Graduate Student Opportunities 2024-2025

UC graduate students are invited to get involved with the UC Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) this year by applying for a paid internship, registering for the Sharing Science Experience workshop, participating in an interdisciplinary research and discussion group, or even just joining us for coffee and donuts!

See below for more information, and email engagingscience@uc.edu with any questions.

Internships

PEWS is seeking graduate students for several part-time paid internships during the 2024-2025 Academic Year, for projects from farmers market outreach and sustainability work to social media and video production. See below for more information. Deadline to apply: Wednesday, September 4th, 2024.

Science Harvest Intern

Develop and implement hands-on science activities to share monthly at the Northside Farmer’s Market, and help other UC students and faculty get involved too. Science Harvest is an outreach initiative that strives to share science with local communities through two-way conversations about science with participants of all ages. Experience with science outreach with mixed-age participants is desired. Compensation: $5,000 for 4 hours/week September 2024 – August 2025.  

Sustainability Fellows

Support the PEWS Sustainability initiative sponsored by Research2030, including planning interdisciplinary sustainability events and assisting with sustainability-related grant submissions. Interest and experience in interdisciplinary sustainability research or outreach is desired. Compensation: $4,000 for 4 hours/week Fall 2024 & Spring 2025.  

Web and Social Media Coordinator

Assist with updates to the PEWS website, announcements for PEWS News and email, and social media content (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and BlueSky). Familiarity with WordPress, Mail Chimp, and social media is desired. Note: if qualified, one person could serve as both Web and Social Media Coordinator and Video and Media Coordinator. Compensation: $2,500 for 2 hours/week September 2024 – August 2025.  

Video and Media Coordinator

Assist with video recording and streaming of events and producing video content. Facility with video editing and Adobe Premiere Pro desired. Note: if qualified, one person could serve as both Web and Social Media Coordinator and Video and Media Coordinator. Compensation: $2,500 for 2 hours/week September 2024 – August 2025.  

Major League Science Intern

Help the PEWS team and other UC faculty develop materials for a new science outreach opportunity with themes related to sports. Experience with sports-related science and/or science outreach with mixed-age participants is desired. Compensation: $5,000 for 4 hours/week September 2024 – August 2025.  

How to Apply

If you are interested in being considered for one or more of these internships, please email EngagingScience@uc.edu with:

1. Your CV
2. A brief application (Word or PDF) which includes the following information: 
   • your name; 
   • college and department, program of study, year in that program; 
   • which position(s) you are applying for and, if more than one, your order of preference among them; 
   • a one-paragraph statement of your interest in and qualifications for the position; 
   • a one- or two-paragraph statement of any experience you have with public engagement with science and any previous involvement with PEWS.

Please apply by Wednesday, September 4th. Applications will be reviewed for depth of interest in and experience with public engagement with science, qualifications and relevant experience for internship opportunity, and the collective range of interns’ backgrounds and interests.

Faculty and Staff: please share this announcement with any UC graduate students who may be interested in these opportunities.

Sharing Science Experience Workshops

Registration is open for the first course of our three-level interdisciplinary Engaging Science curriculum sequence. This course, Sharing Science Experience (HUM/SOSC/NSCI 7000), is a two-day workshop that provides graduate students with an introduction to public engagement with science through a hands-on experience at the Cincinnati Museum Center. The class is facilitated by a Museum Educator and UC faculty in the sciences and humanities (this year, Nate Morehouse and Angela Potochnik).  

UC graduate students from any discipline can register for this class. This 1-credit workshop is offered twice this Fall Semester from 10am-5pm each day: Students can enroll for either 9/21 and 9/22 (Saturday and Sunday) or 11/1 and 11/2 (Friday and Saturday). Students may sign up for either section and whichever area designation of the course best serves them: humanities (HUM), social sciences (SOSC), or natural sciences (NSCI). The interdisciplinary Engaging Science curriculum is supported with an NSF Innovations in Graduate Education Award.  

R&D Group

The PEWS Research & Discussion (R&D) Group will meet every Friday, 1:30-2:30pm, beginning August 30^th. PEWS R&D hosts interdisciplinary conversations about public engagement with science and sustainability, including occasional visiting speakers and discussion of in-progress research and activities. If you want to get academic credit for participating, you can enroll in HUM 7001 (HUM 4001 for undergraduate students). Join the PEWS Team in MS Teams to get more information and meeting invitations.

Coffee & Donuts

Questions? Join us for coffee and donuts to discuss our Engaging Science courses, this year’s internships, the PEWS Graduate Student Affiliate program, and to get answers to all your PEWS-related questions. This will be held on Wednesday, August 28^th, 11am-12:30pm on the outside patio on the south side of Clifton Court Hall; rain location is inside Clifton Court Hall in the atrium on the first floor. All are welcome!  

Questions? Email us at engagingscience@uc.edu.