UPCOMING CAC EVENTS
Preparing for Competency-Based Interviews
When: Wednesday, February 23, 2022.
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Where: IAB 402B.
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Summer Internship Funding Information Session
When: Thursday, February 24, 2022.
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Where: Zoom.
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM.
Where: Zoom.
Work Authorization Requirement: National of one of our shareholders or countries.
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
Where: Zoom.
Dress code: N/A.
Work Authorization Requirement: National of an OECD country.
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Save the Children (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career
Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM.
Where: Zoom.
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Build Health International (BHI) (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM.
Where: Zoom.
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CARE (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM .
Where: Zoom.
Dress code: N/A.
Work Authorization Requirement: All students welcomed.
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Partners in Health (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM.
Where: Zoom.
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Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Where: Zoom.
Work Authorization Requirement: U.S. citizens.
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Mercy Corps (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Where: Zoom.
Dress code: N/A.
Work Authorization Requirement: Internships are open to all students. Full-time US positions require U.S. Citizenship.
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International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) (Harvard Kennedy School International Development and Human Rights Career Day)
When: Friday, February 25, 2022.
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Where: Zoom.
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Careers in Sustainability - EMPA panel featuring distinguished alumnae
When: Saturday, February 26, 2022.
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Where: Zoom.
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Localized - Career with Social Impact: Solving Regional & Global Challenges, with Mahmoud Jabari, Community Manager, Africa & Middle East, at the World Economic Forum
When: Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Where: Localized.
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Career Conversation with Fatema Sumar, Vice President, US Millennium Challenge Corporation
When: Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Where: Zoom.
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JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
For the latest OCS New Job and Internship Opportunities CLICK HERE and Upcoming Deadlines for Jobs and Internship Application CLICK HERE. (Double check to make sure you are signed into campusgroups for the links to download!)
Student Research Resources- if you're looking for some support and guidance on how to write better, check out the following Columbia resources
The Columbia Writing Center: CLICK HERE
Find a SIPA Writing Tutor: CLICK HERE
Summer internship with World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation Unit (DIME) (3/7 deadline)
The objective of the World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation group (DIME) is to increase the use of data analytics and impact evaluation research in the design and implementation of public policy, to increase the effectiveness of development investments, strengthen country institutions for evidence-based policy making, and generate knowledge in strategic development areas.
The summer internship program combines project-specific experience with training opportunities on survey and data-related topics. Eligible students must be enrolled in a degree program at the time of the internship. Master's and undergraduate students must also receive an appropriate scholarship or academic credit to be eligible for participation. Applications for the Summer 2022 Internship Program are open until 11:59 AM Eastern Time, March 7 2022. Candidates must submit their CV and a short Statement of Purpose. They must also indicate an academic reference. Click here to start your application
Managing Editor at VoxDev (3/14 deadline)
VoxDev was launched in 2017 as a platform to take evidence into policy, with the aim of stimulating interaction between academic economists and policy practitioners on emerging development policy challenges.
The postholder will make extensive use of their skills as an economist to help translate complex, technical material from frontier economic research into short- and long-format pieces for general and policy audiences. They will commission columns, podcasts and some video content, translating academic research into easily understandable policy advice and ideas for growth. The postholder will be a member of the VoxDev editorial board, working closely with the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Tavneet Suri (MIT) and the other board members, Professor Robin Burgess (LSE) and Professor Chris Woodruff (University of Oxford). For more information about this position, click here.
This post would suit a strong MSc/MA student who is intending to move on to a top PhD programme in economics and is looking for some broad development economics experience prior to this.
Applications should be made by submission of a cover letter and CV in English to Tessa Ogden, CEPR CEO, at togden@cepr.org, quoting "VDME-WEB". The deadline is 5pm on Monday 14 March, however, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please state the date when you are available to start work and your work permit status.
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