The Department of Psychology’s Climate Action Committee received UBC Workplace Sustainability Funding for its project Resilient Futures: Climate Stories and Action. To meet the project’s goals, the committee is recruiting a UBC student to support digital communications, website development, storytelling, programming, and events.
About Resilient Futures: Climate Stories and Action
This project aims to a) inspire actionable climate solutions by amplifying personal stories of climate action; b) improve research collaboration and sustainability through equipment sharing; and c) address climate anxiety by hosting workshops and events with psychologists and behavioural sustainability experts.
The project aligns with UBC’s CAP2030 Engagement & Outreach goals by fostering climate literacy and inspiring collective action through storytelling and workshops. Through storytelling and events, this project will inspire students, faculty, and staff to adopt climate-positive behaviours and create conversations around climate anxiety and climate action.
Work performed
In consultation with the Communications Specialist and Climate Action Committee (Chair: Dr. Jiaying Zhao), the successful candidate will have responsibilities in these areas:
Climate storytelling
- Create a story series to showcase positive examples of carbon reduction while boosting productivity and well-being in the department
- Manage climate story submission portal on the psychology department’s website
- Create communications plan to invite climate story submissions on how to cut carbon while improving our research and teaching
- Develop other knowledge translation pieces, such as video clips
- Develop and launch a social media campaign featuring personal stories of climate action.
- Expand opportunities for public climate learning through climate related content
- Develop digital story archive
- Design a certificate to recognize climate champions
Engagement
- Work with Psychology Climate Action Committee on workshop content; coordinate and market events and workshops.
- Market and promote the workshops and events.
Online trading market for research equipment
Create a webpage on PSYC AIR (Arts Internal Resources Website) to facilitate the sharing and exchange of research equipment among psychology labs.
Flight efficiency: conference travel decision tool
Create a decision tree for conference travel within the department to help faculty and students decide when and how to fly; what factors to consider, E.g. local over international, direct flights over layovers, social networking, collaborations, virtual meetings.
Admin
- Develop creative and project briefs; manage timelines to support the progress of projects.
- Assist with the development of written and visual communication materials, including reports, briefs, website posts, infographics and presentations.
- Package workshop materials to be made publicly available and to provide a foundation for future learning.
Qualifications and Experience
- UBC undergraduate or graduate student in sustainability, marketing, media studies, journalism, psychology or an appropriate combination of relevant skills and experience will be considered.
- Commitment to climate action, climate justice, and building public awareness around environmental challenges.
- Interest in helping others understand climate issues and take meaningful action.
- Experience in coordinating and facilitating online and/or in person events.
- Experience in design, new media, and digital communications. Eager to learn new technologies.
- Experience with WordPress or other Content Management Systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, a good grasp of grammar, and demonstrable creativity, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Well-developed planning and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize.
- Ability to exercise initiative, resourcefulness and sound judgment.
- Be adaptable, responsive, collaborative and enthusiastic about producing high quality communications and events that further the reputation and presence of our department.
- Must enjoy working with people, have the ability and desire to work in a dynamic and learning culture work environment.
Salary/Wage: $25/hour | Hours per week: 8-10
Duration: July 10, 2025 – September 10, 2025
To apply
Submit resume and cover letter on Careers Online (Job ID: 989331) or to Bonnie Vockeroth, Communications Specialist, UBC Psychology
Application deadline
July, 1, 2025
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