NONDUKE STUDENT/INTERN

Duke University, United States

Updated: 12 months ago
Location: Durham, NORTH CAROLINA
Deadline: The position may have been removed or expired!

Duke University:

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.


NONDUKE STUDENT/INTERN
Duke Ocean and Plastic Project Team 
Summary of Work Performed
The internship w ill support the continued expansion and development of the Duke Plastics Policy Inventory as a global tool to monitor how governments are respon ding to plastic pollution. The intern will help find new public policies that could be added to the inventory, strengthen the analysis of existi ng policies in the inventory, as well as enhance the quality of the tool for users. This tool and the internship would provide knowledge that ca n inform the global negotiations on a new international plastic pollutio n treaty. 
Experience requested
Experience studyi ng or working on plastic pollution and experience working with the Duke Plastics Policy Inventory
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