Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Observational Solar Physics

A three-year position as postdoctoral research fellow (SKO 1352) is available at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo.

2014-15 Einaudi Center Post-doctoral Fellowship Program, USA

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University will award two Postdoctoral Fellowships for the 2014-15 academic year in the field of foreign policy, security studies, and diplomatic history.

ICO Three-Month Fellowships, USA

The ICO Three-Month Fellowships help promising young ophthalmologists from developing countries improve their practical skills and broaden their perspectives of ophthalmology.  Fellows are expected to bring the acquired knowledge and skills back to their home country and take part in programs to preserve and restore vision.

UNU-ViE: Priority Africa

The United Nations University (UNU) plays a strategic role in Africa with regard to facilitation, capacity-building, postgraduate education and promoting innovation. The Priority Africa Initiative was adopted by the UNU Council in December 2008 with the aim of streamlining the University’s approach to its African-related work and is under the direct authority of the Vice Rector in Europe. The successful applicant will:

UNU-EHS: Where the Rain Falls project

Within the UNU-EHS Where the Rain Falls project, the project intern will carry out the following tasks and responsibilities:

IDEAS Section

The IDEAS section of the United Nations University Vice Rectorate in Europe (UNU-ViE) aims at strengthening institutional growth of UNU in the world with particular emphasis on Europe, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). These institutional development issues are the core focus of the section and the Executive Office. The tasks of the successful applicant will be, among others:

UNW-DPC internship

Under the authority of the Director of UNW-DPC and the supervision of the responsible Programme Officer, the successful candidate shall be entrusted with the following tasks:

UNU-ViE Communications Internship

The Communications Unit provides strategic communication services for all UNU entities based in Bonn with an overall priority on UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). The communications intern will carry out the following tasks and responsibilities:

MCII Internship

The Munich Climate Insurance Initiative was initiated by Munich Re in April 2005 in response to the growing realization that insurance solutions can play a role in adaptation to climate change, as suggested in the Framework Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. This initiative is hosted at the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security and is formed by insurers, climate change and adaptation experts, NGOs, and policy researchers intent on finding solutions to the risks posed by climate change. MCII provides a forum and gathering place for insurance-related expertise applied to climate change issues.The successful candidate will be entrusted with the following responsibilities:

UNU-EHS/EGECHS: Multimedia and e-learning internship

The EGECHS section investigates the teaching – research nexus to enhance the graduate education and research training of the Institute. The section develops open educational resources on vulnerability and risk for sharing with educators, students and self-learners to use, reuse and adapt them in teaching, learning and research. Information Communications Technologies (ICT) play a key role in the activity of the section with regard to eLearning/distance education, open source technologies and new media in context WEB 2.0 technologies to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing, to enhance project work, and design and deliver learning materials. The successful candidate will:

UNU-EHS/EGECHS: e-learning - Web Entwickler internship

The EGECHS section investigates the teaching – research nexus to enhance the graduate education and research training of the Institute. The section develops open educational resources on vulnerability and risk for sharing with educators, students and self-learners to use, reuse and adapt them in teaching, learning and research. Information Communications Technologies (ICT) play a key role in the activity of the section with regard to eLearning/distance education, open source technologies and new media in context WEB 2.0 technologies to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing, to enhance project work, and design and deliver learning materials. The successful candidate will:

Lead Engineer – Kenya Country Program

Water Missions International (WMI) is a Christian engineering ministry.  Our mission is to provide access to safe water and an opportunity to hear the good news of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ to all those in need. The Lead Engineer (LE) is key to the success of the Kenya Country Program (Water Missions International – Kenya, WMI-K).   The person in this position must be a strong Christian and must feel a clear calling from God and a heartfelt passion for our mission. 

Sustainability Advocate Berlin

The Advocacy Department’s main responsibility is to motivate companies to increase the sustainability of their products, trade and production processes in order to promote global equity and development. Several strategies and forms of leverage can be utilised to help achieve this goal, including engaging in sustainability dialogues with food and beverage companies, e-campaigning and grassroots mobilization of the affected citizenry.

Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, USA

The Washington Fellowship is the new flagship program of the President’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).  This program will bring over 500 young leaders to the United States each year, beginning in 2014, for leadership training and mentoring, and will create unique opportunities in Africa to put those new skills to practical use in propelling economic growth and prosperity, and strengthening democratic institutions.

