Full Time Jobs/Internships/Summer Programs



Full Time Jobs

    Tribal Lands Associate Director
  • Supports and assists the Program Director with planning and accomplishing the goals of the Tribal Lands Program
  • The position will be based in TPL’s Santa Fe, New Mexico office.
  • The Tribal Lands Program is a growing national program that mobilizes TPL’s extensive expertise and resources to assist tribal governments and Native communities with regaining and protecting their traditional lands.
  • The Associate Director will devote approximately 25% of his/her time to supporting TPL’s Northwest and Rocky Mountain Region.
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • At least four years experience working for or with Native American tribal governments and/or organizations on land, environmental or natural resource issues
  • Broad knowledge of Native American governance, protocols, cultures and history related to land taking and reacquisition efforts and a proven commitment to Native American land reacquisition and protection as a key component of tribal sovereignty, self-determination, self-sufficiency and cultural continuity
  • To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Milton.Combs@tpl.org with the subject line “Tribal Lands Job Application.” (email preferred).

    South Dakota State and Univeristy of South Dakota Teaching jobs

    Tribal College Employment Registry

  • The American Indian College Fund are pleased to announce the launch of their website employment registry where employment opportunities at the nation's 34 tribal colleges & universities (TCUs) are centrally posted
  • Those interested in working at the tribal colleges can post their resumes.
  • Please go to our website www.collegefund.org, under "Tribal Colleges"/"Tribal College Map" to see this registry.

   Stanford Jobs (http://jobs.stanford.edu)

   Career Development Center (http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CDC/)

   Owens Valley Career Development Center (OVCDC) (http://www.ovcdc.com)

   Doors of Opputunity (http://www.doorsofopportunity.org/)


Internships

    INROADS, Inc.

  • Intern with one of America's Top Ten PAID Internship Programs that gets you into companies like Pfizer, Northrop Gruman, GE, GM, Kraft, Lockheed Martin, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Proctor & Gamble, Robinsons May and other Fortune 500s.
  • If you are an talented historically underrepresented student of color: * with a 2.8 + G.P.A.
  • Freshman, sophomore, or junior graduating in May 2007 or after
  • With a desire to pursue professional experience in business, engineering, retail, or computer science
  • A US Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • For more information visit our website or contact Brett Byers, National Recruiter at bbyers@inroads.org or 562-777-1711 x 201.

Summer Programs

   AIGC/College Horizons Graduate Program

  • First round, priority receipt deadline is February 10; 2nd round receipt deadline is March 1. Applications will be accepted on a space-available basis to July 1 (after April 15, please contact us to see if we still have spaces).
  • Program Dates: July 16-19, 2005
  • A four-day "crash course" for Native American college students (or graduates) in preparing for graduate school to be held at University of Missouri - Columbia.
  • Faculty, admission officers and deans representing hundreds of graduate disciplines and over 30 graduate and professional schools attend
  • The program will help students to: select programs and careers suitable for them, complete winning applications and write a memorable personal statement, learn what turns an applicant into an admitted student, become a test-prep "whiz kid" on the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT, find their way through the financial aid/scholarship jungle, explore special issues for Native American students, and learn graduate school survival tips
  • Participants will be limited to 70 and will be Native American (enrolled members only), Native Alaskan or Native Hawaiian college students (freshmen year on) or college graduates from throughout the U.S. Students will be selected by application.
  • Complete program cost is $100 (includes tuition, room, board, transportation to and from the St. Louis airport, and all materials). Substantial funds are available for travel and tuition assistance (in 2004, 75% of our students received travel awards).  
  • For application questions contact: Christine Suina, Program Assistant, PO Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041. Phone: (505) 401-3854. E-mail: christinesuina@yahoo.com For questions about the program, contact the Program Director, Dr. Whitney Laughlin. E-mail: laughlin@rt66.co