Deadline: Now accepting applications, submit by May 15, 2018.
The APS Public Policy Board (PPB) is committed to developing future leaders in public policy and is seeking applicants for its successful public policy internship program. PPB Interns participate in a variety of activities which provide an incredible learning environment for understanding how public policy impacts plant pathology. Additionally, the internship provides an opportunity to improve communication and leadership skills by representing and advocating for the interests of all APS early career members. If you have an interest in public policy, consider submitting your application.
The PPB early career intern will participate in PPB activities during 2018–2020. The internship is open to APS early career members (current graduate students or post-doctoral associates and junior professionals) and will provide an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in public policy at the national level that relates generally to agricultural science and specifically to matters of interest to APS.
By working with PPB, the intern will learn how scientific societies, non-governmental organizations, executive branch agencies (e.g., USDA, NSF, EPA, etc.), and the legislative branch interact in crafting public policy. The internship also provides opportunities to build connections and collaborations with renowned scientists and administrators from academia, industry and government. In the first year of the internship, the intern will be expected to participate in monthly PPB calls and in the preparation of newsletter items and policy white papers. The intern should be able to attend the 2020 spring governmental outreach meeting of PPB in Washington, DC (usually mid-March; travel expenses covered by PPB). At the end of the internship, the intern will prepare a written and/or oral report on the experience for delivery to PPB and APS membership. Other activities may include, but are not limited to, the following: attending PPB policy agenda-setting meetings and conference calls and organized workshops, where relevant, and assisting PPB with development, tracking, and analysis of relevant policy issues and with planning Capitol Hill and agency briefings, update and present the PPB Booth at the APS Annual Meeting, and more!
Applications should be submitted as one portable document file (PDF file) saved as last name, first initial (example: SmithT_internship.pdf), and include all of the items described below. All application materials must be received by May 15, 2018, and should be sent to Gwyn Beattie, Public Policy Board Chair, (gbeattie@iastate.edu).
Application submissions should include:
The documents will be reviewed and the intern selected by the Public Policy Board. Announcement of the intern will be made in July.
2007 Kimberly Webb
2008 Angela Records
2008-2009 Maritza Abril
2009-2010 Stephen Vasquez
2010-2011 Melanie Ivey
2011-2012 Mehdi Kabbage
2011-2013 Tim Durham
2012-2014 Lakisha Odom
2012-2014 John Bienapfl
2013-2015 Yazmin Rivera
2013-2016 Laura Felice
2014-2016 Jose Pablo Dundore-Arias
2015-2017 Sally Mallowa
2016-2018 Chakradhar Mattupalli
2017-2019 Rodrigo Pedrozo