Campaign Researcher – Land of Promise

Fairfood International is a non-profit global advocacy group with its head office based in Amsterdam and hubs located in several parts of the world. Fairfood encourages food and beverage companies worldwide to address socio-economic and environmental sustainability issues within their products’ supply chains. Fairfood International envisions a future with a fair and sustainable food system, which is able to feed the world in a way that preserves the environment for future generations, respects human rights and secures a thriving economy for all.

Are you interested in learning how you can make a difference? Join our team!

Campaign Researcher – Land of Promise (based in Amsterdam)

Communications Assistant

Fairfood International is a non-profit global advocacy group with its head office based in Amsterdam and hubs located in several parts of the world. Fairfood encourages food and beverage companies worldwide to address socio-economic and environmental sustainability issues within their products’ supply chains. Fairfood International envisions a future with a fair and sustainable food system, which is able to feed the world in a way that preserves the environment for future generations, respects human rights and secures a thriving economy for all.
Are you interested in learning how you can make a difference? Join our team! The Fairfood International Philippines and Madagascar hotspots are currently recruiting for the position of

Communications Assistant (Internship)

(based in Amsterdam)

Web Developer

The role is a unique opportunity for a young professional to assist an international humanitarian organisation that highly values information technology. IT and information management are central to the approach of Shelter Centre. Many former staff and volunteers of Shelter Centre have gone on to work for humanitarian agencies, including CARE International, Cordaid, DFID, IFRC, IOM, Oxfam and UNHCR.

Stagiaire ou Volontaire en Service Civique ‘Lutte Contre la Cyberpédopornographie’

ECPAT France est une ONG française qui lutte contre l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants à des fins commerciales (Prostitution des enfants, tourisme sexuel impliquant des enfants, pornographie mettant en scène des enfants et traite des mineurs à des fins d’exploitation sexuelle).

Internship/Traineeship Opportunity e-Learning

The Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) maintains an internship programme for students interested in gaining professional experience in a multicultural environment and enhancing their understanding of the United Nations system.

MDP designs and delivers the Institute’s core diplomacy training (CDT), consisting primarily of orientation briefings and short, intensive skills development workshops which benefit cumulatively some 2,500 diplomats yearly at the United Nations Headquarters and other venues where the Organization maintains a significant presence.

Internship/Traineeship Training Tools

The Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) maintains an internship/traineeship programme for students and recent graduates interested in gaining professional experience in a multicultural environment and enhancing their understanding of the United Nations system.

Internship/Traineeship Opportunity at UNITAR

The Multilateral Diplomacy Programme (MDP) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) maintains an internship/traineeship programme for students and recent graduates interested in gaining professional experience in a multicultural environment and enhancing their understanding of the United Nations system.

Stage - Cours en face-à-face

Le Programme de diplomatie multilatérale (MDP) de l'Institut des Nations unies pour la Formation et la Recherche (UNITAR) offre un programme de stage pour les étudiants et jeunes diplômés qui souhaitent améliorer leur compréhension du système des Nations unies et travailler dans un cadre professionnel multiculturel.

Jay Jordan IFLA / OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program, USA

The Jay Jordan IFLA / OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies.  The program is jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and OCLC.

SIERRA LEONE - INTERNSHIP ON UNDP PROJECT

Durata contratto: Duration : 4-5 months

Sede: Duty station: Freetown

Data di richiesta: 21 agosto 2013

Title of the Project: Making Rights a Reality Legal Empowerment and Assistance for effective women’s rights to land and property (LEAWRLP)

Seat: Internship as Assistant Project manager

Technical Programs Intern

Responsibilities:

To provide technical and administrative support to the Technical Director (TD) and the Technical Programs Assistant (TPA). This will include both conducting research and carrying out various tasks to support ongoing projects, including the elaboration of the Integration Guidelines and the development of an ACF Briefing Packet for incoming field staff.

NDIAS Residential Fellowships, USA

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) offers residential fellowships for periods ranging from three weeks to a full academic year (fall and spring semesters, August through May).

Capacity Development Assistant

Position: Internship
Location: Cambodia: Kampong Chhnang province with trips to Pursat provinces
Starting date: October 2013

Position: Capacity Development Assistant (internship)

Location: Based in Kampong Chhnang province with trips to Pursat provinces

Line manager: Program Manager

Time frame: Start in October 2013, duration 6-12 months

Fellowships at the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies, Germany

A group of senior and junior fellows is invited each year to join the HCTS to pursue their own research and to engage in discussions with other fellows as well as graduate students around a common theme.

