The T.M.C. Asser Instituut offers law students the opportunity to enrich their knowledge with practical experience of working in the fields of international and European law.
The Institute is currently offering an internship position to assist with research projects in the field of international criminal law (research strand In the Public Interest: Accountability of the State and the Prosecution of Crimes (ASPC)).
Tasks:
The main tasks of the internship include:
- To assist with our International Crimes Database (ICD) and our Asser Nexus on Conflict and Crime, including providing daily ICD updates on international humanitarian law and international criminal law and working on the Nexus’ correspondents’ reports;
- To assist with our MATRA project ‘Strengthening Ukraine’s Capacity to Investigate and Prosecute International Crimes’;
- To provide ad hoc research assistance to the members of the research strand ASPC;
- To help with the logistics of (online) events and the subsequent drafting of reports.
What we offer:
A full-time, paid (€ 400 to € 550 a month, depending on level of education) internship for a period of six months for a law student specialising in international criminal law. Each intern will have the possibility to spend one day a week on his/her own research and will be actively encouraged to deliver a publication before the end of the internship.
The envisaged starting date of the internship is 15 August 2023.
Interested candidates should:
- Be enrolled as a student in international law;
- Have a demonstrable interest in international criminal law;
- Have strong editorial skills;
- Have strong English language skills;
- Have full computer proficiency (experience in maintaining websites and in social media is an advantage);
- Be motivated and able to work independently and within a team.
- Knowledge of Ukrainian is considered an asset.
Internships at Asser are for students only. This means that you must be registered as a student at a university or a school, and must be eligible to live and work in the Netherlands (through either EU citizenship or a student visa from a Dutch university). Recent graduates (bachelor and master) may apply, but only within the first year of graduation, when ‘learning through interning’ may still add to your education.
The internship is an opportunity to learn in an active and dynamic research environment. Therefore, we expect interns to be present at the Institute in The Hague. It is not a remote working opportunity.
Regretfully, the Asser Institute cannot hire students without EU citizenship for internships, unless they already have a Dutch residency and work permit. In order to accelerate the selection process, please include relevant visa status or residence permit information in your application.
Please make sure to read this page on internships at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut to make sure you are eligible to apply.
How to apply:
Students who are interested in applying should send their letter of motivation, a CV, and a writing sample of around 5000 words in English (preferably submitted in a single PDF file) to [email protected] by 28 July 2023 at 17:00 CEST at the latest indicating ‘Application ASPC Internship International Criminal Law’ on the subject line, as applicable. Individual interviews will take place during the week of 7 August 2023. Applications received after the deadline, not including the required three components (letter of motivation, a CV and a writing sample) will not be considered eligible.
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