Water Workforce Education Partner - K-12 & Higher Ed

About The Role

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