HACU Fall Internships
Submitted by Elvin Joel Estrada Garcia on
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Deadline:
Friday, 23 August 2013
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities seeks 20 talented and highly motivated students to intern in challenging assignments for this fall semester in Washington, DC. A full-time or part-time schedule can be accommodated; however intern must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week if electing a part-time schedule. The details of the internship assignment are at the end of this message.
To be eligible for these positions, applicants must:
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Be enrolled in a degree program for the Fall 2013 semester
- Have completed their freshman year of college.
- Be a United States citizen or Permanent Resident
To be considered, e-mail your resume noel.guerrero@hacu.net and to sandra.cortez@osec.usda.gov by Friday, August 23rd. Put “DC area INTERN” in the SUBJECT line of the email. Finalists will need to submit an application for the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) National Internship Program, to include official transcripts and proof of enrollment for Fall 2013 semester at www.hacu.net/hnip.
For more information, please contact Noel Guerrero, HACU Associate Director, at 202-467-0893. For more information on the HACU National Internship Program, visit www.hacu.net/hnip.
INTERNSHIP DETAILS
LOCATION: Washington DC Metro Area
PAY: Sophomores/Juniors: $11.75 per hour; Seniors: $12.50 per hour; Masters/JD: $14.25 per hour
Travel/Housing: Round-trip airfare is provided by HACU. HACU will assist with finding safe and affordable housing
DESIRED MAJORS (but not limited to these majors): Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Level Students preferred
- Nutrition, Community Health, Health Communications, Dietetics
- Child Development, Human Development, Sociology
- Communications, Journalism, Public Relations
- Public Administration, Public Policy, Government
- Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Toxicology
- Statistics, Math, Biostatics, Pre Vet, Epidemiology
- Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, Business
- Pre Law and Law students
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THE INTERN WILL GAIN AS A RESULT OF THE INTERNSHIP: The 20 positions all vary in terms of nature of assignment. Below are possible assignments that an intern can experience however it is not an all inclusive list:
- Conduct research and policy analysis
- Provide technical assistance with programs and assist with health promotion and outreach
- Assist with media outreach, briefing materials and social media initiatives.
- Work on budget analysis and year end closings
- Assist human resources managers
- Legal research, particularly on civil rights regulations.
- Data analysis, summarize findings and develop and present reports