Project Support Intern

Radio La Benevolencija Humanitarian Tools Foundation (RLB), is a Dutch non-governmental organization working in Rwanda since 2004. The central mission of the organization is to target empower groups and individuals that form the target of hate speech and ensuing acts, and to strengthen the population as a whole. Through the use of entertainment & education (mainly radio and TV programs) and grassroots empowerment activities, the societies RLB works with are given the knowledge of how to resist incitement to violence and heal trauma, encouraging them to be active bystanders in the face of discrimination, scapegoating and mass violence.

Palestine - Internship on ENPI and UNDP Projects

Contract length: Length of Contract: 3-6 months period

Place: Duty Station: East Jerusalem

Request date: 2013-07-11

COOPI is currently implementing a project in East Jerusalem with the specific objective to improve the professional skills of the youth workforce in East Jerusalem, thereby enabling youngsters to take advantages and opportunities in the labour market.

RDC - Stagiaire Nutritionniste

Contract length: Durée : 6 mois

Place: RDC - Kinshasa avec déplacements

Request date: 2013-08-19

Intitulé du Poste : Stagiaire

Projet/Programme : 7 projets de nutrition

Responsable hiérarchique : Coordinateur national de nutrition

Fourchette salaire/Indemnité : Contrat stagiaire

Administrative Internship

Contract length: ASAP, 3 to 5 months with Possibility of extension

Seat: Seat: Addis Ababa with extended stay in field offices

Date of request: 16 July 2013

COOPI is looking for an Intern for Administrative support in Ethiopia.

Internship: Human Rights Programme

Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationships:  The intern will work in the Human Rights Programme of the Division of Programmes of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.  In performing his/her duties, the intern will report to the Manager of the Human Rights Programme and work under the direct guidance of the Human Right Programme Officer working on UN-related activities.

PhD Scholarships at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy

PhD fellowships are available at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna  in Italy for the following subject areas.

Liaison and Communication intern

Department: Program

Contract: Internship

Country: Suisse

Duration 6 months

City: Genève

Starting date: 2013/09/16 

Stagiaire Reporting - Haiti

Department: Reporting

Contract: Internship

Country: Haiti

Duration 6 months

City: Port au Prince

Starting date: ASAP

Finance Intern - Kenya

Department: Finance

Contract: Internship

Duration 6 months

Program Officer - COPPADES NEPAL

Overall Objective
The Program Officer will identify, define and develop funding sources to support existing and planned program activities as well as coordinate in the development, writing and submission of grant proposals to third-party entities. The position is also responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting data on the performance of program activities that are funded by third-party public and private sources.

Program Officer - Nepal Water for Health

Overall Objective
The Program Officer will identify, define and develop funding sources to support existing and planned program activities as well as coordinate in the development, writing and submission of grant proposals to third-party entities. The position is also responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting data on the performance of program activities that are funded by third-party public and private sources.

Technical Program Officer - Workforce Humanity - Nepal

Technical Officer (HIV Counseling & Testing HCT)
Objective 1: Advising in HTC programming
• Work closely with Care & Treatment/HTC team providing technical & programmatic assistance to ensure that technical input is provided for all communication activities

Pre and Postdoctoral Fellowships, Harvard Academy, USA

The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences (including history and law) with a command of the language, history, or culture of non-Western countries or regions. Their scholarship may elucidate domestic, comparative, or transnational issues, past or present.

Volunteer, Malaria Case Management

Country: Tanzania

City: Zanzibar

Type: International Volunteer

Business Unit: In-country Operations

Job Location: Zanzibar

Volunteer – Nutrition

Country: India

City: New Delhi

Type: International Volunteer

Business Unit: Access Programs

Job Location: New Delhi, India

Volunteer, Health Financing (3 months)

Country: Lesotho

City: Maseru

Type: International Volunteer

Business Unit: In-Country Operations

Job Location: Maseru, Lesotho

Volunteer - Global Fund TA

Country: Other                

City: CHAI Program Country

Type: International Volunteer   

Business Unit: Access Programs

Job Location: Cameroon, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Uganda 

Volunteer, ARV Costing (3 months)

Country: Lesotho            

City: Maseru

Type: International Volunteer   

Business Unit: In-Country Operations

Job Location: Lesotho (Maseru)

