Internship in the Business Integrity Unit

The Transparency International Secretariat (TI-S) is seeking a highly motivated intern to support the work of the Business Integrity Programme.

Transparency International (TI) is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.

FRIAS COFUND Fellowship Programme (FCFP), Germany

The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies announces the Individual FCFP fellowships for the academic year 2014/15. The fellowships start on September 1, 2014.

Green Store Challenge Fellowship, Germany

The goal of this Challenge is for the selected fellows to create a Green Store prototype.

IPODI Fellowship Program, Germany

The IPODI Fellowship Program is open to outstanding researchers of all nationalities and from all fields of research represented at the TU Berlin.

Master Student (f/m) – Life Cycle Assessment / Sustainability Assessment / Environmental Impact / Ecological Impact / Input-Output Analysis

German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.) is an innovation food related research company, which cooperates with 150 companies and universities around the world. The Master student position is offered in Bioeconomy department, the youngest and the most progressing in sustainability part of the company.

International Climate Protection Fellowships, Germany

For young climate experts from developing countries interested in conducting a project in Germany and developing long-term collaborations.

BAGSS Doctoral Fellowships, Germany

These  fellowships  and  scholarships  are  available  from  April  1^st, 2014,  for  three  years  (subject  to satisfactory progress reviews after 12 and 24 months).

DLGS Doctoral Fellowships, Germany

The Dresden Leibniz Graduate School (DLGS) is offering Doctoral Fellowships to Germany and international students for the fourth cohort.

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:

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.

Fellowships at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research invites applications for fellowships starting in April 2014.

Postdoctoral Fellowships at HAB in Germany

The Herzog August Bibliothek is an independent research centre of the State of Lower Saxony and it awards fellowships to post-doctoral researchers in order to promote research in the areas of

Immunity in Cancer & Allergy PhD Program, University of Salzburg, Germany

The doctoral program “ICA” focuses on two pathologies of the immune system, i.e. the overwhelming allergic immune response and the inefficient immune response against certain tumors. Both diseases are a growing concern and there is an urgent medical need to elucidate the underlying mechanisms for the development of new therapies. The scientific goal of the program is unraveling the cellular and molecular immunological mechanisms and pathways and to develop rational and molecule-based strategies for the treatment of these diseases.