Shriver Center

If you are looking for internship or co-op positions within Procter & Gamble this is the event for you!

Why is this virtual event unique?
• You’ll get to meet P&G recruiting leaders from the comfort of your own home
• Gain knowledge about P&G beyond what you would receive from an on-campus career fair
• Connect from any place that has access to windows explorer
• Business attire is not necessary & there’s no cost to you
• All typed dialogue will be in real time, such as instant messages, so you will not encounter lag time between posts.

Learn more about P&G career opportunities & how you can make an impact! Watch a P&G seminar in the virtual Media Center or network with other applicants in the Virtual Recreation Center!

Visit our Facebook page for more information search: P&G Diversity

Register here!

Student must be U.S. Citizens and working toward a Bachelor’s degree

For the seventh year in a row, The Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) is sponsoring its Summer Institute with one track in Biomedical Optics and one in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics (BIG). I would like to invite undergraduate students from your institution to visit our Web site at http://web.mit.edu/hstsummer. Please note the application deadline is January 31, 2009.

Summer Institute in Biomedical Optics is funded with a NIBIB BBSI grant. Our partner for this program is Massachusetts General Hospital. The mentors in this lab are academically demanding, looking for students with strong math and physics backgrounds as well as biology.
Summer Institute in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics is funded from a variety of sources. Our partner for this program is i2b2 National Center for Biomedical Computing. Most of the labs are situated at Children's Hospital Boston.

During the summer, undergraduate students attend a graduate level class in one of the two subject areas, work on a specific project in a lab, and receive additional training in technical communications and responsible conduct of research. So far, we've had rave reviews!

We are looking for a combination of academic excellence and diversity in our summer students. Diversity could mean being an underrepresented minority, a first-generation college student, a student with a disability, or students who've created their own research experience or shown an initiative in another way. We also admit a number of students who have no research background. The lab descriptions on the Web site state more specific requirements for Biomedical Optics. In the Bioinformatics program, you will be matched with a lab based on your essay.

Applications are due January 31, 2009. Please visit our website for more information, http://web.mit.edu/hstsummer.

Note: Students are required to attend the entire 9 weeks, and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. A summer stipend, travel reimbursement, and on-campus housing is provided.

Please send any questions to Andrea Santo, asanto@mit.edu.

For more information on other summer research internships in the life sciences, contact Kerry Kidwell-Slak in the Shriver Center at kerryk@umbc.edu.

United Way of Central Maryland seeks an undergraduate student interested in being exposed to several aspects of macro level community social/human services work. Placement has flexible hours and the student will primarily work out of the United Way of Central Maryland's (UWCM) downtown office. The Impact Strategies Division (ISD) works within the United Way of Central Maryland to ensure our resources and focus make an impact in four distinct areas: 1) Basic Needs (focus on affordable housing); 2) Family Safety; 3) Youth Achieving Potential; and 4) School Readiness. This internship will expose the student to learn about all four impact areas. The individual should have a strong interest in research and evaluation. The individual will conduct research and collect information on data related to our areas of focus.

If interested, apply via UMBCworks or send your resume to Christine Routzahn (routzahn@umbc.edu) at The Shriver Center.

Experience prior to graduation is essential particularly in today's job market. Therefore, if you do not currently have an internship, please consider applying to intern positions on UMBCworks.

There are over 500 great NEW SPRING INTERN and CO-OP positions on UMBCworks that are looking for UMBC students. Many NEW positions are also PAID!!!!

If your resume is already approved by The Shriver Center, here's how you can quickly and easily apply for one today:
1) Log in to UMBCworks by going to myUMBC, clicking on the "Services" tab, and then clicking on "UMBCworks".
2) Now that you're in UMBC works, you just need to:
a) Click on the "Jobs" tab and select UMBCworks
b) Narrow your search by selecting your major and "Internships from the Shriver Center"
c) Hit the "Apply search" button
d) Click on any of the jobs to get an in-depth position description
e) Hit "Submit" to send your resume to that company.

It only takes a few moments to send your resume to any company in UMBCworks, so if you're looking for a spring internship, why wait?

Apply today. It's easy!

IF YOUR RESUME HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE SHRIVER CENTER FOR YOUR INTERN SEARCH, FOLLOW THE SIMPLE STEPS BELOW:

http://shrivercenter.umbc.edu/student_howdoigetstarted.html

The Shriver Center has several PAID Service-Learning Leadership Positions available for Spring 2009:

• The Project Team program works with youth to stress teamwork and unity through fun and creative group activities. (Mondays and Wednesdays 4- 7 pm)
• The Adult Literacy Program provides literacy and math skills training to a diverse population of adults.
(Thursdays 5-8:30pm)
• The College Gardens Youth Program provides academic tutoring and assistance for artistic and recreational activities as part of this after-school program. (Monday & Wednesday, 2:15-5:45pm).
• POLI 309: Our Civic Voices assists 6th grade Social Studies students from local school to develop greater civic awareness and in writing targeted constituency letters to government officials. Candidates must have taken and passed POLI 100 with at least a “B.” (Monday& Wednesday, 2:30-3:45pm)

Did you know that the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides extensive funding for undergraduates to participate in summer research across the country?

NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel. Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. An REU Site may be at either a US or foreign location.

Visit http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm to begin your search.

By using the web page, Search for an REU Site, you may examine opportunities in the subject areas supported by various NSF units. Also, you may search by keywords to identify sites in particular research areas or with certain features, such as a particular location.

Students must contact the individual sites for information and application materials. NSF does not have application materials and does not select student participants. A contact person and contact information is listed for each site.

For more information on opportunities with NSF or other summer research projects in the sciences and engineering, contact Kerry Kidwell-Slak in The Shriver Center at kerryk@umbc.edu.

Action Research & Associates, Inc. in Ellicott City, MD (www.actionresearchinc.com) is interested in a Graduate Research Intern familiar with SPSS. Grad student -- MA or PhD candidate -- needed who might be interested in working part time on some interesting research projects. The intern will be involved in research evaluating science education and teacher training programs for the U.S. Department of Ed, Department of Defense, Prince George County and the University of Maryland's Chancellor's Office. A part time intern is needed to help conduct site visits, conduct and writing up classroom instruction evaluations, perform some SPSS work, and other duties. Experienced with SPSS ideal.

This position pays $10 per hour.

Apply via this position on UMBCworks or send your resume to Christine Routzahn at The Shriver Center (routzahn@umbc.edu)

Delegate Dana Stein is in need of an intern to work part-time (usually 15 hr/wk) during the session in his office. Delegate Stein represents NW Baltimore County area.

If interested, e-mail your resume to Christine Routzahn at The Shriver Center (routzahn@umbc.edu).

Innovative Company (Encore Path- http://www.encorepath.com/about.html), located in the Canton Can Company is in need of a PAID Webmaster Intern ASAP ($2,500 for 180 hour internship). Encore Path is a UMBC spinoff company created in 2006 to develop stroke rehabilitation devices. Thier first product is the BATRAC which is a home-based exercise device for improving arm movement in stroke survivors with paralysis.

In December, Encore Path will launch a new eCommerce website. They expect to generate 90% of our sales through the website. The job of the webmaster is to optimize the website for maximum sales and keep the website current and fresh. This includes:
• Installing Google analytics
• Monitoring analytics on a weekly basis
• Meeting with the CEO weekly to discuss the analytics and making recommendations for improvement
• Adding new content created by the company
• Making recommendations for content changes
• Monitoring competitors websites for ideas and updates
• Monitoring the eCommerce store for traffic and ease of use
• Adding items to the store
• Soliciting and monitoring customer feedback on the website

IF INTERESTED IN THIS EXCITING INTERNSHIP, PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR RESUME TO CHRISTINE ROUTZAHN AT THE SHRIVER CENTER ASAP (routzahn@umbc.edu).

Attention HAPP, Economics, Public Policy, Aging Studies, and Political Science majors

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid just posted 14 new intern listings for spring 2009. All positions require US Citizenship, a 3.00 GPA, 15 to 20 hours of intern work for 15 weeks starting in February, and pay from GS-4 to GS-9 (about $13 to $22 per hour) depending on year in school and academic ranking. Most positions are located on Security Blvd in Baltimore/Woodlawn, MD.

If interested, please apply via UMBCworks or e-mail Christine Routzahn for a book of position at routzahn@umbc.edu

Maryland Psychiatric Research Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
in Catonsville, MD is in need of a reearch intern.

Assist leading researchers in the field of treatments for chronic mental illness. Current studies include weight loss interventions, new treatments for cognitive problems, smoking cessation interventions, and imaging studies. Work with 3 study coordinators, two of whom were previous UMBC Shriver Center interns, assisting them with conducting clinical trials.

Potential for paid employment in the future.

If interested, apply to the intern position via UMBCworks.- http://shrivercenter.umbc.edu/student_howdoigetstarted.html

If you've received an offer for an internship, co-op,or research position, The Shriver Center can help you get a transcript notation PLUS academic credit for that position. It doesn't matter whether you found the position through UMBCworks or on your own, we can help you!

Call The Center at 410-455-2493 and make an appointment, and with a little info from you we will take care of the rest! If you've found the internship on your own (not through UMBCworks), we'll also need a letter from your employer verifying that you'll be interning a total of at least 120 hours over the course of the semester (about 8 to 10 hours per week).

If you haven't found that perfect position just yet, The UMBC Shriver Center has MANY PAID INTERNSHIPS available for ALL majors this upcoming SPRING & SUMMER and we need students to fill them. Keep looking for the positions on UMBCworks, as new ones are posted every day! If you need a refresher on what to do, or you just need your resume released, make an appointment to meet with your coordinator. Stop by the Shriver Center office (1st floor UMBC Public Policy Building) or call 410-455-2493 to schedule the appointment. The appointment will take no longer than half an hour, and we'll go over everything from updating your resume to using UMBCworks to search for and apply to positions. We'll also answer any questions you may have.

Visit our website for more information:
http://www.shrivercenter.org/student_benefits.html

We look forward to seeing you - and helping you get credit - soon.