Current Internship/Volunteering Opportunities

Below is a regularly updated list of internship opportunities for students of political sciences and international studies. If you are looking to apply for one of our internship subjects eg POLS3801, please click here.

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

Organisation

Internship

Applications Close

Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to ProtectFor-Credit and Not-For-Credit R2P InternshipsOngoing
The Institute of Postcolonial StudiesInternshipOngoing
Australian Institute of International AffairsInternshipOngoing
Humanitarian Advisory ProgramInternship ProgramOngoing
 

International/Remote

Organisation

Internship

Applications Close

Truman Center
Internship Program – WashingtonOngoing
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentOECD Internship ProgrammeOngoing throughout the year
UNICEFInternship: Investigations Section04/10/2024
Intersos - ItalyMiddle East Region Intern08/10/2024
FHI 360Strategy and Evidence Intern13/10/2024
FHI 360Research Associate Intern13/10/2024
FHI 360Professional Exchange Program Intern13/10/2024
UNDP USInvestigations Section Intern15/10/2024
Vital Strategies - United StatesDigital Content Intern19/10/2024
United Nation Development Programme DenmarkGreen Energy Support Engineer Internship21/10/2024
Teach for IndiaIntern - Design/Communications21/10/2024
Empower TamizhagamGlobal Internship Program21/10/2024
AshokaNetwork Engagement Intern24/10/2024
UNCDFInternship - Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR)31/12/2024