Interested in Environmental Justice?
The Environmental Justice Policy Clinic (EJPC) at the Repair Lab is conducting a multi-stage research project to assess whether flooding threats and perceptions are affecting property values and practices in 2-4 neighborhoods of Norfolk, Virginia. We want to know whether forces of gentrification – driven by racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences – are affected by the changes that may be occurring in housing practices due to local sea-level rise and flooding threats.
The Environmental Justice Policy Clinic Policy Intern will work with the Practitioner-in-Residence and Postdoc to review historical and contemporary local- and state-level public policies relevant to housing and environmental risks in Norfolk, Virginia.
The intern will develop a policy intervention proposal, informed by previous and ongoing team research, as a deliverable for the “Wading Between Two Titans” project.
Duties:
- Reading and synthesizing legal and policy papers and/or briefs to write a policy/literature review.
- Assisting on the development of a database of policy ideas and problems primarily at the state and city level.
- Web- and library-based research on EJ-related policies;
- May also include a database of nonprofit or legal/policy advocacy groups working in the region on EJ issues;
- Relevant, related brainstorming for the lab policy intervention and deliverables.
- Involvement in social media, public outreach, political networking and establishing relations to make the project publicly and politically visible.
- Involvement will be decided in consultation with the Practitioner, Postdoc, and Multimedia Producer
- Assisting the Practitioner in forming a plan to advocate for the policy intervention proposal
- Working with the Postdoc to integrate with ongoing team research objectives
- Facilitating the media produced by the Multimedia Producer by providing organized policy data or analysis to them (on a production schedule timeline).
- Attending and participating in an in-person clinic events
Qualifications:
- Interest in environmental justice
- Ability and interest in working in Norfolk (preferred)
- Connection to Norfolk, VA and the Virginia Tidewater Region (preferred)
- Experience or interest in Virginia state and local policy and politics
Schedule: The intern and supervisor will set-up a mutually agreed-upon schedule of 20 hours per week.
Personal Transportation Needed? No