CoLang Web Committee Intern Summer 2026
About CoLang
The Institute on Collaborative Language Research, also known as CoLang, is a biennial gathering where people from various backgrounds can learn about language documentation, descriptive linguistics, and language revitalization from each other. The Institute emphasizes community-based approaches to language revitalization and collaboration at all stages of this work—from designing documentation or teaching projects to activism or archiving materials for future use. CoLang aims to blur the lines between community and academia, learners and facilitators, and among areas of specialty. CoLang welcomes all people interested in community-based, collaborative language work.
About CoLang Web Committee
The CoLang Web Committee was established in 2020 to develop, manage, and maintain the permanent digital presence of the CoLang Institute. The Committee is responsible for the public-facing website www.colanginstitute.org, and the internal collection and organization of planning materials in the CoLang Repository. The Committee is responsible to the CoLang Advisory Council via the Colang Advisory Council’s Web Representative, and also works closely with Local Organizing Committees to support efforts such as digital archiving and communications.
Summer 2026 CoLang Web Committee Intern
The CoLang Web Committee is accepting applications for a Summer 2026 Intern (late May-August) to assist with facilitator outreach and communications leading up to and during CoLang 2026, and managing the intake process for and organization of materials for the online repository after CoLang 2026 has concluded.
The main goal of the online CoLang repository is to support contributors and hosts in organizing effective institutes, with the plan to serve a wider audience in the future by releasing appropriate workshop information for continued educational use with facilitator permission. These materials may include slideshows, example documents, and educational content of the workshop. A brief video introducing the repository is available here.
We are seeking applicants with experience or interest in communications, conference participant support, open-source digital property, digital materials access, and familiarity with the field of Indigenous language reclamation. The internship is open to applicants who will be physically present at CoLang 2026 in Reno, Nevada this summer.
CoLang Web Committee Internship Objectives
The primary goal of the internship shall be to support the Web Committee and Local Organizing Committee with managing communications and coordinating the materials intake process for the online CoLang repository. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Attend monthly Web Committee Meetings as a liaison for the Local Organizing Committee
Communicate with CoLang 2026 facilitators to inform them of the online repository and intake process, respond to any questions, and coordinate the receipt of consent forms and course materials
Assist Local Organizing Committee with communications for facilitators and participants before and during the Institute, general troubleshooting support during, and coordinate the archiving of administrative and planning documents after the Institute
Collect and organize materials as they are submitted by facilitators and Local Organizing Committee, and add them to the CoLang repository with appropriate metadata
Support Web Committee presentation at the CoLang Business Meeting and any additional in-person outreach at CoLang 2026
Areas of Competence
Archival intake
Consent gathering for open-source digital publication
Digital intellectual property
Communications & outreach
Indigenous communities
Indigenous Language Reclamation
Reporting, Compensation, and Credit
This is a hybrid internship in collaboration with the Local Organizing Committee in Reno, Nevada, and CoLang Web Committee members in EDT, CDT, and PDT time zones. Intern must be physically present at CoLang 2026 at the University of Nevada, Reno between June 22 - July 10, and will receive complimentary tuition for CoLang 2026. The CoLang Web Committee cannot reimburse costs associated with travel, accommodations, or a meal plan. Start and end dates are flexible. The intern may begin after Memorial Day, May 25, and must end by Aug 31.
Intern shall report to the CoLang Web Committee. Intern shall receive a stipend of $500 at the end of the three-month internship period, and is expected to devote at least 33 hours to internship tasks.
The CoLang Web Committee welcomes students interested in fulfilling school credit through the internship. Please reach out to your department to see if this is possible. We are only able to accept those legally authorized to work in the United States at this time. However, we are happy to work with any interested applicant to support their authorization process.
To Apply
Send a resume and cover letter addressing your competence to complete the objectives stated above to info@colanginstitute.org with the title “Summer 2026 CoLang Web Committee Intern Application” by Monday, April 13th.
