State Department Internships 

The U.S. Department of State’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) is seeking applicants for summer 2020 unpaid internship positions.  The GEC is an interagency organization charged to direct, lead, synchronize, integrate, and coordinate efforts of the Federal Government to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining or influencing the policies, security, or stability of the United States, its allies, and partner nations.

Those interested should see the vacancy announcement at https://careers.state.gov/intern/student-internships/ for details on the available opportunities and how to apply.  The application period will close on October 4.  

Once students/applicants log on to openopps.usajobs.gov, they can search for specific opportunities such as based on the office they would like to intern or skills they are interested in.  Search for “Global Engagement Center” or “R/GEC”.  They can also filter the search by language.  That prompts them to a page showing your individual opportunities matching their search.   It is a fairly simple process, but there is also a user-guide to assist.

Scoville Fellowship

This highly selective six to nine month fellowship connects  young leaders with our partner institutions in Washington, DC that include leading think tanks and advocacy groups. Scoville Fellows receive a salary and benefits, learn about public policy, and expand their professional network through interactions with analysts, activists, current and former Scoville Fellows, and board members.
 
Scoville Fellows are supervised by senior-level staff members at the host institutions and may work on a range of issues including nuclear and conventional arms control and nonproliferation, conflict prevention and peace building, diplomacy, environmental security, and emerging technology threats. They contribute to their host organization's goals in a variety of ways including research, public education, advocacy, writing articles, blog posts, fact sheets, letters to the editor, op-eds, and/or reports. In addition, fellows often help organize talks and conferences and attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and congressional hearings.

Upcoming Application Deadlines
Spring 2020 Fellowship: October 7, 2019
Fall 2020 Fellowship: January 6, 2020
 

 

US Trade and Development Agency Full Time Position

This position is part of the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Global Programs Office. The International Trade Specialist, a.k.a. Manager for Global Programs, assists the Director for Global Programs in promoting economic development in the assigned regions by funding feasibility studies, consultancies, training programs, and other project planning services in support of USTDA's global initiatives, in particular the Global Procurement Initiative (GPI). Learn more and apply here or find a  similar position as International Trade Specialists here.


Southern California International Review Publishing Opportunity 

Interested in getting published? The Southern California International Review (SCIR) is now accepting outstanding submissions for publication in our Spring 2019 issue. The submission deadline will be September 25, 2019 at 11:59 pm. Early submissions are appreciated. Visit us online (http://www.scir.org) to see submission details and enter your work.

As a global research journal for international affairs, the Southern California International Review provides undergraduates with the opportunity to have their work seen by the international affairs community at large. Managed and edited by students at USC, the Review publishes academic-grade research from undergraduates around the world. Each semester the Review evaluates submissions and selects up to five full-length works to be printed in the journal and displayed in the online edition. Past editions have pieces from the London School of Economics, Stanford University, University of Cape Town, USC, and other top international affairs programs.

A few criteria:

·  Must be between 3,000-10,000 words

·  Must be submitted in .doc or .docx format

·  Must include a title page with an abstract

·  Must use a consistent citation format (e.g. MLA or Chicago). Chicago style (notes and bibliography) is highly preferred.

To view our most recent issue and find out more, please visit www.scir.org and follow us on Facebook.

Join the Monitor at W&M

Want to boost your resume? Looking to gain internationally focused experience? The Monitor Journal of International Studies is hiring review members! The Monitor is the College's undergraduate internationally-focused journal. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, September 18th. You can find the application for review staff athttps://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/monitor/jointhemonitor  


Submit to The Monitor!
The Monitor Journal of International Studies is accepting submissions for our Fall 2019 issue! We are looking for excellent internationally-focused undergraduate scholarship, and we accept papers on a wide range of topics. The word limit is 3000-6000 words, and submissions are due at 11:59pm on Friday, September 27th. Send your work toahlarson@email.wm.edu. 
           

Fellowship with U.S. Department of State for Seniors & Recent Grads

Applications are now being accepted for a two-year, paid fellowship opportunity at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. for seniors, graduate students, and recent graduates (within one year of graduation) from any four-year, accredited college or university in the United States.

During the two-year Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Memorial Fellowship, fellows will oversee conventional munitions threat reduction and humanitarian demining projects at the DOS in Washington, D.C. while collaborating with foreign governments, NGOs, international organizations, and other U.S. government agencies. Previous fellows have gone on to successful careers with the U.S. Department of State, UN, NGOs, and private sector. International travel to visit U.S.-funded development programs is likely.

The application deadline is November 7 by 5pm, with the fellowship term set to begin July 2020. The selected fellow must qualify for a U.S. SECRET security clearance.

For questions or additional information, please email cisr@jmu.edu or call 540-568-2718.
 

Write for the Mad Scientist Academic Blog

 Mad Scientist is non-Army and non-Government crowdsourcing.  We firmly believe that the intelligence of the nation can be harnessed to inform the Army and the Department of Defense about potential future challenges and scenarios relevant to national defense.  College-aged students have a unique perspective that is not often considered by defense and national security leadership and we feel that they can offer valuable insights to concept development. 

We invite your students to submit assignments or sections of papers written for your class or associated with GRI to our online laboratory, where we routinely publish short assessments authored by both military specialists and informed members of the general public.  We believe that your coursework would align well with our topics and themes.  We are looking for disruptive, alternative, or innovative perspectives as well as under-represented topics.  For a more specific idea of the topics we publish on, please visit our laboratory at https://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/.  This is a valuable opportunity for college students and young professionals to build their repertoire of publications. 

Submissions can be sent to usarmy.jble.tradoc.mbx.army-mad-scientist@mail.mil.  Submission guidelines are also on the website under the “Guest Blogger” tab.

While we cannot guarantee publication, we do guarantee honest feedback from national security professionals and possibly suggestions of other organizations or publications that may be interested in the submission or area of research.