Intern: Summer 2018

Description
BITSS seeks a motivated intern to support fundraising and communications activities. This is an opportunity for a graduate student or third or fourth year undergraduate to work part time (10-20 hours per week) or full-time for the 2018 Summer semester (mid-July to September). CEGA is able to offer a small stipend for this position.

Closing Date
July 13, 2018, 11:59 pm PST

Responsibilities

• Support BITSS fundraising activities by researching donors and funding opportunities.
• Create and maintain a database of contacts and support outreach efforts for BITSS’s new service provision program.
• Draft project descriptions of BITSS funded studies to post on the CEGA and BITSS websites.
• Support the maintenance and improvement of the BITSS website and social media.
• Support other CEGA teams as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate Student or third- or fourth-year undergarduate student studying social science, public policy, journalism, graphic design, or other relevant field.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Well-organized and outstanding attention to detail.
• Self-directed and intrinsically motivated; proven capacity to manage work independently, multitask and be responsive to time-sensitive deadlines.
• Strong skills in short-term planning, analysis, problem-anticipation and problem-solving; ability to independently investigate solutions to challenges and anticipate leadership needs.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to change.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience or knowledge with social science research methods or meta-science.
• Knowledge of donor and fundraising ecosystem for social science research and programming.
• Experience using Salesforce.
• Experience with website design or maintenance.
• Sense of humor with a positive attitude in approaching challenges and uncertainty.

How to Apply
Send a cover letter and CV to khoeberling@berkeley.edu with the Subject “BITSS Intern – Summer 2018”.