Conservation Psychology Project Assistant - M. Guckian [Work Study]

Start Date: 7/14/2025
End Date: 12/12/2025
Number of Positions: 1
Hours per Week: 10hrs/week
Weekends Required: No
Evenings Required: No

Supervisor: Meaghan Guckian 

Alternate Supervisor: Libby McCann

This position allows for remote work Yes/No: Yes

Percentage of time that could be remote (0-100%): 100%; conducting literature reviews, program analysis and development, administration

Method to assess remote work: verbal report out, written summaries, literature reviews, and case analyses

Job Description

• This position supports a research project focused on understanding how climate change-related emotions are experienced and addressed by formal and non-formal educators, particularly in their work with students.
• The assistant will engage in reviewing academic and gray literature on emotional responses to climate change, emotional learning practices, and educator support programs.

• Literature Review (5 hours/week): Examine peer-reviewed and practitioner literature related to climate emotions, emotional learning strategies, and educator responses in both formal and non-formal settings.

• Program & Resource Mapping (3 hours/week): Identify and document existing emotional support programs and tools available to educators dealing with environmental/climate-related emotions in the classroom.

• Data Organization and Summaries (2 hours/week): Summarize findings and maintain a structured database and annotated bibliography to support ongoing research.

Qualifications

• Student has background in conservation psychology and/or related fields.
• Interest and/or experience with qualitative and quantitative data analysis, familiarity with conservation psychology concepts, principles and methods, particularly climate change, climate emotions, and education.
• Strong writing and critical analysis skills, including working knowledge of journal databases, references, and resources.
• Strong desire to learn and apply insights from the behavioral sciences to a range of topical areas, including climate communication and climate education.

How to Apply: Email a letter of interest to [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

Position Type: Work Study

Department: Environmental Studies