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Friday, July 26, 2019
Pathways Internship: Dept of Health and Human Services - Office of Investigations
Position: Student Trainee (Investigative Analyst)Organizational Location: Department of Health And Human Services, Office of Inspector General - Office of Investigations
Duty Station: Washington, DC
Who May Apply: Current students enrolled in accredited educational institutions from high school to graduate level pursuing a degree. Must be a U.S. Citizen
Opening period: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 through Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Scholarships for UMD Students Regardless of Immigration Status
The MSFAA is a Maryland financial aid form for Maryland resident students who are ineligible for federal aid (i.e. undocumented students). MSFAA is the alternate FAFSA for undocumented students and students who do not meet the non-resident exemption. More information can be found at:
https://mhec.maryland.gov/Pages/MSFAA-FAQS.aspx
To view the MSFAA deadlines for the various state financial aid grant and scholarship programs go to the following link:
https://mhec.state.md.us/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/descriptions.aspx
https://mhec.maryland.gov/Pages/MSFAA-FAQS.aspx
To view the MSFAA deadlines for the various state financial aid grant and scholarship programs go to the following link:
https://mhec.state.md.us/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/descriptions.aspx
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Recent Graduate Job Position - Department of Health and Human Services (Houston Texas)
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Organizational Location: Department of Health And Human Services, Office of Inspector General Duty Station: Houston, TX Who May Apply: US Citizens who are recent graduates that have completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. Opening period: Monday, July 22, 2019 through Friday, July 26, 2019 Link: HHS-OIG-RG-7/9-10549693  |
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Department of State Facebook Live: Chat with a Diplomat Tuesday!
Event Details
Join the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomat in Residence for Texas on Facebook Live to learn more about U.S. Department of State student opportunities, including: the Virtual Student Federal Service (deadline is July 31 for 2019-2020 academic year internships), Student Internship Program (deadline is late September for summer 2020 internships), and Pickering and Rangel
Come armed with all your questions.
Come armed with all your questions.
- Thursday, July 11 at 12:30 PM ET on the DIR New England Facebook Page(@DIRNewEngland) or
- Tuesday, July 23 at 7:30 PM ET at DIR Texas Facebook Page (@DIRtexas).
If you cannot attend, please visit careers.state.gov for more information on careers with the U.S. Department of State.
For additional information about this event:
Contact Michael Maiden at mmaiden@umd.edu
FBI Diversity Agent Recruitment Hiring Event
CCJS Undergrad Blog |
 Submit your profile and resume to be considered for this by-invitation event. Click here for more information: ow.ly/sRF350v0W4Q  |
Friday, July 12, 2019
Fall 2019 Internship, Security and Defense Policy with the German Marshall Fund of the US
Position description
GMF’s Washington, DC office seeks an intern to join the Security and Defense Policy (SDP) team. GMF’s SDP work comprises a stream of research and convening activities furthering objective analysis and debate on key foreign policy and security questions facing the transatlantic community. The team’s work spans regional and functional issues, from NATO affairs to energy security, including challenges and opportunities in Europe’s East, the strategic environment in the Mediterranean, and the role of Turkey as a transatlantic partner. The SDP program also supports the office of the Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor for Security and Defense Policy.
The job of the SDP intern is to work closely with GMF program and senior staff, providing event assistance, research, and daily logistical and administrative support. The SDP intern will also receive database training to help manage GMF’s contact portfolio. The internship will provide avenues to gain greater insight into the Washington foreign policy environment through contact with policy experts and access to various foreign policy events.
The job of the SDP intern is to work closely with GMF program and senior staff, providing event assistance, research, and daily logistical and administrative support. The SDP intern will also receive database training to help manage GMF’s contact portfolio. The internship will provide avenues to gain greater insight into the Washington foreign policy environment through contact with policy experts and access to various foreign policy events.
This SDP internship is unpaid, but offers an ideal opportunity to acquire substantive professional experience for those interested in a career in public policy or international affairs.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Assist with program’s convening schedule, act as internal point of contact for GMF staff, and coordinate external communication with meeting participants
- Provide and assist with research and office support to SDP’s staff and fellows
- Administrative and logistical duties as assigned
- Manage contact information in a CRM database, maintaining database integrity (duplicate checking, style guide consistency, etc.)
Qualifications
- Full time availability preferred
- Strong interest in transatlantic policy issues
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong attention-to-detail and multi-tasking skills; must be organized, committed, and responsible
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required
- Ability to take initiative and be a self-starter
- Ability to function well in a team setting
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment
- Experience in event management a plus
- Experience in database systems preferred
- Fluency in English required
- Second language skills are desirable, but not necessary
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
Start and Length of Internship:
- Preferred start date: September 4, 2019
- Preferred length of internship: 3-4 months
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Women in Law Enforcement Career Fair, Panel Discussion and More!
When: Saturday, August 17 • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Howard County Public Safety Training Center (2200 Scott Wheeler Dr., Marriottsville, 21104)
The Howard County Police Department is hosting a recruitment fair specifically for women seeking a career in law enforcement. The event includes police training demonstrations, a panel discussion, tours of the building, and more. The event is FREE and open to all!
