Internship of the Week: The Carter Center Summer Internship

Are you passionate about advancing peace and health worldwide?

Looking for a challenging, non-profit internship experience?

Consider the Summer 2013 Internship with The Carter Center

The Organization:
The Carter Center, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide. A nongovernmental organization, the Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 70 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy and human rights; preventing diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching farmers to increase crop production.

The Position:
Carter Center interns come from around the world and make vital contributions to the Center's work. In turn, the Center provides a substantive learning experience that serves as a basis for interns to explore their career options and to attain professional skills. The goal of the Internship Program is to develop an informed and skilled work force committed to advancing peace and health worldwide.


The Details:
Location: Atlanta, CA
Time Period: Summer 2013
Compensation: Unpaid
Desired Background: L&S majors
Organization Contact: Lauren Kent-Delany
Organization Website: http://www.cartercenter.org
BuckyNet ID: 49804
(Note: applications must be submitted online through The Carter Center website)

Application Deadline: March 1, 2013

Internship of the Week: Warner Music Group

Love music? 

Looking for on-the-job training by top music industry professionals?

Consider the Summer 2013 Internship with Warner Music Group

The Organization:
 Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word, as well as Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.

WMG comprises an array of businesses aimed at helping artists achieve long-term creative and financial success while providing consumers with the highest-quality music content available. WMG is engaged in the recorded music business (including artist services) and the music publishing business, and is a leading company in national and international repertoire that operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries.

The Position:
The Summer internship can be done in various national locations including New York, California, Miami, Nashville and Utah. WMG Summer internship provide on-the-job training by allowing interns to shadow industry professionals in a variety of departments. Every intern is assigned a special project that will assist them in increasing their understanding of how each department operates. Warner Music Group values its interns; as such we have developed an Intern Bill of Rights which is presented to both interns and supervisors to ensure a mutually rewarding experience. Additionally, intern events are conducted every semester providing interns with an opportunity to socialize and network with their fellow interns, interact with executives from the company, and attend a resume writing workshop.

The Details:
Locations: NYC, California, Miami, Nashville & Utah
Time Period: Summer 2013
Compensation: Unpaid, requires academic credit
Desired Background: Communications, Journalism, English, Public Relations, Broadcasting, Film, Computer Science
Organization Contact: Iioannis Fagkridas
Organization Website: http://www.wmg.com/
BuckyNet ID: 57698


**Additional application requirements can be found on BuckyNet**

Internship of the Week: Rockefeller Archive Center

Interested in history, international relations, public policy or art history? 

Looking for a full-time, stipend internship for the summer?

Consider the Rockefeller Archive Center Internship in NY

The Organization:

For more than thirty-five years the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) has been dedicated to the collection, stewardship, and study of primary materials - documents, photographs, and audio-visual media - that reflect the history of the Rockefeller Family and the impact of their philanthropy. The archival holdings provide unique insights into worldwide developments in such fields as medicine, public health, science, the arts, international affairs, social welfare, education, and the social sciences.

The core of the RAC collections documents the programs and activities of various Rockefeller-related philanthropies including the Rockefeller University, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Population Council, and the Social Science Research Council. The Archive Center is also the repository for the records of other foundations and nonprofit organizations, including the Commonwealth Fund, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Near East Foundation, and the Ford Foundation, among dozens of others. Each year, over 300 scholars from around the world visit the RAC to conduct research in its archival collections.

The Position:
The Summer Program will provide participants the opportunity to work with archivists and to learn about archival practices and potential careers in that profession. The Program will include lectures and seminars, individual and collaborative projects, all designed to expose students to the full range of RAC activities. Field trips to other archival repositories and regional historical institutions are also planned.

The Details:
Location: Sleepy Hollow, NY (20 miles N. of NYC)
Time Period: June 3-August 9, 2013
Compensation: $4,000 stipend
Desired Background: Social sciences, history, international studies & art history
  (Must graduate after Dec. '13)
Organization Contact: Bethany J. Antos (InternshipProgram@rockarch.org)
Organization Website: http://rockarch.org/

*Additional application requirement can be found at
http://rockarch.org/programs/internships/

Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 13, 2013