What if we really could kick our dependence on oil – not just foreign oil – and make the shift to clean, renewable energy?

What if we could guarantee the next generation (and the one after that and the one after that) that we won’t spoil our last wild places with oil rigs or clear-cuts or super-sized vacation homes?

What if hunger and homelessness in the world’s richest economy was something people refused to tolerate?

Sound like a challenge? Of course it does. Society doesn’t change overnight. But when someone – or more to the point, lots of someones – speak up and take action, change can happen.

That’s where you come in …

The state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) are a network of nonprofit groups, based in states across the country, and we tackle issues ranging from the environment to energy to health care reform to hunger and homelessness.

We’re hiring talented and passionate college graduates for campus organizing positions.

IN PIRG campus organizers recruit college students, faculty and community members to investigate problems and build support for solutions. IN PIRG organizers, and the volunteers they recruit and train, research issues, build coalitions, work with the media, educate the public, and generate citizen support on issues ranging from poverty to environmental protection.

A typical day might include:
- training volunteers to conduct an educational program;
- meeting with a professor to plan a research project;
- addressing the City Council about an IN PIRG campaign they should support; and
- talking with students about summer jobs in the grassroots campaign office you’ll help direct.

We have a campus organizing position in Bloomington, IN at Indiana University.

Salary & Training:
Recent college graduates earn $23,750 in their first year on staff. In addition, full-time staff are eligible for paid sick and vacation days, and can apply for our college loan assistance program. Our staff accrue two weeks of vacation by the end of their first year and three weeks by the end of their second year. Staff are also eligible to join our 401(k) program in their second year. The state PIRGs’ staff training combines classroom study with hands-on field work.

Additional Qualifications:
Passion. Persistence. We’re looking for smart, motivated individuals with initiative and a strong commitment to protecting the public interest. We value experience with campus groups or student government, academic achievement, and outstanding verbal, writing and leadership skills. Most of all, we look for people who find a way to make a difference.

Location(s)
Bloomington, IN

Application

How to Apply:
Email your cover letter and resume Len Montgomery at lenm@studentpirgs.org.

We’ll carefully consider your application, and if we think you’re a good fit we’ll get in touch.

Application Deadline
March 9, 2007