MDC is interested in attracting talented applicants for the Autry Fellowship from Georgia Tech. Each year, MDC offers a one-year, full-time position for recent college graduates interested in careers in community change and social equity.

The Autry Fellowship is a competitive fellowship for talented and ambitious recent college graduates interested in careers in community change and social equity. It provides an opportunity to work for one year at MDC as a full-time, paid staff member. The Autry Fellowship supports MDC’s mission—to help organizations and communities close the gaps that separate people from opportunity—by developing a cadre of young leaders who have experience promoting economic development, increasing equity and excellence in education, building inclusive civic cultures, and who are poised and ready to apply their new learning to benefit those left behind.

Qualifications include:

• The ability to communicate and work with people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences
• The capacity to understand complex economic and social issues and communicate those issues clearly and persuasively
• Commitment to MDC’s mission
• Prior work, study, or service in a variety of relevant areas, including public policy, education, economic and workforce development, poverty alleviation, sociology, political science, Southern studies, community development, leadership development, or a similar field
• Demonstration of leadership potential in the areas of interest
• United States residency
• Candidates must be in their final years of undergraduate studies or have graduated within two years from any accredited four-year college or university

The application deadline for the Autry Fellowship is Monday, January 16, 2012. For more information on this year’s application process, see http://mdcinc.org/about/apply.aspx, or contact Max Rose, 2011-2012 Autry Fellow, at mrose@mdcinc.org.