1 May 2018

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Internship Programme 2018

Application Deadline: 6th May 2018 (23:59 Central European Time)

Eligible Countries: International

To Be Taken At (Country): Geneva, Switzerland

About the Award: The internship will include preparing final publications for a research project on the Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development; assistance with organizing the upcoming UNRISD Call for Papers Conference, Overcoming Inequalities in a Fractured World: Between Elite Power and Social Mobilization; and research and outreach activities related to a forthcoming research project on the same subject.
While at UNRISD, the intern will be asked to:
  • assist with copyediting and formatting publications, in particular for the PDRM project;
  • provide research assistance for ongoing work in the programme, and conduct library and Internet searches, in particular for the Overcoming Inequalities project;
  • contribute to ongoing tasks related to project management, fundraising, external relations, and event organization;
  • produce a short paper, literature review, article or similar output, on a subject related to the Social Policy and Development programme.
Type: Internship

Eligibility: At the time of application, applicants must meet one of the following requirements (as per UN Secretariat rules regarding interns);
  • be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
  • be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) or;
  • have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (i) and (ii) above) and, if selected, commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation;
Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: 
  • Interns are not financially remunerated;
  • UNRISD is not responsible for interns’ travel expenses to and from Geneva, or for mandatory medical insurance during the period of the internship.
Duration of Programme: 3 months. A start date in June 2018 to be mutually agreed upon. The usual duration of the internship is three months, with the possibility of extension.

How to Apply: APPLY

Visit the Programme Webpage for Details

Award Providers: UNRISD

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