Internships
The Career Center has numerous resources available to help you find internship opportunities. You may also want to schedule an appointment to see a counselor to discuss your internship search. To do so, please contact the Career Center at 410-778-7890 or e-mail career_center@washcoll.edu.
The Center for Career Development also maintains a list serve where notification of internship postings are made available on an ongoing basis. To subscribe go to: http://list.washcoll.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/internship_info
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- AGV Sports Group in Buckeystown,
MD
Internship positions in Graphic Arts & Marketing available to both undergrad and graduate students.
For more information visit:
http://www.agvsport.com and click on "Opportunities" - Spoleto Festival USA Apprentice
Program, Charleston, South Carolina
The Apprentice Program is a short-term intensive and exciting program. Designed to offer a transition between academic and professional life, this program provides hands-on experience under the guidance of professional arts administrators and technicians in producing an international arts festival. Interns work at least a 40-hour week; this may include long workdays and nights as well as weekends. Weekly stipend, housing, and travel allowance are provided.
Visit their website at: http://www.spoletousa.org - The Norton Museum of Art Intern
Program
The program is a seven-week, paid internship that provides two college students and one graduate student with professional museum experience, an awareness of non-profit business and the varied roles that a museum serves in its community. The interns work with Museum staff on a range of projects and activities. Additionally, the internship includes Intern Enhancement Days, with field trips to local cultural organizations, and an Intern Exhibition.
The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida. The Museum is internationally distinguished for its permanent collection featuring 19th and 20th century European and American art, as well as Chinese art from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty, Contemporary art, Photography and works on paper.
For more information and an application access:
http://www.norton.org/educat/Internship.htm
You may also contact Kim Lawson, Assistant Curator of Education at (561) 832-5196 ext.1133
or e-mail: lawsonk@norton.org
Norton Museum of Art / 451 S. Olive Ave. / West Palm Beach, FL 33401 - Metropolitan Museum of Art Internships
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has internship opportunities for college and graduate students interested in careers in art museums. Interns work in one of the Museum's departments - curatorial, education, conservation, administration, or library. Most projects require strong preparation in the history of art. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. For more detailed information, please go to the Museum's website: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_internship.asp
- Internships with MTV
- Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC)
The world's largest not-for-profit arts organization committed to promoting the appreciation and understanding of jazz through performance, education, and preservation, under Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis. Currently, Jazz at Lincoln Center is building its new home"Frederick P. Rose Hall"at Columbus Circle, the first education, performance, and broadcast facility devoted to jazz, slated to open in fall 2004. JALC offers a chance to grow with one of New York's fastest growing arts organizations. Internship Program Jazz at Lincoln Center internships are available in all departments during the fall, spring and summer.http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/jalc/jobs/index.html#interns
- Wolftrap Foundation for the Performing
Arts, Vienna, VA
Wolftrap offers numerous interships in a number of aspects of the performings arts: administration, education, and technical. Summer internships are 12 weeks long, 40 hrs/week. Spring and Fall internships are part-time, 24 hrs/week. International students are invited to apply. College credit may be available through the student's school. There is a stipend to help offset housing and transporatation.
http://www.wolftrap.org - Glimmerglass Opera Summer Intern
Program, Cooperstown, NY
Numerous internships available in all aspects of opera production. Interns will be engaged for periods of 7-18 weeks, with some positions beginning as early as late April. Most begin mid-May or early June and continue through the end of August. Each intern will receive a weekly stipend and free housing.
http://www.glimmerglass.org - Raging Sky Records, independent
record company, Atlanta, GA
They are seeking volunteer workers to fill volunteer (non-paying) positions in their Promotions Department. Music genres are pop (rhythmic/top 40), urban and adult contemporary/smooth jazz. They have flexible hours (full or part-time) with no direct supervision. There will be weekly follow-ups and interns will be contacted regularly for task updates and completions. Work location will be within your local area and will involve making phone calls, sending e-mails, and meeting directors and managers. All interns are required to have an e-mail address and access to the internet. Along with hands on experience, our interns will receive bonus incentives such as free merchandise, gifts, cash prizes, and/or certificates of appreciation.
http://www.ragingskyrecords.com/intern.html
Business
- AT & T Sales Internship Program
The AT&T Sales Internship Program, an internship opportunity for rising juniors, is a premier training program that is intended to cultivate highly motivated and capable future sales talent for AT&T Business Sales, and is intended to result in full-time employment consideration upon successful completion of a three (3) month summer apprenticeship. On-Campus recruiting for this program begins in the late fall/early winter for candidates joining the program the following May. Participants in this program will complete a paid apprenticeship within an AT&T Sales Center supporting its U.S. business customers. Training, on-the-job learning, mentoring, job shadowing and networking are key components of this successful program. Participants also have the opportunity to learn from AT&T senior management via multiple planned events. Knowledge, skills and abilities in selling, leadership, AT&T Business product and services, account planning and management, relationship management will be developed through a combination of instructor-led & on-line training. Participants will be considered for full-time participation in the AT&T Sales Apprentice Program (ASAP) upon completion of their bachelor degree. Successful completion of the program will lead to a challenging entry-level sales position supporting AT&T Business Services' product and service portfolio throughout the U.S. Requirements: Currently enrolled as a Junior with GPA of 3.0 or higher Less than three (3) year corporate or internship work experience Related experience in Marketing or Sales. Exemplary sales attributes. Demonstrable leadership and strategic-thinking attributes. Strong communications skills. Passion for sales, and strong interest to be in a sales career path at AT&T. A strong desire for accelerated growth in professional sales. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or have permanent work authorization. Locations: Morristown, NJ, New York City, NY, Philadelphia (Wayne), PA, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA (ALL TENTATIVE) Please go to our web site: http://www.att.com/asap/asip/ for more information and to apply on-line. AT&T is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.
- Marketing/Public Relations/Branding
Internship with Warschawski
Organization Description
Warschawski is dedicated to providing our clients with the highest quality public relations, marketing and branding service. In the past five years alone, Warschawski has won more than 100 industry awards for its work and has been voted “Boutique PR Agency of the Year.” For four years in a row Warschawski has been ranked as one of the Top 15 “Best PR Agencies to Work For.” Warschawski clients include Fortune 500 and Inc. 500 companies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.
Position Title & Description
An intern at Warschawski is considered an Assistant Associate (AA), as they play an integral role on client accounts and within the Warschawski team. Applicants must have strong writing, communications and interpersonal skills. Confidence, an inquisitive nature and an entrepreneurial spirit are pluses. Applicants should also have a strong desire to enter the public relations/marketing field and a continued willingness to learn throughout their AA tenure. Proficiency in typing, basic Internet and computer skills (i.e. working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel) are required.
Each AA candidate will be given the opportunity to be involved in almost all elements of public relations strategy and implementation. He/she will be given the chance to gain first-hand experience in such activities as writing press releases, contacting reporters, pitching stories, research, and business strategy development. Responsibilities also include administrative duties and assisting team members with client work. As Warschawski offers a truly unique immersion experience, AA’s are required to commit to the entire - three-month term - of their AA program.
