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Community Engagement Intern- City of Austin

The Community Engagement Internship enables the participant(s) to help craft methods for generating public input on policy questions posed by the City Council and projects and programs administered by City departments; to design and help facilitate activities intended to build community consent; and to contribute to strategic planning of community engagement initiatives.

The interns will work directly with the Community Engagement Consultant, Marion Sanchez, managing tasks associated with community engagement activities, including, but not limited to:

• Working with City departments to determine their engagement requirements and objectives;
• Coordinating logistics associated with engagement activities;
• Note-taking during input-gathering sessions;
• Conducting correspondence and meetings with stakeholders;
• Analyzing and synthesizing data for reports and presentations to staff and City Council;
• Participating in staff meetings to develop engagement strategies;
• Contributing to strategic planning of the City’s engagement initiatives.

Each intern will work approximately 15-20 hours per week, in a schedule agreed upon by the intern and the Consultant. The intern will generally report for work during weekday normal business hours (8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) but may, on occasion, be called upon to assist with community engagement meetings in the early morning, later evening, or weekends.

Applicants from a variety of educational backgrounds will be considered. Applicants majoring in communications, government, history, political science, public health, public affairs and psychology are encouraged to apply. Applicants should possess strong writing, public speaking, interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills. They should be able to work under tight deadlines with limited advance notice of their assignments, and should have demonstrated experience in working with large teams and managing complex projects.
Please send cover letter and resume to Marion Sanchez (marion.sanchez@austintexas.gov); include availability information (e.g., number of hours per week, preferred days, etc.). Application deadlines are:

• Spring 2018: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
• Summer 2018: Friday, May 11, 2018
• Fall 2018: Friday, August 3, 2018

Originally posted to https://recruit.utexas.edu/students-alumni/hireutexas/

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Internship at Equal Justice Center- Spring 2018

Workers’ Rights and Employment Law Internship

 

Organization Profile: Equal Justice Center (EJC) is a non-profit public interest law firm and

employment justice organization which empowers low-wage workers to achieve workplace

justice regardless of their immigration status. We provide legal representation that enables

working men and women to recover unpaid wages and combat other basic injustices they

encounter at work. We work for systemic reforms that strengthen employment rights and expand

access to the justice system for all working people.

 

We have ongoing internships for Fall, Summer and Spring semesters.

Intake/Outreach Position:

  •  Qualifications: Spanish fluency required.
  •  Time commitment: 10-20 hours per week.
  • Unpaid Internship
  • Job Description: The primary duties of the position are to conduct detailed in-person and telephone interviews with the numerous workers who contact EJC seeking legal assistance, and to assist EJC staff attorneys to analyze the workers’ legal needs and available remedies. The intern will also assist in EJC’s community outreach and education campaign by speaking with workers and distributing literature on jobsites and in businesses frequented by low-wage, immigrant workers to inform workers of their wage rights and connect them with EJC staff for legal consultations.
  • Learning opportunities: Intake volunteers/interns are not required, but are invited to attend an intensive crash course, alongside UT Law clinic students, to learn the basics of the substantive law and practice methods employed by EJC. The internship will also provide substantial on-the-job training in subjects including workers’ rights, labor and employment law, contract law, litigation practice, and public interest advocacy.
  • Academic credit: Academic credit toward your major is likely available.
  • Website: www.equaljusticecenter.org
  • Application Process: To apply, please visit our website, click on Internship and Volunteer Opportunities and follow the link to complete an online application. We review applications and will reach out to selected candidates within 2-3 weeks after the application is submitted.

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The Barbara Harlow Internship in Human Rights and Social Justice- Spring 2018

 

**The deadline for spring 2018 internship is Monday, November 20th**

The Barbara Harlow Internship in Human Rights & Social Justice honors the life and work of Barbara Harlow (1948-2017), who was the Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor of English Literature at the University of Texas. She was a committed colleague, friend, and mentor to countless students, activists, and intellectuals. As a collaboration between the Rapoport Center and the Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDP), the internship aims to introduce BDP students to Harlow’s scholarship and activism, and to encourage them to imagine future trajectories for her work.

This internship is chosen to honor Barbara Harlow because it was largely through her efforts that the Rapoport Center and the BDP partnered to create the Human Rights & Social Justice BDP certificate in 2009. Harlow chaired the faculty panel for the certificate from its inception until 2017. While the internship is open to all BDP students, regardless of which certificate they are pursuing, it is meant for students who are working on issues of social justice.Barbara Harlow’s intellectual praxis crossed continents and encompassed diverse agendas: resistance, translation, political engagement and solidarity, human rights, and pedagogy. She contributed greatly to the University of Texas at Austin, not only through the English department, the Rapoport Center, and the BDP, but through several area studies programs and centers, including African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Studies. To learn more about her life and work, please visit the Rapoport Center’s tribute page and the website for our 2017 conference, Barbara Harlow: The Sequel.

The internship is made possible by seed money that Harlow gifted to the Rapoport Center and the BDP. For spring 2018, the internship will provide a stipend of $1250. Though the internship is similar to the Rapoport Center’s standard undergraduate internship, it offers a higher stipend and requires three additional components:

  • In the cover letter, students should reflect (in one paragraph) on how Harlow’s scholarship and activism might influence their work with the Rapoport Center and their pursuit of human rights and social justice more broadly.
  • During the internship, each recipient will write a piece for our Human Rights Commentary page, which either engages directly with Harlow’s work or uses her work as a lens through which to engage critically with a topic.
  • After the internship, each recipient will create a poster to reflect on the internship, taking into account Harlow’s impact on their experience, and present it at the Annual BDP poster session in April. (Fall and Summer interns will submit at the end of their respective term, and then present in April.)

Depending on funding, between one and three internships will be offered per year. Students who are not selected for the Barbara Harlow Internship will be considered for our standard undergraduate internship.

We are pleased to honor Harlow’s legacy in this way, and we look forward to continuing our support of undergraduate students in her name.

Application

Note: November 20 deadline is for Spring 2018 internships

Required Qualifications

  • Commitment to working on issues of human rights and justice
  • Excellent writing and editing ability
  • Individual initiative and flexibility
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Professional demeanor

The following qualifications may be preferred in some candidates:

  • Demonstrated experience with publication, design, and website software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite)
  • Proficiency in a foreign language
  • Experience with scholarly research and editing
  • Journalism experience

How to Apply

Qualified students should submit the following items individually in PDF format via email (subject: Barbara Harlow Internship) to humanrights@law.utexas.edu:

  • Cover letter
    State why you are interested in the position; demonstrate basic knowledge of our programs and activities. Reflect (in one paragraph) on how Barbara Harlow’s scholarship and activism might influence your work with the Rapoport Center and your pursuit of human rights and social justice more broadly.
  • CV/Resume
    Indicate any relevant skills and foreign language proficiency
  • Transcript
    Unofficial is acceptable; an official copy can be mailed if needed, to arrive by the application due date
  • List of three references
    At least two must be UT faculty; include name, title, and contact information; full letters not required
  • Writing sample
    3-5 pages; does not need to relate directly to human rights, although that is preferable

Deadline

November 20, 2017

Contact

Contact us at humanrights@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-4857