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Emerson Collective Position

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Please submit a cover letter that answers the following questions.

How do you think this experience will contribute to your personal or professional goals?
Describe service or paid experiences you have serving students in schools or with non-profits. Please include where you served, what you did, and the impact on the students or the community of your service.
How would you describe civic engagement to a middle school student, and what personal experiences would you use as an example?

Please submit a cover letter that answers the following questions.

Is this your first internship and/or first time working in an office setting? If yes, tell us about your learning goals for an internship with the Smithsonian? If no, building upon what you have learned from previous internship(s), tell us about your new learning goals for an internship with the Smithsonian. For either YES or NO, how will this learning experience help you with your future personal development and career goals?
What has your experience been with museums, science centers, and cultural institutions? How have they played a role, or why have they not played a role, in your personal or educational journey?

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Essay Questions

Tell us your story. What experiences, ideas, thoughts, skills, talents and/or adventures have shaped you?

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How do you see yourself contributing to society in the future?

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Tell us about a particular social justice issue that you have explored or would like to explore that speaks to your passions, profession or personal interests.

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Our company values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements and to learn more about how we can increase diversity in our candidate pool, we invite you to voluntarily provide demographic information below, which will be kept confidential. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process, and has no effect on your opportunity for employment.

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I understand that all of my application information and materials may be shared internally at EC and/or with EC affiliates and external partners participating in the ECYC Internship Program (e.g., Smithsonian Institute, George Washington University).

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We believe that other internship opportunities with partner organizations may come to our attention throughout the spring of 2023. In the case that you are not selected for the internship that you initially applied for, would you like to be considered for other opportunities as they arise?

Yes - I consent to being considered for other internship opportunities if they arise throughout the spring of 2023.No - I only wish to be considered for the internship that I initially applied for.

I am authorized to work in the USA.

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We expect all Interns to fully commit to their work and programming throughout the internship. To make the most of our eight weeks, we ask that you can fully engage without any other time commitments or obligations.

By checking this box you certify that you can fully commit to the Summer Internship Program from June 12th-August 4th 2021.

We want to remind you that all information we discuss with you should be kept in confidence given the sensitive nature of many of our community partnerships. After you submit this form you will receive an email confirmation that includes a Non-Disclosure Agreement. You must complete this form to be eligible for the interview process.

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I understand that I will need to complete the Non-Disclosure Agreement to be eligible for the interview process.