Application Open/Close Date: Now through December 10, 2012
Starting Date: January/February 2013
Responsibilities:
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Impact Fellowship is designed to provide advanced students with occupational experience related to their academic course study in the area of public service. Fellows will gain direct insight of federal, state and local government interaction as part of the Office of the Regional Administrator with GSA’s Great Lakes Region.
Fellows will directly participate in a variety of activities to support individual programs. Projects and activities may include, but are not limited to: participating in high-level inter-agency
GSA is currently accepting applications for the select Fellowship positions to begin February – November 2013. Invited Fellows must be available for 9 months and able to commit a minimum of 15 hours per week. As a volunteer/non-paid position, Fellows must consent to a security background investigation upon selection and abide by the program agreement.
Eligibility:
- At least half-time graduate student in good standing at an accredited learning institution.
- A student in a field of study that includes: public administration, business administration, communications, public policy, public relations and marketing, environmental management, journalism, law, literature, and English.
In the cover letter, answer why you are interested in becoming a GSA Impact Fellow and describe a specific or recent situation where you had to work as part of a team to achieve a result. What was your role in this? Please share the outcome or result of the situation. Submit resume and cover letter via e-mail to 5A@gsa.gov now through Monday, December 10, 2012. Please write “GSA Impact Fellowship” in the subject of the e-mail submission.
GSA's mission is to use expertise to provide innovative solutions for federal agency customers in support of their missions and to foster an effective, sustainable, and transparent government for the American people. GSA is an equal opportunity employer, providing programs and services in a fair and impartial manner. For more information about GSA, please visit www.gsa.gov.