Spring 2023 Internship: Help build family diplomacy for a more caring world – CCE Internships+
This internship is offered through the CCE Internships+ Program at Columbia University. This is a CCE Sponsored Internship Program in which interns participate in professional development programming alongside their internship. All students must be currently enrolled. Funding is available for select unpaid and low paid opportunities at not-for-profit organizations. All students must be currently enrolled. Search for the label “CCE Internships+ ” under the “Labels” field in LionSHARE to view all program positions.
International students (F1) need to secure US employment authorization. When considering applying for a position, you should connect with your Academic Advisor and ISSO to determine the process. Pre-Completion OPT (Optional Practical Training – USCIS processing may take 3-5 months) or CPT (Curricular Practical Training – ISSO will process within 2-3 weeks). You must have either the OPT EAD approval, or the CPT approval to begin your internship on the agreed upon start date. Visit the Columbia International Students & Scholars Office employment section to learn more. Students should keep abreast of authorization processing times.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your application on Handshake AND email Paul Lachelier at paul@learninglife.info with your resume.
REMOTE INTERNSHIP:
HELP BUILD FAMILY DIPLOMACY FOR A MORE CARING WORLD
ABOUT LEARNING LIFE AND THE INTERNSHIP
Learning Life is a nonprofit education and citizen engagement lab based in Washington D.C. Our flagship program, the Family Diplomacy Initiative (FDI), connects families in nations worldwide via the internet to nurture a family form of citizen diplomacy. Our International Mentoring Program helps open the world to youth from diverse backgrounds in the USA and abroad. Our Democracy Dinners nurture deeper conversation across specialty silos among democracy sector activists, academics, professionals and elected officials in metro D.C.
Learning Life accepts resumes from graduate and undergraduate students interested in interning with us remotely in the spring, summer and/or fall. Depending on each student’s interests and skills plus our organizational needs, interns support the above-mentioned three programs, assisting with a variety of tasks including research and writing; local to global outreach; social media communications; database building and updating; website and poster design; video-making; fundraising, and more.
Interns typically start in early to mid-January, mid to late May, or late August, though accommodations can sometimes be made for earlier or later starts. During this period, interns must be able to commit a total of 8-10 hours/week: about 5-7 hours/week of independent work + 1-2 meetings online, including a weekly meeting with Learning Life’s Director, Paul Lachelier, to go over work completed and assign new tasks.
The internship is unpaid, but offers substantive, resume-building experience working on innovative domestic and international initiatives in grassroots democracy and citizen diplomacy, and a formal reference and/or recommendation letter upon request given satisfactory performance.
THE INTERNS WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Applicants should be interested in international affairs, diplomacy, democracy, communications (video, photo and/or social media, especially Facebook), education, and/or youth and families. Applicants should also be outgoing, organized, detail-oriented, motivated and punctual. The ability to read, write and speak French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, or any other major language at an advanced to fluent level is a plus, as are poster and video-making skills.
HOW TO APPLY
Email Paul Lachelier at paul@learninglife.info with your resume. No need for a cover letter. Paul will contact you to schedule a phone interview if your resume matches what we are looking for.