Water Workforce Education Partner - K-12 & Higher Ed (WIL Collaborator)
WIL partners with educators and institutions to build water-sector career awareness and education pathways for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students. We are seeking education partners who can co-develop curriculum exposure, career exploration, dual-enrollment / bridge experiences, or student work-based learning tied to water careers.
What you'll do
- Represent a school district, community college, university, or education nonprofit with water-career programming capacity
- Co-design education activities (modules, camps, career days, dual credit, or lab experiences)
- Identify student populations and delivery geography
- Support partnership documentation for joint education/workforce proposals when agreed
- Advise on learning outcomes and measurement appropriate to education settings
Requirements
- Required
- Role at a K-12 LEA, community college, university, or education nonprofit
- Experience delivering STEM/CTE career education, water/environmental education, or work-based learning
- Ability to discuss institutional partnership pathways
- Willingness to engage on a time-bounded collaborator basis
- Authorization to work with a U.S. nonprofit research organization
Nice to have
- Existing water/wastewater industry advisory relationships
- Dual-enrollment or pre-apprenticeship bridges already operating
- Rural, tribal, or underserved student reach
Benefits
What fellows receive
Research Fellows will have opportunities to:
- contribute to workforce intelligence reports and publications
- participate in applied workforce research initiatives
- gain exposure to operational workforce planning systems and labor market analysis
- contribute to workforce intelligence methodologies and frameworks
- build portfolio-quality workforce intelligence projects
- collaborate on workforce intelligence dashboards and operational labor analysis
- participate in workforce intelligence discussions with industry operators and advisors
As WIL expands, fellows may also have opportunities to participate in:
- expanded research collaborations
- advisory initiatives
- future grant-supported projects
- workforce intelligence publications and presentations