Seasonal Employment Opportunities w/ OCPD (Summer 2021)

 Seasonal Employment Opportunities w/ OCPD (Summer 2021)

What are you doing this summer? Join OCPD as a seasonal police officer!

Each Summer, the Ocean City (MD) Police Department hires close to (200) Seasonal Employees to assist in this busy Summer Resort. OCPD will be testing this Fall on the following weekends:

• October 24/25, 2020
• November 21/22, 2020
• December 19/20, 2020

If you'd like to attend one of the Testing Sessions, you will need the following:

• Completed Application (located on website)
• Driver's License
• Physician's Waiver (Police Applicants Only)

For additional info, visit JoinOCPD or email pdtrain@oceancitymd.gov. Information about the hiring process can be found in this informational brochure.

DC CCRC hiring announcement--Social Scientist

 The D.C. Criminal Code Reform Commission (CCRC) seeks to hire a social scientist. The CCRC is a small independent agency in the District of Columbia government that provides law and policy analysis and issues reform recommendations to improve District criminal laws.  The social scientist will research and provide written and graphical descriptions of relevant literature and criminal justice data, working in coordination with CCRC attorneys. 

 

A position description is available at https://ccrc.dc.gov/page/about-ccrc. The social scientist position requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant social science discipline and at least one year of specialized experience.  Preferred experience includes: a Master’s degree, J.D., or Ph.D. in a relevant field; expertise with R; a demonstrated ability to produce social science scholarship; and past work within government or in partnership with government stakeholders. The position’s salary range is $62,723 - $94,084, subject to agency budget constraints.  New hires must be or become residents of D.C. within 180 days of appointment, however the agency is working remotely during the Covid-19 public health emergency. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a preferred start date in October 2020. To apply, email a cover letter and resume with the subject line “Social scientist application” to ccrc@dc.gov.

 

Interested in the FBI Honors Internship?

 Interested in the FBI Honors Internship?

 Please submit your school certification requests to gdenbow@umd.edu.

Research Associate Position for Recent Grad with Over Zero

 Research Associate Position for Recent Grad with Over Zero

Position description

About Over Zero: Over Zero, a project of the Hopewell Fund, was founded to reduce, prevent, and create long-term societal resilience to identity-based violence and other forms o group-targeted harm. We specifically focus on the role of communication in either fueling or counteracting this type of violence. Our work involves equipping leaders from different sectors with tools for violence prevention and response and conducting and translating relevant research (for example, on sacralization of values, on the impact of COVID-19 on hateful and dangerous speech, and on promising and effective approaches to counteracting online hate speech). Throughout our work, we collaborate with a range of academics, researchers, and practitioners globally.

Over Zero is seeking a Research Assistant or Associate to join its team. This is an exciting position for someone who is passionate about research and social impact.

The Research Associate will support Over Zero in conducting:

• Survey design and analysis: Coordinating input from researchers for survey development, researching and compiling survey measures, and coding, analyzing and writing up results for survey data;
• Evaluations: Collecting and organizing evaluation data from our practitioner partners;
• Literature reviews: Reviewing and compiling relevant research literature and findings.

If you are highly organized, pay close attention to detail, enjoy engaging in a range of quantitative and qualitative research projects, this may be the perfect position for you!

Essential Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Conduct literature reviews as needed, write up research results or propose measures useful to our work;
• Help draft or edit survey questionnaires in Qualtrics
• Survey data management, including cleaning and organizing data (Excel)
• Preliminary statistical analysis: descriptive statistics, summary tables (Stata, Excel, or other)
• Organize, manage, and communicate around partner evaluation questionnaires and data
• Help draft or edit written reports or documents
• Citation management (EndNote)
• Provide other support as needed

Qualifications

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is passionate about building resilience to division and violence in the U.S., skilled at managing timelines, and detail-oriented. The ideal candidate for this position will be a recent B.A./B.S. graduate with some research experience, or an M.A. graduate with prior interest or work on these issues.

Minimum qualifications:

• B.A. or B.S. in social science
• Previous experience assisting with research projects, particularly around relevant topics (intergroup conflict and cooperation, marginalized groups, election violence or violence prevention, etc.)

Minimum competencies:

• Highly organized
• Strong attention to detail
• Flexible and adaptive to manage shifting priorities and deliver results
• Proactive approach to solving problems
• Strong communication skills, both within-team (around project status, deadlines, etc.) and outside the team (with partners)
• Previous experience with Excel and PowerPoint
• Interest in using/learning EndNote, Qualtrics, and Stata or another statistical software

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• Previous experience with EndNote, Qualtrics, and Stata or another statistical software

Application instructions

Please send a cover letter and CV  to: jobs@projectoverzero.org.  For best consideration apply by September 7.

Volunteer Positions with Public Citizen: Protect Democracy

 Volunteer Positions with Public Citizen: Protect Democracy

Our nation is quickly approaching a historically significant election and we face major challenges to voting during COVID. We are looking for interns to work with us in key states to help ensure that our elections function effectively this year. 

Here are some of the activities we will be working to do in key states:

• Work with broad coalitions to help recruit poll workers, as elderly populations who usually fill this role are often not signing up for these positions due to COVID concerns.
• Recruit election monitors to ensure that elections are functioning correctly and within the law on Election Day - that no-one is denied their freedom to vote.  
• Ensure that voters are able to vote by mail or in-person as they see fit, that they receive ballots on time if they are voting by mail, and are correctly registered to vote and send in their ballot without errors. 
• Help voters understand their options for voting.
• Work to ensure that in-person voting options are safe.
• Help eligible voters, including students, register to vote given obstacles to traditional voter registration programs due to COVID.

Responsibilities:

You’ll be working closely with our campaign organizers and state-based organizations to build the campaign and help make it happen. Your work could include:

• conduct social media and online outreach to build campaign visibility and assisting with press outreach and events;
• work with activists on and off campus, to get them involved in recruiting poll workers, educating voters and engaging key officials;
• reach out to potential partner organizations to gain their endorsement and support;
• research and write Op Eds, Letters to the Editor and other sample materials.
• work at least 12 hours/ week this fall.

This is your chance to truly play an active role in making an impact in our nation’s history.

To Apply:

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, internships will be remote. This is an unpaid internship (check with your departmental or college internship coordinator to determine if this experience qualifies for course credit).

We are currently accepting applications on a rolling basis, and applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to be competitive with a deadline of September 7.  Public Citizen is an equal opportunity employer.  women, people of color and LBGT candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please send your cover letter and resume to Ilana Beller at ibeller@citizen.org

ODK Applications Are Now Open!

Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society applications are now available. 

Eligible junior and senior students should visit www.odk.umd.edu to begin the application process. 

Applications must be received electronically no later than 11:59 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2020.

CIA Virtual Office Hours (via telephone)

 

CIA Virtual Office Hours (via telephone)

Tuesday, October 6, 2020  |  9:00am - 3:00pm

RSVP

If you're interested in learning more about careers at the CIA and the application process, schedule a 30-minute telephone appointment with one of their recruiters!

As these slots are limited, please only sign up if you KNOW you are able to commit to the time/date selected to give all students an equal chance to talk with the recruiter.

 

Due to the nature of the CIA's work, these slots are only available to U.S. Citizens/Nationals. Students need to make sure that your Careers4Terps Work Authorization is set to US Citizen/National (if applicable). If the student is a US Citizen/National but that's not reflected on Careers4Terps, they'll need to call Ms. Leila Green via 301-314-7225.

 

For additional information about this event: Contact Michael Maiden at The University Career Center at mmaiden@umd.edu