What are the responsibilities and job description for the EmPOWER Intern position at INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING AND RESEARCH?
Job Details
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About IALR
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) serves as a regional catalyst for economic transformation. The mission will be accomplished through applied research, advanced learning, economic development, advanced manufacturing, and conference services. Driving Economic Transformation is at the heart of everything we do at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. WE discover breakthroughs, create opportunity, grow innovation, power progress, and host greatness. Each of our divisions plays a critical role in preserving and delivering this mission daily.
What will you do?
EmPOWER:
Join our EmPOWER team as a Summer Intern and play a crucial role in advancing our work-based learning efforts. This dynamic position involves supporting summer EmPOWER programming, including internships, teacher externships, and sector-focused camps. The intern will conduct best-practice research, administer regional work-based learning surveys, and actively participate in collaborative meetings to contribute towards the creation of a comprehensive regional work-based learning inventory. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on connecting students to careers and fostering a vibrant regional work-based learning ecosystem.
Where will you work?
We are looking for staff to work onsite in Danville, VA.
Internship Requirements:
To be considered for the 2024 IALR Internship Program, candidates must be either a High School graduate (can be graduating Spring 2024) with plans to attend college in the fall 2024; an undergraduate or graduate level college student; or a recent college graduate (within the last 12 months)
Deadlines and Details:
Applications, reference letters, and relevant materials must be received by March 22, 2024 at 4:00pm (EST)
Recommendation Letters:
All applicants must submit a letter of recommendation. Your recommendation will be reviewed in addition to your application responses. Letters of recommendation should be emailed to hr@ialr.org.
Please ask your reference to include the following:
- Their relationship to the applicant (you)
- How long they have known the applicant
- Comments on the applicant’s knowledge, skills, and abilities that would make them successful in completing this internship
- Any issues, from their experience, that would prevent the applicant from successfully completing this internship
Internship Timeline:
- Candidate interviews (via Microsoft Teams): April 15-17, 2024 (please mark on your calendar)
- Intern notification of selection: April 22, 2024
- Mandatory orientation dates (ALL interns): June 3, 2024 OR June 10, 2024
- Mandatory Internship Luncheon/Presentations: July 25, 2024
Required Commitment & Pay:
- Each internship requires 224 hours* with a weekly time commitment of 28 hours, representing an eight (8) week internship term.
- This is a paid experience with professional expectations.
- Interns will receive a $3,250 stipend, paid semimonthly (stipend is subject to tax).
- The IALR Mentor and intern will set a detailed work schedule during the intern orientation.
*Interns must complete their 224 total hour time commitment by August 9, 2024. Interns are allowed one week off during the program for unpaid vacation (total time frame extended to 9 weeks). Except for this one week, the 8-week internship must be served in consecutive weeks.
IALR reserves the right to modify and/or cancel the internship program. Modifications could include a shortened timeframe with a pro-rated adjustment to the paid compensation, alternate assignments, and/or adjustments to work-site location. Internships are primarily in-person. The IALR Internship Program does not provide local housing or a housing allowance.
