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Winter Term Internships for Credit – Apply Now

Winter Term 2020 Metrus Analyst, Metrus Energy Part-Time Internship (1/7/19 – 2/1/19) San Francisco, CA. Offered by a Middlebury Alum. Applications close on November 1st, 2019 at 11:55 pm

Winter Term Fundraising Event Intern, English At Large Part-Time Internship (1/1/20 – 1/31/20) Woburn, MA. Applications close on November 1st, 2019 at 12:00 pm. A non-profit that provides individual and small group instruction through a volunteer network to adult immigrants and other newcomers who want to acquire English language skills as they adapt to life in the United States.

Winter Term – GIS Student Intern, World Trails Network – Hub for the Americas Full-Time Internship (1/6/20 – 1/31/20) Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Applications close on November 1st, 2019 at 5:00 pm.

Winter Term 2020 Internship – The Justice Collaborative, The Justice Collaborative (TJC) Part-Time Internship Washington, DC. Applications close on October 27th, 2019 at 11:55 pm.

Winter Term 2020 Bilingual Patient Services Intern, Open Door Clinic Part-Time Internship (1/6/20 – 1/31/20) Middlebury, VT. Applications close on October 27th, 2019 at 11:55 pm.

Winter Term 2020 Intern, Global Conservation Campaigns Team, The Nature Conservancy Full-Time Internship (1/6/20 – 1/31/20) Arlington, VA. Applications close on November 1st, 2019 at 11:55 am.

Winter Term 2020 Rural Education Action Program Internship, Stanford Rural Education Action Program (REAP) Part-Time Internship (1/6/19 – 1/31/19) Palo Alto, CA. Applications close on October 25th, 2019 at 11:55 pm.

Social Impact Entertainment Intern: Winter 2019-2020, Milken Institute Full-Time Internship Washington, DC Paid. Applications close on November 1st, 2019 at 5:30 pm. The Social Impact Entertainment Intern at CSP will directly support a project on the role of philanthropic capital in leveraging storytelling for impact in film and media.

Winter Term 2020: Shelter Assistant/Advocate for Homeless Families, John Graham Housing and Services Part-Time Internship (1/7/19 – 2/1/19) Vergennes, VT. Applications close on October 27th, 2019 at 11:55 pm

Peru J-Term Opportunity Supporting Community-Led Development 

Info Session:  Wednesday, October 23, 2019 
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Location: CCI, ADK House Library

This internship will be focused on investigating the perceptions and realities of indigenous women’s contributions to community development in the Sacred Valley. Up to 8 slots available–this is a fully funded internship (travel costs excluded/ financial assistance available for eligible students).

Applications due October 27, 2019

Learn more and apply through Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3199864

Design Your Midd Studio: Energy Engagement Mapping 

WHEN: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019
TIME: 4:30-5:30 PM
LOCATION: CCI, ADIRONDACK HOUSE LIBRARY

Apply the innovation principles of design thinking to the wicked problem of designing your life at and after Middlebury during a series of Studios being offered through the Innovation Hub and Center for Careers and Internships.

Gain awareness of your own energy levels throughout the week and of your energy ups and downs to make choices about which activities to spend time doing. Learn how to organize your time to optimize energy so that you’re more in balance and you’re not staying “stuck”. Your facilitators, who were trained at the Stanford d.School, will bring to you exercises from the NYT best-selling book Designing Your Life: How To Build A Well-Lived, Joyful Life. This studio will create the space necessary for you to reflect on your own agency and to map your own energy engagement while helping you see trends and make adjustments to navigate more smoothly during your 4 years at Middlebury or at any time in your life.

Snacks provided and looking forward to seeing you in CCI’s ADK House Library. Please RSVP HERE on Handshake.

Meet Green Corps, the Field School for Environmental Organizing & Midd Alum

Right now Green Corps, the Field School for Environmental Organizing, is looking to hire our next class of environmental leaders! Our application deadline is fast approaching (October 18th), so they’re working to get the word out to as many students as possible before they come to campus October 17th-18th!

