We are excited to announce that Northwestern Department of Athletics and Recreation is accepting qualified candidates for the Big Ten Diversity Postgraduate Internship position for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Reporting to the Senior Associate AD, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, this position will interact with various units in the department of athletics and recreation supporting overall department justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) efforts. Additional responsibilities will include providing direct student-athlete development support for the Engage Program and Engage Affinity Spaces. Further opportunities to interact with campus and community constituents as well as support other student-athlete development efforts is expected. As a year-end project, the intern would be asked to present on a topic that will continue our efforts to create a diverse and inclusive community that fosters belonging and celebrates authenticity.
Essential duties:
Report directly to the Senior Associate AD, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Support the Department Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, including contributing to special projects
Assist with the creation and implementation of Engage and Engage Affinity Space Programming
Collaborate with student development colleagues to assist with the development and implementation of programing efforts
Assist with communications responsibilities, including the development of graphics, video, and social media content
Assist with the creation, implementation, and tracking of staff, coach, and student-athlete education and dialogue spaces
Foster relationship with campus and community partners to implement and support diversity and inclusion programming
Preferred Qualifications:
Is enthusiastic and flexible
Effective communication Skills
Is organized and has excellent attention to detail
Ability to collaborate with others, establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with staff, coaches, administrators, and campus colleagues.
Demonstrated understanding of social media (Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, and emerging platforms)
Able and willing to work evenings and weekend events
Northwestern University is a major private research university with 12 academic divisions located on three campuses in Evanston, Chicago, and Education City in Doha, Qatar. We have approximately 2,500 full-time faculty members, 17,000 graduate and undergraduate students, and over 5,700 full and part-time staff. Faculty members include Tony Award winners, MacArthur Fellowship recipients and members of numerous honorary and professional societies, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Council of Learned Societies. Research thrives at Northwestern University. Interdisciplinary teams at Northwestern work to solve society's problems and facilitate clinical and commercial use of their innovations with partners at Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab, and local universities. Beyond being a dynamic learning organization, Northwestern employs a dynamic and diverse mix of faculty and staff who work proactively to ensure that the University is a special place to work. Northwestern is committed to the recruitment of a diverse faculty, staff and student body, fostering a climate that treasures differences and provides rich opportunities for learnin...g. To that end, Northwestern University actively seeks women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons for employment and promotion throughout the University.
The Northwestern Work Environment. Our two main campuses are situated along Lake Michigan’s lakefront. The Chicago campus, located between the Magnificent Mile and Lake Michigan, offers outstanding views and is within walking distance of some of the city’s main attractions.The Evanston campus, just 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, sits among charming residential neighborhoods, parks, beaches, and bike trails.At our newest campus, in the architecturally significant Education City in Doha, Qatar, the University offers undergraduate programs in partnership with the Qatar Foundation.
Northwestern offers many benefit options to full and part-time employees including: Competitive compensation, Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, Tuition reimbursement, Pre-tax transit options, Professional development opportunities, Vacation, sick, and holiday pay, Excellent retirement plans, Work/Life balance and resources, Dependent care match, Faculty-Staff Assistance Program. We also provide employees with access to an abundance of recreational, cultural, and enrichment opportunities that take place on and off campus.
