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The JDC Jewish Service Corps has 2 immediate openings for 2006-2007: Jewish community development in Minsk, Belarus, and to assist with JDC’s Tsunami relief work in southern Thailand, focusing on teaching of English.
 
The JDC Jewish Service Corps matches the talents of individual volunteers with the specific needs of overseas Jewish communities and Jewish responses to disaster relief around the world. We are looking for mature and enthusiastic self-starters with strong Jewish backgrounds and skills. Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree. Appropriate candidates demonstrate leadership abilities and easy adaptability to new and challenging situations. Details and applications can be found at http://www.jdc.org/how_volunteer.html.

This just in from the Political Science Department:

The National Agricultural Statistics Service would like to make qualified US citizens of Asian-Pacific descent aware of the following scholarship program. NASS is the primary data-gathering agency within the US Department of Agriculture. Most of our statisticians work on surveys or in geographic-information systems.

The Graduate Scholarship Program provides funding for graduate school as preparation for a career in government service. The program is designed to recruit U.S. Citizen, Asian Pacific Americans to work for USDA after completion of graduate course work in particular disciplines, and will be administered under the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). In 2006, twelve scholarships will be awarded to students enrolled in Master’s or Ph.D. programs. Generally, a maximum of two (2) years of funding will be provided for a Master’s degree and four (4) years of funding will be provided for a Ph.D. degree. Recipients of the scholarships enter into an agreement with USDA and receive full-tuition scholarships. Prior to graduation, recipients intern at USDA for a minimum of 640 hours. The internships are paid in addition
to the scholarship funds. After graduation, recipients are required to work for USDA one year for every year of financial assistance received from USDA.

The awards include the following:
–Full-tuition scholarships: tuition, mandatory university fees and books;
–Paid internship (minimum 640 hours) leading to permanent employment;
–Employee benefits; and
–Mentoring, career development, and leadership training.

Contact Person:
George Hanuschak
(703) 877-8000 Ext. 100
George_Hanuschak@nass.usda.gov

Hubert Hamer
(202) 720-8092
Hubert_Hamer@nass.usda.gov

Eligibility Criteria:
Each applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
–Be a U.S. citizen;
–Possess a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, or be a graduating senior, with at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average based on a 4.0 scale;
–Be accepted into or enrolled in an accredited institution as a graduate student, seeking a Master’s or Ph.D. degree in a field as defined above;
–Have a strong interest in a career in public service with USDA; and
–Not a current USDA employee.

The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund announces their second annual LAWbound–a week long law summer program (August 14-18, 2006) for rising sophomore and junior Latino/a students though students from other underrepresented groups in the legal profession are encouraged to apply. Details:

In June of 2005, PRLDEF launched a new initiative, LAWbound(tm), a pilot project focused on increasing the number of Latinos who successfully stay on the path to law school. On August 15, 2005, LAWbound commenced with the start of the first-ever Luis J. DeGraffe Summer Academy. Twenty-two undergraduate students were accepted into the inaugural class representing nine area colleges and six Latino ethnic groups were accepted into the inaugural summer program.

Overview
With the support of the Minority Affairs Committee of the Law School Admission Council (MAC-LSAC), LAWbound builds upon PRLDEF’s current pre-law programming with the primary objective of identifying Latino students early in their college career. The program seeks to provide targeted services that address some of the most common barriers to
admission to law school, and help students effectively navigate the law school admissions process and underwrite their own success through Empowerment, Skill Development and thorough Preparation (ESP). Our goal is simple. To increase the number of Latinos who go to law school.

The Lawbound program plan includes: 1) outreach, recruitment and college activities; 2) PRLDEF LawBound Summer Academy; 3) mentoring and networking; 4) wrap around programming that improves access to law school to lawyering; and 5) marketing and communications.

For more information, please visit http://www.prldef.org/Education/lawbound.htm. If you have questions, you may also make an appointment to see Cindy Cogdill by calling (212) 854-8722.

From the Political Science Department:

MDRC is seeking an operations assistant/analyst to join our Family Well-Being and Children’s Development policy area. Studies conducted in this area examine how the developmental trajectories of low-income children can be improved through interventions in family employment and economic security; family relationships and mental health; and child care and early education. The operations assistant/analyst will be part of a multi-disciplinary team developing ideas for evaluation research on current social policy issues–including family employment and economic security, family relationships and mental health, and child care and early education. Assistants and analysts work under the guidance and supervision of leading public policy researchers as well as leading researchers in the fields of developmental psychology, economics, sociology and social work.

Responsibilities:
The operations assistant/analyst will initially work on developing program sites around the country for an evaluation of marriage education programs for low-income couples, and will also support implementation research in this area. This new staff member may also assist in the initial stages of developing our child care and early education research agenda. The new staff member will have a range of responsibilities, including:
• Coordinating and participating in site development visits
• Coordinating and participating in implementation research
• Active involvement in various stages of producing reports, proposals, and papers—coordinating across authors, writing, fact-checking, and documentation
• Assistance in all stages of evaluation design

Additional Qualifications:
• BA/BS in developmental psychology, economics, mathematics, public policy, sociology, statistics, or related field; MA preferred
• Proficiency in written and oral Spanish and English
• Demonstrated interest in social policy issues affecting low-income children
• Basic understanding of quantitative research methods
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Comfortable working in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment
• Strong research and technical writing skills, as well as previous experience in a non-profit or as a research assistant and are a plus

Some on-the-job training is provided; salary contingent upon experience. For more information about our organization and projects, please visit our website at http://www.mdrc.org.

How to Apply:
Please send, fax, or email resume, cover letter, the names of two references and a writing sample to:

Human Resources Department
F&C Operations Assistant/Analyst Position, MDRC
16 East 34th Street, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Fax: (212) 532-8453
jobs@mdrc.org