Do research internships count? I just started one at Charity Entrepreneurship.
I think I might have described my history in one of your other posts/questions.
I first applied to ACE and GiveWell research internships in 2016, back when I was still new to EA, but didn’t get either. The extent of my EA involvement at the time was over Facebook.
Then I studied for a master’s with the intention to earn to give, got involved with my local EA group and started running it last summer, started commenting and writing on the EA Forum, and earned to give, although I hadn’t made any significant donations yet. Then I applied to Charity Entrepreneurship and ACE internships in August and November/December, respectively, and didn’t get either. Then I donated about 45% of my 2019 income in December, wrote an EA Forum post that won an EA Forum prize, and attended my first EA Global (the virtual one in March). I talked with someone from CE at a local EA group meetup, and my current supervisor at CE at EA Global, and I think I made decent impressions on them. Then I applied to CE’s research internship last month and was accepted this time.
I imagine that if I get a full-time position in EA research, this internship will be an important contributing factor. I don’t expect it to guarantee me a full-time position, though, since they’re very competitive and pretty rare.
Thank You StJules. Appreciate it. This is actually great. Thanks for the details. Ultimately it is about getting a job in EA. But Interships also sounds good.
Oh, I should also add that I read and commented on several of CE’s reports (commenting on the EA Forum posts, and I also read other effective animal advocacy research). I did this leading up to my first application that was rejected, but I think my recent feedback was much more useful, and I was encouraged to apply following a conservation about my feedback.
Do research internships count? I just started one at Charity Entrepreneurship.
I think I might have described my history in one of your other posts/questions.
I first applied to ACE and GiveWell research internships in 2016, back when I was still new to EA, but didn’t get either. The extent of my EA involvement at the time was over Facebook.
Then I studied for a master’s with the intention to earn to give, got involved with my local EA group and started running it last summer, started commenting and writing on the EA Forum, and earned to give, although I hadn’t made any significant donations yet. Then I applied to Charity Entrepreneurship and ACE internships in August and November/December, respectively, and didn’t get either. Then I donated about 45% of my 2019 income in December, wrote an EA Forum post that won an EA Forum prize, and attended my first EA Global (the virtual one in March). I talked with someone from CE at a local EA group meetup, and my current supervisor at CE at EA Global, and I think I made decent impressions on them. Then I applied to CE’s research internship last month and was accepted this time.
I imagine that if I get a full-time position in EA research, this internship will be an important contributing factor. I don’t expect it to guarantee me a full-time position, though, since they’re very competitive and pretty rare.
Is your internship paid?
No
Thank You StJules. Appreciate it. This is actually great. Thanks for the details. Ultimately it is about getting a job in EA. But Interships also sounds good.
And congratulations on the Internship.
Thanks!
Oh, I should also add that I read and commented on several of CE’s reports (commenting on the EA Forum posts, and I also read other effective animal advocacy research). I did this leading up to my first application that was rejected, but I think my recent feedback was much more useful, and I was encouraged to apply following a conservation about my feedback.