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
- Anne Arundel County Police Department
- Baltimore City Police Department
- Baltimore County Police Department
- Charles County Sheriff’s Office
- Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
- Howard County Communications
- Howard County Police Department
- Howard County Sheriff’s Office
- Maryland-National Capital Park Police
- Maryland State Police
- Maryland Transportation Authority Police
- Montgomery County Police Department
- Mount Rainier Police Department
- University of Maryland Police Department
U.S. Department of State - Facebook Live: Chat with a Diplomat
U.S. Department of State - Facebook Live: Chat with a Diplomat
When: Thursday, July 11, 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Where: Virtual Event
From Austin to Boston! – Join the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomats in Residence for Texas and New England on Facebook Live to learn more about U.S. Department of State student opportunities, including:
- Virtual Student Federal Service (deadline is July 31 for 2019-2020 academic year internships);
- Student Internship Program (deadline is late September for summer 2020 internships); and
- Pickering and Rangel graduate fellowship programs (deadlines are mid/late September for cohort beginning graduate programs in fall 2020)
Pick the time that works best for you and come armed with all your questions.
- Thursday, July 11 at 12:30 PM ET on the DIR New England Facebook Page (@DIRNewEngland) or
- Tuesday, July 23 at 7:30 PM ET at DIR Texas Facebook Page (@DIRtexas).
If you cannot attend, please visit careers.state.gov for more information on careers with the U.S. Department of State.
For additional information about this event, contact Michael Maiden at mmaiden@umd.edu.
Monday, July 8, 2019
Literacy Internship with the Judge Alexander Williams Jr. Center for Justice, Education, and Ethics
Through the implementation of the Saturday Literacy Enrichment Program (SLEP), the Judge Alexander Williams Jr. Center for Justice, Education, and Ethics seeks to eliminate the literacy gap of emerging children who are functionally illiterate by creating a community in which reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking serve as the foundation for life-long learning.
SLEP is a sequential, cumulative, and multi-sensory reading intervention program that will apply the instructional techniques used with students exhibiting specific learning disability to 35 children between the ages of 5 – 8 years-old attending Springhill Lake Elementary School in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The Center is currently accepting applications for SLEP, with the deadline being July 22nd. To apply, please see the SLEP application below with the relevant information about the internship opportunity.
Fall Public Policy and Advocacy Intern with Save the Children
Position description
The Public Policy & Advocacy (PPA) department is looking for an accomplished student to serve as a Public Policy & Advocacy Intern. This individual will support PPA’s mission to advocate for the most marginalized and vulnerable.
What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)
- Contribute to information gathering, research, and analysis in relation to global policy processes, advocacy and fundraising opportunities.
- Assist in conducting research on priorities and demonstrated interests of key decision-makers, such as Members of Congress, USAID focal points, and US government officials.
- Write background briefs, talking points, fact sheets, policy briefs, and communications materials, including social media content, in furtherance of PPA objectives.
- Assist in preparations and execution of strategic events, including internal and external facing workshops and meetings, related to Save the Children’s public policy and advocacy objectives
- Attend both internal and external meetings and events and assist in note-taking and follow up of action points
- Provide support on fundraising projects and proposals for the department
- Provide administrative support as needed to the Public Policy & Advocacy department (scanning, mailing, copying, etc.)
Qualifications
- Must be an actively enrolled undergraduate student or have graduated within 6 months of start date
- We are looking for someone who has demonstrated interest, experience, and/or academic training in one or more of the following areas:
- Global gender policy
- International development sector, such as health or education
- Humanitarian policy
- Government Relations
- Public policy
- Knowledge and understanding of key issues and current trends in US foreign policy, and international development
- Strong research, writing, and analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize and report on large amounts of information quickly and accurately
- Experience in organizing and executing events, including logistics and promotion
- Must be a quick learner, able to multi-task and switch gears easily, and able to prioritize to meet deadlines
- Excellent project management and organizational skills, creativity, flexibility, and self-motivation; able to work both independently and part of a team
- Experience in internal and external communications, including targeted social media in a professional setting preferred
- Positive, can-do attitude and mature inter-personal skills
- Possess strong written skills, solid interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Currently eligible to work in the U.S.
- Please attach resume and cover letter
Job Openings at Tier 5 Investigations, LLC
Tier 5 Investigations, LLCJob Title: Field Investigator
Pay: $22.00/hr
Location: 100% Telework
Deadline: N/A - Always Hiring
Field investigators are tasked with conducting internal and external background investigations, ranging in complexity, into potential candidates. The investigator will be responsible for conducting fieldwork--not limited to the retrieval and verification of records, interviewing references, etc.--to produce reports of investigations. As a field investigator, you will control your availability and maintain a flexible schedule to conduct the fieldwork required. Regular travel throughout the geographic area of responsibility is required; therefore, all investigators must own and maintain a vehicle that will provide a reliable means of transportation throughout the duration of employment.
How to apply: you may apply via the Indeed job posting, or you may send an email with a resume and cover letter to info@tier5investigations.com.
For more information regarding Tier 5 Investigations, LLC you may visit their website. If you have any additional questions or concerns regarding the company or the position, you may contact Kaela Boyden via email at info@tier5investigations.comor via phone at (240) 880-8716.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
START's Fall 2019 Internship Program Application Deadline Extended - July 7th
Apply here or via the link below for the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism's (START) Fall 2019 Internship Program - application deadline is Sunday, July 7th at 11:59pm.
For a detailed description of each project offered for the fall semester, please see the internships page of our website here or via the link below.
Monday, July 1, 2019
USG ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Available NOW to all students
ATTENTION:
All student entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs!
Want $500 to help fund your education?
Apply for the USG Entrepreneurial Scholarship brought to you by the Robert H. Smith School of Business Entrepreneurship Fellows class of 2019!
To qualify, students must:
- Have an entrepreneurial spirit or be pursuing entrepreneurial activities
- Attend 1 of the 9 institutions at the Universities at Shady Grove and be registered for Fall 2019 *proof will need to be submitted*
- Apply by August 25th!
The top 5 applicants will each receive a $500 scholarship to fund their academic endeavors. Applications open May 13th!
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