Hours
The AA program is full-time and requires the AA to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. This is an unpaid program, however we do offer the opportunity for college credit.
What will the intern gain from the experience?
This AA program will offer a student first-hand experiences and the opportunity to assemble a comprehensive public relations portfolio, both of which will give him/her a competitive advantage when applying for a job in the public relations/marketing field. Based on the AA’s performance, Warschawski may offer continued employment opportunities upon the completion of the program.
1501 Sulgrave Avenue, Suite 350 Baltimore, MD 21209
Telephone (410) 367-2700 Fax (410) 367-2400
For more information visit: http://www.warschawski.com
- Portfolio Accounting Analyst
Lydian Wealth Management is a dynamic Metro DC area-based financial services firm offering specialized investment management, portfolio advisory and performance measurement services to our high net-worth individuals and advisor clients. We have offices in Palm Beach, Atlanta, Seattle, Philadelphia, Rockville, MD, and Portland, OR. We have an immediate need for a Portfolio Accounting Analyst in our Rockville, Maryland location.
The successful candidate must have strong analytical, organizational, math, and computer skills. Responsibilities include reconciliation of client accounts, spreadsheet compilation and analysis, committee and special projects work, and interfacing with financial brokers and asset managers.
Duties include the achievement of goals, initiatives and tasks. Expected to gain knowledge of all facets of the reconciliation process including electronic downloads, manual entry and hedge funds. A degree of creativity and innovative thought is expected.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a Finance related field.
- 1-2 years work experience preferred.
- Knowledge of Advent Axys is helpful, but not required.
- Bank Operations knowledge a plus.
- Strong technical skills, proficient in Excel and MS Office products.
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and salary requirements via e-mail WORD DOCUMENTS to jsaunders@lydianwealth.com.
- Performance Reporting Analyst,
Operations
Lydian Wealth Management is a dynamic Metro DC area-based financial services firm offering specialized investment management, portfolio advisory and performance measurement services to our high net-worth individuals and advisor clients. We have offices in Palm Beach, Atlanta, Seattle, New York, Philadelphia, Rockville, MD, and Portland, OR. We have an immediate need for a Reporting Analyst within our Operations Group in our Rockville, Maryland location.
The Reporting Analyst will be responsible for the generation and review of monthly and quarterly performance reports, verifying accuracy of reconciliation and performance numbers, acting as a liaison between the consulting group and reconciliation group as well as fielding performance related questions from the consulting group or clients.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree coupled with 1-3 years work experience.
- Knowledge of Advent Axys is helpful, but not required.
- 1-2 years experience with performance reporting.
- Strong technical skills, proficient in excel and MS Office products.
The Operations Group has an active, high-spirited, and high-paced work culture, and Lydian seeks individuals who will thrive in this environment.
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and salary requirements via e-mail WORD DOCUMENTS to jsaunders@lydianwealth.com.
- AGV Sports Group in Buckeystown,
MD
Internship positions in Graphic Arts & Marketing available to both undergrad and graduate students. For more information visit: http://www.agvsport.com and click on "Opportunities"
- ESPN Internship Program
The purpose of the internship program is to build a pool of promising, diverse college students who have developed skills and knowledge within the ESPN environment, and who can be tapped for full-time employment upon graduation. The program allows ESPN to assess an intern's performance and potential prior to converting considering their candidacy for a full-time offer. Internships are available Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Fall semester begins late September ending mid December and Spring semester begins mid January ending early April, both for a 12 week assignment at 25 hour a week. Summer semester begins late May ending mid August, also a 12-week assignment at 40 hours per week. Students earn an hourly salary, as well as housing assistance subsidy with ESPN provided housing in New York, NY and Bristol, CT. In conjunction with the internship program ESPN offers its interns an opportunity to meet, lesson and learn from talented Executives, representing various divisions and departments once a week in both the New York and Bristol locations through an Executive Speaker Series. This will help to provide insight into various departments as well as offer a global prospective of ESPN, Inc.
To qualify as an intern, students must:
- Be in good academic standing and a full time student
- Be completed with their Sophomore or Junior year
- Be enrolled in a relevant bachelor's or graduate degree program
- Meet minimum qualifications and requirements of the position.
- Be authorized to work in the U.S. for any company.
Reviews / Evaluations:
The job performance of summer interns is evaluated twice during the 12-week internship. The intern's manager performs a mid-summer and final evaluation. Fall and Spring interns will receive a final evaluation at the termination of their part time internship. In ESPN's effort to continuously grow and improve the intern program, each intern is asked to provide feedback and program summary at the completion of his or her work assignment.
for more information go to: http://www.ESPN.com, click on "Join Our Team" and then "College Relations"
- Client Services/Marketing Internship,
Student Horizons, Inc.
Start and end dates are flexible. This is a paid internship.
Student Horizons (www.studenthorizons.com) is a communications and technology organization that specializes in e-communications, services and web publishing within the realm of higher education. Our websites include www.collegesofdistinction.com, and www.collegestudentathletes.com. This year, we will roll out a new website: www.beyondthebooks.org.
Our mission is to assist students and parents through the maze of higher education while also providing colleges and universities with the latest in e-communications strategies and technology to better reach their target audiences.
The Client Services/Marketing Intern will have a hand in all facets of our active e-communications department, which works exclusively with colleges and universities.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
1) Working closely with colleges to develop e-communication marketing campaigns and provide information about available services.
2) Assisting in coordinating and presenting marketing programs, publicity efforts, and informational campaigns.
3) Writing and edit copy for promotional and informational material for websites, e-brochures, and other promotional material.
4) Assisting with planning and coordinating special projects as they arise.
5) Performing miscellaneous duties as assigned.The ideal candidate must have excellent verbal, written, communication, presentation, people and organizational skills. The candidate must display a high-energy, must-win attitude and be comfortable working in a small, yet fast-growing office environment. The candidate should have the personality and confidence to initiate projects and communicate ideas.
Visit our website at www.studenthorizons.com for more information.
Please send resume and cover letter to Lauren Clemence, lclemence@studenthorizons.com. Call or e-mail with questions (301) 951-7101 ext. 235.
- Internship Opportunities in Marketing/Public
Relations, Buying, Accounting Activation Range: Fall/Spring/Summer - Part
Time -
Compensation: Unpaid
Location: Owings Mills, MDDescription: Water Water Everywhere is the premier designer swimsuit retailer in the nation. With over 20 boutiques across the country, Water Water Everywhere offers incredible designer collections featuring the latest in swimwear and swimwear accessories.
Water Water Everywhere is seeking fashion oriented, capable and dedicated students to intern with us in our corporate office. This internship offers hands on experience in an exciting and creative work environment. We have internships available in marketing/public relations, buying and accounting.
Responsibilities will differ from department to department. Please call for details.
Contact: Leslie Greenly
Director of Marketing/Public Relations
(410)-581-3235 x23
lgreenly@waterwatereverywhere.com - Lennar Corporation
One of the largest homebuilding corporations in the US has multiple summer internship opportunities available in the Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia areas.
Interns are typically paired with Construction Manager or Senior Builder, and will be expected to undertake some of that individual's responsibilities.
