Hello EPD-ers! 

The winter is settling in and finals are creeping up. Time to get cozy with your notes from class and flex those memo-typing fingers. It's going to be a hectic couple of weeks ahead, so we hope this last full week of classes is fun, not stressful, and unexpectedly easy. 

This week’s newsletter includes:

• Events
• Career Advancement Center Events
• NYC Beyond SIPA
• Important Dates and Deadlines
• EPD Office Hours

EVENTS

Cozy Coffee and Cookies
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Where: Outside Publique

Ending the semester in a Cozy and Warm event. Come get to know us, grab a cookie and some coffee, outside Publique!

Gluten free cookies available (limited quantity)

Register here.



How States Use the UN General Assembly to Create International Obligations
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Where: IAB 407

Resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly are often framed in normative language. Yet, they acquire legal significance only to the extent that states find it desirable or convenient. In her talk on her new book, Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on International Law: How States Use the UN General Assembly to Create International Obligations (Cambridge University Press 2022), Professor Rossana Deplano, who directs the Centre for European Law and Internationalisation at Leicester Law School, sheds light on the processes through which UN General Assembly resolutions acquire legal significance through state practice. She shows how states attribute legal significance to resolutions in three different contexts: at the time of adoption, within domestic law and in international practice. The insights are quintessential to understand the making and politics of public international law. 

In conversation with Professor Yasmine Ergas, Director of SIPA's Gender and Public Policy specialization and Professor Daniel Naujoks, Director of SIPA's International Organization and UN Studies specialization.

The speaker will attend virtually. Columbia students, faculty and staff may attend in person; others please join us virtually. Please see the different registration options.

Noche de Velitas (Candles Night)
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Where: Sundial

Noche de Velitas (Night of the Candles) is a traditional Colombian celebration that marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Join Colombians at Columbia and LASA on the evening of December 7th to light candles and eat traditional Colombian Christmas treats! 

Register here.

Karaoke Mixer
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Time: 8:000 - 10:00 PM
Where: Suite Bar NYC

Join us for our last event of the semester! Come meet our new board members, friends from other CU graduate schools, and sing-along the latest hits!

Register here.

End-of-Semester Social: Inter-School Graduate Organizations on Corporate Sustainability
When: Thursday, December 8, 2022
Time: 7:000 - 10:00 PM
Where: Amity Hall

As we approach the end of Fall 2022, please come and join an inter-school happy hour on corporate sustainability. This event is co-hosted by SBWG and other orgs from Columbia.

It will be a fun event for networking, talking (again) about corporate sustainability, and having some relaxation before finals. Free drink tickets are provided on a first-come-first-serve basis!

Register here.

UNA Winter Party
When: Thursday, December 8, 2022
Time: 7:00 - 11:00 PM
Where: Amity Hall

The United Nations Association has the pleasure to invite you to a winter party at Amity Hall on December 8th from 8 PM. We will provide light snacks and drink tickets! Please join us to celebrate the new UNA Board and an amazing Fall 2022 Semester.

Register here.
 

CAREER ADVANCEMENT CENTER EVENTS

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Employer Information Session
When: Monday, December 5, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: IAB, Room 413
Work Authorization Requirement:  Must be a US Citizen

Working at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an extraordinary career opportunity worth exploring. The CIA is the premier agency responsible for providing global intelligence on the ever-changing political, social, economic, technological and military environment. As a global organization, we have a continuous need to recruit highly motivated and talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, varied professional and educational experiences, foreign language capabilities, and other critical skills to contribute to the mission. Here, your paramount goal and mission will be to protect the national security of the United States.

This information session will cover the various directorates and opportunities as well as background investigation, security process, company culture, and much more.

For more information CLICK HERE.

