Career Accelerator Student Intern

Requirements

• Comfort with Generative AI: Experience or strong curiosity regarding AI-assisted development tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to generate functional applications quickly.
• Platform & Data Aptitude: Familiarity with content management systems (like uConnect) and a strong foundation in computer science principles for data organization and scripting.
• Project Management Mindset: Strong organizational skills to manage a fixed 8-week timeline, balancing day-to-day platform tasks with competition deadlines.
• Clear Communicator: Ability to write clean user guides, market events to peers, and translate non-technical feedback into functional technical updates.
• Career Readiness Competencies Developed in This Role :
• Critical Thinking : Identify and analyze problems, evaluate solutions, and make informed decisions.
• Leadership : Motivate, guide, and support others to achieve a common goal.
• Career & Self-Development : Show awareness of one's strengths and opportunities for growth, and take steps to pursue goals.
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• Reasonable Accommodation

Additional Information

WHAT SHOULD I KNOW BEFORE I APPLY? Welcome! We're excited that you're interested in applying for a position at Lewis & Clark College. Before you get started, here are a few important things to keep in mind: Returning Applicants : If you've previously been hired for a position at Lewis & Clark College, we'd love to see you back! Please close this window and log into your Workday account using your LC credentials. You can easily apply through the Talent and Performance icon on your home page. New Applicants : If you're applying for the first time, we encourage you to prepare your resume and gather your I-9 documents in advance. This will help streamline your application and hiring process! For more information and resources, please visit our Student Employment Resources . WHO WOULD I REPORT TO? Joe Hewa WHAT DEPARTMENT IS THIS IN? 5420 Non Work Study, Career Center WHEN DOES THIS POSITION BEGIN (AND END, IF APPLICABLE? 2026-05-08 - JOB PURPOSE Core Categories of Responsibility 1. Direct Tool Development & Prototyping (Vibe Coding) Build Workflow MVPs: Design and build initial iterations of the Student Logbook application to capture and track student internship data efficiently. Optimize Partner Intake: Build an intake workflow for community partners, including standard web forms and downloadable prompt files optimized for external corporate AI models. Ecosystem Integration: Collaborate with the CIO and IT teams to ensure all custom tools live securely within the official Lewis & Clark Google enterprise sandbox ecosystem. 2. Competition Design & Operations Launch & Market: Launch a campus-wide development competition, intentionally encouraging participation from both non-technical designers and technical coders. Coordinate Evaluation: Manage incoming entries and coordinate a judging panel centered around distinct prize tracks (e.g., Best User Interface, Most Technically Savvy, Most Creative ). Synthesize "Mash-Ups": Analyze winning competition entries and merge their best user-experience elements into the final enterprise rollout. 3. uConnect Platform & Core IT Support uConnect Administration: Take ownership of the further development, backend curation, and optimization of the Career Center's uConnect platform. Data Organization Priorities: Clean, audit, and restructure historical spreadsheet data across departments to build clear, repeatable data-ingestion pipelines. Ad-Hoc Technical Support: Troubleshoot computer science and IT-related tasks as they arise to support the broader operational priorities of the Career Center. User Testing: Lead user-testing groups with students and staff to iteratively improve tool interfaces, platform accessibility, and overall usability Pay Rate: $16.80 /hr

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