Such activities may include:
Assisting in quality control inspections, including "frame checks"
Attending homeowner pre-construction, pre-drywall, and pre-settlement meetings
Reviewing material take-offs for accuracy
Inspect homes under construction to ensure options purchased by customer are correct
Safety inspections
Scheduling subcontractorsFor more information on Lennar Corporation visit: http://www.lennar.com/corporate/about/default
Communications
- ESPN Internship Program
The purpose of the internship program is to build a pool of promising, diverse college students who have developed skills and knowledge within the ESPN environment, and who can be tapped for full-time employment upon graduation. The program allows ESPN to assess an intern's performance and potential prior to converting considering their candidacy for a full-time offer. Internships are available Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Fall semester begins late September ending mid December and Spring semester begins mid January ending early April, both for a 12 week assignment at 25 hour a week. Summer semester begins late May ending mid August, also a 12-week assignment at 40 hours per week. Students earn an hourly salary, as well as housing assistance subsidy with ESPN provided housing in New York, NY and Bristol, CT. In conjunction with the internship program ESPN offers its interns an opportunity to meet, lesson and learn from talented Executives, representing various divisions and departments once a week in both the New York and Bristol locations through an Executive Speaker Series. This will help to provide insight into various departments as well as offer a global prospective of ESPN, Inc.
Intern Qualifications:
To qualify as an intern, students must:
Be in good academic standing and a full time student
Be completed with their Sophomore or Junior year
Be enrolled in a relevant bachelor's or graduate degree program
Meet minimum qualifications and requirements of the position.
Be authorized to work in the U.S. for any company.Reviews / Evaluations:
The job performance of summer interns is evaluated twice during the 12-week internship. The intern's manager performs a mid-summer and final evaluation. Fall and Spring interns will receive a final evaluation at the termination of their part time internship. In ESPN's effort to continuously grow and improve the intern program, each intern is asked to provide feedback and program summary at the completion of his or her work assignment.For more information go to: http://www.ESPN.com, click on "Join Our Team" and then "College Relations"
Education
- Camp Ramapo in Rhinebeck, NY
A summer camp serving children with emotional, behavioral and learning problems. Ramapo offers an on-site college course through the National Program on non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction. This course can be listed on an official university transcript for up to 6 semester hours of college credit through Excelsior College in New York.
For more information visit: http://www.ramapoforchildren.org
- Newton Fellowships
Would you like to become an outstanding high school math teacher? Newton Fellowships are designed to train mathematically talented individuals to be outstanding high school math teachers and support them in the early years of their courses.
Year 1: Full tuition scholarship toward a Master's Degree in Education and living stipend
Years 2-5: Position as New York City high school math teacher plus MFA stipend
Mentoring, coaching, and and professional development
Camaderie with a group of talented mather teachers.To learn more visit: http://www.mathforamerica.org
- Andover Teaching Fellowship Program
As a teaching fellow at Andover, the recent college graduate is introduced to teaching in a program of guided work in the classroom, professional seminars and exposure to theories and methods of experienced faculty. Ordinarily the fellow teaches 2 sections of a departmental offering. A departmental mentor supports each fellow in the prepartion of classses and in evaluating his/her success. Fields open to fellows include art, English, mathematics, classics, French, German, Spanish, Russian, biology, chemistry, physics, music, physical education, history, philospohy and religion. The Community Service program also appoints a fellow. Appointments average 12/year. In addition to supervised teaching experience, a teaching fellow received a stipend of of $20,000 plus medical insurance, life insurance and a 50% contribution to dental insurance. Apartments in a school dormitory or house, meals in the school dining hall also are provided.
Contact: Temba Maqubela, Dean of Faculty, Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA, 01810-4161. Tel: 978-749-4003. e-mail: ldiamondis@andover.edu
- The Putney School, Putney Vermont
Teaching Intern Program - The Putney School in the last several years has had teaching intern openings in foreign languages, English, mathematics, science, technology, history, music, and the visual arts. They do not have openings in all these areas every year, but usually hire 2-3 interns for each academic year.Interns will work with master teachers. Internships include residential duties. In addition to housing, meals are provided in the main dining room while school is in session. Interns receive medical insurance and will receive a stipend of $17,000 for the year.
For more information please contact Judith Sheridan, Associate Director and Intern Program Coordinator, 802-387-6223, jsheridan@putneyschool.org, http://www.putneyschool.org
- Teaching Internship Program Links
Environment
- Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
in St. Michael's, Maryland
The Museum's internship program is an integral part of its educational activities. Internships provide students with the opportunity to gain training in their specific area of expertise as well as an overview of Museum practices and policies. Individuals working towards undergraduate or graduate degrees in Museum studies, history or related fields and individuals with formal boat building training are invited to apply.
Internships are for 10-13 weeks. CBMM provides a weekly stipend of $150 plus housing. All interns are required to live in Museum housing.
Available internships: Boatyard Intern, Curatorial Intern, Education Intern, Special Events InternFor more information visit: http://www.cbmm.org/ab_emp_int.html
- SEA Semester at Woods Hole, MA
Ocean Study - Sailing Adventure
SEA Education Association (SEA) offers college students a semester overseas that challenges them intellectually and physically by combining a sailing adventure of a lifetime with the study of the deep ocean. SEA is an educational institution dedicated to the study of the ocean environment and its relationship to the Earth and to human affairs. Their mission is to challenge students intellectually and physically within a rigorous, interactive, interdisciplinary curriculum, while providing opportunities for significant personal growth. Our goal is to fulfill this mission through intensive coursework and practical experience acquired both ashore on a residential campus and at sea aboard deep-ocean sailing research vessels.
- Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge,
Eureka Springs, AR, opportunity with exotic cats
TCWR is a no-kill facility committed to rescuing abandoned and unwanted Big Cats. Seeking full-time interns with either a BA or BS in an animal related discipline is preferred, but all are welcome to apply. Spring Deadline for application: November 15th. Position runs: February 1st - August 30th. Fall deadline for application: April 15th. Position runs: August 15th - February 15th. The internship position is an Animal Keeper position. Duties include cleaning cages, habitats and compound; feeding and medicating animals; assiting with maintenance, upkeep, and habitat construction; participating in occasional public promotions. TCWR presently cares for 120 exotic cats and a variety of small animals. Weekly cash stipend of $50 for living expenses, as well as housing on the refuge, which has heat, AC, utilities, full bath, kitchen and W/D.
Contact: Emily McCormack
Volunteer Program
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
239 Turpentine Creek Ln.
Eureka Springs, AR, 72632
http://www.turpentinecreek.org - Winter/Spring/Summer Internship
Opportunities - Irvine Nature Center - Stevenson, MD
Irvine Nature Center is seeking interns for the Urban Education Program, Schoolyard Discovery
Majors: Natural Sciences, Education, Social Work, or Related Fields.
Project Description: Urban Education Interns train high school student volunteers to lead fun and interesting hands on nature activities with young children in Baltimore Public Schools.
Responsibilities: Train high school students to conduct nature activities on the schoolyard with elementary school students. Lead classroom nature lessons with elementary school students.Supervise program delivery/manage teaching materials.
