Job Opportunities

Current second-year student Christine Lairson works in Development at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Her department is currently hiring; you can see a listing of all opportunities on the museum website: http://www.philamuseum.org/jobs/. Three of particular interest are a communications assistant, a report writer, and a development writer.

Reading Assessments The Assessment Development Division of Educational Testing Service is seeking freelance writers, graduate students, teachers, and other college graduates who have an appreciation for good writing and a sense of the interests and abilities of high-school students. Successful candidates will work with ETS test development staff in developing lively and appealing materials for assessing reading comprehension skills aligned with the Common Core State Standards. The eight-week program will begin June 16th and end August 8th. Summer employees will work 8-hour days, Monday-Friday, at the ETS campus in Princeton, NJ. Candidates should submit a short (no more than one-page) sample text that they believe would be suitable for testing critical reading skills. The sample should not be a self-generated piece of writing but rather an excerpt of material from a published source. It should exemplify writing that the candidate believes would be rich, complex, and engaging for co...

If you're interested in theater and Irish studies, please consider applying for this remarkable internship at the historic Abbey Theatre. The Abbey Theatre Internship program is accepting applications now throughFebruary 10th. This is an incredible opportunity for an enterprising student—more information is listed on our website: http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/theatre/abbey.html The Villanova University-Abbey Theatre Exchange Program will provide a grant to a Villanova student to intern at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland during the summer season. Founded in 1904, the Abbey Theatre is a world-class institution that actively engages and reflects Irish society. It is also one of the most enduring institutions in literary history and has long occupied an important place in Irish emigrant cultures around the world. The paid internship will begin at the end of May and continue for eight weeks into July. The student will work alongside theatre professionals in the...

The First Day is a new journal inspired by Quaker faith, seeking to foster dialogue about the individual spiritual experience. We blend nonfiction stories of journey and discovery with fiction, poetry, visual arts, and reviews. We publish online daily on our blog, and issue a quarterly print journal of longer pieces. We’re looking for a creative, enthusiastic intern who connects with our mission and is willing to do the following: read and give feedback on submissions, write occasionally on our blog, post to social media, and help with marketing and promoting our magazine. Those students interested in entering the field of writing and publishing are preferred, though we’ll consider other applicants. Please make yourself familiar with our publication by visiting our website,  www.firstdaypress.org . To apply, please email the editor Jana Llewellyn at jana@firstdaypress.orgwith an attached resume/CV (doc, docx, Google Doc, or PDF) and description of why you’d be a good fit for ...