Midd alum, Morag McKenzie ’16, will be holding an info session about Green Corps, interviewing potential candidates, and working to reach as many students as possible. 

INFORMATION SESSION: Green Corps: Environmental Advocacy Opportunities

RSVP for Event HERE. Thursday, October 17th 2019, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, in the Davis Library , 201/Watson Lecture Hall.

Contact Morag McKenzie for more information: morag[at]greencorps.org 

HOT Education Jobs & Internships

Project Analyst, Apolish, New York City, New York.
Immediate Elementary Learning SpecialistKIPP Massachusetts Public Charter Schools, Lynn, Massachusetts.
High School Foreign Language Teacher, KIPP Massachusetts Public Charter Schools, Lynn, Massachusetts.
Operations Fellow (Boston, MA, Immediate), Uncommon SchoolsBoston, Massachusetts.
Summer Teaching Fellow 2020, Uncommon Schools, New York City, New York, and 4 more cities.
Digital Production Coordinator, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts

Civil Rights Data Collection Intern, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.

Teaching Intern – Summer Session 2020, Northfield Mount Hermon Summer Session, Northfield Mount Hermon, MA.

…AND MANY, MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES ON HANDSHAKE HERE.

HOT Social Impact Jobs, Internships & Winter Term Opportunities

Summer 2020 Undergraduate Internship – DC, The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Washington, DC. Applications close on November 15, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Winter Term 2020 Rural Education Action Program Internship,
Stanford Rural Education Action Program (REAP)
Palo Alto, California. Applications close on October 25, 2019 at 11:55 pm

Winter Term 2020 Intern, Global Conservation Campaigns Team
The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia. Applications close November 1, 2019 at 11:55 am

Winter Term – GIS Student Intern, World Trails Network – Hub for the Americas, Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Applications close on November 1st, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Conservation and Climate Policy Analyst (External Affairs Associate II), The Nature Conservancy, Bethesda, Maryland. Applications close October 27, 2019 at 11:55 pm

Environmental Analyst (Technical Assistant)
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Grand Isle, Vermont. Applications close on October 25, 2019 at 11:55 pm (Good for a Feb graduate.)

San Francisco – 2020 Summer Student Intern Program, The City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Applications open October 28, 2019 at 11:00 am (architecture disciplines, to provide support to in-house Engineering · Architecture · Landscape Architecture · Planning · Surveying · GIS · IT staff.)

(Great for a Feb Graduate!)
Internship: Global Affairs and Partnerships – Policy Intern,
Search for Common Ground, Washington, DC. Applications close November 5, 2019 at 11:55 pm

…AND MANY, MANY MORE ON HANDSHAKE HERE….

Interested in Japan? Check Out 2 Ways to Live There Post-Grad!

JET has sent more than 70,000 participants from around the globe (including more than 35,800 Americans) to work in schools, boards of education, and government offices throughout Japan. What makes JET unique is that it is the only teaching exchange program managed by the government of Japan. With more than 55 countries around the world currently participating in JET, this program offers a unique cultural exchange opportunity to meet people from all around the world, living and working in Japan. Before departing for Japan and upon return, there are a number of JET alumni organizations that host social, volunteer and professional development activities to help individuals through the transition process. Check out a fun video about JET HERE.

Click on the two paid opportunities below on Handshake to learn more about working in Japan with JET – DEADLINES NOVEMBER 30 @ 3:10PM:

Assistant Language Teacher (ALT)

ALTs are engaged in language instruction and make up over 90% of all JET Program participants. They are mainly assigned to local boards of education or elementary, junior high or senior high schools and carry out their duties under the guidance of language teachers’ consultants or Japanese teachers of English (JTEs) as specified by the supervisor and/or principal of the board of education and/or school. ALTs should enjoy working with students and sharing their own culture. There is no Japanese language requirement for ALTs. 

Coordinator for International Relations (CIR)

CIRs are engaged in internationalization activities and translation/interpretation and are placed in administrative offices of local authorities or related organizations. This position requires a high-degree of fluency and positions are less than 10% of all JET Program participants. Their duties are carried out as specified by the supervisor at individual contracting organizations.