[bioundgrd] FW: LAST CHANCE! Summer 2021 Social Impact Internships
Joshua Stone
stonej at mit.edu
Thu May 20 13:14:56 EDT 2021
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From: Jill Bassett <jbassett at mit.edu<mailto:jbassett at mit.edu>>
Subject: Please share with undergrads: LAST CHANCE! Summer 2021 Social Impact Internships
Date: May 20, 2021 at 10:35:36 AM EDT
Greetings,
Last call for summer Social Impact Internships through the PKG Center! We still have some incredible opportunities.
Any student who is interested in a social impact internship who does not see something of interest, or has questions, should feel free to reach out to me at jbassett at mit.edu<mailto:jbassett at mit.edu>. Thank you for spreading the word!
All best,
Jill
Jill S. Bassett
Associate Dean + Director
PKG Center for Public Service<https://pkgcenter.mit.edu/>
MIT
617-216-8233 (cell)
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Summer Internships | May 19, 2021
Welcome to your final Social Impact Internship Newsletter for Summer 2021! The deadlines for remaining internships are right around the corner! Don't miss your chance to apply for a paid, fully remote Social Impact Internship through the PKG Center. You're eligible to apply if you're an undergraduate with US work authorization who will be enrolled for Fall 2021.
If you have questions about your eligibility or our positions, please feel free to reach out tostudentworker at mit.edu<mailto:studentworker at mit.edu>.
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Racial Justice
Data Visualization Associate for Racial Justice<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=b95ad5eb07&e=0920844901> Liberty Hill Foundation
Do you love digging into data, and translating it into effective charts, graphs, and infographics? Use your data skills to support the Liberty Hill Foundation, a national leader in social justice, with creating a report on the nation's largest youth development system that is measurably improving the health and wellness of Black, Brown, Native American and Indigenous youth.
Application Deadline: May 23rd, 2021
GIS Mapping Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e3794a6699&e=0920844901> Boston Preservation Alliance
Interested in advocacy, mapping, and urban planning? Intern with the Boston Preservation Alliance to roll out a pilot program to give voice to underrepresented groups that have been left out of the decision-making process around preservation in neighborhoods. Use your GIS and research skills to develop an interactive, publicly-accessible map that residents can utilize to identify sites and properties to be preserved.
Application Deadline: May 23rd, 2021
Tech, Data & Research
Spatial Analysis and Data Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=18e66df57e&e=0920844901> Conservation Law Foundation
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) seeks a Spatial Analysis and Data Intern to help create a data dashboard for a spatial analysis project. The Intern will learn how to collect, analyze, and disseminate data to further engage and expand CLF’s scientific capabilities and increase the impact and effectiveness of their research and metrics around the impacts of environmental and socioeconomic conditions in specific geographies.
Application Deadline: May 23rd, 2021
UX Designer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=aab21397c8&e=0920844901> Almost Fun
Almost Fun is a non-profit tech organization that provides culturally-responsive and relatable educational resources designed for BIPOC and low-income students. Join their team as an UX Designer Intern and design interactive modules for new math lessons which connect math concepts to relatable social issues.
Application Deadline: May 21st, 2021
Teaching & Curriculum Development Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=316728ae08&e=0920844901> The Coding School
Do you see education as an invaluable resource of youth empowerment? Intern with The Coding School as a Teaching & Curriculum Development Intern! Join them as they prepare students for the future of work through large scale quantum education using classroom-style instruction, small group coding lessons, and camps in both classical and quantum computing.
Application Deadline: May 21st, 2021
Digital Game Design Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8df25fa26b&e=0920844901> Innovators4Purpose
Cambridge-based nonprofit Innovators4Purpose seeks a Digital Game Design Intern to work in collaboration with iFp leadership and staff to help students develop a digital game, code name "Tools of Curiosity." TOC's storyline is based on a fictional book "Raven" written by an MIT alum, and the goal is to increase under-represented youth's interest in technology.
Application Deadline: May 23rd, 2021
Resource Platform Developer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=09d8a01ec4&e=0920844901> Immigrant Family Services Institute
Are you interested in supporting recent immigrants as they adapt to the social and economic fabric of the United States? Join the team at Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI), who provides robust support services to immigrant children and adults that recently immigrated to Massachusetts. As a Resource Platform Developer, you will support all aspects of the creation and implementation of the Immigrant Navigator program application, a web resource that provides immigrant families with a comprehensive platform of available services and facilitates connections to a greater support network.
Application Deadline: May 23rd, 2021
Digital Inclusion Research + Data Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=ae34da5522&e=0920844901> World Education EdTech Center
The EdTech Center @ World Education leverages technology to increase the reach and impact of education and workforce initiatives and to enable everyone to thrive and be active, informed citizens in the new digital world. They are seeking an intern passionate about digital equity with an interest in technology product development to support their pilot projects with data collection and analysis, research, and resource creation.
Application Deadline: May 23rd, 2021
Health & Medicine
Community Campaign Associate<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=d00976e57e&e=0920844901> Project Bread
Project Bread is Massachusetts’ statewide anti-hunger organization. Through their work to increase food access and equitable anti-hunger legislation advocacy, they play a critical role in the response to the hunger crisis being caused by the health and economic impact of COVID-19. They are seeking an intern with a passion for ending hunger and policy and advocacy to contribute to digital content development and data visualization for web and social channels.
Application Deadline: May 23rd, 2021
Telehealth Equity Research Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=85323e04a4&e=0920844901> Massachusetts Health Quality Partners
Massachusetts Health Quality Partners is an independent coalition of key stakeholders which provides feedback to provider organizations, health plans, and policy makers to improve patient care. MHQP seeks an intern to examine the implementation, challenges, and opportunities of virtual health care following COVID-19 from the provider, payer, and patient's perspectives to improve equity, access, and quality of healthcare.
Application Deadline: May 23rd, 2021
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How to Find a Social Impact Internship
The PKG Center advertises all of our Social Impact Internships on MIT Handshake<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=7ff43e5854&e=0920844901>. Our internships are also listed on the new ELx platform<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=1f33e7a21d&e=0920844901>, which provides links to apply on MIT Handshake. To search for Social Impact Employment positions on Handshake, use the filter feature:
1. Scroll down to the “Labeled by Your School” field
2. Select “PKG funding eligible” to find eligible funded social impact internship (federal work study-eligible positions will be labeled with a "federal work study eligible" tag)
3. Apply directly on Handshake
Watch this 2-minute video on how to search for internships using labels on Handshake<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=3f0efd3275&e=0920844901>. To apply for a position, follow the instructions in the posting on Handshake.
Note: Host sites will be screening applicants on a rolling basis, so please apply to internships ASAP. Application deadlines listed are subject to change.
Additional PKG Opportunities
Community-Informed Field Immersion Program with Navajo Nation Initiative
COVID-19 Program & Data Assistant<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=d8aec8f778&e=0920844901>
Public Health Program & Data Assistant<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=24d3948420&e=0920844901>
Application Deadline: May 31st
2021 MIT Awards Convocation<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=2f98e03de1&e=0920844901>: 5/14
To stay updated on further PKG opportunities, visit us at https://pkgcenter.mit.edu<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=3385e0f4fe&e=0920844901>.
Happy to help.
If you have questions about PKG Social Impact Internships, please reach out to studentworker at mit.edu<mailto:studentworker at mit.edu?subject=Newsletter%20Questions>.
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