CCI Connect!

Hey Students,

Welcome to CCI Connect! Check out the newest internships, jobs, and CCI events postings and get started! As you browse the entries, clicking on the internship or job titles will bring you straight to the MOJO posting (you will need to sign in the first time); in many places, we’ve also provided a link to the organization. If you need help or want to talk through ideas and options, come to drop-ins hours at the Center for Careers & Internships (CCI) in Adirondack House every Monday-Friday from 2-5 p.m. No appointment necessary for drop-in hours!

What’s New in INTERNSHIPS:

• Opportunities for any major at the Metropolitan Museum of Art!  Amazing paid summer internships in various departments from business services to communications to museum education to curatorial to scientific research conducting medical imaging of Egyptian mummies and laboratory analysis of organic materials used on artworks.  Drop everything and apply now!  Search “Metropolitan Museum of Art” in MOJO to see all opportunities.  (Deadline: 1/9)
• Fantastic opportunity to join 100 + interns nationwide fighting poverty this summer.  The Shepherd Poverty Internship Program offers individual internships in the following fields: Case Management, Community Organizing, Dance, Domestic Violence, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Financial Literacy, Food Security, Healthcare, Homelessness, Housing Access, Immigration/Refugee Services, Job Placement, Law, Migrant Services, Policy Reform, Prison Release, Teaching, Women’s Advocacy, and Youth Outreach.  Info Sessions: Wed. Jan. 8^th at 4:15 &  7:00 p.m. 118 South Main Street. (Application Deadline: 1/24)
• Unbelievable opportunities for Midd Kids!  Multiple AMAZING summer internships with NBC Universal in NYC or California in Film Production & Development; Research; Marketing; News or Finance News; TV Programming Production & Development, Operations and Technical Services; Finance and Accounting; Human Resources; Communications and Media; Business Development & Strategy.  Search “NBC” in MOJO to see all opportunities.  (Deadline: 2/28)

INTERNSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS TIME PERIOD (Dec. 15-Jan. 11):

• Spend a year making a difference to economically-disadvantaged children in Alabama by recruiting college volunteers and organizing free vision screening as an Impact Alabama Focus First Coordinator. This is an AmeriCorps Member position through Impact Alabama. (Deadline: 12/15)
• Love the Girl Scouts and making connections? We need you to help market our science program for girls and secure partnerships with schools and organizations. Spend Winter Term as the “Imagine STEM” Marketing Intern for Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains (Deadline: 12/20)
• Spend the summer in Japan helping English majors improve their English. Not only will you work in the classroom but you will also use your creative mind to plan fun out-0f classroom activities for university students to practice speaking English! Apply to by our TESOL Intern at Ibaraki Christian University. (Deadline: 12/31)
• Opportunities for any major at the Metropolitan Museum of Art!  Amazing paid summer internships in various departments from business services to communications to museum education to curatorial to scientific research conducting medical imaging of Egyptian mummies and laboratory analysis of organic materials used on artworks.  Drop everything and apply now!  Search “Metropolitan Museum of Art” in MOJO to see all opportunities.  (Deadline: 1/9)

What’s New in JOBS:

• Live abroad! Teach in Thailand!  This will be the experience of your life, while you help strengthen primary and secondary school education in Thailand. Apply to be an English Language Teacher for  Teach Thailand (Deadline: 12/31)
• Looking for a scholarly job?  This organization designs strategic research inquiries on major problems facing society and builds new communities of scholars across multiple disciplines in 4 core areas: Governments and Markets, Institutions of Democracy, Economic Inequality, and National Security. Research Analyst needed for The Tobin Project (Deadline: 1/9)

JOB APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS TIME PERIOD  (Dec. 15-Jan. 11):

