The WRRC is now accepting applications for our Summer Writing Internship
April 11, 2019
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This paid summer internship at the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center offers a student the opportunity to gain experience writing about environmental and water issues. The selected intern will contribute to research and writing for an issue of Arroyo, the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue. Arroyo is recognized as a source of objective, accurate and understandable information and reaches a wide audience that includes policy makers and water professionals as well as the interested public.
The next Arroyo will draw on the WRRC's 2019 Annual Conference, "Arizona Runs on Water: Scarcity, Challenges, and Community-based Solutions." It will focus on what communities in rural Arizona are doing to solve their water challenges. Under guidance from WRRC personnel, the intern will produce a draft Arroyo, using materials from the conference, which may be augmented with interviews and public information resources.
Requirements:
The applicant must be an enrolled student at the University of Arizona.
The applicant must be an enrolled student at the University of Arizona.
The position requires excellent writing skills, specifically, the ability to write clearly, objectively, and effectively; good time management skills; some familiarity with water resources issues in Arizona, and proficiency with word processing software. Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud is preferred but not required.
The intern will work approximately 20 hours per week for 8 weeks between May and August 2019, for a stipend of $3,000. The intern will work at the WRRC offices in Tucson.
To Apply:
Complete an application form available at https://wrrc.arizona.edu/2019-summer-writing-internship and email the completed form, along with a writing sample and a letter of recommendation, to Susanna Eden atseden@email.arizona.edu.
The writing sample may be on any topic; however, it should not be a technical report. It should avoid jargon and be understandable by general readers. The sample should not be longer than 1,000 words. Applicants are encouraged to look at previous issues of Arroyo on the WRRC website at https://wrrc.arizona.edu/publications/arroyo.
The letter of recommendation should come from a faculty member familiar with the applicant's writing.
Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 30, 2019.