Thursday 22 November 2012

Internships opportunity at EU Programme/Polish Institute of International Affairs

The Polish Institute of International Affairs has announced the start of recruitment for two-month Student Internships for students in field of European Union integration. The internships will be held in January and February 2013. Application forms must be submitted by 9 December 2012.

General Rules for the Internship

1. The duration of a Student Internship is two months (January – February 2012). The expected workload is 20 hours (approx. 4h per day), although the working hours are flexible. It can be prolongued up to three months.

2. The internship includes supporting the ongoing work of the “European Union” Programme at PISM Research Office, including both organisational and research tasks

3. The internship is unpaid. The Polish Institute of International Affairs will not cover costs for travel, insurance or accommodation.

4. On the successful completion of the Student Internship, the student will receive a certificate of completion for their practice work. The basis for its issuance is the active participation in the Student Internship and the fulfilment of the prescribed tasks.

Recruitment Policy

Those eligible for admission to the Student Internship are students of a fourth- or fifth-year Master’s Degree, second-degree Master’s Degree and post-graduate candidates in field of European Integration (e.g. EU studies, international relations, political sciences). The program is open to both Polish and international students. The knowledge of Polish is not required (PISM EU Programme consists of non nationals).

Candidates are asked to fill out and send the attached application form as well as to send a writing sample in English of not more than 800 words (in preferable research area related to EU issues), or a research proposal of the same length. Please send the applications to  kaca@pism.pl by 9 December 2012.

Those chosen to pursue the internship will be selected on the basis of their aplications and text sent, i.e. academic achievements, average grade from the most recent year of study and other academic and social activities and publications.


The chosen applicants will be contacted in order to hold an interview (face-to-face or by phone). The internship will start on 2 January 2013.

Contact regarding Internship Program:

Elżbieta Kaca - kaca@pism.pl

Link http://www.pism.pl/vacancies-andinternships/Student-Internships-at-PISM

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