Religion and the Public Sphere internship at the Social Science Research Council

The SSRC’s Religion and the Public Sphere program is currently accepting applications for a spring semester internship:

The Council is currently seeking an intern for the Spring 2010 semester, to help increase the visibility of the work being done in conjunction with its ongoing projects on Religion & International Affairs and Spirituality, Political Engagement & Public Life, as well as on The Immanent Frame, the SSRC’s blog on secularism, religion, and public life. The intern will work closely with program staff to develop and implement publicity campaigns, use social networking tools to promote the program’s work among both scholars and the broader public, and assist in the coordination and administration of public lectures and other events related to current and future projects.

Read more about this opportunity here. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to applications@ssrc.org.

Jessica Polebaum is a contributing editor for The Immanent Frame and a J.D. candidate at Georgetown University. A former program and editorial associate at the Social Science Research Council, she holds a B.A. in religion from Middlebury College, where her undergraduate work culminated in a senior honors thesis on ijtihad---a concept from classical Islamic law---and its use in modern reform movements. Upon graduating in 2008, she received the Ann and Edward Meyers Religion Prize for exceptional ability in the understanding, expression, and integration of ideas in the area of religious studies.

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