Summer Internship with Shmoop - Apply by April 15
Date
Open to Stanford humanities doctoral students.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
The literature team at Shmoop (www.shmoop.com) is excited to offer, in partnership with BiblioTech, two formal internships for Stanford Humanities PhD students. This will be a paid (yep, you read that right) 10-week summer gig. We're flexible with dates, as long as you're conscientious with your work.
You would be working 20 hours/week at the Shmoop headquarters in Mountain View, so if you have an aversion to Swedish Fish or wearing jeans to work, look elsewhere.
We're especially looking for people who are awesome at and familiar with at least one of the following things:
- Literary theory (criticism, movements etc.)
- The Bible
- Editing and being funny
What we'd like from you:
- A resume/CV to prove your Stanfordness.
- A fun cover letter: we do have to spend 20 hours/week with you, after all.
- A Shmoopy character analysis. Just pick your favorite character from your favorite book (if your favorite book happens to be Breaking Dawn, that's totally fine) and show us your analysis chops. To get an idea of what we're looking for, check out what we have to say about Bertram (http://www.shmoop.com/alls-well-that-ends-well/bertram.html) or Amaroq (http://www.shmoop.com/julie-of-the-wolves/amaroq.html).
What does it mean to be Shmoopy? It's all about being fun, engaging, relatable to teenagers—oh, and totally brilliant, too. To get a real feel for the voice, poke around our "In a Nutshell" and "Why Should I Care?" sections. One Hundred Years of Solitude (http://www.shmoop.com/one-hundred-years-solitude/) and Robinson Crusoe (http://www.shmoop.com/robinson-crusoe/) will do you well.
Application materials should be sent to Anaïs Saint-Jude (anais.saint-jude@stanford.edu) by April 15. Shmoop will contact you (yay or nay) about an interview before the end of April.
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