Now Accepting Applications! START Summer 2020 Internship Program

SUMMER 2020
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Learn more here.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Priority Application Deadline: March 15, 2020
Final Application Deadline: March 29, 2020
Program Begins: June 1, 2020

Apply here.

START offers unpaid internships year-round on a variety of research projects and teams. During the course of their internship, participants are exposed to the most up-to-date theories, methods, and information related to the study of terrorism. They are versed in the critical questions tackled by homeland security practitioners, policymakers and researchers, and are mentored in a professional environment geared toward student success. The program is designed to prepare the next generation of homeland security scholars and practitioners through real-world research experience.

Virtual Information Sessions

Thursday, Feb. 27, 1-2 p.m.

Monday, March 9, 3-4 p.m.

Wednesday, March 18, 2-3 p.m.

START’s internship program is open to undergraduate and graduate students (as well as some recent graduates) in any related discipline from any institution. Each internship lasts for one term. Participants work at least 10 hours/week during the fall and spring semesters and 20 hours/week during the summer. Our internships can be undertaken for academic credit, and this is highly encouraged.  Interns participate in a program of enrichment and career development opportunities. All interns are required to work onsite with their research project staff. Because interns work directly with our researchers and staff on current research projects, the internship positions vary depending on our research portfolio.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

• Communications or Multimedia • Cultural Assessment of Nuclear Intentions of Over-the-Horizon Countries • Geo-profiling Risk Assessment in the United States • Global Terrorism Database (GTD) • International Communication and Negotiation Simulations Project (ICONS)     • Sociopolitical Narratives and Emotions in Eastern European Social Media • State Department/START • Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT) Advanced Research • Understanding Domestic Radicalization