To Apply:
Send cover letter, resume and the names of three references to:
Kristy Street / Irvine Nature Center / 8400 Greenspring Avenue / Stevenson, MD, 21153
410-484-2413 (ext. 15)
fax: 410-484-3573 - Pickering Creek Audubon Center,
Easton, Maryland, Fall Education Interns
Pickering Creek Audubon Center offers fall and spring seasonal internships for college graduates and summer internships for college students and graduates. Pickering Creek is a 400-acre Audubon Center, which includes a working farm, tidal creek, forest, wetlands, and meadows. Please visit our website at www.pickeringcreek.org for more information.
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Clean the Bay Intern, MD Watershed Intern, Virginia Legal Intern
- Maryland Department of Natural
Resources, Fisheries Service
40 hours per week /$10 per hour
The intern would assist fishery biologists in the collection of various finfish species throughout Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and selected tributaries. The intern would also assist in the preparation of samples to measure various stock assessment parameters such as age and spawning history. The data would then be entered into various electronic formats. Field work would involve strenuous physical exertion and unusual hours (late PM, early AM) on the water in small boats. The intern would be responsible for commuting either to the Tawes building in Annapolis or to the Fisheries Service Matapeake Work Center located on Kent Island. Earth Science majors preferred.
Dale Weinrich / Program Manager, Chesapeake Finfish Program / 301 Marine Academy Drive / Stevensville, MD 21666
410-643-6801 ext. 126
- Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center
in Yellow Springs, Ohio
Recruiting Naturalist Interns for January through June and August through December. Summer jobs are available.
Benefits: Earn 10 graduate or 12 undergraduate credits through Antioch College/Opportunity to work with birds of prey at our Raptor Center/$250/month stipend /Waived tuition/Room and board
Qualifications: Strong appreciation for nature/Enjoys working with children/Minimum of two years college education
Responsibilities: Teach environmental education curriculum to visiting school groups as part of the Residential Program; Lead educational hikes that focus on science, history, and more...
To apply, please send cover letter, resume, and 3 references to: Susan Kamins, Director of Residential Programs / 1075 State Rte. 343 / Yellow Springs, OH, 45387
937-767-7648
e-mail: skamins@antioch-college.edu
http://www.glenhelen.org - National Parks Conservation Association
Government Affairs/Public Policy Internship (H. William Walter Internship)
The National Parks Conservation Association is America's only private non-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing America's National Park System. With more than 300,000 members, NPCA protects park resources through a variety of programs, including legislative and legal action, scientific analysis and grassroots organizing. The Government Affairs department leads NPCA's efforts to encourage Congress and the executive branch to preserve and protect our national legacy as represented by the National Park System. The department identifies strategic priorities for promoting a national pro-parks agenda, works with NPCA's regional offices to advance key priorities and needs at individual parks, guides NPCA efforts to obtain from Congress the funds to maintain and operate the parks, and defends the parks against legislative and regulatory attacks.
Responsibilities: The Walter Internship is a temporary, paid position that assists the Government Affairs department with a variety of exciting efforts and challenges, including but not limited to: - Reviewing legislation and policies and their impacts on national parks - Coordinating material deliveries for Capitol Hill - Attending and reporting on briefings and congressional hearings - Researching information on members of Congress and their districts - Researching and writing information briefs and fact sheets for use on the Hill and with the public - Assisting in coalition building and ally development efforts - Assisting staff with daily office duties The internship provides significant opportunities for a highly motivated individual to excel, learn and grow in a fast-paced, demanding office environment.
Job Qualifications: Applicants must be college enrolled, graduates, or graduate students with the requisite experience, education and skills. Intern should have experience, education and skill in one or more of the following areas: conservation, ecology, natural resources management, historic preservation, public policy (social, demographic, philosophic implications of National Park Service activities), legal research or political science. Applicants are expected to have strong organizational, communication, and writing skills. Internship Details The internship is based at NPCA's headquarters in Washington, D.C, one block from the Dupont Circle Metro station. The intern is paid $500 per week, is expected to work a five-day, 35-hour schedule, and is responsible for his or her own transportation and housing. Interns at NPCA are not eligible for benefits. The internship will begin as soon as the intern is available and will last four to six months.
For more information, or to apply simply send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to:
Joan Randall / NPCA / 1300 19th Street, NW / Washington, DC 20036
or jrandall@npca.orgPlease be sure to clearly identify which position you are applying for.
For additional information on NPCA please visit our website at www.npca.org.
- The Institute for Tribal Environmental
Professionals Environmental Summer Internship Program
Northern Arizona University
Assist EPA/Tribal agencies with environmental issues.
http://www4.nau.edu - Alaska State Parks offers Internships
and Field Experience through their Volunteer Programs
The following positions are presently avaiable: Museum Assistant, Natural History Interpreter, Backcountry Ranger Assistant, Trail Crew, Park Caretaker and Ranger Assistant. These positions offer housing and an expense allowance. Transportation to Alaska in the responsibility of the volunteer. Request a catalog with positions descriptions and application, or find the catalog on the Internet with position status (filled/open).
http://www.alaskastateparks.org
phone: 907-269-8708
- Pickering Creek Audubon Center,
Easton, Maryland
Environmental Education Internships: 3 positions. Stipend: $200 per week plus housing.
Pickering Creek Audubon Center, a nationally recognized facility, seeks interns to carry out its extensive outreach and field trip education program. Located on a tidal tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the Center's 400 acres are a microcosm of Maryland's Eastern Shore, providing an outdoor classroom visited by over 14,000 students and adults each year. Interns teach lessons related to forest, wetland, freashwater, saltwater, and field ecosystems as well as a variety of other topics. Interns also assist in challenge course and garden programs, special events, and general upkeep of the facility. Opportunities are available too attend professional workshops, work with field biologists, participate in grant writing and non-profit administration, and to become active in National Audubon Society's growing network of nature centers and field sites. Interns develop skills in outdoor education, gain experience working with non-profits, and access resources for achieving career goals.
Qualifications: College graduates. Willingness to work hard and learn a lot. A desire to work with children and the outdoors necessary. Background in biology, enviornmental science, or education helpful.
Send cover letter and resume, along with names of 3 references to:
Kate Skowron / Pickering Creek Audubon Center / 11450 Audubon Lane / Easton, MD, 21601410-822-4903
FAX: 410-822-5041
http://www.pickeringcreek.org - Echo Hill Outdoor School
Located in Betterton, MD, 10 minutes from Chestertown
Call 410-348-5361
http://ehos.org - Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge,
MD
Environmental Education Internship
Call (410) 228-2677 - Environmental Internship Resources
Government - Federal & State
- The White House Internship Program
The White House Internship Program offers an excellent opportunity to work in The White House and explore public service. Exceptional candidates are being sought to apply for this highly competitive program. In addition to normal office duties, interns attend weekly lectures, tours, and complete an intern service project. Interns may serve a term in the Fall, Spring or Summer.
All candidates must be at least 18 years of age, hold United States citizenship, and be enrolled in a college or university.
For additional information visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html.
To apply, read and complete the White House Intern Application.
