Nonduke Student/Intern

Duke University:

 

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

 

Project Description

This project aims to establish an equitable and sustaining partnership between Durham-based universities and Durham Public Schools. Establishing such a partnership requires universities to be active listeners, willing to learn from those currently and historically engaged in work surrounding public education.

This project team will respond to the needs identified through the Bull City Community Schools Partnership (BCCSP) mapping project by connecting existing university initiatives and resources with local community schools in a way that is mutually beneficial. The BCCSP is undertaking a needs and assets mapping project, a year-long effort that incorporates the perspectives of traditional and nontraditional stakeholders for each of the four pilot community schools. Only after the mapping is complete will schools have a defined sense of what their needs are and where universities might be able to support schools’ initiatives.

In order to achieve a vision of equitable partnership, the team aims to help prepare university faculty, staff and students for the practical and theoretical challenges of working with public school stakeholders. The team will prepare university students with the proper pedagogical training and youth development best practices. One long-term goal is a robust equity training curriculum for university stakeholders that focuses on race, class and the histories that complicate the relationships between universities and their surrounding public schools.

 

Occupational Summary

The project manager will help organize the team and keep the team moving forward. The project manager will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Work with the team to set milestones and a timeline for the project

• Track progress towards milestones

• Identify problems in the team’s operations and filter those up accordingly

• Mentor undergraduate students (intended to complement, not replace faculty engagement)

• Capture important notes from meetings, such as next steps

• Schedule meetings

• Correspond with external partners/clients

• Respond to requests for information from the themes and other campus administrators

• Manage the project budget

• Identify opportunities to share the team’s work

• Write blog entries about the team’s work

• Organize team building activities

• Capture and share the outcomes from the project

Qualifications

Available to recent alums, master’s/graduate students, or post-docs in good academic standing. All academic disciplines will be considered.

 

Benefits

This is a temporary, hourly position that will be available through the end of this project.  This is a paid position that offers a valuable professional development opportunity for recent graduates, master’s/graduate students or post-docs.  You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of faculty and students as well as learn new skills and topic areas.

 

Minimum Qualifications

Education

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Experience

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Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

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