Student Internships
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life offers unique internship opportunities to UT Austin students, designed to foster career and skill development while advancing civic engagement. Our goal is to educate, inspire, and connect the next generation of civic leaders. As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting outreach and programming for our K-12 and collegiate initiatives, while building valuable skills in the civic engagement field.
Summer & Semester Internships
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life is excited to announce that applications for Summer 2025 and 2025-2026 academic year internships will open in early spring! These positions are open tho students from all majors who are passionate about civic engagement and eager to develop professional skills.
Commitment:
- Summer Internship: 15 to 20 hours per week
- Fall & Spring Internship: 10 to 15 hours per week
Past Applicants:
Thank you to everyone who applied for the 2024-2025 internships! If you were not selected, we encourage you to apply again for future opportunities. To stay connected with us and explore other ways to get involved, please reach out to Victoria Soderman at victoria.soderman@austin.utexas.edu.
Internship Details
Assist Institute staff with planning events aimed at helping students discover their civic voice, gain insights into the political process, and contribute to their communities. Tasks include brainstorming and researching new ideas to motivate student civic engagement, contributing our social media platforms, devising creative strategies to inform students and educators about our programming, and assisting in the planning and execution of civic engagement outreach events.
Qualifications:
- Strong research skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write under deadlines and for diverse audiences
- Demonstrated commitment to the mission of the Strauss Institute and a genuine interest in civic life
- Personable, well-organized, resourceful, mature, reliable, and a collaborative team player
- Previous work in an educational, political, or non-profit setting is a plus.
Academic Credit:
While not mandatory, students have the option to earn academic credit through internship courses provided by Liberal Arts Career Services should they choose to do so.