The Director of Professional Development and Postdoctoral Services in the Office of Graduate Education and Faculty Development is looking for a Ph.D. or masters student to assist with graduate student-focused career development projects this summer.  Interested graduate students should send their resumes and/or queries to jana.stone@gatech.edu.

Here is a description of the internship and the application process.

• Start Date: May 14, 2018 or soon after
• End Date: August 3, 2018
• Hours/Schedule: 20-40 hours per week (>20 hours will require Graduate Co-op registration)
• Pay Rate: Commensurate with experience
• Location: Professional Development Unit, Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Development
• Job Description: The Professional Development Unit is looking for a graduate student intern to assist with stakeholder analysis for potential career development initiatives for graduate students. Our interests include expanding co-op/internship opportunities, e-portfolios, and other unmet career and professional development needs of graduate students.
  • Duties may include:
    • Conducting interviews with graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, and employers
    • Collecting and analyzing data on career development programs and outcomes
    • Benchmarking peer institutions’ programs and resources
    • Drafting reports, literature reviews, and visual presentations
    • Creation of web pages and/or online resources
• Qualifications: Current Georgia Tech Master's or Ph.D. student, preferably from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Required to be registered for classes at Georgia Tech’s Atlanta campus in Summer Session 2018 (e.g., will be taking summer classes or will register for the tuition-free Graduate Co-op credit)
• Excellent organization and time management, oral, and written communication skills
• Experience conducting interviews and/or focus groups is strongly preferred
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools, and/or creation of web pages or e-portfolios would be a plus