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Funding Opportunity- Undergraduate Research Fellowships

The Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF) program provides support for specific scholarly research projects conducted by full-time UT undergraduate students enrolled in any department. These fellowships are intended to cover costs associated with academic research projects proposed and written by student applicants and undertaken with the supervision of a university tenured or tenure-track faculty member, lecturer, senior lecturer or full-time research scientist/engineer. Some restrictions apply. See current application for more information.

Deadlines: Spring: Jan. 22, 2013

More Information: http://www.utexas.edu/research/resources/awards-fellowships-grants

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Asatte Press Digital Media Spring 2013 Internships Available

Asatte Press is pleased to announce Spring 2013 internships in Social Media, Public Relations, Journalism, Writing, and Digital Media Arts. These internships will be an exciting “ground zero” opportunity for students to work as a team in the definition, creation, and promotion of social media content.

During Spring 2013, Asatte Press will be launching several new Blog-to-Book projects to extend its skills product line to cover Diet, Job Search, Cloud Computing for Small Businesses, Business Chinese, and Dating. Each of these will have a new WordPress-based blog similar to our current blog: SystematicMartiniLifestyle.com

This internship program is intended to be a team effort of students interested in creating content (journalism, writing, photography, video, audio, animation, social media apps, mobile apps) and students interested in PR in the form of social media marketing.

The team will do a detailed analysis of target customers for each of the topics. For each topic, students will work in teams on content creation and social media promotion of the content.

The social media marketing aspects of the internship will focus on strategy, tactics, experiments, measurements, and analytics.

Digital Media Arts students who come from technical departments such as Computer Science or Engineering will be interested to know that the president of Asatte Press (who will be supervising the internships) has extensive experience in software development, including specific experience in digital signal processing, audio, music synthesizer design, and image processing. During the course of the internship, Asatte Press will be working on and releasing both Facebook applications based on HTML5 canvas and native iOS applications. For students with technical interests, these internships can be tailored to go as deep into the software technology and physics as the student would like.

Download the Spring 2013 Internship Presentation

How to apply: An information session for these internships will be held in the conference room of the School of Communications Career Center (BMC 2.508) on Tuesday, 1/15/2013 from 5:00PM to 6:00PM. David Hetherington (President of Asatte Press) will be on hand to discuss the internships, answer questions, and arrange for interviews for students who are interested in participating.

 

 

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Austin Resource Recovery Spring Internship Positions Available – Apply now if you’re interested in working on Zero Waste initiatives!

Austin Resource Recovery, Strategic Initiatives Division
Start Date: Jan/Feb 2013, minimum 20 hours per week
Term: 6-12 months

Purpose:
Austin Resource Recovery (a department within the City of Austin) is looking to hire several interns to help administer various Zero Waste initiatives. In particular, the Strategic Initiatives Division of Austin Resource Recovery is looking for students with a strong interest in business environmental responsibility and public policy related to sustainability.

Specific projects may include research on topics related to resource recovery, waste diversion and materials management. Students may be asked to respond to business requests, write reports, and make recommendations to staff.  Additional responsibilities may include support for ordinance development and implementation, assistance for existing programs, and providing analysis for process improvements. Other duties may be assigned.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
Essential duties and functions may include the following.

  1. Performs internship duties in accordance with all City of Austin policies and procedures.  All work will be approved and supervised by Austin Resource Recovery staff.
  2. Gathers data, provides thorough analysis, and makes written recommendations to meet program objectives.
  3. Assists in planning, scheduling, and establishing objectives
  4. Assists in outreach efforts to the community on the phone, by email, or in person
  5. Coordinates meetings with stakeholders to identify or clarify Zero Waste issues
  6. Researches and writes reports  for committees, business presentations, community education
  7. Understands and clearly communicate the details of recycling, organics, and other waste diversion processes

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Professional written and verbal communications with the public
  • Able to write and speak clearly and succinctly to communicate complex ideas
  • Self-motivated and able to work well with minimal supervision
  • Able to prioritize multiple tasks and able to work with frequent interruptions
  • Able assist with the development and execution of presentations to diverse audiences
  • Able to establish and maintain good working relationships with other city employees
  • Bilingual communication ability in Spanish is preferred, but not required

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Planning, Environmental Science, Business, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Economics or related field.
  • Interest in municipal government, environmental issues, and/or the resource recovery industry
  • Must be in good academic standing by the college/university standards

To apply:  Send a resume and cover letter to Charlotte Huskey at Charlotte.Huskey@austintexas.gov; please also copy Aiden Cohen at Aiden.Cohen@austintexas.gov. The deadline to submit your application is the close of business on January 15th.