• Admire Teach for America but don’t want to teach? TFA seeks to hire Operations Coordinators in various areas ranging from communications, technology, event planning, educational resources, finance and risk, and more. (12/15)
• Did you study abroad in France or do you have ties there? Use that knowledge as the Program Coordinator- France Emphasis for Road Scholar here in Vermont, the organization formerly called ElderHostel. (Deadline: 12/15)
• Live in Singapore and start your Student Affairs career by supporting and advising 1st year students at this college, whose student body that is 40% international. This position as a Dean’s Fellow at Yale-NUS College demands a commitment but it will be incredibly rewarding. (Deadline: 12/29)
• Live abroad! Teach in Thailand!  This will be the experience of your life, while you help strengthen primary and secondary school education in Thailand. Apply to be an English Language Teacher for  Teach Thailand (Deadline: 12/31)
• Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) an organization undertaking cutting-edge development research seeks multiple positions as Research Associates, Project Associates, Research Analysts and Policy positions to gain first-hand field management experience while working on projects in agriculture, education, environment, finance, health, labor, and governance in locations around the world. Search MOJO for J-Pal to see the various positions. (Deadline: 1/5)
• Looking for a scholarly job?  This organization designs strategic research inquiries on major problems facing society and builds new communities of scholars across multiple disciplines in 4 core areas: Governments and Markets, Institutions of Democracy, Economic Inequality, and National Security. Research Analyst needed for The Tobin Project (Deadline: 1/9)
• Want to be surrounded by great works of art every day ? Here’s a fantastic entry into a museum education career with this Twelve-Month Post-Graduate Internship in Education at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Deadline: 1/9)
• Are you an excellent writer, and interested in combining your interest in art and editing into a career? Apply to the Twelve-Month Editorial Internship in Education at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Deadline: 1/9)
• Do you dream of working in the field of art and art history but you have financial pressures limiting your search? Consider this Lifchez/Stronach Nine-Month Curatorial Internship at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Deadline: 1/9)

This Week’s CCI Events:

• Wed. Jan. 8, 4:15 &  7:00 p.m. Information Sessions: Shepherd Poverty Internship Program Fight poverty by securing a summer internship in one of the following fields: Case Management, Community Organizing, Dance, Domestic Violence, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Financial Literacy, Food Security, Healthcare, Homelessness, Housing Access, Immigration/Refugee Services, Job Placement, Law, Migrant Services, Policy Reform, Prison Release, Teaching, Women’s Advocacy, and Youth Outreach. Sponsored by Community Engagement.  (118 South Main Street)
• Wed, Jan. 8, 6-7:30pm Info Session for C3 Undergraduate Research Fellowships Join Dean Shirley Collado and students who participated in summer ’13 to learn about great summer research opportunities at Columbia and UC Berkeley. Fellowships come with a generous stipend, housing, and travel expenses. Research fellowships are available in the humanities, arts, humanistic social sciences and mathematics. Must be US citizen or permanent resident to apply. For more information, see  http://c3transformhighered.org/undergraduate-fellowship . Application deadline is Feb. 17.  If you plan to attend the info session on Jan 8, please RSVP to uro@middlebury.edu for our food count. Pizza will be served (CTLR, Davis Library)
• Fri, Jan. 10 and 17, 12-2 pm: First Year Fridays First year students are encouraged to drop by CCI during these open hours to talk with a career adviser about internships, summer jobs, career development, etc.  No appointment or prep needed.  (CCI, Adirondack House)
• Sophomore dinners coming on Jan. 16, 20, 22, 27, and 30th! Stay tuned for more information about these themed dinners where you can learn about internship and undergraduate research opportunities for this summer!

CCI Reminders and Related Notices:

• Follow CCI ON FACEBOOK for internship and job-related stories, news, tips, and more!
• Teach English in Israel! Apply to be a Masa Israel Teaching Fellow. (Application deadline: 12/15)
• Thurs, Jan 16: Northeast Region City Year Shadow Day, in Boston, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island.  City Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service to keep students in school and on track to graduation. (RSVP by 12/20)
• The University of Nottingham (UK) welcomes applications for its USA Masters Scholarships 2014. 20 scholarships worth 25% towards tuition fees are available for new students from the US registering on masters programmes at The University of Nottingham in September 2014 (any subject area [excluding MBA/including MRes and Masters by Research programmes]). The University will also award one $6,000 scholarship to the outstanding applicant.
• Remember to also check LACN (Liberal Arts Career Network) for hundreds of great internship and job postings! Log on to MOJO and on the MOJO homepage click “Jump to: LACN” to see many other opportunities just waiting for your application. Check back frequently.

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