Business Research Intern

AltaTerra Research is a Silicon Valley-based market education consultancy specializing in sustainable business and the commercial marketplace for clean technology solutions. Through research reports, executive events and advisory services, AltaTerra helps forward-looking organizations improve resource-efficiency in their operations and capitalize on new ‘green’ market opportunities.

AltaTerra maintains a highly selective internship program, partly in partnership with top-tier universities and environmental nonprofits. The Business Research Intern will be responsible for conducting publishable industry and market research on business issues in fields such as:

Enterprise environmental strategy

Commercial green products and markets

Sustainable operations and solutions

Successful candidates will also spend 20 percent of their time developing direct business experience, assisting with administrative, marketing and other company responsibilities.

Candidates must have an excellent academic record from a highly-rated college or university, and demonstrate strong quantitative and/or analytical skills. They must be interested in participating in a collaborative work environment. They will share with their potential co-workers the traits of curiosity, enthusiasm, personal integrity and intellectual agility.

We are currently looking for interns for to start in January or February. Interns must commit to 12 to 20 hours per week for ten to twenty weeks for a school term. During the school year, little to no travel is generally required. Intern roles are volunteer positions, with no salary and no expenses paid. University credit may be possible through school field study programs.

How to Apply

If you believe you have the work ethic, the cooperative spirit and the analytical prowess to be selected as an AltaTerra intern, please send your resume with an email message introducing yourself no later than Friday, December 17 to:

• Mr. Eric Paul
• Email: intern (at AltaTerra dot net)
• Subject: Business research internship application

While the deadline for applications for internships starting in January and February of 2011 is December 17, 2010, potential interns starting in the spring and summer of 2010 are welcome to submit applications on a rolling basis. We recommend writing soon.

Testimonial

“Through the internship at AltaTerra I gained valuable experience learning better methods for research while working to find out what companies are doing to be environmentally sustainable. I’ve gotten to work independently, but with a good amount of guidance that gave me experience working in a business environment and meeting deadlines.” Michelle Thomas, Business Management Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz