2019 Internship @ University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen IARU Internship Program
Apply by 20 January 2019
Department: UCPH Global Development, Faculty of Social Science
Internship Description:
The cross Faculty unit, UCPH Global Development, at University of Copenhagen calls for an IARU intern for academic assistance to the following main activities partly related to IARU engagements:
- Assist in organizing next business meeting for the IARU Global Transformation Initiative to be held in May 2019.
- Assist in preparing and organizing the IARU Field Course, Borderland: critical approaches to field research in the Global South, to be held in Thailand June-July 2019.
- Possibility to join as intern assistant the IARU Field Course in Thailand in June – July 2019.
- To conduct and finish an independent film project about the IARU Field Course in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- Provide documentation on global development initiatives at UCPH as well as within IARU partner institutions – e.g. mapping exercises, research collaborations etc.
- Web master: maintaining website for UCPH Global Development.
- Communication and social media: communication on diverse social media platforms of global development initiatives.
- Planning and organizing workshops, seminars and public events for the UCPH Global Development office.
- Ad hoc office work tasks supervised by the office coordinator.
In addition to the above mentioned tasks, there will also be possibility for the intern to explore, own research/thesis ideas in accordance to the intern’s own academic study plans.
Supervisor/Mentor:
Andreas Egelund Christensen,
International Network Coordinator, PhD
UCPH Global Development, University of Copenhagen
Funding:
IARU stipend 2019: 2,000 USD.
No salary provided. It is expected that the intern will provide his/her own accommodation, airfare, visa fees etc. during the internship in Copenhagen.
Possibility for the candidate to join, along with the supervisor, the IARU Field Course in Chiang Mai, Thailand in June-July. We provide airfare and accommodation, but all other costs (visa, insurance, local transport, food etc. in Thailand) should be covered by the intern.
Duration of Internship:
3 Months: April 1 - July 1, 2019
How to Apply
By 20 January 2019 applications should be sent directly to the International Network Coordinator:
Andreas Egelund Christensen,
International Network Coordinator, PhD
UCPH Global Development, University of Copenhagen
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Additional Information:
Preferable students with following qualifications:
- Interests in global development issues – specifically in relation to the Global South.
- Good communication skills – e.g. Knowledge of basic film making and/or use of social media
- Good English skills – oral and written.