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Summer 2009 Staff Positions

All staff positions for Summer 2009 have been filled.
Check back in the winter for information and applications for Summer 2010 staff positions. 


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 site directors, academic deans, residential deans, office managers, instructors, teaching assistants, resident assistants, program assistants and more. Staff are employed for one-week to eight-week summer sessions and generally receive a cash stipend plus room and board.

Prospective applicants for CEP's Summer 2009 staff positions should:
  • Review general information about our Summer 2009 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 (The Summer 2010 Application will be available in Winter 2009.)
You may also be interested in searching available positions for Summer 2009 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 28 - July 17 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
10-12 Instructional, Residential, Administrative
CTD Civic Leadership Institute: Chicago July 5 - July 24 University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
9-12 Instructional, Residential, Administrative
CTY Civic Leadership Institute: San Francisco July 19 - Aug 7 San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
10-12 Instructional, Residential, Administrative
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information.


Youth & Society Honors
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 Youth & Society

Sessions I & II:
June 28 - July 17
and 
July 19 - Aug 7

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
7-8 Instructional
CTY Youth & Society Sessions I & II:
June 28 - July 17
and 
July 19 - Aug 7
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
7-9 Instructional
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information.


CivicWeek for CLI Alumni
A weeklong field study program for alumni of the Civic Leadership Institute. Hiring CivicWeek staff for one weeklong session only (may be combined with other CivicWeek or 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 for CLI Alumni August 2 -    August 8 Disaster Relief/ Race & Poverty New Orleans, LA 10-12 Site Coordinator, Residential Counselor
* 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 other CivicWeek or 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 N/A for 2009 Urban Poverty N/A for 2009 8-12 N/A for 2009
CivicWeek: Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars N/A for 2009 Law & Social Justice N/A for 2009 8-12 N/A for 2009
CivicWeek: Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars N/A for 2009 Public Health N/A for 2009 8-12 N/A for 2009
* Dates of employment vary; see position descriptions for more information.


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