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We’ve extended our summer internship application deadline to
March 6, 2009.  Please pass it on! Or apply yourself for an opportunity
to join the
fantastic summer intern crew at Berkman. You can’t
spell Internet and without intern. That’s why the Berkman Center for
Internet & Society wants you!  Please see below for details.

If you have any questions about the opportunities, the projects, or the
Center at large, feel free to be in touch.

All best,
Becca

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For 10 weeks each summer The
Berkman Center for Internet
& Society at Harvard University swings opens the doors of its
big yellow house to welcome a new group of smart, talented, energetic
full-time interns who are passionate about the Internet, democracy,
intellectual property, media, politics, and a slew of other things. The
interns team up with great projects like the Citizen Media Law Project,
Cooperation, Digital Natives, Internet & Democracy, the OpenNet
Initiative, StopBadware.org, and more, where they have an opportunity
for deep and substantive involvement in our efforts.

Positions
are available with most Berkman projects, and we’re looking for people
with a variety of interests and skill sets. While certain internships
are only available to law
students, many projects are looking for students enrolled in other
types of programs, including undergraduate, graduate and PhD. programs.

Summer internship positions are full time (35 hours/week), and the
summer program runs for 10 weeks from June 1 to August 15. 
While the positions are paid, please be forewarned that stipends may
not be sufficient to cover living expenses in the Boston area. No other
benefits are provided, therefore interns must make their own
housing, insurance, and transportation arrangements.

The word “awesome” has been thrown around to describe our internships,
but don’t take our word for it. Zack
McCune, a summer intern from 2008, had
this to say: “it has been an
enchanting summer working at the berkman center for internet &
society.  everyday, i get to hang out with some of the most
brilliant people on the planet. we talk, we write (emails), we blog, we
laugh, we play rock band. and when things need to get done, we stay
late hyped on free coffee and leftover food. it is a distinct honor to
be considered a peer among such excellent people. and i am not just
talking about the fellows, staff, and faculty, though they are all
outstanding. no, i mean my peers as in my fellow interns, who are
almost definitely the ripening next generation of changemakers.”

We know what you’re thinking. Yes please. I want that. That sounds
magical. Did I mention I’m really good at “Rock Band”?

Here’s what you should do…

To apply for a summer internship position, please send by the March
6th deadline:

• a
  letter of interest, describing your skills and interests, and
  indicating the area of research and the Berkman projects in which you
  have interest;
• a current version of your resume;
• the contact information for two references (professional or
  academic)

to Berkman’s community coordinator, Becca Tabasky, at
rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu

Feel free to be in touch if you have any questions.  We look forward
to hearing from you!!

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Summer Intern Eligibility:
* Summer interns are students enrolled in a undergraduate, graduate or
PhD. program of study.
* Summer interns do not have to be affiliated with Harvard University.
*
We welcome summer interns from universities across the world, however
we can not pay international students who have not yet received an
undergraduate degree.