UIC CUPPA Student Opportunities Blog: June 2024

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The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at UIC is the University of Illinois System's home for the study of public policy and contemporary urban challenges. We are CUPPA.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Summer Research Intern - Carol Stream, IL

Job Type: Intern / Part Time / In Person
Location: Carol Stream, IL
Pay: $1,000 / Month
Duration: June 2024-May 2025 (negotiable)

POSITION SUMMARY: This is an exciting internship opportunity to help pilot a new integration self-assessment tool, by surveying and interviewing forcibly displaced people who have resettled in the Chicagoland area. This internship provides the opportunity to work alongside a team from Refugee Council USA (RCUSA), World Relief Chicagoland (WRC), and Refugee Congress to conduct this pivotal research. An individual with an interest or background with forcibly displaced populations (refugees, asylum seekers, asylees), research, intercultural communication skills, and data management will thrive in this role. A stipend will be provided.

Application available here.