Employment
The Pulte Institute is a vibrant, growing unit within the University of Notre Dame. New positions are frequently available as we expand our efforts. Please continue to check this page for opportunities to join our dynamic team!
Full-Time Positions
Sustainability Program Manager
With a focus on sustainability and environmental justice, this position plays a crucial role in delivering and helping to grow a portfolio of research projects within the Pulte Institute. Overseeing externally-funded projects — primarily in the Institute’s Innovation and Practice Division — the Sustainability Program Manager is a critical link between the Institute and implementation partners by providing budget management and logistics.
Part-Time Position
Policy and Practice Visiting Associates
Visiting Associates usually spend between 2-8 weeks on campus. Longer residency durations of up to 6 months are permitted if there are cost-share arrangements from the applicant and their host institution. This could include funded research support, stipends, or travel funds. While in residency, Visiting Associates engage with key thought leaders, policymakers, the private sector, and the academy to develop two deliverables: a primary policy paper and a shorter policy brief, co-authored with a member of the Pulte Institute.
Applicants can apply individually or through a partnership between an organization and the Pulte Institute. For more information, contact Edward Jurkovic at ejurkovi@nd.edu or (574) 631-9856.
Student Intern Positions - Academic Year 2023-2024
Students may apply for a position by emailing Pulte's Communications Director Kara Kelly (kkelly2@nd.edu). Please state which position interests you and why you'd like to work for the Pulte Institute.
Pulte Institute Communications Intern
The Pulte Institute seeks a Communications Intern for Summer 2023 and beyond to help amplify the Pulte Institute’s brand on and off campus. The Communications Intern will work closely with the Communications Director to complete the following kinds of tasks:
- Helping to create and input content for the Pulte Institute website (pulte.nd.edu) and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn)
- Copy-editing reports, policy briefs, and other Pulte Institute publications
- Updating and maintaining communications databases, including mailing lists, publications, digital assets, and project information
- Supporting the implementation of Pulte Institute events (both in-person and virtual)
- Aid the communications activities of various Pulte Institute partners (e.g.,USAID, McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business) as appropriate
- Assisting the Research Communications Coordinator and the Communications Specialist with other tasks as assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
The Communications Intern should be an outgoing and organized self-starter who can work on multiple projects for a busy academic and practitioner team. The successful applicant will have experience using social media in a professional setting, strong English writing skills, proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, and knowledge of other database management systems is strongly preferred.
Graduate or Undergraduate: Research Communications Intern
Part of the Pulte Institute is having a robust communications strategy, emphasizing capacity building, research translation, and knowledge product dissemination. This student intern role would collaborate with other Pulte Institute communications interns and our research teams on various projects ranging from copy editing to infographic creation to webinar planning.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Those with strong copy editing and writing skills and intermediate graphic design skills will be considered. Experience with data visualization and research translation is a plus.
- Knowledge of and experience with all or some of the following programs and/or processes is desired but not necessary:
- Canva
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.)
- Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
- Google suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
- Infogram or other data visualization software
Visual Communications Intern
We seek a student intern to help us promote our vision to campus and beyond. This student role would collaborate with other Pulte Institute communications interns and our research teams on various projects ranging from copy editing to infographic creation to webinar planning.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Those with audiovisual and/or graphic design skills will be considered. Knowledge of and experience with all or some of the following programs and/or processes is desired but not necessary:
- Canva
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.)
- Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
- Google suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
- Infogram or other data visualization software
Employment Resources at Notre Dame
Open faculty positions at the Pulte Institute, and across the Keough School of Global Affairs, may be found at facultypositions.nd.edu.
Other positions across the University can be found at jobs.nd.edu.
The University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff, and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from female and minority candidates and others that will enhance our community. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals and requires affirmative action by covered contractors to employ and advance veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a).