Internships at IMES

Internships at IMES are already taken until end of February 2019. Please note

that these are two-month internships (January–February, March–April, etc.), and

you can only apply for these periods.

The GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies focuses on current socio-political develop-

ments in the area between North Africa and the Middle East. Within this framework,

the institute regularly offers a limited number of internships to students of regional stu-

dies and social sciences, which can be undertaken during the academic semester or

during the semester break. Through our internships we aim to provide students with

the best possible insights into the scientific work and decision-making structures of our

institute. The specific arrangement of each internship will be primarily determined by

the institute’s current workload and the student’s respective qualifications and inte-

rests.

Our internships are 8 weeks long and free of charge. Unfortunately, the institute can-

not offer any financial remuneration to interns. Our interns are expected to finance

their internships themselves and to also arrange their own accommodation in Ham-

burg for the duration of their internships.

Requirements:

enrolled at a university during the internship (due to the minimum wage law

which came into effect on 1 January 2015)

completed Grundstudium (basic studies) or bachelor's degree

interest in the social, political, and economic development of North African and

Middle Eastern countries

interest in and knowledge of development-theory and/or political-science issues

that relate to the Middle East

good level of English and French or another regional language

good computer skills (e.g. word processing and production of tables)

Possible duties

research and analysis (under guidance of an IMES scholar)

assisting with the preparation of workshops, conferences, and meetings

carrying out preliminary work for research projects and our Research Program-

mes

contributing to scientific articles (e.g. GIGA Focus Middle East or GIGA Working

Paper)

translating texts

Written applications must be submitted in English no later than four months

before the desired internship start date and should include::

an informal covering letter detailing your motivation for wanting to undertake an

internship at IMES (e.g. your engagement in Middle East–related topics, stays

in the region, etc.) and your preferred internship period (if possible, provide al-

ternative periods)

a CV (German tabular style)

any additional documents which will support your application (references, certi-

ficates, etc.).

Please send your application to praktikum-imes@giga-hamburg.de.

We can only accept internship applications which contain all the required

documents (i.e. letter of motivation letter, tabular CV, certificates, etc.) and also

specify the desired internship period(s).