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Summer 2010 Staff Positions

Now hiring for Summer 2010!
Application consideration begins February 15, 2010.


Each summer, CEP partners with the nation's premier gifted education centers to offer weeklong field study programs and three-week service-learning courses for outstanding middle and high school students from across the country. Summer courses explore social theory, leadership and community development and help teach young people how to apply their skills and abilities to pressing social issues in their own communities. Staff positions include instructors, teaching assistants, resident assistants, lead facilitators, assistant facilitators, site directors, academic deans, residential deans, office managers, deans' assistants and more. Staff are employed for one-week to seven-week summer sessions and generally receive a cash stipend plus room and board.

Prospective applicants for CEP's Summer 2010 staff positions should:
  • Review general information about our Summer 2010 Programs by clicking on the "Program Title" links in the tables below
  • Review detailed information about our Summer Staff positions, including full job descriptions, qualifications, and compensation, as well as details about staff training, commitment, and expectations, by clicking on the "Positions Available" links in the tables below
  • Learn about our Summer Staff Application Process
  • Apply using our Summer Staff Online Application
You may also be interested in searching available positions for Summer 2010 based on specific criteria.

Program Offerings
Civic Leadership Institute
Three-week academic service-learning courses for outstanding high school students. Hiring instructional, residential and administrative staff for one three-week session only.

Program Title Program Dates* Location Grades Positions Available
(with links to full descriptions)
CTY Civic Leadership Institute: Baltimore June 27 - July 16 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
10-12 Instructional, Residential, Administrative
CTD Civic Leadership Institute: Chicago July 11 - July 30 University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
9-12 Instructional, Residential, Administrative
CTY Civic Leadership Institute: San Francisco July 18 - Aug 6 University of California, Berkeley
San Francisco, CA
10-12 Instructional, Residential, Administrative
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information.


Taking Action: Leadership & Service
Three-week academic service-learning courses for outstanding middle school students. Hiring instructional staff for two three-week sessions only.

Program Title Program Dates* Location Grades Positions Available
(with links to full descriptions)
CTD Taking Action: Leadership & Service

Sessions I & II:
June 27 - July 16
and 
July 18 - Aug 6

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
7-8 Instructional
CTY Taking Action: Leadership & Service
Sessions I & II:
June 27 - July 16
and 
July 18 - Aug 6
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
7-9 Instructional
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information.



CivicWeek for Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars
Weeklong field study program for scholarship students. Hiring CivicWeek staff for one-week sessions (may be combined with Civic Leadership Institute staff positions for a longer term of employment).

Program Title Program Dates* Focus Issue Location Grades Positions Available
(with links to full descriptions)
CivicWeek: Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars June 27 - July 3
Politics & Urban Poverty Washington, DC 8-10 Lead Facilitator,
Assistant Facilitator
CivicWeek: Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars June 27 - July 3 Law & Social Justice Washington, DC 10-12 Lead Facilitator,
Assistant Facilitator
CivicWeek: Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars June 27 - July 3 Public Health Washington, DC 10-12 Lead Facilitator,
Assistant Facilitator
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information.


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