💰 PAID summer research opportunities in Linguistics

It's the middle of winter here in DC but some of you may already be planning how you’ll spend your summer, and wondering if Linguistics can be a part of it! I’m here to tell you about a couple of excellent opportunities that have crossed the DUS Desk, open to undergraduates from any institution. 

Penn MindCore is a paid 10-week program at the University of Pennsylvania which matches Summer Fellows with select MindCORE faculty in interdisciplinary mind and brain studies, who mentor Fellows through a research project. The application deadline is coming up soon - January 15th - so click that link to learn more about the program and potential faculty mentors!

The Michigan Diaries Project at Michigan State University is also offering full-time, paid research experiences for undergraduates this summer! This one’s for anyone interested in sociolinguistics and/or oral histories. MI Diaries will hold an informal webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, January 18 at 4pm, where you can meet the professors and graduate student mentors, and learn more about what the summer research experience will be like. Go to the links in this paragraph for more info about the project and the summer experience, and to register for the webinar.

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Of course, undergraduates at Georgetown have access to their own in-house set of Summer Research Fellowships to support projects, including the Kalorama, The Lisa J Raines Fellowship, the Provost’s Distinguished Undergraduate Research Fellowship, and the Summer Mentored Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The deadline for all of these is February 1st, so now's the time, Hoyas, to start thinking through your applications (and if relevant, possible faculty mentors for your project)!

Fall semester internship at the Linguistic Society of America

The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) seeks a student intern for Fall semester (September - December). This job would probably be a bit much for a first year or sophomore, but a junior or senior Linguistics major with good time management who wants to gain experience working in professional organizations/non-profits might want to check this out! Deadline is at the end of this week, so you’ll have to hustle. From the full listing on the LSA website:

Interns will gain experience with writing, research, database management, social science policy, and a variety of administrative tasks. Please see the position description below for additional details. The position is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs leading to a degree in linguistics or a related field.

This part-time position involves 18 hours of work per week, with a stipend of $3500 for the duration of the semester. Our preference is that the intern spend a portion of their work week in the LSA's office in Washington, DC. The remainder of the work may be performed virtually from a remote location of the intern's choosing. Currently, most LSA staff are working a hybrid of remotely and in-person on selected days.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three academic/professional references to: lsa@lsadc.org, subject line: “LSA Internship Application.” The deadline for full consideration is August 7, 2022.

P.S. the LSA hires a student intern in every semester and during the summer, so if this sounds interesting to you but Fall is not the right time, keep an eye out for their future calls!