data to ensure it is ready for reporting, testing applications and identifying potential improvements, assisting with building data solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, and developing dashboards using tools such as Tableau and Power BI.

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Enforcement Student Intern 

The intern will assistprogram staff with investigations. Duties may also include assisting with analyzing sales records of aftermarket parts into California and comparing records against CARB's executive order database.

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Mobile Source and Lab Student Intern 

The intern will assist staff with maintenance, repair, calibration, and troubleshooting procedures for test cell emissions measurement equipment. Based on sound principles of science, evaluate failing emission measurement equipment.

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Office of Community Air Protection Student Intern 

The intern will assist with the development, or support the development of, multimedia approaches and products to communicate quantitative and qualitative implementation progress information collected across AB 617 communities. They will also support Section manager and staff to develop tools, scripts, databases, maps, and data visualizations tools to support various 

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STCD Transit Benefits Student Intern

The intern will assist with various research, reviews, and assessments to support substantiation of direct, meaningful, and assured benefit claims to priority populations for transit-related projects funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Tasks include, but are not limited to, performing literature reviews and data collection, conducting data and geospatial analyses, and coordinating internally and with State agencies funding transit-related projects, as needed. 

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STCD CMAQ Program Intern

The intern will assist in the development of tools and methodologies (known as Quantification Methodologies or QMs) for various Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program as part of the ongoing effort to update the "Methods to Find the Cost-Effectiveness of Funding Air Quality Projects" and the greater CMAQ program as a whole

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STCD Student Intern

The intern will assist in conducting a market assessment to inform the development of a new zero-emission space and water heater regulation They will gather, tabulate, and analyze information about space and water heater manufacturers and technologies, such as manufacturer locations, product warranty information, applications, and other parameters, based on manufacturer websites, and other sources. 

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