CAREER COACH ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Gaining Experience
Project Horseshoe Farm
• Project Horseshoe Farm offers Community Health Fellowship programs in Alabama and California. Alumni consistently express how transformative their Fellowship experience has been, and Fellows go to some of the top medical schools, graduate programs, and nonprofit organizations across the U.S.
• This upcoming year, HSF is offering our traditional Gap-Year Fellowship, which will begin June of 2022 and finish July of 2023 at the Greensboro, Marion, and Pomona sites. For applicants who are available and interested, we are also offering a 6-month Fellowship opportunity in Greensboro from January through July of 2022. It will be shorter, but similar in experience to the full year Fellowship.
• Application Deadline Fellowship: February 13th, 2022.
National Geographic Internships
• In addition to gaining extensive professional experience, our internship program seeks to inspire, educate and build lasting connections through regular events with some of the National Geographic Society's staff, Explorers, educators and storytellers. Throughout the program, you will receive support and guidance from a wide array of National Geographic staff as you explore what it is like to help us achieve our mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
• https://www.nationalgeographic.org/careers/internships/
• Application Deadline: February 28th, 2022
Legal History UCARE Project
Application Deadline: February 15th
• Petitioning for Freedom is recruiting UCARE students for summer 22 and AY 22-23 to assist on our digital legal history project. We are working with thousands of habeas corpus petitions dating 1812-1924 that tell the stories of Black, Indigenous, immigrant, dependent, and institutionalized petitioners throughout the American West. Researchers will gain invaluable digital and legal history research goals and professional development mentoring. This opportunity is ideal for humanities and social science majors interested in racial and social justice careers that connect the past to the present for a more just and equitable future.
• Interested students can review UCARE guidelines here and email Dr. Jagodinsky at kjagodinsky@unl.edu if they would like to apply.
Undergraduate Student Intern at the Foster Care Review Office
• Foster Care Review Office (FCRO) has an opportunity for an undergraduate student intern to help our office track legislative bills and activity during the 2022 Nebraska legislative session.
• The Foster Care Review Office is an independent state agency responsible for oversight of the foster care system in Nebraska. In addition, the FCRO submits annual and quarterly reports to the legislature with data and information about children in out-of-home care in Nebraska.
• Location: In Lincoln office or remote
• Hours: 10 hours/week
• Submit interest or resume to Monika Gross at monika.gross@nebraska.gov.
Public Health Research
Application Deadline: February 15th
• UNMC’s College of Public Health is accepting applications for their Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). Some research topics you could join researchers in investigating include:
o Assessing exposure to zoonotic diseases in agricultural workers in Nebraska
o SARS-CoV-2, mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus, and parasitic worms such as hookworms and filarial worms
o Infectious diseases, molecular biology, phylogenetics, and/or genomic epidemiology
o Climate change/extreme events and human health
2022 Ray Diversity Fellowship
We are pleased to announce that the 2022 application cycle for the Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Diversity Fellowship is now open! The RAY Diversity Fellowship is a two-year (1-year with 1-year renewal), full-time position with partner conservation and clean energy organizations with the goal of increasing and facilitating environmentally-related career pathways for emerging leaders of color. RAY Fellows have worked in a variety of communications, climate, policy, research, education, fieldwork, and philanthropic capacities.
Eligibility & How to Apply
• Eligible applicants will:
• Come from a racial / ethnic background underrepresented in the environmental sector and demonstrate a commitment to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Be no more than 1 year out of college and have a Bachelor's Degree by August 2022 (we are not considering individuals with graduate degrees at this time)
• Have not had a full-time job in conservation or clean energy
• Have the ability to work in the United States and commit to the entire fellowship
• Visit their website at http://www.rayfellowship.org/apply for application instructions and deadlines
Green Corps Opportunity for Graduating Seniors
• Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. Our year-long program puts you in an intensive classroom training with environmental and social change leaders. Then, you move to hands-on experience working with groups like Oceana, Audubon Society, The Wilderness Society and Mighty Earth to fight climate change, protect public lands, reform our food system and more. When you graduate, we'll help you launch your career with one for the nation’s top environmental and social change groups.
• We’re accepting the top 25 out of more than 1,000 applicants for our 2022-2023 program. If you’re passionate about the environment and ready to learn the craft of organizing, click here to apply.
