FUTURE CLIMATE FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY - 2025-2026

Job description

Future Climate Collective is seeking dynamic, mission-driven Portland-based college and recent grads students with a background in climate to join our Future Climate Fellows program. This short-term paid fellowship places emerging climate experts into high school classrooms to lead interactive lessons on climate change science and resilience. We’re offering a small stipend ($3,000-$5,000) and potential course credit.

Fellows are passionate communicators and changemakers—typically majoring in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or related fields—who can inspire and connect with high school students on the science and solutions of climate change.

Role Responsibilities

  • Teach or co-facilitate engaging, standards-aligned climate education lessons

  • Support classroom dialogue that integrates climate facts with emotional resilience

  • Work with students and a climate professional on a local climate solution project

  • Adapt lessons to meet diverse learning needs and classroom dynamics

  • Help students feel empowered and informed about the future of the planet
     

Qualifications

  • Current college student with academic focus in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Sustainability, or a related field

  • Passionate about climate justice, youth empowerment, and education

  • Strong communication and public speaking skills (experience with teens highly recommended)

  • Comfortable facilitating discussions and leading activities in hybrid settings

  • Culturally responsive, collaborative, and emotionally intelligent

  • Must attend school around the Portland area

What You’ll Gain

  • Hands-on teaching and facilitation experience

  • Training in climate communication and social-emotional learning

  • Mentorship and connection with climate professionals and experienced educators

  • A stipend and professional reference upon completion

  • A chance to make a difference in the lives of young people

Join the movement to make climate education more accessible, inclusive, and empowering. Apply to become a Future Climate Fellow by August 31st!