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Internships
Interested
in the Middle East?
Join
the small staff of the Middle East Research and Information Project
(MERIP), publishers of Middle East Report, for a spring,
summer or fall internship. Now entering its thirty-seventh year
of publication, Middle East Report has provided critical,
independent analysis of the issues and policies shaping the region
today. Interns become an integral part of MERIP’s work,
learn about the Middle East and gain valuable training in skills
related to magazine production and media relations.
Intern
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
may include: assisting the editor in producing Middle East
Report, assisting the media coordinator in research, helping
to generate content for MERIP’s website, proofreading,
procuring photographs and other graphics, securing reports and
documents, monitoring media coverage of the Middle East and many
others. Specific responsibilities will depend upon the intern’s
skills and interests, and MERIP’s current organizational
needs.
General
Responsibilities
All
interns share in general office work: answering telephones, photocopying,
preparing outgoing mail, running errands and assisting staff
members in special projects. Interns may be asked to attend and/or
staff a table at outside events.
Qualifications
MERIP
seeks self-motivated individuals with a strong interest in the
Middle East and a commitment to progressive politics. Proficiency
in Internet research and library research is required.
Minimum
Commitment
Fall
and spring interns: one semester, 12 hours per week. Summer interns:
2-3 months, 20 hours per week. Interns work at MERIP’s
Washington office. Internships are unpaid; MERIP will, however,
reimburse for daily travel expenses.
To
Apply
Please
paste a cover letter explaining your interest in MERIP in an
e-mail to ctoensing@merip.org and attach a resume. No writing samples, please. Please specify
your dates of availability. Applications that do not follow these
guidelines will not be read.
E-mail
applications are required. Mailed applications will not be read.
Application
deadlines: March 15 (summer), July 15 (fall), November 15 (spring).
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