ORGANIZATION
American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS).
PURPOSE
AIIS will be marking its 60th anniversary in 2021-22 and would like to celebrate the landmark with some public programs and new initiatives to enhance the profile of AIIS both in India and in the US. AIIS is establishing a 60th anniversary task force. A PhD+ intern will work closely with the task force to plan and organize the programs, work with the AIIS office in India, and work with Indian institutions AIIS hopes to collaborate with. One overall goal is the intellectual engagement and cross-fertilization between US and Indian researchers and institutions. Another goal is to tie the anniversary observances with the pursuit of new revenue streams to fund non-U.S. citizen junior fellows. These efforts would be aided by spotlighting the contributions former non-citizen fellows have made to scholarly engagement between India and the US. This internship would provide the graduate student with an opportunity to learn a good deal about many different facets of the work of non-profit educational institutions, including fund-raising.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
This internship will prepare for careers in any of the following
- Academic and Research Administration
- Non-Profit
- Development
- Communications and Outreach
RESPONSIBILITIES
The intern would be assigned to the AIIS 60th anniversary task force and work on event planning and promotion. The task force will also be charged with exploring fund-raising possibilities around the anniversary and the intern will be very involved in these efforts.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
This internship will provide experiences to develop and polish the following skills
- Communication to diverse audience
- Knowledge of sector and networking
- Project management and leadership
- Fund-raising
MENTORING PLAN
The members of the 60th anniversary task force, and in particular the task force chair, will mentor the intern along with the director-general of AIIS in India, and to some extent the US director in Chicago. The intern would learn about how to plan programs, how to promote programs, how to identify potential donors and how to pitch to potential donors.
DESIRED QUALITIES
The intern should have some familiarity with research on India.
DURATION AND EFFORT
The internship may commence in fall or spring. Typical effort involved maybe 10 hours per week.
FUNDING
The intern will be funded up to $5000 per semester, in wage replacement or augmenting other fellowship support.