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.
Internship |
Organisation |
Applications Close |
| Truman Center | Ongoing | |
| For-Credit and Not-For-Credit R2P Internships | Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect Internships | Ongoing |
| Professional Development Internship | International Advisory, Products and Systems | Ongoing |
| Research Analyst Internship | Asian Trade Centre | Ongoing |
| Volunteer Email and Content Manager | Oaktree | 30 November 2020 |
| Volunteer Copywriter | Oaktree | 30 November 2020 |
| Humanitarian Affairs Intern | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) | 1 December 2020 |
| Intern for Community of Practice Crisis Prevention and Resilience | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | 1 December 2020 |
| Political Affairs Intern | United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) | 2 December 2020 |
| Public Information Intern | Department of Global Communications (DGC) | 3 December 2020 |
| Australia Research Intern | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | 11 December 2020 |
| Volunteer Member of the Risk and Compliance Sub-Committee | Oaktree | 15 December 2020 |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | 19 December 2020 |