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, Filed Under: Research

Research Assistant for Study on Explaining and Exploring in Children’s Museums

Faculty sponsor: Dr. Cristine Legare

Contact name: Aurora Brinkman

Contact Email: aurorabrinkman@utexas.edu

In the Cognition, Culture, and Development Lab, our research focuses on how people explain the events they observe in the world around them. This current study is looking at how children learn science principles in a museum setting. Specifically we are looking at how parents-child interactions affect children’s ability to learn and apply what they have learned to new problems.

Duties:

Research assistants will have the opportunity to conduct research in a children’s museum, interacting directly with parents and their children and the museum staff. Research assistants will also be coding the video data collected at the museum.

As a research assistant in the CCD Lab, you will have the opportunity to work closely with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and professors. You will gain valuable experience in collecting psychological data, coding data and learn about data analysis. We require a 7 to 10-hour / week commitment from our research assistants. Please contact us if you are interested in getting involved in this exciting line of research!

Preferred qualifications:

We are looking for responsible, highly motivated undergraduates who have a serious interest in gaining experience in psychological research. 3.0 GPA or higher highly recommended.

Time commitment: 7-10 hrs / week

Course credit is available for this project.

For more information please contact: aurorabrinkman@utexas.edu

, Filed Under: Internship, Uncategorized

Ubuntu Internship- Looking to hire intern ASAP!!

FALL FINANCE/OPERATIONS INTERN, UBUNTU FOUNDATION
PLEASE FORWARD OPPORTUNITY WIDELY

Ubuntu is a growing non-profit that has been active in Kenya and Austin for over a decade. We provide life-changing services for children with special needs in Kenya, and empower women through sustainable, high-quality jobs generated by socially responsible enterprises such as our growing fashion line. Ubuntu is helping drive a revolution in aid and development programs, focusing on the power of social responsible enterprises to support sustainable employment, education, and healthcare programs.

We’re looking for a part-time finance and operations intern who can join us in our central Austin office for 10-15 hours per week (flexible on scheduling). This person will work directly with the CFO/COO and the foundation manager. The position is unpaid, but we will provide substantial coaching and opportunities to take ownership over important initiatives to improve the organization’s financial performance. While the internship will include some administrative responsibilities, the focus will be on substantial analytical workstreams that will help drive revenue growth. It is a great position for a student looking to develop a career in social enterprise, management consulting, or e-commerce.

If you are interested, please email Nate Falck and Hanna Cofer with a one-page CV immediately!

Analytical responsibilities:
• Work with the CFO/COO to design and develop a bi-weekly operational and financial dashboard. (Hopefully we will do this in Tableau, so this will be a great experience for somebody looking to demonstrate capabilities in the most important data intelligence software today.)
• Conduct financial analysis as necessary (e.g. identify causes of growth in sales or costs).
• Analyze web traffic statistics as necessary (e.g. to understand causes of dips or spikes in web traffic, set up A/B testing to optimize website, etc.).
• Generate bi-weekly operational and financial dashboard covering the entire organization, and extract key insights.
• Generate bi-weekly gift reports from Donor Perfect database, and extract key insights.

Administrative responsibilities:
• Update and maintain our database of donors, including all gifts and donor information.
• Track weekly website statistics.
• Initiate donor stewardship arc, write thank you letters during membership campaigns, and assist in year-end tax letter generation.
• Contact donors whose cards are expired/declined.
Requirements
• Able to come into our central Austin, TX office for 10-15 hours per week (timing flexible).
• Proficient in Excel.
• Familiarity with common financial statements a plus.
• Experience with web traffic statistics (Google Analytics) or Tableau are ideal but not required.

, Filed Under: Internship

Resource Development & Marketing Intern – Boys and Girls Club

TITLE: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA Fellow)

STATUS: Unpaid

DEPARTMENT: Resource Development and Marketing

REPORTS TO: Vice President of Resource Development and Marketing

HOURS: 10 – 20 hours per week, flexible schedule

DURATION: Fall 2017

LOCATION: Main Office, 5407 N I-35, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78723

BENEFITS: Vacation accrual (after 1000 hours); 401K Safe Harbor Contribution (must be 21 years old and 1 year internship)

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area is proud to announce the availability of an exciting fellowship with the Austin, Texas office for the Fall semester for those college students seeking to learn more about the nonprofit industry. Only students seeking class credit will be considered, as this is an unpaid internship.
The BGCAA Fellow is a great opportunity for someone looking for a career in nonprofit management, corporate sponsorships, resource development, special events and communications field to serve in a vital role to support the mission of BGCAA. Candidate must be energetic, self-motivated, a team player, results-oriented, pay attention to detail and be dedicated to the achievement of personal and team goals. This Fellowship requires a candidate with confidence in interpersonal communication, solid writing skills, attention to detail and a passion for making a difference in the lives of the youth of Austin.

The selected candidate for the Fellowship will be to support the Resource Development and Marketing team in planning, organizing and executing fundraising activities, special events and community engagements.

The specific responsibilities of the Fellow include, but not limited to, the following:

  • Help plan and implement signature events, individual giving campaigns, and other marketing activities;
  • Writing and sending recognition and appreciation communications to donors;
  • Managing mailboxes and responding to inquiries;
  • Contact vendors and businesses to request bids for events and activities;
  • Contact local businesses for support – in-kind, sponsorships, third party events, gifts;
  • Maintain and update database, spreadsheets tracking all donations, expenses and vendors;
  • Attend committee meetings, record notes, send notes in follow-up emails;
  • Attend promotional events as necessary- occasional night or weekend hours;
  • Understanding and leveraging social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and SnapChat
  • Writing letters, articles and social media posts
  • Contacting and visiting local vendors and business to pick up contributions.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Ability to pass criminal background check
  • HS Diploma/GED
  • Major in a degree related to position
  • Must be receiving college credit
  • Solid writing and interpersonal communication skills;
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, internet and e-mail.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Basic design skills (flyers/handouts, etc) are desirable;
  • Ability to prioritize and handle a variety of assignments simultaneously;
  • Attention to detail;
  • Problem solving skills and personal accountability;
  • Be a team player, able to function within a dynamic environment;
  • Have an automobile and valid driver’s license and insurance;
  • Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position may involve lifting, (up to 10 lbs.), bending, standing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, reaching, and grasping. This position may work around youth and adults with a moderate exposure to noise.  This position will work indoors.