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Internships with Texas After Violence

Texas After Violence Project (TAVP) is accepting applications for part-time interns and volunteers. We are especially seeking interns to assist in processing our oral history interviews and work on media projects.

TAVP has different tracks for new interns:​

  • Oral history track: Oral history interns will focus especially on the creation and management of our oral history archive. A current priority is the processing of our interviews, including transcribing, creating metadata, formatting our transcript collection, and writing abstracts and other copy to accompany interviews. Oral history interns will also engage in analyzing our archive, including identifying and organizing recurrent themes and topics. As time permits, oral history interns may also conduct research on ongoing and new cases, identify and contact potential narrators, assist with interview preparation, and manage narrator database, documents and outreach.
  • ​Media track: Media interns must have specific skills in documentary production and video and/or audio-making, including video editing and/or videography, audio production, and an interest in oral history and storytelling. We need assistance with creating masters for delivery to the Human Rights Documentation Initiative archive; with cutting clips for display in a variety of online spaces; and with producing projects, including podcasts, short videos and multimedia projects. Media interns will engage in the praxis of oral history as social change through their work.
  • Interns will also have the opportunity to learn how a small nonprofit runs and help with social media and community outreach.

TAVP seeks new volunteers and interns on a rolling basis. Volunteers may work remotely or in the office. If interested, please write to volunteer@texasafterviolence.org, and send a resume and cover letter describing your interest in TAVP.

http://texasafterviolence.org/help-make-history.aspx

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Anti-Defamation League is looking for Spring Interns

Are you an Austin college student looking for a meaningful work experience?

We’re looking for spring interns for each of the following departments: Education, Development, and Civil Rights.

PRIMARY FUNCTION Under direct supervision, participate in day-to-day operations and projects within the Division/Department/Regional Office in order to learn real-world transferable skills and gain work experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Primary: Shadow the respective manager, and designated colleague(s), to gain real-world work experience in, and a greater understanding of, the respective field of interest. Participate in Division/Department/Regional Office meetings to gain a better understanding of the mission of ADL and familiarity with community service work. Read print and electronic media on topics connected to the ADL mission. Under direct supervision, conduct research, prepare memos and letters, and draft meeting minutes in order to gain experience in the implementation of community service work. Gain a better understanding of field of interest by participating in special projects in the fields of development, civil rights, international affairs, education, community service, management, or other areas of interest.

Secondary: Provide clerical assistance as needed.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None.

QUALIFICATIONS

1.       Skills

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Research skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate commitment to ADL’s mission.
  • Experience in Microsoft Word.

2.       Work Experience:

  • Prior volunteer or work experience helpful.

3.       Education:

  • High School student, matriculated college student, or recent High School or college graduate.

The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification.  It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job, nor is it to be interpreted as a contract for employment.

To Apply: Email Megan Flowers at mflowers@adl.org, with a cover letter describing which position you’re interested in (education, development, or civil rights), along with a resume

http://austin.adl.org/get_involved/adl-austin-internships/

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Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life Seeks Spring 2014 Intern

Job Opening
Undergraduate Outreach and Research Intern
Spring 2014

The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life (www.annettestrauss.org), an organized research unit at The University of Texas at Austin, seeks an unpaid 10-15 hr./week undergraduate outreach and research intern. The Annette Strauss Institute aims to understand and overcome the obstacles to civic engagement through research, education, training, and youth engagement.  The intern will help to support the Institute’s outreach programming including marketing assistance, aiding with events and trainings, and other administrative support.

Position Available: Undergraduate Outreach and Research Intern with the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life
Hours/week: 10-15 hrs./week
Period of Appointment: January 13, 2014- May 2, 2014 with the possibility of continuation through Fall 2014
Location: CMA 7.146

Duties:

  1. Program/Educational Outreach Coordination. Support the Institute’s outreach initiatives including K-12 Outreach, Institute communication, and Speak Up! Speak Out!;
  2. Database Management. Expand and maintain contacts database;
  3. Administrative Assistance. Travel planning, reporting, and administration.
  4. Marketing and Communication. Website management and updates.  Create marketing lists for the Texas Civic Health Index, Speak Up! Speak Out!, professional development, teacher partnerships, and advertising.  Support with drafting and producing social media content.
  5. Event Planning. Assist with conference planning and event preparation; and
  6. Projects and Research.  Assist the Director, staff, and graduate research assistant(s), on various projects and/or research of the Institute, as needed and directed.

Qualifications:
Outstanding written and verbal communications skills, including writing to deadline and for a variety of audiences.
An articulated belief in the Strauss Institute mission and an interest in civic life.
Applicants must be personable, well-organized, resourceful and persistent.
Previous work in an educational, political, or non-profit setting is a plus.

Compensation: This position is unpaid but the selected student can register to take this internship for course credit, if permissible by your degree program.

TO APPLY: Email a (1) cover letter outlining your interest(s) in applying and the specific attributes and qualifications that make you ideal for the position and a (2) resume to deborah.wise@austin.utexas.edu, as soon as possible, and no later than November 27, 2013.