Below is a regularly updated list of internship opportunities for students of political sciences and international studies.
Work experience allows you to apply and contextualise your studies in an organisational environment and gain a competitive edge in the job market. This will help you discover workplace processes and communication, build your interpersonal skills and expose you to a new professional network. Check out the UQ website for additional information on internships https://employability.uq.edu.au/work-experience.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact polsis.gradcentre@uq.edu.au.
Australian Internships |
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Internship |
Organisation |
Applications Close |
| For-Credit and Not-For-Credit R2P Internships | Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect | Ongoing |
| Research Internship, Summer Break 2022 | Perth USAsia Centre | 5 November 2021 |
| Various internships | The Institute of Postcolonial Studies | December 2021 |
| Vacation Program EOI | KPMG | 20 December 2021 |
International Internships |
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Internship |
Organisation |
Applications Close |
| Truman Center | Ongoing | |
| Professional Development Internship | International Advisory, Products and Systems (i-APS) | Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. |
| Internship: Human Rights (Human Rights Monitoring) | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights | 22 October 2021 |
| Internship - Human Rights (Regional - Europe) | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights | 22 October 2021 |
| Youth Engagement Intern | International Youth Foundation | 22 October 2021 |
| Africa Programs Intern | The Global Fund for Children | 23 October 2021 |
| Communications and Marketing Intern | The Global Fund for Children | 23 October 2021 |
| Political Affairs Intern | UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs-Department of Peace Operations-Shared Structure | 27 October 2021 |
| Humanitarian Affairs Intern | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) | 28 October 2021 |
| Asia Division Intern | Human Rights Watch | 31 October 2021 |
| Development & Outreach Intern | Human Rights Watch | 31 October 2021 |
| The Bank Internship Program (BIP) | World Bank | 31 October 2021 |
| Internship | United Nations Development Programme, Fiji | 31 December 2021 |
| Administration Intern | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) | 31 December 2021 |
| Web/Information Management Intern | UNESCAP | 31 December 2021 |
| Public Information Intern | United Nations Office at Geneva | 31 December 2021 |
| Communications Intern | UNESCAP | 31 December 2021 |
| Economic Affairs Intern | Department of Economic and Social Affairs | 14 January 2022 |
| Research and Evaluation Intern | United Nations Office at Geneva | 31 January 2022 |