A strong application includes the following:
- sound academic credentials
- history of community involvement and leadership
- solid verbal/written communication skills
- demonstrated interest in public service
Completed application materials must be submitted to Karen Race, Deputy Director and Intern
Coordinator in the office of White House Personnel, at intern_application@whitehouse.gov
Prior to the following deadlines:
Karen Race may be contacted by phone if you have questions:(202) 456-5979 or via e-mail at: intern_application@whitehouse.gov.
- The Consumer Protection Division
of the Maryland Attorney General's Office - posted 8/06
Offers students a variety of internship opportunities in the Division's offices. Interns are trained in local, state, and federal consumer protection laws, gain valuable conflict resolution skills and experience first-hand the workings of a law-enforcement agency.
Mediation Interns: Mediate consumer complaints about most goods, credit and housing, and provide consumer tips and legal information via our telephone hotline.
Health Advocate Interns: Mediate consumer complaints against health care providers and insurers; respond to consumer inquiries via our telephone hotline; research current health policy and legislative issues.
Legislative Interns: Assist in conducting research and preparing reports on consumer issues, and help to monitor state and federal legislation affecting consumers. Students interning in January - April will attend legislative hearings.
Qualifications: applicants should have good verbal and written communication skills, and an interest in dispute resolution, consumer advocacy, governmental affairs or health policy.
All majors will be considered
Locations:
Main Office
200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor
Baltmore, MD, 21202Eastern Shore Branch Office
201 Baptist Street
Salisbury, MD, 21801Western Maryland Branch Office
138 E. Antietam Street
Hagerstown, MD, 21740Starting Date: On-going positions are available each semester, including summers.
Hours: A minimum of 8 hours per week, flexible.
Academic Credit: See you career center, internship coordinator or sponsoring professor for approval.
Call 410-576-6519, or visit http://www.oag.state.md.us/consumer - U.S. Securities & Exchange
Commission Internships
Interested in a career in the securities industry? What better way than to intern for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- the primary overseer and regulator of the U.S. securities markets. As an intern for the SEC, students gain exposure to federal securities laws and work with and learn from experts in the field. The application deadline is February 15.
- Administrative Office of the Courts
Internship
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts, part of the judicial branch of the federal government, is seeking applicants for its Cooperative Education Program. The program provides work experience in budget analysis and the federal budget cycle and is open to students with a 3.0 minimum GPA. The application deadline is February 24.
- Consumer Protection Division of
the Attorney General of Maryland's Office
http://www.oag.state.md.us/consumer then click on "Volunteer/Internships"
- The Carter Center
The Carter Center offers unique and diverse opportunities for undergraduate juniors and seniors, recent graduates (within two years of graduation), and graduate/professional students who are interested in contemporary international and domestic issues. The Internship Program is recognized both nationally and internationally, and has special appeal for those who wish to combine academic study with practical application and experience.
Internships are offered throughout the year to undergraduate juniors and seniors, recent graduates, and graduate/professional students who have demonstrated superior academic ability and who have course work, professional or personal experience, and career interests related to Carter Center programs. The Center is associated with Emory University in Atlanta and draws many of its interns from that institution. However, the Center also welcomes students from other colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad.
Interns are required to commit a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 15 weeks. We allow for the possibility of shorter assignments due to academic calendar constraints. Many interns are encouraged to extend their internship for an additional semester, which can provide a richer experience for both the intern and the program. Supervisors in each program work with interns to establish weekly projects and long-term assignments. Interns are typically given a broad range of duties focusing on issues addressed by their program, but also including office administration and issues cutting across programs. To augment the intern's experience, a number of other educational and social opportunities are provided.
- Office of the Attorney General,
Baltimore, Maryland
Internships available. The Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division has internship position available each semester and summers. Learn Maryland's consumer protection laws, be trained to mediate disputes and to provide information through the Division's Consumer hotline. By interning in the Consumer Protection Division you will gain unique opportunity to apply this knowledge throughout your life, plus receive academic credit in most fields of study. The Division's downtown Baltimore office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 - 5:00 pm and is easily accessible by all public transportation. Internships are also available in the Salisbury and Hagerstown offices.
For more information, call 410-576-6519 or 410-576-6355.
- National Parks Conservation Association
Government Affairs/Public Policy Internship (H. William Walter Internship)
The National Parks Conservation Association is America's only private non-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing America's National Park System. With more than 300,000 members, NPCA protects park resources through a variety of programs, including legislative and legal action, scientific analysis and grassroots organizing. The Government Affairs department leads NPCA's efforts to encourage Congress and the executive branch to preserve and protect our national legacy as represented by the National Park System. The department identifies strategic priorities for promoting a national pro-parks agenda, works with NPCA's regional offices to advance key priorities and needs at individual parks, guides NPCA efforts to obtain from Congress the funds to maintain and operate the parks, and defends the parks against legislative and regulatory attacks.
Responsibilities: The Walter Internship is a temporary, paid position that assists the Government Affairs department with a variety of exciting efforts and challenges, including but not limited to: - Reviewing legislation and policies and their impacts on national parks - Coordinating material deliveries for Capitol Hill - Attending and reporting on briefings and congressional hearings - Researching information on members of Congress and their districts - Researching and writing information briefs and fact sheets for use on the Hill and with the public - Assisting in coalition building and ally development efforts - Assisting staff with daily office duties The internship provides significant opportunities for a highly motivated individual to excel, learn and grow in a fast-paced, demanding office environment. Job
Qualifications: Applicants must be college enrolled, graduates, or graduate students with the requisite experience, education and skills. Intern should have experience, education and skill in one or more of the following areas: conservation, ecology, natural resources management, historic preservation, public policy (social, demographic, philosophic implications of National Park Service activities), legal research or political science. Applicants are expected to have strong organizational, communication, and writing skills. Internship Details The internship is based at NPCA's headquarters in Washington, D.C, one block from the Dupont Circle Metro station. The intern is paid $500 per week, is expected to work a five-day, 35-hour schedule, and is responsible for his or her own transportation and housing. Interns at NPCA are not eligible for benefits. The internship will begin as soon as the intern is available and will last four to six months.
For more information, or to apply simply send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to:
Joan Randall / NPCA / 1300 19th Street, NW / Washington, DC 20036
Please be sure to clearly identify which position you are applying for. For additional information on NPCA please visit our website at www.npca.org.
- Department of the Navy Financial
Management Intern Program
Seeking college graduates for its two-year developmental program in financial management. Program includes formal instruction, rotational assignments in all areas of financial operations, and fianl placement at the location originally selected by the applicant.
http://www.navyfmip.com - Federal Student Internship Programs
General employment site - www.usajobs.opm.gov
Federal Internship Directory - www.makingthedifference.org
A sampling of specific Federal Student Internships and their respective links are listed below:
- Women in Public Policy Internship Program
- White House Fellows Program
- Presidential Management Intern Progam
- Hispanic Assoc. of Colleges & Universities' Nat'l Internship Program
- Minority Leaders Fellowship Program
- Washington Internships for Native Students
- INROADS/Greater Washington Internships
- AISES Student Summer Work Experience Program
- Law Plus One Internship Program
- Department of the Navy, Centralized Financial Management Trainee Program
- Washington Intern Foundation Capitol Hill Internships
- The Washington Center
- DC Internships
History
- National Museum of American History
Internship Program
The National Museum of American History internship program allows a diverse group of people with innumerable interests, strengths, and goals to encounter an educational environment where they can work with and learn from professionals and scholarts in related areas of concertration. The Museum offers interns of different backgrounds incredible opportunities in a variety of fields, from public relations to exhibition research to project design. Learning from knowledgeable mentors in the dynanmic atmosphere of the Museum and Washington, D.C. area, interns enjoy an intensive experience as multifaceted as the Museum itself.
