Internship and Career

Hey everyone! I hope you are doing well and are getting along the with summer semester so far. When I opened my mailbox today, I found an internship offer I just had to share with you. Byron Bay International Film Festival is looking for Media and Marketing Interns! Even though this is an Australian film festival, I thought it might fit into the interests of ASL students.

Being back on campus, I hope you are all enjoying the summer term so far! Between assignments, group works, reading journals and mensa pauses, I also want you to think about the time after your studies at ASL and the opportunities internships can offer during your studies. I know that this can be quite overwhelming and frightening because the field of opportunities seems so wide. But this is also a chance! The internships I have for you today also reflect this broadness quite well and are just a suggestion what you can do with an BA or MA in American Studies.

A little birdy (aka Instagram) told me that there is a new festival emerging in Saxony. There is not much I could find online about KONSUMGUT:OST, besides that it will be a pop culture festival for artists from Saxony and that it will take place in Dresden & Chemnitz on July 16, 2022. However, I am thrilled and think that is a great proof that Saxony has a lot to offer.

Since the semester break is coming to an end, I hope you had a good time writing papers or on vacation! Coming back to Leipzig and in-person teaching, some of you might think about how to go on with your studies, what internships to do, which career patch to choose or which masters to apply for. Of course those are questions only you can answer for yourself. However, I have a great internship possibility for you today!

At ASL, we always encourage our students to pursue an internship, and include it in your studies. During that process, and after they completed the internship, we asked some students for their advice for future trainees. Here are eight answers you might find helpful for your own decision, finding as well as completing an internship.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and write an e-mail to asl-internship@uni-leipzig.de

Advice from previous trainees:

This morning, I scrolled through Instagram and saw a story by our student representatives/FSR Anglistik/Amerikanistik about an internship offer. My first thought was sharing it as internship news with you and my second that internship or job offers can also be found in more unconventional ways. Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or other social networks can be helpful to find what you are looking for, so keep an eye open! If you want to pursue an internship and need help, reach out to me, Pia, your internship coordinator via asl-internship@uni-leipzig.de.

As an American Studies student, transatlantic organizations like The German Marshall Fund of the United States of America (GMF) offer great opportunities for internships and jobs. The GMF is a nonpartisan organization, founded to strengthens transatlantic relationships in regards to politics, economics, and society. There are also other internship offers online, so make sure to check their website. If you need help with your application, feel free to write an e-mail to asl-internship@uni-leipzig.de

Whether you already know which career you want to pursue or not, whether you already have a place for an internship in mind or not, it is always helpful to do internships to find out what you want to do after leaving the university and collect experiences in different work fields. Don’t know where to start? Reach out via e-mail: asl-internship@uni-leipzig.de!

She said is a bookstore for queer and female authors in Berlin. They are looking for two interns next year, even if you have no experience in bookselling. So, if you always choose all the literature modules at ASL and know your way around queer literature, feminist theory, poetry, and more, apply by December 10, 2021!

You can find their posting concerning the intenships here. The text is copied from that post:

Due to the current situation regarding Covid-19, the internship support office hour each Wednesday 3-4 pm at GWZ 3.501 is cancelled until further notice. If you have questions regarding internships, please write an e-mail to asl-internship@uni-leipzig.de to make an appointment. Office hours will be conducted via zoom.

Please do not hesitate to contact me and stay safe!