Archives
Political/Community Photographer
This entails capturing and researching political and social issues/currents via pictures and video. You are our "eyes," and thus capture research through the mediums of visual expression. You do not need to be on campus for this position, but you should be willing to go out and take and collect primary source photos/videos in our community. You need to be willing to drive out to the action to get these photos, as it won't just happen in your backyard -- so you probably need a mean of transport, via car or bike or something else. Also, you may be tabbed to help with the curation of the photo gallery we create online.
Curator and Web Designer
You will be primarily responsible for getting designing our online website/archival database. This means curating photos and videos, designing a website that makes our research/content easily and equitably accessible to those who visit the website and want to learn and look at our research. This is an important position, and you will have lots of influence -- and responsibility -- in how the first every Archives IOP website and database will be!
General Archives Member and Researcher
This is our most general position. In baseball terms, you will be the utility infielder. You have the freedom to join and help decide what research projects and initiatives we as a program will focus on. You will also need to contribute to research, which will most likely be in the form of conducting oral interviews (via zoom, we will not force anyone to interview people in person). There are no prerequisite skills/backgrounds needed for this position.
Outreach and Communications Specialist
You will be responsible for reaching out to organizations and/or people of interest and making connections with them so that our researchers can conduct interviews and so Archives can receive artifacts and other collectable items from donors. A lot of this will be emailing and calling people and organizations that we need to get a hold of. You will also be responsible for other communication needs, like communication between programs within the IOP -- for example, if we need the folks over at CEAC to send us some videos, or the editors at CPR to send us some of their reporting finds, you will be in charge of contacting the liaisons at those programs (or just directly the people we need to hear from).
Transcriber and/or Technical Support
This has two options/parts. One would be to help us transcribe our recorded zoom interviews. This means that you will type out the dialogue carried out between the interview and the interviewee. If you just want to be a transcriber, then you will also, like everyone else, be a researcher and adding to the richness of Archives by helping lead projects and initiatives just as the general researchers and body members will do. The second option would be general technical support. You would be helping make sure we build our website and database the right way, helping out with any website and technical issues we have, making sure that our researchers can record and store their virtual interviews properly, and other technical support responsibilities. This is like tech team, except you will have more hands-on opportunities to build a website of your own, possibly write code (can't guarantee this!) and be the technical leader of Archives.
Videographer
This entails editing and smoothing out the videos of the interviews conducted by researchers. You could also help with content on the website, such as interactive website graphics, as well as anything else related to videos and editing. You should have some background in using video editing software/programs, like for example Premier.
Civic Engagement Action Coalition
CEAC aka the Civic Engagement Action Coalition is accepting new members! As part of UNC Chapel Hill’s Institute of Politics, we are focused on getting students more civically engaged in the Carolina community. From organizing an Early Voting Shuttle for students this past semester to having Voter Registration “Couch Parties” to help students register to vote during the global pandemic, we are just getting started in making civic engagement more accessible and approachable to students on campus!
Civic Engagement Fellow
Focus on getting the vote out for municipal and midterm elections, as well as other community civic engagement projects. Working group members participate in projects designed to increase civic engagement awareness among students such as Get Out The Vote, informational campaigns, and our Frieside Chat series. Great for students looking for hands-on activities in politics.
Communications
Videographer/Editor
These roles would work on a mini IOP video-series project and would be active in all parts of the creative process. Great for those with multimedia experience and/or interests.
Student Leadership
Director of Archives
The Director of Archives will lead the Archives team, in research, political interviews, fireside chats, special collections & artifacts, and IOP documents and forms. The Director is an integral member of the IOP’s senior leadership, and is a voting member of the IOP’s executive board.
Director of Tech Team
The Tech Team, a program of the University of North Carolina Institute of Politics, seeks to support neighboring community organizations and state and local government in using digital tools to create and foster change.We create project teams that support partner organizations in enhancing technical infrastructure, maximizing online presence, refining digital tools, and leveraging data to upgrade their capabilities. The Director is an integral member of the IOP’s senior leadership, and is a voting member of the IOP’s executive board.
Director of Membership
The Director of Membership is primarily charged with engaging the Institute's general body. The director is responsible for organizing and planning team applications, general body meetings, and other related IOP general events
Tech Team
Project Analyst
Focus on creating tech solutions to support partner organizations in enhancing technical infrastructure, maximizing online presence, refining digital tools, and leveraging data to upgrade their capabilities.
Finance and Development
Finance Analyst
This IOP team ensures the responsible management and development of the organization's finances. Analysts will be responsible for overseeing all IOP expenses and assisting with drafting the annual budget. Additionally, these analysts are tasked with identifying and applying to potential grants that align with the IOP's values. No experience needed but budget drafting and grant writing skills preferred.
Student Policy Collaborative (SPC)
Policy Specialist
The Student Policy Collaborative was established in the Spring of 2021 to create a formal, institutional knowledge base on campus for students seeking to influence and impact policy-making at the University and state level. Through focused, research-based engagement, the Collaborative provides a space for students to dive into the issues that impact them in their communities, and to mobilize data and best practices, and the connections to make sure that these proposals make it into the hands of University administrators and state agencies who can implement them.