AGU Bridge Program Internship, Fall Full-Time Sep-Dec

What we do and offer our team

AGU is a global community of 130,000 Earth and space scientists, advocates and experts. As the Bridge Program Intern, you will be part of a dynamic association that publishes peer-reviewed journals and scientific books and convenes the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. Through our initiatives, such as mentoring, professional development and awards, AGU upholds and fosters an inclusive and diverse scientific community.

AGU offers our employees great benefits, including flexible work schedules, retirement savings options, as well as health, dental, life and disability insurance. AGU also provides exciting opportunities for professional development and tuition support.

AGUs Workplace Values

• We believe in accountability and ownership of work, by taking responsibility for decisions and results. We believe in member and customer service, and that they come first through providing high quality service.
• We believe in excellence and giving it our all, through striving to be outstanding. We believe in integrity by doing the right thing, we achieve this by being honest and fair.
• Our teams believe that with teamwork together we achieve more, we achieve this through collaboration. We believe in respect, that you earn it and give it, by open communication and collaboration.

What the Bridge Program Intern does

• Monitor department applications, inquiries, and submissions and uploading them to review portal, creating related spreadsheets to capture reviewer notes, manage AGU Bridge Program data and spreadsheet, monitor the program email inbox to respond to related emails.
• Create doodle polls, calendar invites, assign committee members to related reviews, serve as a notetaker during review meeting.
• Review and organize related notes from each AGU Bridge Partner Proposal Committee reviewer.
• Help manage related email correspondence with successful/unsuccessful departments including but not limited to confirming appointments, sharing related feedback/ meeting agendas, and requests for additional resources.
• Contribute to MOU/SOW draft development by reviewing MOU/SOW template for grammatical and formatting errors.
• Contribute to the MOU/SOW draft development by helping to review submitted proposals to identify necessary items for SOW.
• Other duties as assigned.

What the Bridge Program Intern brings to the team:

• Undergraduate student, a graduate student, or a recent graduate. Preferred majors include Earth or space sciences or an allied physical or natural science.
• Must be well-organized and skilled at prioritizing and managing multiple tasks and should possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience, poise, and interpersonal skills necessary to interact with AGU staff, volunteers, and members is also required.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Office, Excel), internet browsers, and web search engines. Experience using WordPress is a plus. Mastery in using Excel and knowledge of basic statistical methods is a plus. In-house training will be provided on using the AGU membership database and sending newsletters.

To Apply:

• For consideration, please submit your cover letter and resume.
• The successful candidate for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
• AGU proudly offers a casual work environment, excellent compensation, generous work-life opportunities, and an outstanding benefits package.

AGU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.