Graduate Student Internship

About Global Cities, Inc.

Global Cities, Inc., a Program of Bloomberg Philanthropies, promotes skills that today’s youth require for citizenship in tomorrow’s world. Through Global Scholars, its cutting-edge digital exchange program, public school students ages 10 to 13 communicate directly in e-classrooms with peers across the globe. Their posts, replies, and digital projects are primary texts for them to learn about other cities and perspectives, and how to solve the shared global issue they are studying. Currently, Global Scholars connects nearly 13,700 students and over 600 educators in 49 cities around the world.

To learn more, please visit: https://www.globalcities.org/

About the Position

We are seeking collaborative, motivated, and solutions-oriented graduate student interns to join our team as we continue to implement Global Scholars, evaluate the impact of this work, and share our findings with diverse audiences.

Graduate student interns will work as part of a dynamic and supportive team. The work is fast-paced and highly collaborative, requiring team meetings, small-group work, and independent activity. These are paid, part-time internships (15-18 hours/week). Internships are set to begin on August 16, 2022 and continue through August 11, 2023. Only those with expected availability throughout this entire period should apply. A regular schedule of hours will be established.

Key Responsibilities

Graduate student interns will support Global Scholars program implementation through the following core activities:

• Facilitate enrollment of educators and students
• Monitor student exchange in e-classroom discussion boards
• Review and analyze student work and digital projects for evidence of Global Cities, Inc.’s student learning outcomes (https://www.globalcities.org/slo)
• Maintain the learning management system
• Provide overall content and administrative support
• Assist the Education Team with interactive videoconference professional development for educators across the globe
•  Work on additional research and data analysis projects to advance the organization’s mission

Candidate Requirements

• Pursuing a graduate degree in international education or a related field
• Experience, formal or informal, working with K-12 students
• Excellent research, writing, data analysis, and organizational skills
• Facility with Microsoft Office, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and learning management systems (e.g., Schoology, Google Classroom) and comfort working across platforms
• Ability to work as a part of a collaborative and high-achieving team in a fast-moving environment
• Reliability, proactive communication, attention to detail, and commitment to delivering timely work products
• Interest in international education and/or international digital exchange
• Availability to work August 16, 2022 – August 11, 2023

Global Cities, Inc . is an equal opportunities employer and we value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Compensation will be commensurate with experience and accomplishment.

Location

New York, NY. This position is currently remote but will ultimately be based in a physical office in New York City with a transitional hybrid in-person and remote schedule.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter and resume to careers@globalcities.org.