Post-COP 27 Debrief: Panel & Reception
When: Monday, December 5, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: IAB, Room 1501
Work Authorization Requirement:  N/A

In mid-November, students, scholars, and faculty all descended on Sharm El Sheikh Egypt for this year's twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP). Now that the conference is wrapped up, what exactly happened there? And what were the major treaty negotiations that came out of this Conference? Co-sponsored by the Human Rights Grad Student Group and SIPA Career Services, we welcome you to join faculty Robbie Parks, Paige West, and current MA student Alejandro Daly, former MPA student Eduarda Zoghbi and Saswati Bora at Nature Conservancy for a conversation on their experiences as observers at COP moderated by current SIPA MA student Aparajita Suresh Rao. Light refreshments and food are to be served immediately following the panel.

For more information CLICK HERE.

Education Pioneers Employer Information Session
When: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Work Authorization Requirement:  N/A

The Summer Fellowship connects Fellows with a high-impact placement opportunity at a leading education organization, where you can drive critical work on a defined project over 10 consecutive weeks. You’re matched with a placement opportunity based on your history of experience and the skills our Partner organizations need – so you can jump right in and make an immediate impact. We focus on four priority experience areas: data and analysis, operations, strategy and planning, and program and project management. Preview what full-time work in the education sector can look like—and see the role you could play throughout your career.

For more information CLICK HERE.

Washington, DC Career Conference Orientation (required for event-registered students)
When: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: IAB, Room 413
Work Authorization Requirement:  N/A

All conference attendees are required to attend ONE orientation session.
Tuesday, December 6: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Thursday, December 8: 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Please contact Blair Dayton at the CAC (bd2638@columbia.edu) if you are unable to make any of these times, and we can try to make special arrangements. 

For more information CLICK HERE.

Maximizing Impact in the Nonprofit and Public Sectors
When: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Work Authorization Requirement:  N/A

Join two BPI alum: Luke Douglas, Acting Director, Office of Strategic Information, Research, & Planning at the Peace Corps and Abby Murray, Managing Director at Weave Social Finance & Co-Founder at Colorado Housing Accelerator Initiative to learn more about their journeys to craft impactful careers after the BPI

For more information CLICK HERE.

Navigating Resume Gatekeepers: Writing for Machine and Human Review
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: IAB, Room 413
Work Authorization Requirement:  N/A

Learn more about crafting effective resume strategies to ensure your resume can pass the dreaded ATS and HR review processes.

This workshop will address:

• Applicant Tracking System (ATS) programs
• Applicant Tracking System (ATS) features and how they impact resume scoring
• Resume formatting and how it impacts resume scoring
• How to tell when a company/organization is using an ATS
• Human review processes and common practices
• Writing strategies for the human review process

For more information CLICK HERE.

Pursuing a PhD Program
When: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Work Authorization Requirement:  N/A

Considering doctoral studies?  A panel of distinguished PhD educators will discuss the details and nuances of the application process, and answer questions.  Topics of focus:

• Differences among PhD programs, particularly in the U.S.
• Selecting the programs best suited to your goals
• What you can do while at SIPA (or as a recent grad)
• Understanding real-world criteria for getting in and getting funding

For more information CLICK HERE.

Demystifying the NPS BPI Interview Process
When: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Work Authorization Requirement:  N/A

Career Chat: Demystifying the NPS BPI Interview Process.

For more information CLICK HERE.

JOBS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES 

Research Assistant, Europe and Central Asia Human Development Unit, World Bank
Application Deadline: ASAP

We are looking for a Research Assistant interested in working on social services for children and the elderly in the Western Balkans, in addition to providing general support to the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia Human Development unit. Specifically, we will start a policy research program on constraints to developing a care (child care, long-term care, home care, etc.) economy in the Western Balkans. The work will require independent research (mostly based on secondary sources), ability to draft policy reports on social services, and coordinating consultants and firms involved in preparing some of the background analyses. We are looking for someone entrepreneurial, with a track record of solid policy research, able to work independently, and with good English writing skills. Knowledge of statistics and STATA is a plus, but not a must. 

The work will start in January 2023 and will last for a year at least. Depending on the candidates’ profile and availability, we can offer a contract ranging between 50 and 150 days of work per year. It can thus be an almost full-time job or a job for students still pursuing a Ph.D. or Master’s degree. Ideally, the candidate would be based in Vienna or Washington, DC, but location remains flexible.  Interested candidates should write to Jamele Rigolini, (Lead Economist, Human Development) at jrigolini@worldbank.org attaching their CV and explaining potential availability in terms of days. 

Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP) Fellowship
Application Deadline: Thursday, January 6, 2023

Interprofessional education and practice opportunities are increasing in demand and a crucial component in how public health and the allied health fields address health disparities in vulnerable communities, and are a major priority area for the Mailman School of Public Health. With the IPEP fellowship, we aim to expand the highly successful Puerto Rico Fellowship overseen by the Office of Field Practice. The Fellowship offers exciting community-based experience to Fellows, and it is also designed to provide long-term, sustained support for key community partners.

The IPEP Fellowship includes a seven-session online evening seminar designed to provide Fellows with an in-depth knowledge of Interprofessional Education, service-learning and community engagement through an interactive learning curriculum. This is followed by an interprofessional practice-based experience in the summer offered in a variety of under-resourced communities in Puerto Rico, the US/Mexico Border and Northern Manhattan. We will be having two information sessions for students interested in the IPEP Fellowship on November 21 from 6:30 to 7:30 and December 2 from 12:00 to 1:00 should they have questions about the Fellowship prior to applying. Link to the application and information sessions can be accessed here.

J-PAL Annual Recruitment Drive 
J-PAL's Annual Recruitment Drive has launched. This drive is widely visited by talented candidates seeking research, policy, training, and education positions. Between November 23, 2022 and the close of the drive on January 10, 2023, we expect to receive around 2,000 applications from candidates world-wide.

The J-PAL/IPA Common Application enables J-PAL, IPA, and partner organization staff to easily search, filter, and review applications. Applications will be made available for affiliates and hiring managers to review on a rolling basis.

All research-based job postings submitted to the J-PAL Careers website while the recruitment drive is open will be included in the drive. J-PAL, IPA, and partner organizations may submit job postings to the administrative staff responsible for recruitment at their respective offices. Please reply to this email, cc'ing jobs-admin@povertyactionlab.org, if you have any questions about job postings or viewing applications.

We are pleased to continue to  offer a centralized coding test developed by J-PAL, with input from a number of affiliates who frequently hire through the recruitment drive. The test is available for the General Data Research Associate position and can be added to other positions by request. It aims to reduce the burden on applicants, some of whom are asked to take separate tests for many different positions. It covers basic data handling, cleaning, and analysis skills. A copy of the test is available on the jobs portal and the grading rubric will be made available on request. To request the test be sent to a candidate, please scroll to the “Coding Test” section on the applicant’s page and click “Request a Coding Test.” Candidates will have 7 days to take the test and the response will be graded by J-PAL staff. Candidate responses and scores will be made available on email and on the Jobs Portal. Please reach out to Sabhya Gupta (sagupta@povertyactionlab.org) if you have any questions about the test or the grading process. 

Visit the J-PAL careers page to learn about the application process and to explore the research, policy, education, and training job opportunities at J-PAL’s global and regional offices, as well as partner organizations.
 

NYC BEYOND SIPA 











Hoi Polloi, the Asian-Inspired Cyberpunk Food Hall & Beer Garden

New York City will get a taste of Asia's nightlife and culinary scene thanks to Tangram's new food hall and beer garden (hoi polloi). The food hall has been in the works for over seven years and promises to elicit the same energy and atmosphere as the open-air markets found in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Taipei.

At the back of the dining destination, visitors will stumble upon hoi polloi, the neighborhood’s first beer garden. The phrase originally stems from the Greek term for “the common people.” Guests can check out live entertainment, a unique gaming alcove, and three private event spaces. Stay for a while and enjoy the neon LED lights, disco ball, and colorful graphics. Similar to the rest of the project, sounds by DJ Samu will honor the people of Queens through Hip Hop, Latin, Afro, House, Dance, Pop, and RnB. Visitors will be able to make their way to the dance floor glowing with a hundred balls of light on Fridays and Saturdays with a spinning DJ from the second-floor booth.

Visit it at 133-33 39th Ave, Queens.
 

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

EPD OFFICE HOURS