For more information, please visit: americanhistory.si.edu/getinvolved/internprog. - Presidential Fellows Program
The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience is pleased to announce a special opportunity for Washington College students to participate in the Presidential Fellows Program at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for the Study of the Presidency. This is a prestigious annual institute open to one student from each of 65 leading American colleges and universities. Thanks to a generous gift from Robert W. and Louisa C. Duemling, one Washington College student will be able to participate in this program free of charge for each of the next three academic years. Applications for WC's inaugural 2007-8 Fellowship are due by February 12, 2007 (details below). The Presidential Fellows Program is a non-resident, part-time, year-long opportunity to study the U.S. Presidency, the public policymaking process, and the Chief Executive's relations with Congress, allies, the media, and the American public. Fellows come to Washington, D.C., on several occasions during the year for personal briefings by policymakers, journalists, and leading scholars, for networking opportunities, and for a chance to learn firsthand about the policymaking process. The Fellowship requires that each student research, write, and present an original paper on an issue of the modern Presidency that will be published by the Center. The Center provides Mentors drawn from the public policy community and government to help the Fellows define their proposals and also support the writing and editing of an article that is brought to publishing standards during the academic year. More information, with examples of student papers, is at http://www.thepresidency.org/Fellows/indexfellows.html. A list of participating colleges and universities is at http://www.thepresidency.org/Fellows/schools.html. The 2007-8 fellowship is open to all members of the current sophomore and junior classes (i.e., you will need to be a WC junior or senior when you take part next year). Students from any academic major are welcome to apply. Applicants should submit a 2-3 page statement describing your interest in the program and relevant past activities (academic and nonacademic). The cover sheet should include your full name, class year, and both campus and home addresses. You should also submit 2 examples of your Washington College coursework, preferably research papers. The winner will be selected by a committee of WC faculty from several departments. Applications are due to the Starr Center's mailbox in William Smith Hall by 5 p.m. on February 12. For further information, please contact Jenifer Endicott at the Starr Center; jendicott2@washcoll.edu; 410 810 7161.
Historic Preservation
- United States Golf Association
Museum & Archives
Are you interested in golf? Do you like working with historical materials? United States Golf Association Museum & Archives has a number of paying internships available for college seniors. Located in New Jersey, the USGA Museum & Archives is the nation's oldest sports museum. With more than 40,000 artifacts, the Museum & Archives contains the world's largest collection of golf memorabilia. Internships are available year round and students have the opportunity to work side by side with professional staff in all areas including education, museum, exhibitions, library, photo, film and video archives and preservation. All internships are paying.
If interested please send the following items to complete your application:
A one-page statement describing your reasons for pursuing an internship at the USGA; a resume outlining your educational and professional experiences; one letter of recommendation from current or past professor and/or employer
For more information about an internship, stop by the Career Development Center or contact:
Douglas Stark
Librarian/Curator of Archival Collection
Ext. 1231
United States Golf Association
PO Box 708
77 Liberty Corner Road
Far Hills, NJ, 07931-0708
Tel: 908-234-2300
Fax: 908-470-5013
dstark@usga.org
http://www.usga.org - Civil War Preservation Trust
America's largest battlefield preservation organization provides students interested in history and conservation with a number of opportunities. CWPT offers paid internships on a year-round basis. Internships can vary in lebgth from an entire semester to a few weeks in duration. Interns can choose to work part or full time.
- SCA Internships
Positions in history-related fields throughout the country. Archeological, curatorial, historical interpretation, research positions and more. Paid travel to and from site. Bi-weekly stipend. Free housing. Free or low-cost health insurance. Loan deferment on qualified student loans. Training and certification. Possible academic credit.
http://www.thesca.org - Lyndhurst. Tarrytown, NY.
Lyndhurst, a National Trust Property has internship opportunities in the areas of architectural conservation and restoration.
- The Huntington Library. San Marino,
CA.
The Huntington Library has a limited number of internships available in the area of book, photograph and manuscript conservation.
Horticulture
- Spring Internship Opportunity -
Irvine Nature Center
Irvine Nature Center is seeking interns for the Natural Connections Program
Majors: Natural Sciences, Education, Social Work, or Related Fields.
Project Description: Natural Connections interns train high school student volunteers to lead hands on nature activities with young children in Baltimore Public Schools.
Responsibilities: Train high school students to conduct nature activities with elementary school students. Supervise program delivery/manage teaching materials.
Hours are flexible.
To apply send cover letter, resume and the names of three references to:
Kristy Streett
Irvine Nature Center
8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, MD, 21153
410-484-2413
fax: 410-484-3573 - Horticultural Therapy at Melwood,
Washington DC Area
Melwood offers 6-8 week training internships (longer internships may be arranged), which offer a balance of hands-on, practical field assignments & experience, coupled with classroom lecture & discussion.
- The United States National Arboretum,
Washington, D.C.
The US National Arboretum has a limited number of internships available to qualified individuals seeking on-the-job work experience and training in horticulture, botany, research, education, facilities management, and public garden administration. Interns participate in regularly scheduled educational programs and field trips, work on independent projects related to the arboretum, and interact with the arboretum's professional staff. Compensation and college credit may be arranged. For details visit:
- The Holden Arboretum, Kirtland,
OH
Internships available in the areas of Horticulture, Horticultural Maintenance, Landscape Gardening, Horticultural Therapy, Education, and Conservation.
- Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, NY
Lyndhurst, a National Trust Property has several horticultural internship possibilities. Students majoring in horticulture or plant-related fields are welcome to apply. One year of formal education or work experience is required. Interns will work with Lyndhurst's horticulturalist to restore and maintain historic shrub beds, maintain annual and perennial flower beds, and manage greenhouse and greenhouse production. Internships last for 10 weeks during the summer, and include on-site housing with a stipend.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, UK
Internship Programme of Practical Work. The school of Horticulture provides internships lasting for 3 months consisting of 80% practical work experience in the gardens and 20% private study time within the school, or using facilities at Kew such as the Main Library or the Herbarium.
- Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners
Association
MOFGA has an apprenticeship program which helps to connect apprentices with farmers who need help on the farm and are eager to share their experience and knowledge. It exchanges apprentice labor for on-the-job training in agricultural procedures, homesteading skills, and organic farming methods.
- New England Farm & Garden Association, Inc.
- Massachusetts Horticultural Society,
Wellesley, MA
Internships: Horticulture, Education, Groundskeeping. Free housing, hourly wage, field trips. 36 acre garden.
