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November 2, 2016, Filed Under: Internship

UT Immigration Clinic Spring Internship Positions

U.T. Immigration Clinic – Internship Position Available

For the Spring 2017 academic semester

We are recruiting undergraduate students in their junior or senior year for an intern position with the Immigration Clinic at the School of Law.

This is an unpaid internship sponsored through the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice (http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/humanrights/). The commitment for the intern involves 10 hours per week of work in the Immigration Clinic. Hours are divided to support the various aspects of the Clinic’s work.

The Immigration Clinic provides crucial representation to vulnerable low-income immigrants. The cases handled by the Clinic are diverse and illustrate the breadth of immigration practice. The Clinic has handled cases for clients from, among other countries, Colombia, El Salvador, Eritrea, Guinea, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe. The Clinic’s cases range from asylum claims to claims of United States citizenship by individuals born abroad to U.S. citizen parents whose status has not been recognized by immigration authorities. An important component of the Clinic’s caseload involves representing Central American women and children fleeing gang violence and domestic violence, many of whom are detained at the Karnes County Family Detention Center in Karnes City, Texas and the Hutto Detention Center in Taylor, Texas. For more information, see the clinic website (http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/clinics/immigration/).

This internship would be an ideal position for students interested in applying to law school and/or working in the fields of immigration and human rights.

Details for the internship position follow:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Command of the Spanish language, demonstrated organizational skills, demonstrated regular and punctual attendance at work and professional demeanor, as well as experience with internet research, printers, Microsoft Word.

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION: To provide support to Immigration Clinic faculty and students through case work, research, translation and interpreting (English-Spanish). Assist with other projects and tasks directly related to clinic work as assigned.

The interns should be ready to start this position at the commencement of the spring 2017 semester.

TO APPLY PLEASE SEND A COVER LETTER, TRANSCRIPT AND RESUME TO: Ana Martinez (ana.martinez@law.utexas.edu) by November 21, 2016.

Application package should include a resume indicating language and computer skills, a cover letter stating why you are interested in this position, and a copy of your most recent transcript. Please make sure that you demonstrate basic knowledge of our programs in your cover letter (visit the website). We will be interviewing applicants in early December. If you have any questions, please email us at ana.martinez@law.utexas.edu.

November 1, 2016, Filed Under: Internship

Department of State Health Services Internship Program

Most internships at DSHS are geared for graduate students, although depending on the need and student interest, undergraduate students are also welcome to apply. To view available internships go to: Internship Opportunities (Updated Daily).

During the internship, students will have the opportunity to conduct goal-oriented, semester-long policy, program, and/or research projects for their academic requirements in a practice setting, as well as contribute to DSHS’s mission. Interns are supervised by public health and behavioral scientists and practitioners. In addition to gaining program, policy and/or research experience, interns will gain communication skills by preparing both written and oral presentations about their completed projects.

Interns are selected based on merit via a competitive process without regard to race, color, religion, or gender. Completed applications will be reviewed, and students will be interviewed in person or by telephone. Interns must provide their own housing, and transportation to the internship site. Interns are also responsible for obtaining necessary vaccinations. Depending on the type of internship, some internships require criminal background checks and verifications from the Nurse Aide Registry and Employee Misconduct Registry.

Student performance is evaluated based on academic requirements and expected internship outcomes. Evaluation is discussed upon acceptance to the internship.

DSHS Internship Application Requirements

To compete for a DSHS internship, the student must submit:

Completed DSHS Internship Application.
Copy of resume.
Two letters of recommendation from academic faculty. One recommendation should be from a former or current faculty. The second could be from an academic advisor, an employment supervisor, a second faculty member, or a sponsor of a student organization in which you participate (d).
Letter of Interest that explains why you are best qualified for the internship, describes relevant experience, and explains how the internship will further academic and/or professional goals.

Submit the above application requirements to Wendy Andreades at Wendy.Andreades@dshs.state.tx.us