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<ul><li>Interns spend approximately&nbsp;12&nbsp;weeks&nbsp;working alongside&nbsp;leading experts in government and academia from all over the world.&nbsp;Brookings also offers students the opportunity to intern in departments such as communications, human&nbsp;resources&nbsp;and central operations management.&nbsp;The mission of the Internship Program is to provide students with a pre-professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work experience related to their field of study or career interest. Students engage in career exploration and development as well as&nbsp;learn&nbsp;new skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Interns will have the opportunity to attend virtual meetings, think tank events, professional development workshops, and public Brookings events. In addition, interns will have the opportunity to network with other interns throughout the Institution.&nbsp;</li><li>This internship is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year and graduate students with an interest in one or more of the following areas: national security, U.S. defense policy and technology, illicit economies (such as narcotics or wildlife), nonstate armed actors, insurgencies, militant/extremist groups, terrorism, and human rights to apply principles and theory learned in the classroom in a professional environment. This internship pays an hourly rate of $17.50, and applicants must be willing to commit to a minimum number of hours per week (no less than 24 hours per week, during regular business hours), with some flexibility around an academic course schedule.</li></ul>

Interns spend approximately 12 weeks working alongside leading experts in government and academia from all over the world. Brookings also offers students the opportunity to intern in departments such as communications, human resources and central operations management. The mission of the Internship Program is to provide students with a pre-professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work experience related to their field of study or career interest. Students engage in career exploration and development as well as learn new skills. Interns will have the opportunity to attend virtual meetings, think tank events, professional development workshops, and public Brookings events. In addition, interns will have the opportunity to network with other interns throughout the Institution. This internship is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year and graduate students with an interest in one or more of the following areas: national security, U.S. defense policy and technology, illicit economies (such as narcotics or wildlife), nonstate armed actors, insurgencies, militant/extremist groups, terrorism, and human rights to apply principles and theory learned in the classroom in a professional environment. This internship pays an hourly rate of $17.50, and applicants must be willing to commit to a minimum number of hours per week (no less than 24 hours per week, during regular business hours), with some flexibility around an academic course schedule.

Fall 2024, Research Internship, Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Foreign Policy

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