CEGA seeks an intern for Spring 2025 who will support the Agricultural program with grants management and research communications.
Background
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) is a hub for research, training and innovation headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley. We generate insights that decision-makers can use to improve policies, programs, and people’s lives. Our best-in-class academic network includes nearly 200 faculty, 78 scholars from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)—primarily from East and West Africa, and hundreds of graduate students from diverse academic disciplines who produce rigorous evidence about what works to expand education, health, and economic opportunities for people living in poverty. Our business model involves curating policy-relevant research agendas in collaboration with development leaders, overseeing competitive grant-making to answer critical questions, investing in research capacity, and strategically connecting research and ideas to inform decision-making by governments, NGOs, and the private sector.
The Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI) and the Digital Agriculture Innovations and Services Initiative (DAISI), co-managed by the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), are seeking a Spring 2025 intern to support initiative development and research synthesis. We think this could be a great fit for a student interested in agricultural development. This position will report to Jenna Fahle, Program Manager at CEGA.
Position Description
CEGA seeks an intern for the Spring 2025 semester to provide support for our agriculture research portfolio. This is an opportunity for an undergraduate student to work part-time (approximately 10-12 hours per week). Interns should be based in the Bay Area and able to work a hybrid schedule (mix of in-person at UC Berkeley ~1-2x per week and remote).
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Communications and dissemination support: Support CEGA’s agricultural program communications products including newsletters, social media, press releases, and blogs.
- Website support: ATAI-research.org is an important dissemination channel for project descriptions (examples here), research publications, and synthesis papers. The intern will support our web communications strategy by ensuring that the people, projects, and publications are up-to-date and accessible to the public.
- DAISI Research Competition: CEGA administers research competitions to select and fund research to carefully evaluate digital services for small-scale producers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (see our framing paper for additional information). The intern will assist with various tasks for the Spring 2025 research competition; for instance, anonymizing application materials to circulate for peer-review.
- Other special assignments: As needed the intern may support CEGA events, curate ATAI and DAISI content for CEGA outreach, and contribute to CEGA’s Salesforce tracking systems.
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate or graduate student at UC Berkeley studying global development, social science, public policy, or other relevant fields.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong ability to anticipate, plan, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with social media, communications, and design
- Experience with Salesforce
- Experience working with cross-functional and multicultural teams
- Excellent attention to detail
- Self-directed and intrinsically motivated worker with a proven capacity to support multiple projects at once, and be responsive to time-sensitive deadlines
- Knowledge of WordPress and Mailchimp
- Commitment to scientific, evidence-led international development policy and capacity building in low-income countries
Compensation
CEGA compensates undergraduate student interns at $21/hour.
Duration
Approximate dates: February 3, 2025 through Friday, May 16.
Appointment Details and How to Apply
Please submit a one-page cover letter and CV as one PDF with the naming convention “LastName_FirstName_AgInternSpring25”.
The first review of applications will occur from Dec 3-7, after which applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