- New England Wild Flower Society
Propagation, nursery maintenance, field trips.
Prefer 2 years of horticultural education and previous experience. Stipend. Housing available.
- Arnold Arboretum Internship Program,
Jamaica Plain, MA
Horticultural maintenance, greenhouse and nursery operations, plant records, and library curation. Course taught in maintenance, plant identification and landscape design. Field trips. Fifteen trainees for 10-16 week appointments.
- Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD
50-acre public display garden. Work in education, grounds, curatorial, greenhouse, and conservatory departments. Avaiable for 15 weeks - from May to August. Application forms available from Pamela Stenger, 1500 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD, 20902. Tel: 301-949-8231.
- Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square,
PA
One of the world's finest horticultural displays. Duration 3-10 months (Feb-Nov).Greenhouse, gardening, continuing education, visitor education, research, curatorial work. Research paper required. Free continuing education classes. Field trips. Stipend plus living accomodations, including personal gardening space.
- Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia,
PA
Internships in arboriculture, ecology, education, flora of Pennsylvania, horticulture, plant propagation, plant protection, urban forestry. Field trips, seminars, and practical sessions. Research project required. Hourly wage plus benefits. Assistance in finding housing.
- Online Resources
Housing
- Orlando Area Student Housing Association
(OASIS)
Short term group housing for interns and students in Orlando area.
http://www.orlandointerns.com/ - Webster Apartments, New York, NY
Midtown Manhatten apartments for rent for approximately $200/week. Includes room, 2 meals/day, and maid service. Rooms are for female interns only.
- Educational Housing Services
Lists of apartments and other rnetal units in NYC.
- Washington Intern Student Housing
Variety of housing available through Capitol Hill area.
- New School University's Summer
Intern Housing
Located in lower Manhattan. Each apartment includes two bedroms, a kitchenette, free cable TV andinternet access, AC and security.
Information Technology
- Web Associate - Federal Resources
Organization Description
Since 1986, Federal Resources has exclusively distributed some of the most innovative and technologically advanced marine and military products. In recent years we have added a full range of superior homeland security and safety products for our clients at the federal, state and local levels. Our competitive pricing, combined with superior service and deep product knowledge from our experienced representatives add further value and efficiency to the unique products we provide. Federal Resources is always looking for great people to join our national team to help grow our market share.
Position Title & Description
An intern at Federal Resources would be considered our Website Associate (WA), as they would play an integral role in the ongoing updates and design of the website at Federal Resources. The selected intern would work closely with Federal Resources staff to learn new products, company news updates and keyword tagging to aid in the overall management of the FederalResources.com domain. Applicants must have a strong background in computer web applications and web-based design. Document editing, Photoshop experience, HTML and Content Management Software.
Hours
The WA program is intended to be a part-time position and would require a minimum of 12 hours per week. Federal Resources would be interested in paying the selected intern based on experience and overall capabilities to meet the required tasks. This WA program will offer a student first-hand experiences and the opportunity to assemble a comprehensive web design portfolio, both of which will give him/her a competitive advantage when applying for a job in the marketing/advertising field.
109 Shamrock Road Suite 200, Chester, MD 21619
Telephone (410) 643-7810
Journalism
- Washington Post Summer Internships
Paid intern opportunities exist in Metro, Style, Sports, and Business, Photo, News Art and Page Design and Copy Desk.
http://www.washpost.com/news_ed/summer_internships/index.shtml
- Institute for Humane Studies
Paid Public Policy & Journalism Internships. Internships include $1,500 Stipend; Housing Allowance and Travel Assistance; Career Advancing Worksops.
- Online Resources
Newspaper Internships throughout the USA. www.asne.org
Magazine Publishers of America. For a listing of internship opportunities in the magazine industry and what is required to apply, click on Magazine Publishers of America's website: www.magazine.org/internships.
Law
- The Consumer Protection Division
of the Maryland Attorney General's Office
Offers students a variety of internship opportunities in the Division's offices. Interns are trained in local, state, and federal consumer protection laws, gain valuable conflict resolution skills and experience first-hand the workings of a law-enforcement agency.
Positions Available:
- Mediation Interns
Mediate consumer complaints about most goods, credit and housing, and provide consumer tips and legal information via our telephone hotline.- Health Advocate Interns
Mediate consumer complaints against health care providers and insurers; respond to consumer inquiries via our telephone hotline; research current health policy and legislative issues.- Legislative Interns
Assist in conducting research and preparing reports on consumer issues, and help to monitor state and federal legislation affecting consumers. Students interning in January - April will attend legislative hearings.Qualifications: applicants should have good verbal and written communication skills, and an interest in dispute resolution, consumer advocacy, governmental affairs or health policy.
All majors will be considered
Locations:
Main Office
200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor
Baltmore, MD, 21202Eastern Shore Branch Office
201 Baptist Street
Salisbury, MD, 21801Western Maryland Branch Office
138 E. Antietam Street
Hagerstown, MD, 21740Starting Date: On-going positions are available each semester, including summers.
Hours: A minimum of 8 hours per week, flexible.
Contact: Call 410-576-6519, or visit our website http://www.oag.state.md.us/consumer
- The Defender Association
Investigator Intern Program. Seattle, Washington. Volunteer internship program. Internships available every quarter - also two summer sessions.
Contact: Cynthia Estes or Christian Selk, Supervisors
206-447-3900, ext. 692
Music
Science/Medicine
- PHASE PROGRAM
PHASE is a non-paid, for-credit internship program sponsored in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH), the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) , and the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center (MAPHTC). It enables public health graduate students to gain insight on how a degree in public health can be applied to practice-based careers, outside academia. Internships are developed so tht students synthesize and integrate knowledge acquired in course work and other learning experiences and apply theory and principles in a situation that approximates some aspect of professional practice. The primary goal of PHASE is to provide students with 'real-world' exposures and opportunities for hands-on experiences that are otherwise missing from the academic curriculum. http://www.cha.state.md.us/phase/
- Camp Ramapo in Rhinebeck, NY
A summer camp serving children with emotional, behavioral and learning problems. Ramapo offers an on-site college course through the National Program on non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction. This course can be listed on an official university transcript for up to 6 semester hours of college credit through Excelsior College in New York. For more information visit: http://www.ramapoforchildren.org
- The Jacobs Institute of Women's
Health
The Jacobs Institute of Women's Health is a non-profit organization working to improve health care for women across their life span and in all populations through research, dialogue, and information dissemination. JIWH currently has openings for an unpaid semester intern. Interns work on various projects depending on the needs of the Institute. Interns will research specific women's health issues, perform literature searches, attend briefings, draft background papers, identify topics and speakers for our health seminar series, and work on conference logistics and evaluations.
The internship is available for the spring, beginning in January. Interns should expect to work approximately 2-4 days per week. Preference is given to individuals with experience in women's health, reproductive health, public health, or health research. Since we are a growing organization with a small staff, we look for interns who can be flexible, capable of moving from project to project, and show a willingness to help with administrative and organizational tasks.
The intern will also be involved in planning and participating in our maternal health conference next May.
