Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Belgium
Brussels
Overview
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, SWP) advises political decision-makers on international politics and foreign and security policy. Our services are orientated primarily towards the German government and Bundestag, as well as relevant international organisations such as the European Union, NATO and the United Nations.
Details
The Brussels office offers students full-time internships lasting 60 working days (12 weeks). In particular, students of political science including related social sciences (including administrative science, in individual cases also regional science, ethnology, journalism) as well as law and economics can apply. The recruitment dates for interns are generally January, April and September of the respective year.
About us
SWP stands out in comparison to other policy advisers for its ability to draw on solid academic research conducted by our own staff. So as well as offering up-to-date information and demand-driven consulting, SWP also carries out rigorous academic work. We place a premium on independence. SWP is tied to no political party or other institution, nor to any programme or interest group. We set our own priorities and conduct our research freely, without preconceived outcomes. With roughly 50 researchers, SWP covers a broad spectrum of regional and thematic expertise, enabling us to bring together diverse perspectives. Great importance is also placed on academic exchange with colleagues at other research institutes. SWP researchers take the time they need to grasp a topic in depth, and consciously ignore crisis-driven demands for undigested responses.
If good ideas are to become better, they need to be questioned and challenged. SWP is therefore also a forum for exchange and communication, a place of (outward) calm where decision-makers can meet with SWP staff in a confidential setting to air questions and run through ideas without heed to political and party-political considerations.
As well as the German capital, Berlin, this exchange of ideas also takes place in Brussels. As Europe’s largest think-tank in the field of international politics, SWP opened a Brussels office in 2009. There, we maintain a lively exchange with the EU institutions and NATO, as well as with European research institutes and think-tanks.
SWP currently employs about 180 staff of its own. In the course of a year, another 70 or so join us, for example as visiting researchers, scholarship-holders, project staff and interns.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
The intern should meet the following requirements:
- Very good knowledge of German and English, good knowledge of French is desirable
- Confident use of MS Office and the Internet as well as willingness to familiarize yourself with new software management programs (including maintenance of contact databases); Experience in handling administrative tasks is desirable
- Your own ideas and expectations of working in the office team and the content of the internship, which are documented by a letter of motivation of no more than two pages
- Interest in scientific policy advice and communication
- regular students who are in the main course (for Magister, state examination or diploma) or in the master’s course or
- Bachelor's / Master's graduates who are enrolled in a further Bachelor's or Master's degree course as regular students.
Note: Bachelor's graduates can also apply who can be shown to be enrolled in an MA program during the planned internship period.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Interns receive remuneration of EUR 300 per month. This regulation applies to students who want to complete a mandatory internship or a voluntary internship. There are only exceptions if you are already funded by another public or private organization for the internship (exception: Erasmus +). The internship must serve educational purposes.
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