• Application Deadline: February 11th
Career Fairs
University Career Fairs
February 14th through 16th from 12:00-4:00 pm in Nebraska Union (Centennial Room-2nd floor)
February 17th from 12:00-4:00 pm in East Campus Union
• Looking for an internship, volunteer opportunity, or full-time job in the near future? Attend the upcoming career fairs focused on connecting current students to future opportunities with organizations from a variety of industries
• Learn more about what days to attend, how to prepare, and research companies from the link provided below
• Career Fair Overview: https://careers.unl.edu/2022-spring-unl-career-fairs/
• Preparing for the Fairs: https://careers.unl.edu/preparing-for-career-fairs/
Pre-Law
Professional School Visit: University of Iowa College of Law
February 8th, 2022 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu
Professional School Visit: University of Nebraska College of Law
February 10th, 2022 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu
Practice LSAT Test
February 19th from 8:45 to 12:00 pm in Louise Pound Hall 27
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu/
• Take this opportunity to practice taking LSAT under timed conditions. This practice exam will be in paper and pencil format, and not a digital format like the official LSAT exams. However, taking a practice LSAT under timed conditions will help you to practice your strategies and thought processes and hone your test-taking skills.
Gaining Experience as a Pre-Law Student
February 24th, 2022 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in Love Library South
Register: https://exploreregistration.unl.edu
• There are many ways to gain experience as a Pre-Law student, with opportunities on-campus, in the local community, and beyond. With so many options, it can be hard to know where to begin getting involved. Attend this workshop to reflect on which skill sets you would like to develop as a Pre-Law student and plan for your involvement as you prepare to apply to law school.
Employer Engagement
Assurity Life Insurance: Employer in Residence
February 9th , 2022, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Howard L. Hawks Hall
• Employer Information: Assurity has long lived our mission of helping people through difficult times, with a heritage dating back to 1890. We provide life insurance, disability and critical illness insurance, and voluntary employee benefits through independent brokers nationwide. Our unrelenting commitment to financial strength and stability has consistently earned us excellent industry ratings.
Nelnet: Employer in Residence
February 10th, 2022, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Howard L. Hawks Hall
• Employer Information: Nelnet has a reputation for innovating and simplifying complicated processes in an ever-changing industry. We are continually reinventing tools and resources to streamline processes for those we work with. Nelnet is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Internship positions will be available in Connecticut, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Online / Virtual Career Events
• The Co-Op Program: Real World Experience with the NSA
• Special Agent Information Session
• Pro-Football Hall of Fame “Before the Snap” ft. Jon Kendle
• Google Presents: Googler Spotlight Series – Melonie Parker
HANDSHAKE JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
California State Water Resources Control Board - Engineering Geologist (JC-290084)
Lehigh Hanson - Management Trainee - Jamesville, NY
American Conservation Experience - Visitor and Resource Protection Member - Capitol Reef National Park
OTHER JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
Environmental Protection Agency - Student Trainee (Life Science, Engineering, Physical Science) [many locations] and Student Trainee (Life Science/Physical Science/Engineering) [Chicago, IL]
Bureau of Land Management - Fairbanks District Office - Physical Science Technician
Geological Survey - Colorado Water Science Center - Hydrologic Technician
Geological Survey - Student Trainee (Physical Science) [current undergraduate] and Student Trainee (Physical Science) [will have a degree completed] -- Additional information about these two positions is available at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/internships/USGS_internships_2022.pdf.
Geological Survey - Student Trainee (Hydrology), Hydrologist, and Physical Scientist
Geological Survey - New York Water Science Center - Hydrologic Technician
Geological Survey - Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center - Hydrologic Technician
University of Wyoming, Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center - MS/PhD Assistantship in Hydrologic or Geomorphic Remote Sensing
Biophysical Ocean Modeling Lab at Louisiana State University - Research assistantships in biophysical ocean modeling and marine ecosystem impacts
U.S. Department of Energy - 2022 DOE Scholars - Environmental Management
Other Job and Internship Resources
US Government Jobs - USAJOBS
The Geological Society of America - Geoscience Job Board
The American Association of Petroleum Geologist - AAPG Career Center
The Seismological Society of America - SSA Job Listings
Rigzone - Geosciences Jobs
The American Geophysical Union - AGU Pathfinder Career Center
The Association for Women Geoscientists - AWG Job Board
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) - Opportunity Catalog