Volunteer Analyst, Access to Medicines

Country: South Africa    

City: Pretoria 0083, Gauteng

Type: International Volunteer   

Business Unit: In-Country Operations

Job Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Volunteer, Health Planning

Country: Rwanda

City: Kigali

Type: International Volunteer   

Business Unit: In-Country Operations

Job Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

Volunteer, Malaria Case Management Analyst

Country: Uganda             

City: Kampala

Type: International Volunteer   

Business Unit: Malaria & Vaccines

Job Location: Uganda (Kampala)             

Volunteer, Health Professionals Onboarding & Communication, HRH Program

Country: Rwanda

City: Kigali

Type: International Volunteer   

Business Unit: In-Country Operations

Job Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

Volunteer, Faculty Recruitment & US Institutions, HRH Program

Country	Rwanda	City	Kigali
Type	International Volunteer	Business Unit	In-Country Operations
Job Location	Rwanda (Kigali)

Internship: Marketing Assistant

Gain valuable experience in marketing by working closely with the HOPE team. We need your help to support the Marketing department in publicising the work that we do via HOPE’s social media platforms, and by producing marketing materials.

Internship: Volunteer Coordinator

Help us recruit and manage our volunteers so that we can share our story more widely and help even more children. Working with the Events and Volunteer Manager, you will be the point of contact for all those interested in or currently volunteering with HOPE.

Internship: Events Fundraiser

Gain valuable experience in events and fundraising working closely with the HOPE team.

We need your help to contact our fundraisers, welcome them to Team HOPE, encourage them along the way, congratulate and thank them for their achievements.

Volunteering in India with Frishta Children's Village

If you have teaching or medical skills, or just a heart for children you should try this very rewarding experience. You'll have some great fun and there will also be time for sight seeing in north India, such as the Taj Mahal and/or the Himalayas.

Mines Action

Country: France

Location: Lyon

Starting date: 02/09/2013

Duration of the mission: 3 mois

Closing date for applications: 15/08/2013

Posting reference:  DIR-ACT-MDE-294

Fundraising Mailings Assistant

To provide on-and-off help during the fundraising mailings sent from Handicap International UK’s offices.

In order to support Handicap International’s worldwide work with disabled people, Handicap International UK sends mailings to its existing supporters several times a year. We are currently looking to build a small team of people who could put the mailings together, ready to be posted. This is a crucial way for our organisation to keep our costs to a minimum.

Visiting Research Fellowship - Central European University

Central European University (CEU) announces a call for its Visiting Research Fellowships program for the academic year 2014-15. The fellowship program is supported by the Higher Education Support Program of the Open Society Foundations. Fellowships will be offered to academics employed in higher education institutions, who wish to spend one or two semesters at CEU conducting original research that will lead to a groundbreaking publication in an international peer-reviewed journal. The fellowship program is administered from the Office of the Provost and Academic Pro-Rector, and the fellows can be hosted by any CEU school, department or research center.

ISS Pretoria: Internship - Conflict Management and Peace Building

The CMPB Division works in the following thematic areas:

• Area 1: Conflict management and peacebuilding
• Area 2: Training for Peace
• Area 3: Security sector reform and governance
• Area 4: Gender, peace and security
• Area 5: Maritime security

We have a vacancy for one intern for 6 months. The intern will be based in the Pretoria office. The successful candidate will have good analysis and communication skills. He/she will be knowledgeable in the fields of post-conflict reconstruction, peacebuilding, South African foreign policy, and gender, peace and security in Africa.

Intern, LEGADA Project

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology– creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Intern, LEGADA in Washington, D.C.

Strategic Communications Internship

The Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) is seeking a part-time strategic communications intern for the Fall of

2013, to work at the intersection of the international peacebuilding field in our nation’s capital.

Notre Dame Institute Graduate Student Fellowships, USA

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) is dedicated to fostering and supporting integrative scholarship addressing ultimate questions at the intersection of the arts, engineering, humanities, law, and natural, physical, and social sciences, especially those which transcend disciplinary boundaries.

Access Database Development Volunteer

FINCA International, one of the world's leading microfinance institutions, provides financial services to over one million clients through 23 subsidiaries in Africa, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Greater Middle East.

