Summer, Fall, Winter Internships for the Salzburg Medical Seminars at Schloss Arenberg, Austria 2014/2015 Friday, December 13 (Application Deadline; Application Posted on CTools and in Email) Internship Dates: * Summer Internship: Thursday, May 8 - Friday, August 8, 2014 * Fall Internship: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, November 25, 2014 * Winter Internship: Wednesday, January 14 -Tuesday, April 14, 2015 The Salzburg Stiftung of the American Austrian Foundation (AAF) is pleased to offer a three-month internship to current students and recent college graduates (ideally German majors) at Schloss Arenberg, Salzburg, Austria. Interns will provide administrative support to the Seminar Coordinator of the Academic Office of the Salzburg Medical Seminars of the Open Medical Institute (OMI), a postgraduate medical educational program for physicians from the developing world (fellows), taught by physicians (faculty) from the United States and Europe. Interns should be fluent in microsoft word, excel and powerpoint. Good audiovisual skills are also a plus. Interns should also be proficient in German. Interns will support the Program Director with the pre- and post-organization of the seminars as well as with the seminar currently in session. All seminars are captured electronically and published on CD. Interns may be asked to lend a hand in the multi media lab where the CDs are produced. Interns will also be involved in ongoing projects which may include analyzing seminar evaluations and other data for reports. Each seminar is comprised of up to nine U.S. and Austrian faculty members who give morning lectures and afternoon workshops throughout the week. The faculty members are typically some of the best minds in their particular medical specialty who come from leading academic centers and serve pro bono. Fellows number from thirty to forty and come from a wide range of countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, but also Africa and the Middle East and are on a full scholarship. The seminars cover all areas of clinical medicine. Furthermore AAF organizes seminars for the World Health Organization and the Open Society Institute dealing with public health related topics. You should view the seminars as an opportunity to meet some amazing people from all over the globe. Interns are encouraged to socialize with the fellows and faculty as much as possible during the week. The more participants you get to know while you are in Salzburg, the more worthwhile this experience will be. In- between making photocopies and sending faxes you may have lunch with the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital or share a (Diet) Coke with a medical doctor from Tanzania. The duties mentioned above are not necessarily a complete list of the tasks you may perform. The structure of intern work is always subject to change. Please feel free to make suggestions to the Program Director. This will be a great help for the interns following you at the Salzburg Medical Seminars International. What AAF offers: * It will reimburse up to $1500 for a round-trip economy class ticket to and from Salzburg. Submit a copy of your ticket to Sioban Healy (212) 856-1075 ([email protected]) in the New York office for reimbursement. * It covers room and board. You will also receive a stipend of Euro 200 per month. * It provides health insurance while you are in Salzburg, but advises you to keep any insurance coverage you may have through parents or school in the event of a serious accident. * During your three-month stay you will be allowed to have two guests for two nights free of charge (however this is dependent on availability). If you want to have guests longer than that, there will be a small charge. * It can provide you with a bicycle and lock for use around town. It requires a Euro 50 deposit on the bike, which will be returned to you when you leave. What AAF expects: * Computer Proficiency * German Proficiency * You will be expected to work for three months. It is not legally possible to work longer; however, you can travel to other parts of Europe before or after if desired, but if you arrive earlier or stay later than your internship dates, you will be required to buy a specific Austrian travel insurance (this is very cheap and can be easily done by going toquotewright ) in order to receive your visa. Interns can expect a 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. workday except during seminars. During seminars interns are expected to be in the office at 8:00 a.m. and often work well into the evening. Your work week will vary depending upon whether or not a seminar is in session. During non-seminar weeks you will not have to work more than 40 hours a week and you will have most weekends free. During seminar weeks you may work more hours as you may be required to attend some social events (faculty dinners, final graduation dinner). You will be given five extra days off during the time you are with AAF in Salzburg. AAF reserves the right to send interns home if it feels that there are problems in the workplace that cannot be solved. Here is what you will need to do beforehand: * Complete the application form (see attachment) and submit it to: Elisabeth Bourg Open Medical Institute Seminar Coordinator Schloss Arenberg Arenbergstrasse 10 5020 Salzburg Email: [email protected] Phone: 01143-662-640101-226 Cell: 01143-664-1313507 Before leaving the US, you must apply for a D or C visa at the closest Austrian Consulate in the US. Please apply at least 4 weeks prior to departure. You will need to appear in person and provide the following documents to the Consulate: * valid US passport (valid at least three months beyond the visa period) * visa application form + 2 photos * letter of employment (from AAF) * proof of insurance and health coverage/room and board while in Salzburg (from AAF) * approval of voluntary work from the Austrian Employment Bureau (from AAF) * flight reservation (travel dates) * prepaid return envelope (so the Consulate can send back the passport unless you pick it up) AAF needs a copy of the cover and inside pages of your passport for its personnel files.
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