Spend summer in VT working on the opioid crisis
Ready to have difficult but deeply meaningful conversations? Seven Days is seeking two interns for a web-based project on the opioid epidemic that will involve speaking with family members and friends of people who have died. It’s related to Seven Days ’ yearlong series “Hooked”
This is offered through an alum who works at the publication up in Burlington.
Find all the details and apply here: https://jobs.sevendaysvt.com/job/admin-office/seven-days-reporting-data-collection-internship/#.XHwi_opOmhA
AEI Summer Honors Program
The American Enterprise Institute’s Summer Honors Program is a series of educational and professional development opportunities for top undergraduate students. Participants connect with the ideas, research, and network of AEI—one of America’s leading think tanks—through discussion-based seminars led by AEI scholars and other experts, policy briefings with distinguished policy thinkers and practitioners, high-level networking events, and site visits throughout Washington.
Eligibility: Current undergraduates and recent graduates (winter 2018 or later). International students are eligible to apply. Applications from previous Summer Honors Program alumni will not be considered.
Location: Washington, DC
Duration: Most students will participate in a single one-week course at the beginning of Summer 2019. A select group of students will participate in a four-week opportunity, called the Summer Honors Academy.
Stipend: This is a fully-funded program. Housing, meals on class days, stipends and travel vouchers are provided.
Final Deadline: March 11, 2019. Letters of Recommendation will be accepted until March 18, 2019.
Apply here: http://www.aei.org/spotlight/summer-honors-program-2019
Government Affairs PAID intern in DC
The Government Affairs team at the Partnership for Public Service is the voice on Capitol Hill, working to advance the organization’s good government agenda by building bridges of understanding between federal agencies and Congress, advocating for a renewal of America’s civil service system and more effective transitions between presidential administrations.
As a Government Affairs intern, you will support both the legislative team and the Center for Presidential Transition. On the legislative team, you will follow Hill activity related to our core initiatives of civil service modernization,while helping deliver content to congressional staff and agency employees with the goal of improving understanding between branches of government.
More info and apply on Handshake here: https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/jobs/2295403
Meet Alumni in DC this Spring Break: Apply by Sunday night at 11:55
Washington DC Government and Policy Student Trek: March 25-26
I extended the deadline so you can still apply! Gain a better understanding of politics and government. Explore alumni career paths at a variety of organizations in D.C. Program will include site visits and multiple opportunities for networking.
Who should apply?
If you are interested in learning about or working in government or policy, this trek is for you! All majors and class levels are welcome.
Who will we meet?
In the past we have engaged alumni who work in exciting roles on Capitol Hill, the State and Treasury departments, think thanks like Brookings or the Aspen Institute, and non-profits like the National Democratic Institute.
Click HERE to apply in Handshake, deadline is Sunday Feb 24!
The CIA wants you! Visiting campus February 26/27
Three recruiters from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will be visiting campus for two days on February 26 and 27.
They are particularly interested in talking with students who are curious how to use their language skills in the intelligence community.
You have 2 choices of activities:
There will be a group information session on Tues, Feb 26 from 6-8 pm in MBH 219. Let us know you’re coming here.
Or you can also sign up for a 1:1 short 20 minute chat with a recruiter on Wednesday, Feb 27. You need to submit a resume and sign up for a slot in advance by applying on Handshake here.
This event is open to all students, all majors, all class years.!
More about the CIA internship and full time opportunities are outlined here: https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities
Featured Opportunities
These positions all caught my attention in Handshake. Read on!
Summer Economics Internships with the Antitrust Division at United States Department of Treasury
Marketing and Business Development Summer Intern at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Parole Assistant at The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Appeals Bureau
Internships at the European Parliament Office in Washington DC at European Parliament Liaison Office with the U.S. Congress
Work 4.0: Developing agency to define your impact AND Cape Town Summer Abroad. Two events on Monday
Workshop on Work 4.0: Developing agency to define your impact
Monday, February 25 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in Coltrane Lounge – Adirondack House
The changing world of work has given us more opportunities than ever before. Technology has widened our horizons and shifted our futures. Yet with all these advances we face new challenges: Developments in AI and robotics may soon threaten industries and jobs that have historically been seen as safe. We find ourselves ill-prepared for the world of work – how do we prepare for jobs and technologies that don’t yet exist?
