
Position Description
Science Outreach at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute was created to facilitate mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships between Princeton University Science educators and researchers on the one hand, and local K-12 school districts, non-profit organizations, and community stakeholders on the other. The mission of Science Outreach at Princeton University aims to increase and support diverse, equitable, and inclusive opportunities for students, researchers, faculty, and staff to develop outreach program ideas and proposals by creating collaborative partnerships with the surrounding community to advance scientific research, scholarship, and service.
The intern will assist in developing programs and oversight for a Science Outreach undergraduate fellows program, evaluation and tracking, marketing materials, website, newsletter, and social media management for science outreach initiatives. The fellow will also help coordinate existing and future science outreach opportunities between academic departments and community partners and assist in managing a coordinated calendar of science outreach events and programs. The intern would be working directly with the Associate Director.
Apply By February 28th 11:59 PM EDT.
Position Title
Science Outreach Program Intern
Maximum Number of Positions
2
Supervising Mentor
Dr. Paryn Wallace, Associate Director of Science Outreach
Please reach out to Dr. Paryn Wallace for questions specific to this position.
Skills You Will Need to Begin This Position
- Technical skills
- An interest in community STEM outreach, higher education program administration that includes collaboration with academic departments and community organizations that serve underrepresented learners.
Skills You Will Develop in This Position
- Leadership skills
- Program development, and program organization and implementation.
Careers Related to This Internship
- DEI
- Communications
- Data Collection/Analysis
- Higher Administration
- Report Creation and Processing
Eligibility
- Applicants should have an interest in STEM, community outreach, and higher education program administration that includes collaborating with campus partners and community organizations.
Materials Needed to Apply
- Short responses answering the following questions:
- What is your experience in working with outreach and STEM programs.
- What is your leadership style and how well do you work independently on assigned projects?
- What technical skills do you have that would be an asset to this internship position?
- What are your goals and what would like to take away from this experience?
- What potential skills do you currently have or would like to develop to see how they may align with this project.
2. Candidates selected as finalists should be available for a brief conversation via Zoom.
Apply By February 28th 11:59 PM EDT.
Submission Guidelines
There is a single application for the ASAP program; all of the above materials must be submitted there. Press the button below to start an application. To apply for this internship placement, mark it – and any others to which you wish to apply – on the third screen. Your application will only be complete when you have answered the general ASAP application questions and uploaded supplemental materials for each position you marked. We encourage you to apply for multiple internship placements, though any student invited to the program may hold no more than one.