Internships
Academic internships offer students opportunities to gain practical experience and to reflect on academic subjects within different settings outside the classroom. Students can earn between one and three credits for an academic internship approved through the School of Arts and Sciences. Arts and Sciences faculty members serve as sponsors to facilitate learning from the connections that are made between the internship setting and academic subjects.
Featured Internships
Please see FutureLinks for important details and contact information for the following internships!
Internship at CBS Headquarters New York City, New York: The School of Arts and Sciences invites undergraduate Arts and Sciences students (in the following majors: Communications, Film Studies, English, History, Political Science, Computer Science or Economics) to apply for the Anthony and Concetta Ambrosio Internship Award. It is an award of $5,000 to support an unpaid summer academic internship at CBS Corporation in New York City, New York.
For details, attend one of two Ambrosio Award Information Session in B10 Thaw Hall:
Monday, October 19, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 3 p.m.
For more information and application materials, click here.
Allegheny County Coroner's Office: The Coroner’s function is to investigate the circumstance, cause and manner of sudden or unexpected, medically unattended, suspicious and/or violent deaths. The Coroner’s empowered to conduct an inquest and subpoena witnesses in deaths that may have resulted from criminal action or a negligent act. The Forensic Science Interns are afforded the opportunity to explore all facets of the Coroner’s office. In addition to their extensive investigative work alongside an experienced deputy coroner, they are exposed to post mortem examinations with our pathologists and technicians, forensic photo documentation with our photographers and legal aspects with our solicitor.
Carnegie Science Center seeks a program assistant to assist with their Call for Submissions. Intern should have excellent organization and communication skills as well as the ability to multitask work responsibilities. Students in all majors are welcome to apply. Responsibilities include receiving, cataloging, preparing information for data entry and CD creation, and distributing information to committees.
Silk Screen Asian Arts organization is a 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to promote cross-cultural education of the Asian Arts through entertainment: film, music and dance performances. The main event of Silk Screen is a 10day festival of Asian and Asian American films with over 20 screenings in Pittsburgh. The next festival will be Friday May 7-Sunday May 16, 2010. Silk Screen also produces year- round programming at partner locations in the areas of music, dance and cultural events. Silk Screen is offering internships in the following fields: Office/ Marketing/ Event Operations, Information Technology (website/blogging/e-marketing) and Programming (films).
American Red Cross Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter is looking for a Marketing and Communications intern for the ’09-’10 academic year. The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and is dedicated to providing relief to victims of disasters; and helping people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The Marketing and Communications intern will be responsible for assisting with generalist activities and a chapter-wide program to measurably increase public understanding and support of the American Red Cross.
Writing internship at Teaching Times: Are you skilled at writing news and feature articles? Would you like to communicate with faculty at the University of Pittsburgh about their teaching? If so, you may be interested in an internship with the Teaching Times, a publication that goes to all faculty at the University. It is published by the Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education (CIDDE), which has a primary mission of promoting effective teaching and learning at Pitt. As a writer for this publication you would interview faculty and work with them on the process of drafting, writing, and editing articles.
