The Congressional-Executive Commission on China is currently soliciting resumes for fall internships (paid) in Washington, D.C., working on Chinese human rights and rule of law issues. Interns must be U.S. citizens.
Applications for fall internships must be received by July 15, 2008. Further details are available below and on the Commission’s Web site at www.cecc.gov.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC via e-mail to [email protected] or via
fax at (202) 226-3804, attention: Judy Wright, Director of
Administration.
[Language below is copied from the CECC internship announcement]
Employment Opportunities
Internships at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China
We welcome your interest in working as an intern at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). We value the contribution that interns make to our work, and we have benefited from the intellectual and practical contributions of the interns who have worked with us so far. We are also gratified about the number of very highly qualified people who apply to work with us as interns each year.
To better understand the work of the Commission and its areas of most intense focus, we invite potential applicants to explore the CECC website (www.cecc.gov).
The CECC seeks interns for three periods of the year:
| Duration (approximate) |
Applications Must Be Received By Our Office No Later Than 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time | |
| Fall Semester |
September 15- December 15 |
August 1 |
| Spring Semester |
February 1- May 1 |
November 1 |
| Summer | June 15- August 15 |
February 1 |
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC
via fax at (202) 226-3804, attention: Judy Wright, Director of
Administration, or via e-mail to Judy Wright. Please
discuss in your cover letter how your professional goals, interests,
and background relate to the Commission's legislative mandate regarding
human rights and the rule of law in China.
Those who wish to apply for internships should understand the following:
- CECC interns receive a salary of $10/hour;
- Interns must be U.S. citizens;
- We regret that interns are not eligible for federal benefits.
- During
the fall and spring semesters, CECC internships are part-time, and we
expect interns to work between 15 and 20 hours per week; - During the summer, CECC internships are full-time, and we expect summer interns to work between 32 and 40 hours per week;
- Interns
should have completed at least some China-related coursework. It is
also desirable that they have some background in one or more of the
specific human rights and rule of law issues in the CECC legislative mandate. - Interns
should be able to read Chinese well enough to assist with research in
newspapers, journals, and on websites. More advanced Chinese language
capability would be a plus. The successful candidate for an internship
often will have lived or studied in mainland China, Hong Kong, or
Taiwan. - Interns will conduct research and writing projects
on human rights and rule of law issues in China under the supervision
of Commission staff. Interns may also assist with researching and
updating records on the Commission’s Political Prisoner Database. Interns
may also be invited or required to attend some of the many rule of law
and human rights events organized by the Commission and other
organizations in Washington, D.C. - Although our interns are
generally current students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate
degree, others are also welcome to apply.