Are you a Trainee looking to develop your leadership skills? AUCD offers Trainees many opportunities to learn and apply communication strategies, contribute ideas and input that will influence national efforts, and build connections. AUCD has a variety of opportunities for new and more advanced Trainees!

We are always looking for enthusiastic, passionate, innovative, and mission-driven Trainees to represent (and strengthen) the AUCD Emerging Leaders Community! Since you are already taking the next step to become a more impactful leader through your traineeship, why not take it to the next level? Check out the positions below and see which one fits your goals and interests!

AUCD Emerging Leaders Interns

The AUCD Emerging Leaders Interns are big-picture thinkers who value building and enhancing a community among trainees and emerging leaders in meaningful and sustainable ways across all AUCD membership sites. They act as connection points between the national network and each Program/Center by ensuring trainees receive relevant information and opportunities related to leadership, research, grants, fellowships, emerging issues, and more. The interns will have opportunities to assist with planning and implementing trainee-focused activities during conferences, enhance communication and dissemination, and more. The internship is paid and spans one academic year. Learn more about how to become an AUCD Emerging Leaders Intern.

AUCD Council Trainee Representatives

Trainees are enthusiastic and eager for more variability and opportunities to demonstrate leadership within the AUCD network. In an ongoing request, trainees expressed an interest in opportunities for greater involvement with AUCD Councils. They view the Councils as a professional means of being engaged with the network and a venue for actively pursuing their areas of interest. In addition to trainees’ requests, Council Chairs and leadership have expressed repeated interest in increasing trainee engagement, so the following plan was designed to address the expressed needs and desires of trainees and Council leadership. Learn more about how to become a Council Trainee Representative in the future.

AUCD Emerging Leaders Advisory Board 

The Emerging Leaders Community is now accepting Emerging Leaders Advisory Board nominations! The Board will have quarterly virtual meetings with AUCD’s Program Manager for the Emerging Leaders Community and the AUCD Board of Directors representative for the Emerging Leaders Community. As an Advisory Board Member, you will be participating in ongoing assessment of Emerging Leader activities and resources, reviewing products such as webinars, newsletters, events, and the website, and working with AUCD staff to advance Technical Assistance to be inclusive of all Emerging Leaders.  Learn more about the AUCD Advisory Board responsibilities and how to apply in the future.