Jobs and internships
Internship and professional development opportunities (updated August 2025)
- Internship in offshore wind policy: The Schatz Center has one opening for an undergraduate student research intern at Cal Poly Humboldt to join their policy team to conduct offshore wind energy policy research. This paid internship position is expected to start in October 2025 and continue into the Spring Semester 2026. Applications are due by Monday, September 8, 2025, at 8 am (Pacific). Learn more and apply here…
- Internship in secondary entanglement: The Schatz Center has one opening for an undergraduate student research intern at Cal Poly Humboldt to join their offshore wind team on a project to develop entanglement mitigation strategies for offshore wind turbines. This paid internship position is expected to start in October 2025 and continue into the Spring Semester 2026. Applications are due by Monday, September 8, 2025, at 8 am (Pacific). Learn more and apply here…
- We recently updated our list of current internship and professional development opportunities in the offshore wind sector. If you would like to add your opportunity to upcoming lists, please contact us.
Labor Report for California Floating Offshore Wind (April 2025)
The Schatz Energy Research Center has released a report on California Floating Offshore Wind: Evaluating Workforce Analyses and Assessing Professional Labor Needs. This report offers new insights into the professional workforce that will be needed in order to deploy floating offshore wind (FOSW) in California. The report (a) evaluates existing workforce analyses and tools, (b) examines key factors influencing job projections, and (c) assesses professional labor needs across multiple industry activities, including project development, supply chain, operations and maintenance, port development, and transmission infrastructure. Learn more here…