{"id":20069,"date":"2020-06-03T14:32:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/?p=20069"},"modified":"2024-01-08T12:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:12:28","slug":"internship-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/2020\/06\/internship-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Internship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>*This role closed on the 11th June, 2020*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The British Foreign Policy Group think tank is seeking a research intern to work on a variety of interesting, and high-profile, projects pertaining to UK foreign policy and social research.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing literature reviews and background research briefings;<\/li>\n<li>Conducting independent research to briefs, around a wide variety of topics;<\/li>\n<li>Analysing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data-sets;<\/li>\n<li>Sourcing and formalising references for existing research;<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with events and other organisational administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The successful applicant will be a highly motivated individual, capable of working diligently, and efficiently, to a high standard. They will possess an impeccable attention to detail, and will be experienced in sourcing and referencing to an academic standard.<\/p>\n<p>It is not expected that all applicants will possess a strong understanding of UK foreign policy, nor are they required to have experience with public opinion research. However, a strong interest in both of these areas, and the willingness to learn, will be critical.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants with specialist knowledge in various policy areas or areas of social research are encouraged to highlight these in their application \u2013 for example, a thesis completed on China\u2019s rising geopolitical power, or the future of the European Union, or on public opinion on military interventionism.<\/p>\n<p>Internship requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A bachelor\u2019s degree or above, preferably in an area of social sciences, history, war studies and\/or public policy;<\/li>\n<li>Strong computer skills \u2013 comfortable with Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as Google Docs and Sheets;<\/li>\n<li>Experience or a willingness to learn how to use other online platforms, including WordPress, Mailchimp, Eventbrite etc.;<\/li>\n<li>The right to live and work in the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a full-time internship position, for a minimum initial period of 6 weeks. The BFPG is currently working remotely, and this role will \u2013 at least initially \u2013 be undertaken online. The internship pays a fixed compensation of \u00a3250\/week. The successful candidate will be afforded a written reference at the completion of the internship, and may be able to extend their internship and\/or transition to a staff role in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To apply for this role, please submit a CV (no more than two pages) and a cover letter of one page, setting out your relevant skills and experience, and how this internship will assist your career ambitions. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please submit all documentation to <a href=\"mailto:hello@bfpg.co.uk\">hello@bfpg.co.uk <\/a>with the subject line, \u2018Internship Application\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications close: 5pm on Thursday 11 June 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Note: Due to the high levels of applications for BFPG internships, we will only be responding to shortlisted candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British Foreign Policy Group think tank is seeking a research intern to work on a variety of interesting, and high-profile, projects pertaining to UK foreign policy and social research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job-opportunities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}