Cape Town Summer Info Session
Monday, February 25 from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm in ADK Library
diiVe’s Summer Program (June – August 2019) is for university students looking to gain critical entrepreneurial, innovation and business skills that top organizations are looking for and to understand how to drive their personal impact in a wider, global community.
We offer one month courses in data science and blockchain technology for students looking for a unique, global experience that develops their tech and entrepreneurial capability, elevates their employability, and builds their capacity, as future leaders, to drive real impact in their careers.
After the course, our students have the opportunity to intern at a fast-paced, tech start up based in Cape Town, where they can apply their new knowledge and skills and gain international work experience. Interspersed in the 8-week program are powerful purpose workshops to help define your passion and future career direction as well as deep cultural immersions and epic adventures, in the most beautiful city in the world.
diiVe is a high impact, global leadership program in Cape Town, South Africa. They are dedicated to developing young global leaders with the digital knowledge, societal commitment, future direction, and business skills necessary to adapt, collaborate and lead in the fast-paced, global environment. diiVe features digitally-focused courses, innovative problem-solving labs, hands-on work experience and cultural immersions.
Pre-Law Institute with CLEO
The Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) is a national organization that was founded in 1968 to expand opportunities for minority and low-income students to attend law school.
So you want to go to law school.
Have you taken the LSAT?
Are you a graduate or will you graduate from college by the end of May 2019?
Have you considered how you’re going to prepare academically for law school?
CLEO’s PRE-LAW SUMMER INSTITUTE could be your answer.
Here are things you should know about CLEO’s Pre-Law Summer Institute and how it prepares you for law school:
Learn
Learn how to:
- Read and Brief Court Opinions
- Prepare for Law School Exams, Including the Best Practices for Learning All the Law You Need to Know for Your Exams
- Write exams using the IRAC form
- Conquer your workload, time, and stress in law school
Experience
Experience the Socratic Method by participating in simulated law school classes taught by law professors
Write
Write a Contracts Essay Exam and Debrief the Experience
Discover
Discover the Benefits of Study Groups and How to Make Sure Your Groups are Productive and not Dysfunctional
Network
Begin to build a Network of other Successful Law Students
More information including scholarship details are here: https://cleoinc.org/programs/plsi/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is hiring for the Director’s Financial Analyst position
This unique, two-year rotational fellowship sits at the intersection of the federal government and the financial services industry.
Director’s Financial Analysts are given the opportunity to hone analytical and problem solving skills while helping to make markets for consumer financial products work for Americans. Members of the Director’s Financial Analyst Program will experience diverse roles, responsibilities, and areas of expertise.
As a result, in a short period of time, analysts will play an integral role in everything the Bureau does, from rigorous data-driven policy creation and market monitoring to on-site supervision of market participants.
Deadline is Monday, February 11. Apply now in Handshake here
Latin American Economic Development summer internship in DC
Applications are now open for this special opportunity to continue to study economics throughout the summer by working on research projects with staff from the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and, indirectly, Middlebury Economics faculty members.
The topics of the fellowships vary from year to year. This year, one or two interns will work with household survey data using STATA, analyzing research questions related to ageing, disability, dependency and long term care in Latin America and the Caribbean. The data sources will include longitudinal social security surveys, disability surveys, time use surveys, and other household and labor force surveys.
The successful candidate will spend approximately 8 weeks in Washington DC, based in the Social Protection and Health Division of the IDB, under the supervision of Drs. Marco Stampini and Pablo Ibarraran. The intern will provide research assistance in the support of ongoing research projects in this theme. The stipend will be $3000.
More details and apply in Handshake here. Deadline is: February 15
