• Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is a competitive national program that provides college graduates the opportunity to work in Washington, DC, with a public-interest organization focusing on international security issues. The fellowship is offered twice yearly, in the spring and fall. It lasts from six to nine months and provides a stipend, health insurance, and travel costs to Washington. The Scoville Fellowship does not award grant or scholarship money to students.

Scoville Fellows may undertake a variety of activities, including research, writing, and advocacy in support of the goals of their host organization and may attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and Congressional hearings. They have written fact sheets, letters to the editor, op eds, magazine articles, briefing books and reports, organized talks and conferences, and been interviewed as experts by the media. Many former Scoville Fellows work for NGOs, the Federal Government, and academia, or attend graduate school in political science or international relations, following their fellowships.

Those interested in peace and security issues can visit our website at http://www.scoville.org . Although the majority of Scoville Fellows received college degrees in political science, government, or international relations, we do not require any specific major. There is no application form; the application requirements are listed on the website, as are links to the websites of each of the twenty-five participating organizations and information on the work of current and former Scoville Fellows. Applications may be submitted via email. A flyer about the program can be printed from http://www.scoville.org/flyer.html The next application deadline is October 15 for the Spring 2009 Fellowship.

All U.S. citizens, and foreign nationals residing in the United States, are eligible to apply; non-U.S. citizens living outside of the United States are not.

If you have questions regarding the Fellowship, please contact:

Paul D. Revsine
Program Director
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
(202) 543-4100 x2110
www.scoville.org

• Steve Sarvi for United State Congress internships

Steve Sarvi, a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, is seeking interns to join his campaign for the 2nd Congressional District, including Dakota, Carver, Scott, Le Sueur, Rice, and Goodhue counties.

The campaign offers an opportunity to learn Minnesota politics and government. Interns will learn how to organize voters at a grassroots level and get out the vote in November. Interns will assist the campaign and candidate with:

• Contacting voters in person and over the phone about why they should vote for Steve Sarvi
• Recruiting and organizing volunteers for phone banks, door-knocking, and events
• Entering data to keep our records up to date
• Helping with mailings, errands and general office duties.

Please send all inquiries to John Anderson at john@stevesarvi.org or 651-687-0103. For more information about Steve Sarvi, go to www.stevesarvi.org.

• ICPSR Summer Internship

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world’s largest archive of digital social science data, is now accepting applications for its annual summer undergraduate internship program which will take place June 8 through August 14, 2009. Summer Interns will work in a UNIX environment and gain experience using statistical programs to check data for content and accuracy; prepare data for permanent archiving and distribution for secondary analysis; preserve respondent anonymity; and compose descriptions of data collections. These positions require a strong interest in social science research. Applicants should have successfully complete d their undergraduate sophomore year in a social science major and possess strong analytical, research, and written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of statistical software packages (i.e., SPSS , SAS, Stata), demonstrated leadership skills, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks are also essential.

For more information please consult our full description of the 2009 Summer Internship Program attached or via this link http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/pdf/internship.pdf

Rita Young Bantom, SPHR
ICPSR Human Resources Director
Direct: 734-615-9519
HR Assistant: 734-615-1664
Fax: 734-936-5613 (Confidential)
www.icpsr.umich.edu

( If anyone would like more information about ICPSR, a political science major got one of these favored slots last summer and I have recently completed a 4-year position on the ICPSR executive council. – Paula Lackie, ITS)