Internships, Fellowships and Jobs for Economics Majors

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The National Association of Federal Credit Unions

The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), in Arlington, VA, has an opening for one intern in our Research and Analysis Division. The intern will be compiling and processing data, assisting with the drafting of reports and assigned research projects, and working with financial issues affecting NAFCU’s member credit unions. (S)he will work under the supervision of the Director of Research & Analysis and the Senior Economist. The time commitment would be full-time during the summer with an opportunity for approx. 15 hours per week in the fall.

This is an excellent opportunity for a third or fourth year Economics major, or a Business major concentrating in economics or finance. The internship requires strong proficiency with MS Office Suite as well as a familiarity with SPSS and basic economic research.

The internship is available at NAFCU for Summer of 2007 (beginning in June). Please specify hourly wage expectations.

Interested students should submit a resume and letter of interest to the attention of Tun Wai by e-mail to twai@nafcu.org or by FAX to: 703.522.0594 by June 30, 2007.

For additional information, please contact:
Tun Wai at 703.522.4775 x232.

 

USDA Career Internship Program (CIP)

The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Career Intern Program (CIP) is designed to prepare exceptional men and women who have professional experiences in agriculture and/or business, a college degree, and competencies for careers in public service with FAS. Interns will participate in a two-year program that is designed to fine-tune their skills and abilities. FAS hires full-time employees for marketing specialist, international trade specialist, and agricultural economist positions through the CIP.

During the two-year internship, interns work as full-time employees with substantial training and rotation opportunities. Upon successful completion, interns are offered permanent career positions. For more information on all FAS intern programs, please go to: http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/newjobs/newjobs.html For further questions on the CIP, please email: dawn.ferguson@usda.gov

 

Fall Internship Opportunities at the Woodrow Wilson Center

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is looking for qualified students (advanced undergraduate or graduate) interested in being part-time (15 hours/week) research assistants to visiting scholars. The Center expects to have over 30 positions available in the fall. Internships will be available in the following areas:

-Anthropology
-Biology/Public Health
-Economics
-History
-International Relations
-Law (Arabic, German, or Spanish language skills)
-Latin American Studies (Spanish language skills)
-Middle East Studies (Persian and Arabic language skills)
-Political Science (various positions: Arabic, Castilian, Chinese, French, Spanish, Persian language skills)
-Russian and East European Studies (Russian language skills)

For a list of incoming fellows, please see the website.
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=sf.item&news_id=237192

Application Deadline: July 13, 2007

posted June 14, 2007

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