Fwd: Research Internships at the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) of the United Nations System in Geneva (January 2015 onwards)
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From: Yuan Cheng <chen...@umail.iu.edu>
Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:18 PM
Subject: Fwd: Research Internships at the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) of the United Nations System in Geneva (January 2015 onwards)
To: 远程 <cheng...@gmail.com>
From: IUPOLSCI <iupo...@indiana.edu>
Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:10 PM
Subject: Research Internships at the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) of the United Nations System in Geneva (January 2015 onwards)
To: "Spendl, Lana" <lsp...@indiana.edu>, "'Polsg...@list.indiana.edu' (Polsg...@list.indiana.edu)" <Polsg...@list.indiana.edu>
Dear Colleagues,
Please find below an announcement for the Internship Programme of the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) of the United Nations System for 2015 for posting and circulation to eligible students, preferably
in the social sciences and related fields.
Final year undergraduate students, graduate students (Masters / Doctoral) and students who have graduated in 2014 are eligible to apply.
Thank You.
JIU Internship Programme
Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System (JIU)
Palais des Nations, Room D501
CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 917 0627
Email: JIUInte...@unog.ch
Website: www.unjiu.org
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Internship Programme at the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) of the United Nations System (Geneva, Switzerland)
The JIU, the only independent external oversight body of the United Nations system mandated to conduct evaluations, inspections and investigations system-wide, is currently accepting applications for Research internships with the Unit from candidates who can
intern for 3-6 months from mid-January or early February 2015 onwards. Candidates interested in interning a later late will also be consider as the JIU accepts applications on a year round rolling basis.
For more information on the JIU, including access to all reports published by the Unit please visit
www.unjiu.org
For more information on the JIU internship programme, please visit
www.unjiu.org/en/get-involved/Pages/Internships.aspx
Description of general internship duties:
In view of his/her professional development, under the direct supervision of an Evaluation and Inspection Officer (EIO) and under the guidance of an Inspector, the intern will be assigned to support a review team. He/she will be tasked to undertake in-depth
desk research, analysis and data collection, assist in the preparation of inception papers, questionnaires, interview guides and surveys, organize and analyze information received and prepare the relevant analytical outputs, participate in interviews and
video-conferences as note-taker, provide logistical support in preparation for missions and interviews and assist in support tasks related to the preparation of the review findings.
Eligibility requirements + conditions of the JIU internship program:
- In line with the UN Administrative Instruction on internships (ST/AI/2014/1, 13 January 2014) candidates must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:
(a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
(b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
(c) Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
- Advanced qualitative and quantitative desk (web-based) research skills, preferably at the graduate level;
- Fluency in oral and written English including experience in drafting research papers in English independently; knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) a plus;
- As per UN Secretariat policy, all internships are unpaid and no benefits are provided whatsoever;
- Availability to commit to a full-time internship (40 hours a week);
- All materials to which interns have access to during the course of their internship are treated as confidential and cannot be shared outside the JIU; subsequently, interns cannot base their thesis on topics that they had worked on as part of their JIU
Internship; nor can they use information received for personal publications, blogs etc.
All incoming interns are issued with a Terms of Reference prior to the start of their internship that outlines their specific work responsibilities. Upon completion of the internship, interns receive an Attestation Letter outlining their outputs and an assessment
of their performance.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should email the following documents to JIUInte...@unog.ch
1) A completed copy of the JIU internship application (attached) which can also be downloaded from the following weblink below. Please be sure to indicate the exact availability dates i.e start and end date as well as current contact information including telephone
number and skype id name in case the candidate is shortlisted for an interview.
https://www.unjiu.org/en/get-involved/Documents/JIU%20Internship%20Application%20Form%20Rev1.doc
2) A sample research paper that best reflects your writing skills on any topic drafted in English as part of undergraduate or graduate coursework (not a collective group paper nor one edited by someone else).
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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Daniel Cheng, Joint PhD student in Public Policy at Indiana University Bloomington
Research Assistant at the Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
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If we seek truth, we shall find beauty.
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Daniel Cheng, Joint PhD in Public Policy at Indiana University Bloomington
Research Assistant at the Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
Click here to connect on LinkedIn
If we seek truth, we shall find beauty.