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  • Trina Deines Rome Center                    Internship Application

    Ready to work in Rome? Please complete the below by March 1, 2019.
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  • Job Responsibilities

    General duties of the position include:

    • Front desk assistance (e.g., answering phone and greeting guests, errands, filing, distributing mail, photocopying)
    • Assist with program arrivals and departures (e.g., onboarding and offboarding students, facilitating UWRC/apartment check in and check out)
    • Help maintain the UWRC website; write, capture and post student stories of the study abroad experience on UWRC social media
    • Assist with classroom management (e.g., arranging tables/chairs, setting up and troubleshooting A/V equipment)
    • Maintain library and computer lab (e.g., shelving and cataloging books, IT troubleshooting, recharge print accounts)
    • Help students integrate into life in Rome (e.g., liaising with landlord, making doctors appointments)
  • Academic Requirements

    • You must be enrolled as a UW student and registered via “Concurrent Enrollment” through UW Study Abroad for the duration of the internship. Recent graduates are not eligible to apply.
    • You must complete an independent study project or work towards a thesis/dissertation while in Rome.
    • A UW faculty member must supervise your independent study project or thesis/dissertation work.
  • Language Requirements

    While proficiency in Italian in not required, some knowledge of spoken and written Italian is necessary (answering phone, reading/writing letters and documents).

  • Financial Considerations

    While the cost of living in Rome is low relative to Seattle, and this internship position offers only a modest stipend. Housing (including utilities and weekly cleaning) is provided at the UWRC, but costs such as food, telephone, travel, clothing, entertainment and other personal expenses are not included.

  • Letters of Recommendation

    Please submit two recommendations from UW faculty members. These should be faculty members who know you well enough to comment on your suitability for the job and for living/working on your own for a full year abroad. At least one should address your Italian language ability.

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