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This Fall the Rumi Forum is offering two internship opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, or recent graduates. Current available positions include:  Research Internships The research intern will assist with preparation of our publications that include topics such as peace, conflict resolution, community cohesion, multiculturalism, pluralism, social justice, and interfaith issues.  Duties may include the following:  Write, revise, and edit reports, blog posts, thought pieces, social media content, etc. Assist in communications, public relations, marketing, and business development  Edit speeches and interviews, and prepare news updates for the website  Follow events in Washington DC related to the field of Rumi Forum Prepare and edit press releases  Other projects as assigned Project Internships  The responsibility of these interns will be centered around general projects of the Rumi Forum, most of which include event planning a...

The Republican Party of Pennsylvania is seeking students interns to work on upcoming campaigns such as:  Brian Fitzpatrick for Congress, Lou Barletta for Senate, Scott Wagner for Governor. Interns can expect to  play an integral role relating to grassroots functions. Interns will be exposed to the interworkings of political campaigns, and the importance of community organizing. Interns will work phone banks as well as conduct voter contact in the form of canvassing. They will work hand-in-hand with several individual campaigns, staff political events, petitioning, and conduct voter registration.  Interested students should contact Robert Fumai, Field Organizer, at rfumai@pagop.org or 203-984-0105 before August 15th. Internships will start ASAP and will last through the November election.  *Note: Campaign internships are not acceptable for academic credit through the GVPT Internship program.

Apply:   https://careers-impaqin t.icims.com/jobs/2038/research -intern---education/job    The Student Research Intern will support the education division research team to conduct proposal writing and project work through literature searches, evaluation design, measurement selection and development, quantitative and qualitative analyses, and document preparation. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Responsibilities Assist with finding, writing, and editing proposals. Prepare presentation-quality charts and tables to include in project reports. Conduct qualitative and quantitative data cleaning and data analysis. Review professional publications from various sources to extract and summarize information relevant to assigned project and proposal work. Qualifications Grant- or contract-funded research/program evaluation experience re...

Aruna Miller for Congress is looking for interns for the 2018 election cycle. The campaign is seeking highly motivated students and inspired adults to mobilize Delegate Aruna Miller's grassroots volunteers for the primary election on June 26th and beyond. The internship is based in Germantown, Maryland. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: participating in canvassing and phone banking, working with the campaign organizers to track grassroots operations, and assisting with organizing operations. Interns will learn integral campaign skills such as the use of voter and donor databases, and develop strong organizational skills. Opportunity to earn credit hours/class credit. Internships are running through the June 26th Maryland Primary with the opportunity to join the campaign for the general election. Hours: 10 to 20 hours per week. Dates and times are flexible. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to Mel at  melanie@arunamiller.com .  Please share t...