Below is a curated listing of internships and jobs. Check them out for any opportunities that you might want to apply to.
Archives for August 2020
Article: A Simple Way to Save Lives as Covid-19 Hits Poorer Nations
By Donald G. McNeil Jr. June 23, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic hits more impoverished countries with fragile health care systems, global health authorities are scrambling for supplies of a simple treatment that saves lives: oxygen.
Many patients severely ill with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, require help with breathing at some point. But now the epidemic is spreading rapidly in South Asia, Latin America and parts of Africa, regions of the world where many hospitals are poorly equipped and lack the ventilators, tanks and other equipment necessary to save patients whose lungs are failing.
The World Health Organization is hoping to raise $250 million to increase oxygen delivery to those regions. The World Bank and the African Union are contributing to the effort, and some medical charities are seeking donations for the cause.
The W.H.O. estimated on Wednesday that with about one million new coronavirus cases worldwide per week, the world will need 620,000 cubic meters of oxygen per day, or 88,000 large cylinders.
By a stroke of luck, the W.H.O., UNICEF and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2017 began searching for ways to increase oxygen delivery in poor and middle-income countries — not in anticipation of a pandemic, but because oxygen can save the lives of premature infants and children with pneumonia.
The organizations began ordering equipment in January, but within weeks suppliers were swamped by the sudden surge in demand created by the pandemic.
McKinsey Info Session with 3 alumni on 8/27
Check out this McKinsey information Session with alumni talking about their work in consulting.
Thursday, August 27 at 4 pm EST.
This virtual event will be a conversation with several Midd grads to learn about the business analyst role and the journey they took after Midd. Both jobs and internships. Open to all students and all majors. Upcoming deadlines are in September so plan now to help yourself stand out in the application process. Check Handshake for the registration and Zoom link soon.
ClearPath Strategies – Fall consulting internship
ClearPath Strategies is a boutique research and consulting firm. Our mission is to promote game-changing leaders and progressive forces around the world who tirelessly strive to make life better for more people. We provide research-based strategic advice and campaign support to politicians, business leaders, and advocacy organizations around the world. We help good people do great things that impact people in a positive way, and we have fun doing it.
We are seeking mission-driven candidates with excellent communication and analytical skills; interest in politics, global affairs, and public opinion research; and a healthy intellectual curiosity. You will fit in and probably like this job if you like learning about new places and new issues; enjoy taking on different challenges and tasks each day; have a strong work ethic and can work with either limited or explicit instruction; can work in a non-traditional office environment (co-working space); can juggle multiple tasks of varying intensity and difficulty, simultaneously; share ClearPath’s mission; are able to perform at a quick pace and have flexible hours; have a sense of humor.
Apply now on Handshake here. This is an alumni sponsored opportunity.
Diplomacy Seminar for students from underrepresented groups
The Cox-State Department Diplomacy Seminar is a competitive, fully funded professional exploration program for undergraduate students from groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service who want to gain a better understanding of the role of diplomats in promoting diplomacy and to learn about the educational, internship, and career opportunities in the Foreign Service and Civil Service at the Department of State.
The seminar promotes professional development through doing, offering participants the opportunity to learn about the Department through direct engagement with distinguished ambassadors, Foreign Service Officers, and Department employees.
Professional Development Benefits
- Learn how the Department leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety, and economic prosperity
- Personally engage with Foreign Service Officers and others in international facing careers
- Learn about the education and career opportunities available through the Department of State
- Discuss career goals and strategies
- Build your resume by sharing knowledge and opportunities with your peers as a Student Ambassador
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be a U.S. citizen,
- Be 18 years of age or older by October 18, 2020,
- Be enrolled in an undergraduate program, or demonstrate intent to return within one year if not currently enrolled,
- Have an established grade point average of 3.2 or above, and
- Be able to participate in all aspects of the program for the full duration of the program.
Click HERE to learn more and apply. Deadline is August 26
The “How-Tos” of Becoming a Competitive Candidate for Public Affairs/Public Policy Programs
Check out this program on Wednesday, August 26 from 6-7:30 PM ET
Click HERE to RSVP
Peace Corps Information Session on 8/27
If you are a rising college senior, come learn how you can jumpstart your career with the Peace Corps. Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language, and have the experience of a lifetime.
Thursday, August 27 from 3-4 pm EST
This information session is specifically targeted toward students graduating in 2021 and will touch on the amazing work Peace Corps Volunteers accomplish abroad. It will also focus on opportunities Volunteers can take advantage of once they return from service.
The application window is currently open for positions projected to depart for service in summer 2021.
Sign up to attend in Handshake here.
U.S.-China Student Challenge
The Georgetown University Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues is organizing a student challenge to identify creative ways to reset the U.S.-China relationship at a turbulent, historic juncture.
Teams made up of four undergraduates (with two each enrolled at institutions in the United States and in the People’s Republic of China) are invited to develop concrete ideas for resetting the U.S.-China relationship.
Each team will submit its ideas in the form of a 500-750 word essay and a 1-2 minute video presentation.
Deadline: September 1, 2020. https://uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu/topics/u-s-china-student-challenge
VR, AR and other Digital Tools for Remote Performance Webinar – Thursday, August 20
Remote performances can easily look like hastily put together film, and theatre suffers in the comparison. But in a post-COVID-19 world, what other options are there? In this session, Alex Coulombe (Agile Lens), Jasper Tarr (Adventure Lab), Brendan Bradley (The Jigsaw Ensemble), and Heather Harvey (Black Revolutionary Theater Workshop ) walk you through the latest case studies and tech tools being successfully employed by theatre-makers to broadcast remote performances, many of which require little to no investment. You’ll learn to think of these tools as not something that threatens the future of theatre, but instead will allow it to spread its core values into many new and exciting forms. Like light through a prism, sometimes the same narrative material can yield myriad iterations tailored for different audiences. Click here to register for the event.
Dow Jones News Fund Journalism Conventions – Deadline date to apply – Sunday, August 30
The Dow Jones News Fund invites college students interested in journalism or working for student media to apply for free registration to attend virtual journalism conventions.
The News Fund will provide free registrations to these upcoming conferences:
- Society of Professional Journalists, Sept. 12-13
- Online News Association, Oct. 1-16
Applicants should submit this form, which requires a 500-word essay, resume and contact information for one journalistic reference. Deadline to apply for both is Sunday, Aug. 30 at midnight.
As part of their sponsorship, each student will write about their experience, summarize a panel or interview with a fellow journalist at the convention, which may be published on the News Fund website and social media.