To apply, please send, fax, or email a resume, cover letter, and a short writing sample (no longer than 5 pages) by November 30 to:
Spring Intern Search
Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
409 12th St., SW
Washington, DC, 20024
e-mail: mtuttle@jiwh.org
FAX: 202-488-4229 - Temple University Podiatric Internship
Program
Internship Program Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine invites you to apply for its free, four-day winter internship program (WIP) or eight-day summer internship program (SIP) which takes place each year in January and June. This academic year, the Winter session will be held from January 7 - 10, 2008 (application deadline of November 23, 2007) and the Summer session will be held from June 6 - 13, 2008 (application deadline of April 25, 2008). Interns will attend workshops and seminars on podiatric medicine, as well as shadow and work with podiatric physicians in hospital, private practice, and outpatient clinic settings. A TUSPM student doctor will also work with interns on a case presentation. Topics include: gross anatomy of the foot and ankle; introduction to podiatric medicine; biomechanics and pathomechanics of the foot and ankle; foot screening and evaluation; diabetes; sports injuries; geriatric conditions; pediatrics; and wound healing. To apply, students must have completed 30 credit hours in programs at an undergraduate institution, prior to participating, and may not have previously applied to a school of podiatric medicine. For more information visit: http://podiatry.temple.edu
- Online Resources
www.cbf.org
American Chemical Society - ChemCenter
American Institute of Physics Job Openings
SPIE Optics & Imaging Employment Service
SAIC Frederick Cancer Research
Animal Rights Resource Jobline
Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Careers Bulletin Online
Environmental Careers World
Environmental Careers Organization
SCA JobNet
Sierra's Natural Resource Job Search
Ubiquity Environmental Careers
Social Work/Psychology/Human Services
- UN High Commission for Refugees
internship Possibilities
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Washington D.C. is currently accepting applications for the Spring/Winter Semester 2008.For information visit:http://www.unhcr.org
- Camp Ramapo in Rhinebeck, NY
A summer camp serving children with emotional, behavioral and learning problems. Ramapo offers an on-site college course through the National Program on non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction. This course can be listed on an official university transcript for up to 6 semester hours of college credit through Excelsior College in New York. For more information visit: http://www.ramapoforchildren.org
- Child Advocacy Center
Kent County Maryland Department of Social Services has been awarded a Victims of Crime Assistance (VOCA) grant for two years to establish a Child Advocacy Center at our office in Chestertown. Our services will be directed at serving victims of child sexual abuse and their non offending caregivers. We would be interested in having a student intern or work study student who would be interested in working on this project. We are starting from ground zero and the student will be able to assist with many aspects of the process. A committment of 4-8 hours a week would be required. The student would have the opportunity to visit other facilities, assist in creating a child friendly environment at our agency, assist with setting up the program, record keeping and other office work that relates to the CAC. The official date of the announcement of the funding awards is Feb. 1 so it will be after that date that we will be getting underway. We are partnering with Queen Anne's DSS and together we are hiring a therapist to work with children and families in both counties. We expect the therapist will be doing both individual and group work, so there may be an opportunity for a student to be involved here also. Please call: 410 810 7653 or 410 810 7657.
- Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
The Jacobs Institute of Women's Health is a non-profit organization working to improve health care for women across their life span and in all populations through research, dialogue, and information dissemination. JIWH currently has openings for an unpaid semester intern. Interns work on various projects depending on the needs of the Institute. Interns will research specific women's health issues, perform literature searches, attend briefings, draft background papers, identify topics and speakers for our health seminar series, and work on conference logistics and evaluations.
The internship is available for the spring, beginning in January. Interns should expect to work approximately 2-4 days per week. Preference is given to individuals with experience in women's health, reproductive health, public health, or health research. Since we are a growing organization with a small staff, we look for interns who can be flexible, capable of moving from project to project, and show a willingness to help with administrative and organizational tasks.
The intern will also be involved in planning and participating in our maternal health conference next May.
To apply, please send, fax, or email a resume, cover letter, and a short writing sample (no longer than 5 pages) by November 30 to:
Spring Intern Search
Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
409 12th St., SW
Washington, DC, 20024
e-mail: mtuttle@jiwh.org
FAX: 202-488-4229 - Summer Paid Internships at Vacation
Camp for the Blind
Rockland County, NY (30 miles north of NYC)
Positions available: Counselor, Lifeguard, Program Specialist, Supervisor, Coach. 8-week live-in positions, salaries negotiable, room and board. Opportunity to work for a rehabilitation and social service agency serving a diverse population of people who are blind or visually impaired.
http://www.visionvcb.org - Fellowship of Reconciliation Peace
Internships
Open to people 19 - 26 committed to peace, justice, reconciliation and nonviolent social change in an interfaith context. 11-month positions with mentorship, housing, living stipend, health benefits, and four weeks vacation.
Apply by March 15.
http://www.forusa.org - New England Center for Children
Southboro, Massachusetts
Internship opportunities available for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year. Typical fields of study include pshychology, education, or special education. These are unpaid internships for which the student may receive academic credit. Students gain valuable experience in application of behavior analysis principles with students who have special needs. Students get the opportunitiy to work along side professionals in an occupational environment while receiving academic credit. They are supervised by either a master's or doctoral level clinician.
http://www.NECC.org - The National Assembly Youth Development Internships
- National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness
Writing
- The Independent Media Center
The Independent Media Center is a not-for-profit web-based news organization which focuses its reporting on issues relating to social activism and movements for reform and social change.
Interns have the opportunity to work directly with IMC editors as well as work on independent projects. Projects vary.
Unpaid nternships are available in writing, photojournalism, organization and business administration.
All internships are tailored to the specific talents and goals of the students.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. Send e-mail describing your experience and interests along with samples of your work. Include your phone number and best time to call. Send to editors@baltimoreimc.org.
- Hispanic Media Relations Internship
- MLS League Office
Writing, editing and reporting skills needed in both Spanish and English; ability to service local, national and international media outlets, primarily in Spanish, during MLS season, World Cup qualifiers and other international soccer events. Knowledge of soccer a must, as is an understanding of MLS and its history. . Position based in New York City Responsibilities include assisting in the following: - Daily management of MLSnet.com/espanol (content, contributors, updates) - Production of MLS Spanish-language weekly releases, and content for the website
Monitoring of Hispanic media coverage of MLS (print, Internet, radio and TV) - Executive summaries and selected full translations of key Hispanic media print articles - Fielding of Hispanic media requests for information, materials or other needs - Newspaper clipping for weekly media summary - Compiling, updating and managing of Hispanic media lists - Generating ideas for media coverage and submitting them to communications group - Prospecting for new media outlets that might feature MLS - Research projects for special features and other purposes - Working on department-wide projects This is an unpaid internship that, depending on school requirements, can serve as credits towards public relations, journalism and/or Spanish courses.
Contact: Yanick Sohan Major League Soccer 110 East 42nd Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10017 Direct line: 212 450-1277 Fax: 212 450-1306 internjobs@mlsnet.com If emailing or faxing resume, please indicate the following job code: MEDIA04
- Online Resources