Internship Program
The 2023-2024 Women's Center Internship Cohort has been selected. We encourage you to apply for the Women's Center Volunteer Program and/or consider applying for the 2024-2025 Internship Cohort when the application reopens in late Fall 2023.
This internship is for students interested in social justice, making campus-wide impact, contributing to Women's Center growth, making new friends, and personal/professional development.Our application process for 2023-24 academic year is open as of November 21st, 2022. The application and job descriptions are available below and can also be picked up in-person at the Women’s Center front desk beginning Monday, November 21st.
We are hiring for the following positions.
- Facilities and Operations Intern
- Graphic Design and Marketing Intern
- Online and Social Media Intern
- Social Justice Peer Education--Community Liaison Intern
- Social Justice Peer Education--Gender Buffet Intern
- Social Justice Peer Education--Signature Programming Intern
Application for 2023-2024 Internship
Applications are due January 24th at 4pm. Please physically bring your completed application along with your resume, cover letter, and personal statement to the Women's Center. If you would like to learn more about the internship & how to create a strong application, please join us for one of the following sessions:
- *Virtually: Tuesday November 22nd 2:30-3:30pm at https://tinyurl.com/WCInternInfo
- In-person: Friday January 13th 12-1pm in the Women's Center
A recording of the session is linked here and a transcript can be accessed here.
About the Intern Program
Women's Center interns are an integral part of the Women's Center staff and play a critical role in outreach efforts to the greater campus, as well as community building within the Center. Interns also provide education, information, and resources to other UCSD students. Internships are a great way to impact your campus community, earn money to help pay for living expenses, and gain transferable skills that will aid you in your career.
The learning outcomes that guide the internship program are outlined below. As a result of their internship at the Women’s Center, students will be able to:
- Communicate ideas clearly and concisely verbally and in writing.
- Utilize effective time management skills to manage multiple projects at once.
- Critically reflect on their values, beliefs, and biases.
- Collaborate with a diverse group of people in order to develop a shared goal.
- Listen with an open mind to others with opposing views.
- Engage peers in thoughtful dialogue around issues of gender and social justice.
- Develop a commitment to social justice beyond their work at the Women’s Center.
- Take action towards creating positive social change.
- Identify and utilize their strengths in professional, social, and academic settings.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the connection between feminist theory and practice.
- Articulate a personal definition of feminism that is inclusive and intersectional.
