NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234
An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer

GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNSHIPS
Summer 2008 and Fall 2008(ANTICIPATED) Openings

Current Assignments

 Location: Albany & New York City, NY                                                                          Salary: $14.71 hourly       

Department Portrait

The NYS Education Department serves as the administrative arm of the Board of Regents and under the direction of the Commissioner, carries out legislative mandates and Regents policies. The Department plans, funds, monitors, and coordinates educational services from pre-kindergarten to graduate school for local school districts, non-public schools, colleges and universities, and other educational institutions.  The Board of Regents and the Department also oversee 47 licensed professions, provide vocational and educational services to individuals with disabilities, guide local government records programs, and operate the State Archives, Library, and Museum.

Graduate Student Intern Program

The New York State Education Department has an ongoing commitment to ensuring that the workforce of the Department is reflective the rich and vastly diverse cultural mosaic that is embodied in the people of the State of New York.  As such, the Graduate Student Intern Program is intended to provide a diverse group of graduate students with work assignments that provide an opportunity to participate in educational leadership and learning situations in the areas of public policy and administration, as well as management and legal services.  All internships are part-time when school is in session.

Qualifications

Candidates must be currently enrolled in, or a recent graduate of, a Master’s degree, Terminal degree, or J.D. degree program approved by the State Education Department.  Candidates are expressly prohibited from pursuing employment with both the State Education Department and SUNY system/Legislature/etc. (no dual-employment).

Program Term

We have openings within the Internship Program for the Spring (’08), as well as anticipated openings in the Summer of 2008, with the opportunity to renew. 

Deadline for Spring Program Application: December 1st (or until all positions are filled)
Deadline for Summer Program Application (anticipated): May 1st
Deadline for Fall Program: August 1st

Application review will continue until the positions are filled.

 For An Application, Contact:
NYS Education Department
Graduate Student Intern Program
Attn: David Mahoney
Office of Human Resources Management
Room 530 EB, 89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-5215 (Phone)
(518) 486-1721 (Fax)

Or:

APPLICATION  (Word Document)
APPLICATION  (PDF Document)

PROGRAM INFORMATION (Assignments)

An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer