Higher Education and Workforce Development Research Intern – Washington DC
Organization: Bridging Nations
Position Title: Higher Education and Workforce Development Research Intern
Location: 1779 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 715, Washington, DC, 20036, US
Hours and Compensation: 30 hours/week, unpaid
Application Deadline: January 31, 2013
Organization Overview
Bridging Nations Foundation is a nonprofit, policy organization based in Washington, D.C. that promotes shared prosperity by developing international dialogue through collaboration and learning. We believe that technological innovation, particularly in areas of shared concern such as energy and the environment, will promote economic cooperation and secure the earth for future generations. Bridging Nations Foundation offers diverse educational programs that build cultural, political, and economic bridges between the United States, China, and India in order to address the realities of an increasingly interdependent world. The Bridging Nations Foundation is current focusing on our ongoing commitment to global higher education and workforce development and the role these fields play in global economic prosperity.
The College of Energy, Environment & Sustainability is an initiative of the Bridging Nations Foundation and is dedicated to establishing educational pathways for futures in environmental disciplines. The College of Energy, Environment, and Sustainability combines a commitment to practical and collaborative learning with a global emphasis on promoting technological innovations for a greener future. CEES offers its students highly-specialized post-graduate diplomas and certificates through courses taught by professors around the world to educate its students on current energy and environment issues. An education at CEES will enable its graduates to confront such issues with innovative and global solutions.
Description
Responsibilities
- Research ongoing global higher education development and workforce development
- Build and contribute to a database of ongoing global higher education development
- Write brief reports on research findings
- Assist in event planning, conference planning and outreach
- Manage routine administrative and writing tasks
- Data entry
- Pitch and/or write featured content for blogs and social media for the organization
- Occasionally create ad and promotional materials to promote events, initiatives, and programs
- Assisting with any other administrative tasks as needed
- Assignments may change on a day-to-day basis
Qualifications
- College senior or graduate
- Significant classroom or practical experience in research or another related field
- Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Strong computer and organizational skills
- Strong research and writing skills
- Excellent personal initiative and independence
- Significant understanding of Microsoft Office applications, Google Docs applications, and standard social media platforms
- Previous experience working with WordPress preferred
- Experience in making complex policy issues understandable for a wider audience.
- Comfortable assisting with and assuming responsibility for routine office tasks
- Start date and end date flexible. Hours are approximately 20-30 per week.
- Foreign students must have permission to work in the United States.
How to Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter, along with a short writing sample to [email protected]
