Opportunity for Students:
2017 Children of Incarcerated Caregivers
Paid Internship
Children of
Incarcerated Caregivers (CIC) is seeking a team of interdisciplinary students
from the University of Minnesota and Macalester College for a paid, part-time,
three-month summer internship, from May 30 to August 25, 2017. Founded in 2014, CIC is a Minneapolis-based
non-profit dedicated to researching and advocating for policies and programs
that improve the lives of children whose caregivers are affected by the
criminal justice system in the United States and abroad. There are four positions available:
Research Intern (1 position): Responsibilities include
updating past CIC reports on the impact of parental incarceration on children
and visitation policies, as well as generating memos and summaries to aide
defense attorneys in court. The
research intern must have a strong background in generating comprehensive
literature reviews and the ability to interpret complex social science
research. Depending on summer work and
CIC needs, the research intern may be invited to continue to intern part-time
with CIC during the 2017-18 academic year.
For this position only, please submit a writing sample (5-10 pages)
along with your regular application materials.
Community Engagement Interns (3 positions): Responsibilities include
networking and collaborating with other organizations with overlapping
missions, and building connections at the local, domestic, and international
level. Fluency in a second language will be especially valuable as many
potential partner organizations are outside of the US. In addition, these
community engagement interns will identify the most pervasive unmet needs that
Minnesota children of incarcerated caregivers face, determine what programs
would best serve these children, and promote access to visits for Minnesota
children.
The summer
research project will culminate in a written report that details next steps for
CIC, including a plan for funding, next steps toward advancing Minnesota
sentencing practices, and promoting access for Minnesota children visiting
caregivers at correctional facilities. This report will guide CIC work in 2017-18
and the intern team will present their recommendations at the University of
Minnesota in September 2017.
The team will work under the auspices of
the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Program. Interns will work
remotely, but have office space when needed at the Human Rights Program. Team
members will meet regularly as a group to receive feedback and direction from
University of Minnesota faculty from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and
the Human Rights Program in the College of Liberal Arts, Macalester faculty, as
well as CIC board members with experience in criminal justice, child development,
and human rights issues.
Qualifications: Upper-level undergraduates and graduate students with knowledge of
human rights, public policy, law, psychology, sociology, or other programs
related to the issues affecting children of incarcerated caregivers will be
considered. Candidates must have demonstrated research and writing skills. Fluency
in Spanish and/or successful experience with grant writing are especially
desirable qualifications and will be weighed heavily in the selection process.
Application deadline: March 31, 2017. Applicants
should email their résumé and cover letter to Rochelle Hammer
(hamm0229@umn.edu). If applying for the Research
Intern position, please include a 5-10 page writing sample with your application.
Commitment: 20 hours per week, May 30 – August 25, 2017, plus September 2017
public presentation (date TBD).
Stipend and notes
on funding mechanism: Undergraduate students will earn a stipend of
$3,000.00 and graduate students will earn a stipend of $4,500.00 for the summer
internship.
