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, Filed Under: Internship

Knight Center at UT Austin looking for paid intern

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is looking for a paid intern to help with our blog, Journalism in the Americas. We monitor daily journalism news and trends in Latin America and offer useful resources for journalists. 

We are looking for a paid intern who would work between 10 and 15 hours a week. Applicants can be undergraduate or graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. The internship may qualify as a journalism internship for credit.

Our main need is with translation between English and Spanish. We prefer someone who is able to translate to and from both languages (English to Spanish, Spanish to English). Journalism experience and familiarity with AP Style is preferred. There will also be opportunities to publish your own content for the blog.

We are looking to fill this position ASAP. If you are interested, please email a resumé to the Knight Center’s online content coordinator Teresa Mioli at teresa.mioli@utexas.edu.

, Filed Under: Internship

Internships with Austin EcoNetwork

Austin EcoNetwork Artist Collaboration/Internship

Join the Austin EcoNetwork team as our in-house artist! The Austin EcoNetwork is an environmental news site based in Austin, dedicated to educating the public about the local environment. We are always thinking up new, fun, and creative ways to do that, which is where you come in. We are looking for an artist to work with us on a fun new project aimed at illustrating the news.

This will not be a busywork kind of internship. AEN’s in-house artist will have the opportunity to jump right into the action, working with the editor to illustrate the local news. We’re essentially bringing back the art of the political cartoon.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working with the AEN intern to tell news stories in fun and creative ways
• Creating illustrations and drawing political cartoons for the Austin EcoNetwork website

Who should apply:

• Creative people who love the environment and want to work on something new and innovative

• Applicants do not necessarily have to be art majors, they just have to be talented artists with apassion for the local news

Austin EcoNetwork PR Internship

Join the Austin EcoNetwork team as a PR/Promotional Intern! The Austin EcoNetwork is an environmental news site based in Austin, Texas and we need your help expanding our reach!

This will not be a busywork kind of internship. AEN’s PR/Promotional Intern will have the opportunity to jump right into the action, putting together a plan for expanding AEN’s readership and then executing that plan. This will very much be your project, and will be a great resume booster. The hours are flexible and enthusiasm is a must.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Putting together a PR/promotional plan to expand the Austin EcoNetwork’s readership, especially amongst younger readers
  • Acting upon that plan, and actually putting in the work necessary to expand AEN’s readership
  • Going to environmental events in the city and helping to get the word out about the

    EcoNetwork in-person

    Who should apply:

  • PR/communications majors who are interested in the environment
  • Creative individuals who are self-starters and are ready to put their passion behind an exciting

    project

, Filed Under: Research

Research Opportunities with the Prevention Research Lab

The Prevention Research Lab is looking for undergraduate research assistants!

The Prevention Research Lab, led by Dr. Keryn E. Pasch in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, is searching for undergraduate research assistants for the Spring 2016 Semester. Undergraduate research assistants (URAs) will work on two projects, the Outdoor MEDIA II Study and the Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science on Youth and Young Adults. The Outdoor MEDIA II study uses objectively collected data to document outdoor food, beverage, alcohol, and tobacco advertising in the Travis County area. This project is in collaboration with sites in California, Minnesota, and Ohio. The Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science on Youth and Young Adults (TCORS) is comprised of three different University of Texas (UT) sites: the UT School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, UT Austin, and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, each of which hosts one of 3 funded research projects. Students will work on projects focused on the marketing of tobacco products to youth and young adults. Both Outdoor MEDIA II and TCORS projects will involve the coding of advertisements and support of ongoing data collection of advertising and student survey data. Additional research opportunities such as literature searching, transcribing, and data summaries may be available.

REQUIREMENTS:

A flexible spring schedule with at least a three hour block of time available.

Prior research experience is a plus but not necessary.

BENEFITS:

Hands-on experience with the research process, with an emphasis on the relationship between advertising and socio-economic disparities.

Bridging Disciplines, Nutrition, or other research credit offered if you qualify – please let us know if you are considering BDP credit or other research credit when you contact us.

If you are interested in joining the Prevention Research Lab as an undergraduate research assistant this spring, please complete the attached application and return, along with your résumé, to Ana Herrera (analauraherrera@utexas.edu).

Link to application: PRL_call for RAs_SPRING_2016_FINAL