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Updated: Feb 27, 2009

Internships at International Nonproliferation Organizations

The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) is pleased to announce that internships/research fellowship positions are available to experienced nonproliferation Monterey Institute students during the 2009 fall and 2010 spring semester at:

• the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs, Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch (New York);
• the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Division of Public Information (Vienna);
• the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Department of Legal and External Relations (Vienna);
• the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Assistance and Protection Branch (The Hague);
• the United Nations Office, Conference on Disarmament (Geneva) (spring 2010 only);
• the United Nations Office at Geneva, Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BWC) (fall 2009 only); and
• the Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) located in Mexico City.

CNS offers these amazing opportunities to dedicated and experienced Monterey Institute nonproliferation students who are interested in:

• practical experience in the field of nonproliferation policy;
• enhancing their education and practical experience on actual nonproliferation and disarmament issues as they are addressed at these international organizations;
• contributing to the capability of these organizations in performing their tasks and analyses related to nonproliferation; and
• conducting research for CNS while on assignment.

Requirements

These positions are available to full-time Monterey Institute graduate students with nonproliferation expertise on the following conditions:

• Applicants should have completed at least the nonproliferation survey course, preferably have held a graduate research assistantship at CNS for at least one semester, and be familiar with nonproliferation regimes and concepts. In some cases, students in their final semester are also eligible, although preference will given to students who will return to campus after their internships;
• Students interested in participating in a fall internship will have to take leave of absence from their regular academic program for the duration of the internships. The duration of these internships are from August to December;
• Upon their return participants will have the option to do a 4-credit directed study to be applied towards their nonproliferation certificate requirements during the following semester. The topic of the study will be cleared with the coordinator of the Nonproliferation Certificate Program in consultation with the office of the Dean of GSIPS and an appropriate faculty advisor.
• Participants will be contracted by CNS to conduct research while on assignment for up to 15 hours per week. The nature of the research and hours per week will determined by CNS;
• Participants will be eligible for a travel allowance up to a maximum amount determined by CNS upon presentation of receipts/proof of purchase of airline tickets;
• All other cost involved with the internship will be at each participant's own expense;
• Applicants shall excel academically and will be subjected to writing assignments and interviews. Final selections will be dependent on the acceptance of candidates by the participating organizations.

Contact

For further information please contact:

Edith Bursac
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA 93940, USA
Tel. +1 (831) 647-6531; Fax +1 (831) 647-3519
E-mail: edith.bursac@miis.edu

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