What: Graduate Position Available with the Freshwater Lab In Spring 2020, the UIC Freshwater Lab will launch a new internship program focused on the Great Lakes and interconnected environmental and social issues. The program will engage students, professionals, and a wide-range of organizations. Professor Rachel Havrelock, Department of English, is coordinating the internship along with the Freshwater Lab’s research and public events.
A graduate hourly position is available beginning on 1/1/20 and extending through the Spring semester. There is a possibility of renewing the position through the summer.
The main aspects of the job include:
1. Help Professor Havrelock to maintain and develop connections with agencies and organizations hosting interns. 2. Communicate with staff at host organizations and facilitate intern placement. 3. Set up a network for Freshwater Lab interns to support one another and gain support for their work and experience. 4. Develop and implement on-campus publicity plan for the Freshwater Lab. 5. Support social media and PR for the Freshwater Lab. 6. Help plan and produce field trips and excursions for the Freshwater Lab.
There is room for the Freshwater Lab graduate student to also focus on an area of personal interest. There are possibilities for the Freshwater Lab assistant to conduct research, do web development, work on fundraising, and plan events, if and when these tasks are relevant and of interest.
Please contact Rachel Havrelock for more information, raheleh@uic.edu
If you would like to apply, then please send a resume and cover letter stating your interest by 11/04/19, raheleh@uic.edu
Internship Description:
The Freshwater Lab looks to build community and develop new leadership by designing an Internship for university students to work on Great Lakes issues, particularly in urban contexts along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. We envision a program which will link student interest and innovation to the urgent threats facing the Great Lakes and drinking water systems, demonstrating the possibilities for growth and social transformation in our region. The goal is to inspire change along with a new generation to implement it. This Freshwater Internship program, spanning an academic semester and a summer session, will offer practical training and vital networking with professionals.
Key Partners:
- The Heritage Garden internship program based at the UIC Latino Cultural Center, run by Dr. Rosa Cabrera
- UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change
- Department of English Internship Program
- College of Urban Planning and Public Administration and UIC Great Cities Institute
- UIC Sustainability Office
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