Ad Hoc Design Intern

The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) is hiring a Design Intern on a retainer basis to provide ad hoc support (up to 10 hours in a given week) designing policy briefs, reports, visualizations, and other outputs that help CEGA communicate its work and impact. The paid internship will run for the 2026–2027 academic year.

About CEGA

The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) is a hub for research, training and innovation headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley. We generate insights that decision-makers can use to improve policies, programs, and people’s lives. Our best-in-class academic network includes nearly 200 faculty, 80 scholars from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)—primarily from East and West Africa—and hundreds of graduate students from diverse academic disciplines who produce rigorous evidence about what works to expand education, health, and economic opportunities for people living in poverty. Our business model involves curating policy-relevant research agendas in collaboration with development leaders, overseeing competitive grant-making to answer critical questions, investing in research capacity, and strategically connecting research and ideas to inform decision-making by governments, NGOs, and the private sector.

CEGA is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—please read our values statement here.

Position Overview

On an ad hoc basis, the intern will assist in the development and design of multimedia and print collateral related to CEGA research, events, and organizational development. They will support various visual content creation tasks, including developing graphics for digital and print media, editing images, contributing to brainstorming sessions, and ultimately producing polished reports and briefs that adhere to branding guidelines and communicate the impact of our work. Examples include CEGA’s annual board book, 2-pagers, policy memos, and other reports. Reporting to the Strategic Communications Manager and Events Associate, the intern will have ample opportunity to work across the Center and with many CEGA staff. 

This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience applying design skills in a real-world professional setting; learn best practices, design workflows, and how to incorporate feedback from senior professionals; build a creative portfolio; and contribute to the day-to-day operations of a dynamic organization.

Hours and Compensation

Ad hoc work; up to 10 hours/week. CEGA compensates undergraduate student interns $23/hour and graduate student interns at $27/hour.

Location

Remote, with the option to work in our office in Berkeley, CA (Giannini Hall) if desired.

Duration

Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 Academic Year (with the possibility of extension pending performance and availability)

Start Date

October (negotiable)

Responsibilities

• Output Development: Use design software like Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop) and others to produce polished reports, briefs, graphics, and other outputs as assigned.
• Visual Asset Creation: Assist in the creation of graphics for social media, websites, marketing materials, and presentations, using CEGA brand, photo, and language guidelines. 
• Brainstorming: Participate in idea generation and contribute innovative perspectives to design projects. 
• Collaboration: Work closely with supervisor, the Director of Operations, and other CEGA staff to develop creative concepts and execute projects. 
• Brand Consistency: Help maintain brand guidelines and ensure all designs adhere to CEGA standards. 
• Project Support: Manage and organize design files, prepare presentations, and mockups. 

Qualifications

• UC Berkeley student (work-study preferred but not required)
• Design Software Proficiency: High-level proficiency in design software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma, and more. 
• WordPress Proficiency: Hands-on experience with WordPress website management, including page layout editing, block editors/builders, media asset management, and web design best practices.
• Creativity and Detail: Possess strong attention to detail, creativity, and the ability to generate unique design concepts. Exceptional design and data visualization savvy.
• Communication: Exceptional communication skills to articulate design needs and effectively describe updates and achievements. Ability to receive and implement feedback well.
• Organizational Skills: Strong time management, planning, and organizational skills to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines. Ability to manage a time-sensitive workflow while maintaining accuracy with details. Strong ability to anticipate, plan, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Self-Motivation: A self-starter who is eager to learn and can work independently to complete assigned tasks. Flexible and able to adapt to changes in workflow.

Nice to have:

• Experience with MailChimp, Eventbrite, Tableau, Salesforce, and other digital applications
• Subject Matter Expertise: Exposure to development economics, social science research, and/or policy-making

How to Apply:

Please submit your application here on Submittable . You’ll need to provide a resumé, brief statement of interest, and a design portfolio (no more than 3 pieces/examples). Applications that are incomplete or do not follow the stated instructions will not be considered.

Application deadline: Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Call for Speakers for the 2027 BITSS Annual Meeting

The  Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS) will hold its 15th Annual Meeting on Friday, February 26, 2027 at UC Berkeley! This event is in-person only.

Program

The BITSS Annual Meeting brings together actors from academia, scholarly publishing, and policy to share novel research and discuss efforts to improve the credibility of social science by advancing research transparency, reproducibility, rigor, and ethics. The program will feature presentations of meta-scientific work selected from this Call for Papers, as well as a keynote presentation.     

Call for Papers

We invite papers or long abstracts (500-1000 words) in all aspects of meta-science, including but not limited to work that assesses scientific practice, evaluates the credibility of bodies of social science literature, presents new tools or strategies to improve research transparency and reproducibility, or evaluates the effectiveness of existing tools. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Pre-registration and the use of pre-analysis plans;
• Disclosure and transparent reporting;
• Research ethics;
• Replicability and reproducibility;
• Peer review and changes in academic publishing;
• Methods for detecting and reducing publication bias or data mining;
• The intersection of openness and inclusion in science;
• Assessment of the validity or reproducibility of literature;
• Meta-analysis and evidence synthesis;
• Open policy analysis;
• Role of AI in research transparency;
• Other policy-relevant research.

Eligible projects include completed works, work in progress, and prospective work. All submissions are due by Sunday, November 1, 2026 (11:59 PM Pacific Time).   

Contact 

Reach out to Jo Weech (jweech@berkeley.edu) with any questions about this event.

Deadline to submit papers is Sunday, December 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST. PacDev 2027 will take place on Saturday, March 13, 2027. It will be hosted by the University of British Columbia.

When submitting your paper, you will be asked to include the following:

• Title
• Author and co-author(s)’s name(s)
• Paper abstract
• Paper to upload as pdf file

Full papers and extended abstracts will be reviewed. If your paper is not selected for a presentation, it may be considered for the poster session. 

PacDev welcomes paper submissions in all research topics in development economics. Priority will be given to full papers, but extended abstracts will also be considered. Submissions from junior researchers are encouraged, including submissions for a Junior Researcher poster session that is open to doctoral students in their third year or below, masters students and graduates, and advanced undergraduates.

Please submit via this site by December 13, 2026. You will be notified of a decision by January 16, 2027.