The Congressional-Executive Commission on China is currently soliciting resumes for spring internships (paid) in Washington, D.C., working on Chinese human rights and rule of law issues.  Interns must be U.S. citizens.

[Language below is copied from the CECC internship announcement]

Applications
for spring internships must be received by December 1, 2009.  Further
details are available below and on the Commission’s Web site at www.cecc.gov.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC via e-mail to Judy.wright@mail.house.gov or via fax at (202) 226-3804, attention:  Judy Wright, Director of Administration.

Internships at the Congressional-Executive Commission on

China

We
welcome your interest in working as an intern at the
Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). We value the
contribution that interns make to our work, and we have benefited from
the intellectual and practical contributions of the interns who have
worked with us so far. We are also gratified about the number of very
highly qualified people who apply to work with us as interns each year.

To
better understand the work of the Commission and its areas of most
intense focus, we invite potential applicants to visit the other
sections of this CECC website (www.cecc.gov).

The CECC seeks interns for three periods of the year:
 

Interested
applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and the names and
contact information for two references, to the CECC via e-mail to Judy
Wright, Director of Administration at judy.wright@mail.house.gov. 
Please discuss in your cover letter how your professional goals,
interests, and background relate to the Commission's legislative
mandate regarding human rights and the rule of law in China.

Those who wish to apply for internships should understand the following:

• CECC interns receive a salary of $10/hour;
• Interns must be U.S. citizens;
• We regret that interns are not eligible for federal benefits.
• During the fall and spring semesters, CECC
  internships are part-time, and we expect interns to work between 15 and
  20 hours per week;
• During the summer, CECC internships are full-time, and we expect summer interns to work between 32 and 40 hours per week;
• Interns should have completed at least some
  China-related coursework. It is also desirable that they have some
  background in one or more of the specific human rights and rule of law
  issues in the CECC legislative mandate.
• Interns should be able to read Chinese well
  enough to assist with research in newspapers, journals, and on
  websites. More advanced Chinese language capability would be a plus.
  The successful candidate for an internship often will have lived or
  studied in mainland China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan.
• Interns will conduct research and writing projects on human rights and rule of law issues in China under the supervision of Commission staff. Interns may also assist with researching and updating records on the Commission’s Political Prisoner Database.
  Interns may also be invited or required to attend some of the many rule
  of law and human rights events organized by the Commission and other
  organizations in Washington, D.C.
• Although our interns are usually students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, others are also welcome to apply.