Internship / Placement
The IFSH offers unpaid internships
(placements) for advanced students who have
completed
at least three semesters of their first
degree.
Interns are assigned a personal supervisor,
whom they assist. The tasks they are required to perform depend upon
their supervisor’s current projects. Typical tasks include research,
book reviewing, documentation and translation, depending on the skills
the intern brings. Participation in academic meetings and the IFSH’s
weekly research colloquium offers insights into the planning, execution
and evaluation of academic projects with a high degree of practical
relevance and topicality
Internships
generally last at least six weeks. Demand for internship placements is
always highest during the semester break. As capacities are limited, we
must ask all applicants to send us their applications at least six to
twelve months before the internship is due to begin. This will also
allow us to provide applicants with a timely response. The application
should detail three preferred sets of dates for the internship/placement
(a minimum of six weeks each).
As well as a
covering letter (letter of motivation), the application should include a
résumé/curriculum vitae (including contact details and a photograph, an
overview of professional experience, language skills and academic
achievements (including grades, where appropriate). The covering letter
should state which IFSH research unit (ZEUS, IFAR, CORE) the candidate
would prefer to be placed with, and detail relevant qualifications and
interests he or she brings to that area.
Please send all
enquiries and
applications directly to:
Dr. Patricia Schneider
Institute for Peace Research and Security
Policy at
the University of Hamburg (IFSH),
Beim Schlump 83,
20144 Hamburg,
Germany