Below are links to information regarding scholarships, study abroad, internships, and academic seminars.
Below are links to information regarding jobs, scholarships, study abroad, internships, and academic seminars specific to Political Science.
You can also visit Career Services at Pitt-Greensbyrg where enormous resources are available to you to find internships, employment, and career-building information.
Internships
The Washington Center - Internships and Academic Seminars in Washington, DC in a wide range of political issue areas. Visit their website at: http://www.twc.edu/
The Local Government Academy Municpal Internship Program is an excellent way for students to get hands on experience with their local municipal governments here in Western Pennsylvania. Visit their website at: http://www.localgovernmentacademy.org/index.asp
The American Political Science Association provides information and links to numerous organizations that support and run internship programs in the field of political science. Visit their website at: http://www.apsanet.org/content_11599.cfm
The James A. Finnegan Foundation offers students an opportunity to intern with State Government Execeutive Officers at the Capitol in Harrisburg during summers. The internships are paid and also include $1500 or $1000 awards. Please go to http://www.FinneganFoundation.org for information on the program, how to apply, and deadlines.
The Institute on Economics & International Affairs offers summer academic internship programs in Washington DC and are accredited by Georgetown University. For information go to www.DCinternships.org/IEIA. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until March.
2013 summer and fall internships are available at PoliticsPA <http://www.politicspa.com/>, the state’s top political news website. They need interns who can help report on the myriad political issues and federal and state campaigns in PA. Students with an interest in poli-sci or journalism (or both) would be ideal. We are accepting applications from across the state and Washington DC. We are especially looking to fill positions in the Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Scranton areas. It’s an opportunity to cover Pa. politics first hand and build a portfolio of published writing. We cover news in DC as well as in state. The internship can be completed almost anywhere, and interns will finish the semester with a portfolio of published writing. Students with significant interest in both journalism and politics are encouraged to apply. For more information see the attached sheet here. Contact: Keegan Gibson, Managing Editor of PoliticsPA.com at keegan@politicspa.com, 717.514.0187, or go to their website at: http://www.politicspa.com/
JOB OPPORTUNITIES!
The MATCH Corps
The program is called MATCH Teacher Residency, and it's located in Boston. Basically, we give recent college graduates one year of incredibly intense training designed to make them unusually effective rookie teachers. We then help them find positions in high-need schools, and continue to support them as they begin their careers in the classroom. All the info is available here: http://www.matchschool.org/matchcorps/teacher.htm Are you a senior Political Science major who might want to teach in the inner-city, and who has demonstrated an unusual grit and determination? Sara Parr, Recruitment Coordinator, The MATCH Corps, 443-472-3114
