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Intern - Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure Consortium -REMOTE


Internet2 and the Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) were recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to provide researchers, professional staff, and students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) with programs and services that address their cyberinfrastructure needs. Internet2 and the MS-CC are currently funded for a minimum of 2 years by the NSF pilot award. 

This is an exciting opportunity to support a collaborative effort in ensuring that historically underserved institutions are equal participants in the U.S. and global research and education communities. 

Summary
The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) seeks a self-directed intern with a passion for collaboration, and creative problem-solving. The intern will actively contribute to meaningful projects and work closely with a mentor and with senior leadership to support achievement of the objectives outlined in the NSF-funded Minority Serving -Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) Demonstration Pilot Award (NSF# 2137123). This intern will provide support with data management, communications, and community outreach.

Qualifications
Educational Requirements (minimum and preferred) 
  • Communications, Marketing, Computer Science, or Social Sciences major
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0

The ideal intern candidate will have experience garnering interest and awareness in new activities, initiatives or programs through social media and other means of communication. The candidate will also have a basic understanding and interest in STEM related fields and will have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong work ethic, problem solving skills, and attention to detail are key to success in this role.

The intern will work with the core, internal MS-CC team to identify contact information for relevant points of contact at HBCUs, TCUs and other minority serving institutions that can help with the dissemination of conferences, workshops and other opportunities available through the MS-CC. The intern will also provide thought leadership in gaining MS-CC interest and attention from students at HBCU, TCU and other minority serving institutions. 

The intern will communicate with students (and potentially faculty, staff) at HBCUs, TCUs and other minority serving institutions. They will also have limited interactions with the MS-CC Consortium Leadership Council (CLC).

Summarize the nature of the work performed and the extent that work permits or requires the exercise of initiative, ingenuity and creativity.

The intern will be responsible for creating and executing an outreach plan to increase HBCU and TCU student engagement in the MS-CC and STEM fields.

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer