Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Enhance Your Brand, Resume & LinkedIn Critique for BSOS Majors

 Are you ready to make the most of your resume and LinkedIn profile? 

Submit your resume and/or LinkedIn URL electronically for a review by the UMD Feller Center in the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences. 

The Career Planning staff will review your materials and send you an email with top tips to enhance your candidacy. Closes: August 11th, 2023.

Questions? Contact bsoscareers@umd.edu. 

 *Open to current BSOS undergraduate students only. 



Monday, July 24, 2023

Fall 2023 Domestic Program Intern

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is currently looking for a Domestic Program Intern for Fall 2023. The internship will start in September 2023 and will end in December 2023 (the specific dates are somewhat flexible). This is a paid full-time, remote position.

Job Description: The intern for the Domestic team at CEPR is responsible for assisting with a variety of important duties within the organization. The intern will assist with research activities related to the US economy and domestic policy. This may include some research for upcoming reports and economic opinion pieces, as well as generating website content. They may occasionally help with other tasks including communications duties such as editing website content and outreach to advocacy organizations and Congress.

The responsibilities of interns vary based on the applicant’s interests and experience, as well as the specific issues that CEPR is working on at the time.

Qualifications:
  • General understanding of economics and domestic policy, and an interest in economic justice
  • Excellent writing and communications skills
  • Previous research and data experience is extremely helpful
  • The intern will need to be able to work in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision and should be a self-starter and independent learner
  • Applicants affected by the issues that CEPR works on are especially encouraged to apply
Salary & Benefits: CEPR is committed to offering an internship program that allows people from all backgrounds to participate. As such, all CEPR internships are paid and interns are eligible for reimbursement of health insurance plan costs. Interns will receive $2,910.75 per month. Up to $319.43 per month is available for health insurance plan costs.

Closing Date of Position:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until, at latest, August 11, 2023 (at 11:59 PM, Eastern time).

For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: https://cepr.net/jobs/fall-intern-2023/

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Scholarship to Study Critical Languages Summer 2024


Want to study one of these critical languages - abroad - during summer 2024 – all expenses paid?

ARABIC - AZERBAIJANI - BANGLA - CHINESE – HINDI - INDONESIAN - JAPANESE - KOREAN - PERSIAN - PORTUGUESE - RUSSIAN - SWAHILI - TURKISH - URDU

To learn more about the US State Department Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) summer intensive language programs click here to complete a brief questionnaire, or write to us at clscholarship@umd.edu

You'll receive access to our ELMS resource site for CLS applicants, which includes a narrated presentation, sample essays, and outlines to guide you through the essay drafting process.

Deadline: Late November 2023 for Summer 2024 programs.

Eligibility:
You must be a US Citizen, and an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student, to apply.