FINCA International’s Enterprise Risk Management team is seeking a volunteer to develop a risk and internal controls database in Microsoft Access for implementation at our Washington, DC headquarters and 22 international subsidiaries.  This is a unique opportunity to gain experience in database development while working with a team of global experts for an important, social cause.  

MENA Regional Team Intern

The Search for Common Ground MENA department seeks a responsible, creative, adaptable intern to join the Middle East –North Africa regional team. The intern will report to the Program Director, and will provide support to country programs in all of SFCG’s MENA locations, including Morocco, Yemen, Lebanon, Tunisia, Jerusalem, and Libya. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to conflict transformation in the region, while gaining professional experience in a country that is transitioning to democracy.

MENA Tunisia Intern

The Search for Common Ground – Tunisia office seeks a responsible, creative, adaptable intern to join the Tunisia country program team. The intern will report to the Country Director, and will provide support to SFCG’s peacebuilding and conflict transformation programs in Tunisia. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to peace in Tunisia while gaining professional experience in a country that is transitioning to democracy.

MENA Fall 2013 Internship

Search for Common Ground seeks a professional, motivated, and creative intern to join the Middle East – North Africa regional team. Based in Washington, DC, the intern will provide support to SFCG’s offices and programs in MENA countries, including Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen, Lebanon, and Jerusalem.

Teacher Exchange Program, Uganda (Summer 2014)

Are you a secondary-level educator passionate about experiencing new cultures, facilitating cross-cultural educational dialogue, and investing in teacher capacity worldwide?  At Invisible Children, we are looking for motivated, globally-minded secondary educators to join our

Jean Monnet Postdoctoral Fellowships, Italy

The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) offers one or two year fellowships to post-docs in an early stage of their academic career.

Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowships, Italy

Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowships provide a framework for established academics with an international reputation to pursue their research at the EUI.

International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF), USA

The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics.

Crossroads Asia Fellowships

The Competence Network Crossroads Asia: Conflict-Migration-Development invites applications for
fellowships of researchers from all over the world. Our individual research projects take as point of
departure Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan,
Nepal, India and China.

Intership - Visual Identify Designer - Brussels (Belgium)

Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is an international humanitarian NGO pioneering the concept and practice of unarmed civilian peacekeeping.  Now entering its second decade, NP has programs in South Sudan, Philippines, South Caucasus region and Myanmar.  NP’s global activities are developed and managed in the Head Office in Brussels, with a fundraising office in Minneapolis, USA.  NP’s unarmed civilian peacekeepers live and work among conflict affected communities. They reduce violence and protect civilians by engaging constructively with all sides to the conflict and using those relationships to change behavior. In Mindanao, Philippines, NP plays an official role in monitoring of the latest ceasefire agreement.

RGF Communications Internship

Regional Growth Fund (RGF) Secretariat works at the forefront of the Government’s growth agenda, liaising with a number of policy teams across Whitehall to join up on communications. The team has close relationships with a number of other government departments, and is based in 1 Victoria St. This is a high profile policy area and the team supports a range of Ministers to ensure that £3 billion will reach the businesses it is intended to support.

This 6 month internship opportunity is to provide communications support for the RGF, under the supervision of a Government Communications specialist.

Graphic Design Internship

We are a "co-creation studio" in Amsterdam where design and innovation is directing the work we do: responding to and social issues worldwide. We work directly with local communities in developing countries. Butterfly Works has two departments. Our Design & Branding department co-creates inspiring life style products and concepts, and enables access to global markets and trade networks to establish successful brands.

Volunteer in Nepal

Volunteers who wish to teach English and other subjects and spend quality time with the children are more than welcome.

Volunteer with the Book Bus

Book Bus Volunteers are the backbone of our child literacy scheme, they inspire the children to engage with books through assisted reading, creative arts and plain old fun and games. If you enjoy working with children and can make the magic of a story leap off the page of a book then read on to see how the Book Bus can take you on the most rewarding journey of your life.  Each of our destinations offers its own unique attractions and whether you join us for 14 days or up to 4 months, your participation will transform a child's life, and your own for ever.

Development Interns in Uganda

We’re looking for four students with an undergraduate degree or Masters in law, economics or development studies (or another related subject) to go to Uganda for six months from September 2013.

CIMO Fellowships, Finland

The CIMO Fellowships programme is open to young Doctoral level students and researchers from all countries and from all academic fields. 

Netherlands Fellowship Programmes

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) provides training and education through fellowships for professionals in order to promote capacity building within organisations in 50 countries.