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TTI On-Campus Graduate Internship
TTI On-Campus Graduate Internship provides a unique opportunity for graduate students to strengthen and expand their professional and transferable skills by working alongside experienced UCalgary faculty, staff and partners. Through a combination of mentoring and participation in meaningful projects and tasks, interns will contribute to the day-to-day operations of the university while expanding their professional network and career exploration.
Internship (position) eligibility
To qualify for a TTI On-Campus opportunity, an internship must:
- Part-time and skills-based
- Projects are non-academic, short-term, and with a UCalgary department
- Minimum 5 weeks up to 8 months
- Project scope is not tied to research / grant funding and does not involve academic work
- Not contributing to a student’s thesis or capstone project
- Not eligible for Mitacs funding
- Can be laddered to TTI if scope increases
Compensation and budget
Graduate students will be hired into an hourly AUPE Student Employee classification using the Template Based Hire process at a SPA 1 or Tech 1 band at a $26 / hour salary. When entering hours for payment, graduate students will split their hours evenly between FGS and the hiring department. Each department is essentially paying $13 / hour.
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Supervison and mentorship
An identified UCalgary employee will assign and supervise the intern’s work, inviting them to relevant meetings to maximize exposure to the university structure. Mentorship and supervision will consist of both formal and informal conversations about skill development, professional workplaces, university systems and structures, and career development.
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Project component with skills development coaching
Interns will work on a meaningful project or task identified by the host partner. Mentors will guide and supervise the intern’s work, explaining procedures and process, introducing them to relevant team members within and outside of their unit, and providing feedback on the project or task as it evolves.
- Needs Assessments & Project Proposals
- Coordination of Committees
- Quality Assurance Analyst
- Information Management
- Data Collection & Analysis
- Communication & Outreach Strategies
- Program Assessment & Evaluation
- Policy Analysis & Development
- Special Projects Development & Coordination
- Collaboration with External Partners
- Risk Management Processes & Procedures
- Event Preparation & Coordination
- Report Writing
- Sustainability Planning
- Coordination of Committees
- Financial Management & Budgeting
Benefits of joining the TTI On-Campus Graduate Internship Program
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