The Vito Stagliano Energy Policy Internship
Program Background
To honor Vito Stagliano’s life and career as an exceptional teacher, researcher, and public servant, and in recognition of his passion for sharing ideas while promoting work on the topics he pursued during his long and storied career, the Bipartisan Policy (BPC) will annually award—to graduate or undergraduate students—a summer internship opportunity to conduct research on pertinent energy policy topics in Washington, D.C. at BPC’s office headquarters.
Responsibilities
The intern will work directly with BPC’s Energy Project team on analysis and research, event planning, monitoring news and congressional activity, blogging, communications activities, and administrative support. The intern will help support the Energy Project’s major initiatives in a number of possible areas, including:
About Vito Stagliano
Vito Stagliano joined the National Commission on Energy Policy (a former project of the BPC) in March 2006 and served as research director until August 2007. Formerly a federal executive, Stagliano served most of his public service career in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), initially as special assistant to the secretary, subsequently as head of the Policy Integration Office, and finally as deputy assistant secretary for policy analysis. He assisted in the analyses and design of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992. He was awarded bronze and silver medals for exceptional service by Energy Secretary James D. Watkins and a Meritorious Service Medal by President George H.W. Bush. He retired from the Energy Department in 1992. He oversaw the analyses conducted by the DOE national laboratories that led to the promulgation of the first federal climate change policy.
He is the author of A Policy of Discontent: The Making of a National Energy Strategy and has contributed articles and research papers to the Electricity Journal, Public Utilities Fortnightly, Resources for the Future’s Resources magazine, and Dialogue, the journal of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics. Stagliano was a member of the Theodore Thomas Society of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Poetry Society. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and served on the staff of the Peace Corps in Ghana, Senegal, Bourkina Faso and Washington, D.C.
SUMMER PROGRAM
BPC has a robust summer program. Interns work full time, and will receive a $4,500 stipend for ten weeks of work. Interns must be rising juniors or above. Applicants must currently be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program. Interns will provide functional support, conduct research, and work directly with project analysts and staff in various capacities. *Please note that our Summer internship will be completely virtual*
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until a qualified candidate has been identified. Please do not send multiple submissions. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Due to the number of applications received, we are unable to contact those who have not been selected for an internship. No phone calls, please. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply but must have a valid work permit or visa verifying eligibility to work in the United States. We do not offer visa sponsorship.
Required materials (please submit as one PDF File):
• Cover Letter – please indicate your two areas of interest from BPC’s project and functional areas listed above.
• Resume.
• Relevant writing sample (3-5 pages).
• College or university transcript (unofficial is acceptable).
• Phone and email contact information for two professional references, including a professor or other individual familiar with your work.
• Brief response to our Diversity statement on what it means to you (5-8 sentences).
APPLICATION DEADLINE
• Summer internships: April 1st
BPC Diversity Statement
The Bipartisan Policy Center defines diversity as the range of human qualities that make us unique as individuals, including—but not limited to—age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression, geographic location, nationality, political philosophy, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.
To celebrate diversity and ensure equity and inclusivity, BPC is committed to:
• Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce with insights and solutions for our increasingly divided society.
• Creating a workplace culture where all employees feel valued and their perspectives are heard.
• Developing policy solutions and undertaking research that reflect a diversity of thought and experience.
These commitments will help us to fulfill our mission and foster bipartisanship more effectively.