01. Sustainable Development Goals_Clean and Affordable Energy

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Clean Water and Sanitation

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Climate Action

01. Sustainable Development Goals_Responsible Consumption and Production

02. Academic Level_Doctoral student

02. Academic Level_Graduate student

02. Academic Level_Post-doctoral

02. Academic Level_Undergrad student

03. Academic Field_Biochemistry

03. Academic Field_Biology

03. Academic Field_Chemistry

03. Academic Field_Computer Science

03. Academic Field_Electrical Engi

03. Academic Field_Energy

03. Academic Field_Mechanical Engi

03. Academic Field_open to any academic field

03. Academic Field_Sustainability

04. Commitment Duration_1 semester to 1 school year

05. Commitment / Week_less than 3 hours

06. Start Date for Students_(f) At any time

07. Country_-VIRTUAL (remote)

08. Continent_Global

09. Language_English

Laboratory Benchmarking Tool (LBT)

International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories

The student or volunteer would help I2SL to build out a database by doing both broad and direct outreach to HEASC member organizations (and others) to promote use of the LBT. They would also offer assistance with the data submission process, performing data quality checks and following up on any missing data. As an added incentive for data submission, the they would produce a brief custom benchmarking report for selected participating organizations, showing how their buildings compare to their peer facilities.

The Problem this Project Addresses:

I2SL’s Laboratory Benchmarking Tool (lbt.i2sl.org) is the only lab-specific public benchmarking database of building energy consumption, and today it contains user-submitted data from nearly 900 lab buildings. I2SL aims to further grow the database via user submissions, with the goal of covering more lab types and underserved areas of the country (e.g. the south-eastern US). We’d also like to gather additional data on lab facilities’ policies and practices, to populate the database supporting the new Operational Practices Benchmarking module.

Region or Country Benefited:

Global

Where Will the Student or Volunteer Work:

remote

The Person or Team Heading this Project:

Phil Wirdzek

Academic Field or Expertise Sought:

some experience with databases

Academic Level or Experience Sought:

some experience with databases

Start Date for Student:

open

Commitment Duration:

3 months

Commitment Hours per Week:

3 hours per week

Compensation:

Unpaid but will have the title of Fellow for HEASC (the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium)>

How to Apply:

Send an email introducing yourself and describing the position of interest to info(at)i2sl.org. Please reference HEASC Fellow in the subject line of the email.

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.