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