Thank you for your interest in working with the Center for Civic Thought.
If you are a Yale undergraduate or graduate student, please note that all open positions will be listed below.
We also welcome Yale faculty and New Haven community partners interested in working with our Citizens Thinkers Writers program. Please contact civicthought@yale.edu for more information.
The Yale Center for Civic Thought is hiring an events and communications intern for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Center hosts a range of events, including but not limited to guest seminars, reading groups, dinner forums, and coffee hours. The events and communications intern will assist with general event operations, ranging from advertising and promotion to day-of set-up & breakdown.
Duties can include:
Monitoring event registration & RSVP lists, consolidating event guest lists for future email outreach
Liaising with Center fellows and reading group leaders re: event support
Assisting with event promotion, creating graphics and/or communications to advertise events on-campus
Update social media accounts with event promotional materials, live event content
Day-of event set-up & clean-up–especially Friday afternoons from 12-3pm
Assisting with guest speaker outreach to collect bios, readings, etc.
Other assigned tasks.
Students can apply via Yale Student Employment (job ID #37113) $18/hr.
Citizens Thinkers Writers (CTW) is a two-week residential summer program and year-long fellowship program at Yale University for students from New Haven public schools who want to think deeply about fundamental human questions in a college setting.
CTW seeks an organized, energetic, and detail-oriented student interested in providing administrative and operational support to CTW.
Duties include but are not limited to: supporting with program administration; assisting with social media outreach, website updates, data entry, and maintenance of program files; conducting interviews with program alumni; helping with the implementation of the CTW fellows project; and providing support for in-person events as needed.
Applicants must demonstrate maturity, enthusiasm, and a commitment to working with youth from backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education, including low-income and first-generation college students. The ideal applicant will also possess a strong interest in the humanities along with excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. Experience with program organization, operation, or clerical work is helpful.
Candidates must be proficient in both Google and Microsoft suites. Experience with Qualtrics software is desired but not required, as is written and oral proficiency in Spanish.
Students can apply via Yale Student Employment (job ID #36385). $18/hr.
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