Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Belgium
Rue de Commerce 20, Brussels
Overview
The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, the official political think tank of the European People’s Party (EPP, the largest European-level political party of the centre-right), conducts activities on a wide range of policy-oriented, EU-related issues. Our goals include: advancing centre-right thought, contributing to the formulation of EU and national policies, serving as a framework for national political foundations and academics and stimulating public debate about the EU.
Details
For this position, the successful candidate is expected to assist the European View Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Editor-in-Chief. The European View is the policy journal of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. It is an intellectual platform for politicians, opinion makers and academics that tackles contemporary themes of European politics, focusing on one specific theme in each issue. The journal contributes to the debate on the most important fields of European and international politics.
Tasks of the position include:
- Identifying article contributors and drafting invitations
- Editing of the articles
- Liaising and communicating with the article authors throughout the editing and proofreading process; ensuring the authors meet the agreed deadlines to submit their contributions
- Liaising and communicating with Springer, the external publisher of the European View
- Being proactive in communicating and promoting the European View to external audiences
- Preparing and managing the launch event(s) of new European View issues
- Performing other tasks related to the general activities of the Centre (research, publications, events)
Application
There is no application deadline, applications are accepted on a rolling basis and internships are granted depending on demand throughout the year.
Interested applicants should forward a detailed CV and a cover letter by email at jobs@martenscentre.eu. When applying, please mention in the subject line of the email the exact name of the position applied for, as mentioned in the call for applications.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
The position is open to all young graduates with an academic background in European affairs and related fields holding a university degree, fluent in English, fully computer and internet literate and with good knowledge of European politics. Additional educational qualifications, experience in policy research and adequate knowledge of one or two more languages are considered assets.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Internships are remunerated on a level comparable to the internship programmes offered at the European institutions.
Un-save Opportunity
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