1. Match Corps, Boston MA
The MATCH Corps is a unique feature of the MATCH Charter Public High School in Boston, MA. Briefly, the MATCH School is an open-admissions public charter high school serving 205 inner-city Boston area students. Most recently, the MATCH School was featured in the US Department of Education publication: "Innovations in Education" as one of eight charter high schools in the country with outstanding success in closing the nation's Achievement Gap.
Introduced in 2004, the MATCH Corps is a group of 50 of the nation's top college
graduates all of whom are committed to affecting change at the ground level. MATCH Corps is not necessarily looking for the future teachers of America. We want future doctors, lawyers, MBAs, architects; we want majors from math, political science, literature, economics, engineering - anyone willing to work tirelessly for one year to erase, not narrow, the Achievement Gap.
In addition to an unparalleled experience, lasting bonds, and the abilityto make a measurable impact on an inner-city high school student, MATCH Corps members are compensated with a monthly stipend and a housing option in downtown Boston, and health and dental insurance.
2. Green Corps, Boston MA
Green Corps: our full-time, paid Environmental Leadership Training Program gives you a year of in-depth training and experience with leading environmental groups like the Sierra Club, and League of Conservation Voters and Greenpeace.
Green Corps is the non-profit Field School for Environmental Organizing, founded by leading environmentalists in 1992 to identify and train environmental leaders. Our year-long program includes intensive classroom training, hands-on experience running urgent environmental and public health campaigns, and placement in permanent leadership positions with leading environmental and social change groups. Our campaigns take place nationwide. Our graduates are in high demand and quickly find jobs working on issues they care about. Upon completion of the training program, Green Corps will connect you to organizations that are seeking full-time professional staff.
Salary & Benefits. Salary of $23,750. Optional group health care coverage, paid sick days and holidays, two weeks paid vacation, and a student loan repayment program for qualifying staff.
NOTE: Deadline is January 19 (today!) but we received an email from Jesse Littlewood (jesse@greencorps.org] saying they will accept applications past that deadline. Contact Jesse directly if you want to know more; his number is 617-426-8506.
3. Senator Patty Murray, Seattle WA
Happy belated New Year! I wanted to touch base with you because I’m currently working for Senator Murray in Seattle and am assisting with the intern program here. I would love to get some UPS students to intern anytime this winter or spring, or the summer. I do immigration constituent casework, a job with many, many cases each day. This would be a great opportunity for UPS students to learn more about immigration policy, and the workings of a Senate office.
If you could pass this information on to your colleagues in the Politics and Government department, I would very much appreciate it.
Mary Pederson (UPS Alum)
Constituent Services Representative
U.S. Senator Patty Murray
(206) 553-5545 (Phone)
(206) 553-0891 (Fax)
Contact Professor Karl Fields in our department if you are interested in this position.
4. National Institutes of Health, various locations
via Ned Culhane '06:
I read on your blog that you are posting information on internships on Fridays. I just started a position at the National Institutes of Health and ran across information regarding our summer internship program--which I participated in going into my senior year. While these opportunitites rely more on lab based science, there are other internships that might be better suited for a P&G major. I interned and current work with an extramural program that funds a portfolio of grants at institutions throughout the country and world. Additionally, each NIH institute or center has a office of scientific planning that works to ensure that we meet Congressional language and produces our Congressional Justification each year. I doubt I will have much pull in selection but thought I would pass it along.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I commend you for making this blog pertinent to both current students and alumni!
http://www.training.nih.gov/edopps/nihfellowships.asp
and
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/
These look particularly for those who have science training (major/minor) and are thinking about or in graduate school--Professor O'Neil
5.Progressive Campaign Job Opportunities, various locations
Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. (GCI), a national firm specializing in building
grassroots support for progressive causes, political candidates, public
interest campaigns, and non-profit fundraising operations is coming to UPS
to interview potential staff for their upcoming campaigns. Interested
students should send a resume to psterns@grassrootscampaigns or apply
directly with the career center.
We will be at the Career Fair in the SUB on February 22nd, and holding an
information session that evening in McIntyre, as well as on March 21st in
the Howarth Building. This is an excellent way for applicants to learn
more about the opportunities before their interview.
We are currently hiring graduating seniors to staff for our ongoing effort
to work for progressive public policy and to help build the Democratic
base for the 2008 Presidential election. With the new Democratic majority,
there is tremendous opportunity for true progressive change in America.
The positions we are hiring for will afford new staff the opportunity to
impact the world around them while learning invaluable skills. Our
campaign staff is trained on all aspects of running a grassroots campaign
from recruiting, training, and managing staff/volunteers to overseeing
the finances associated with running a local campaign office. Grassroots
Campaigns’ current and past clients include MoveOn.org, the Democratic
National Committee, the ACLU, and the League of Conservation Voters.
Nationwide, ask recruiter for more details. To apply for these positions
you should email your Cover Letter and Resume to Patrick Sterns at
psterns@grassrootscampaigns.com, or you can apply directly via the UPS
career center. For more information contact Patrick Sterns at 206-329-4416.
6. American India Foundation, India
The American India Foundation (AIF) is currently accepting applications for its 2007-08 Service Corps Fellowship. The Service Corps Fellowship builds bridges between America and India by sending 20+ outstanding young American professionals to work with leading non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in India for ten months. The program serves as an exchange of technical skills and intellectual resources which aims to build the capacity of Indian NGOs while developing American leaders with an understanding of India.
Required:
Have demonstrated a strong interest in India's development sector
Be between the ages of 21 and 35 on September 1, 2007
Have achieved an undergraduate degree prior to starting the program
Be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident
Preferred:
Have prior work experience or a graduate degree
Have worked/lived in a developing country
