Research Intern

Hundreds of interns, including undergraduate and graduate students, have worked with IUCTS. They came from universities such as Amsterdam, Ankara, Antwerp, Beirut, Berkeley, Bogota, Boston, Bucharest, Cairo, Carnegie Mellon, Central Florida, Chicago, Columbia, Copenhagen, George Washington, Georgetown, Harvard, Hebrew, Istanbul, Johns Hopkins, London, London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Michigan, Moscow State, New York, Notre Dame, Oxford, Paris, Princeton, Rome, St. Andrews, Stanford, Stockholm, SUNY, Syracuse, Tel Aviv,Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Wisconsin, William and Mary, and Yale. 

 

ICTS Internship Description: internship responsibilities include research assistance, conference coordination, editorial and publication assistance, and database development.

 

Duties include: monitoring developments and conducting research on terrorism and counterterrorism over the past two decades, peace processes, regional insurgencies and ethnic conflicts, terrorism and law; developing and maintaining a database on terrorism and regional developments; compiling bibliographies and chronologies; summarizing research materials as directed; collecting and assembling data; copy editing and proofreading; providing a full range of administrative support to ICTS (95% research based, 5% administrative support).

 

Requirements: 3.0 or higher GPA with a background or interest in terrorism, ethnic conflict, political violence, international affairs, history, public policy, computer science and law are preferred, though others accepted. Foreign language and international experience are desired. Candidates should have relevant research, writing and editing experience, excellent organization and communication skills, strong MS Office and Internet research skills, and the ability to prioritize a heavy workload. Professional attire is expected. Interns are expected to work at least 4-5 days per week for Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.