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Intership Opportunity: A Wider Circle
Wider Circle is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is in its eighth year of providing programs and services to people in low-income schools, homeless shelters, and public housing complexes, as well as serving any of our neighbors in need of assistance. Some internships will be based at our Center for Community Service in Silver Spring, MD, while others will be at program sites in Washington, D.C.
A Wider Circle hires 15-30 interns each semester, and interns are truly the lifeblood of our organization. Unpaid internships are available in a wide range of programs, from school and senior programs to community outreach programs. Business, marketing, and strategic planning internships are also available. We request that interns commit to working at least 15 hours per week (the average is closer to 25). Students interested in our internships may contact us at intern@awidercircle.org.
Internship Opportunity: Wediko Summer Program
Each year the Wediko Summer Program offers paid internships for graduate and undergraduate students of various aspirations and interests. The Summer Program is a 45 day, strengths-based program for children who struggle with social, emotional, learning, and behavioral difficulties. The program is designed to help children build their self-motivation, decision-making capacities, and academic and social skills in an outdoor, active setting. The staff are an integral part of the program success and receive training and support to be participants, not simply agents, of the process of change and growth that children are experiencing.
The paid internship offers ample opportunities for personal and professional growth for students of differing aspirations and interests including teaching, psychology, social work, athletic training, music, nursing, and more.
Please click the following links for Program and Employment Information , the Staff Application , and the Staff Recommendation Form .
Announcing a Lab Manager Position in the Social Cognition Lab of The George Washington University.
The GWU Social Cognition Laboratory (www.subiaul.com) under the direction of Dr. Francys Subiaul is seeking a full-time lab manager to coordinate research on social learning in infants and young children.
Job duties include: (1) conducting experiments with infants and young children; (2) training and supervising a staff of undergraduate and graduate research assistants; (3) general administrative duties, including data management and maintenance of budgets, lab web pages and recruiting participants; as well as (4) providing general support to Dr. Subiaul and other researchers in the laboratory.
Candidates should have: a bachelor's degree in psychology or a related scientific field such as cognitive science; one or more years of research experience; the ability to work independently; keen attention to detail; excellent public relations skills; and the ability to interact warmly and professionally with parents and children. Strong organizational, computational, managerial, problem-solving, and analytic skills are essential.
Please send a letter of interest describing your research experiences and career goals, a current resume, unofficial college transcript, and two or more reference letters to Francys Subiaul via email (subiaul@aol.com) no later than Dec. 1, 2009.
