Two internship opportunities at the Nordic Africa Institute

About the role

The Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) offers two internship opportunities for the spring semester of 2022. Applicants must have secured funding for the internship period (e.g., through university studies or the Swedish public employment service) and be at Master’s Candidate level.

Responsibilities

• Climate Change and Fresh Water Resources internship: collection and analysis of policy‑relevant climate and socio‑economic data under the direction of the project leader.
• Equality, Social Justice and Inclusion internship: building skills in theoretically driven research on gender, political participation and peace and conflict in African contexts; contributing to research on gender with a focus on women in politics, representation and violence against women in politics, and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.

Requirements

• Secured funding for the internship period (university studies or Swedish public employment service).
• Master’s Candidate level.

Skills

• Ability to collect and analyse climate and socio‑economic data.
• Interest or experience in climate change adaptation and resilience building in East and Southern Africa.
• Capacity for theoretically driven research on gender, political participation, peace and conflict in African contexts.
• Familiarity with gender and politics, gender and conflict, and UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment and engage with Nordic and African research and policy communities.

Benefits

• Opportunity to gain knowledge on climate change adaptation and resilience building (Climate Change internship).
• Exposure to research and policy communities in the Nordic and African contexts.
• Learning from an interdisciplinary environment at the Nordic Africa Institute.
• Development of research skills relevant to the Equality, Social Justice and Inclusion thematic area.

Schedule

• Climate Change and Fresh Water Resources internship: 24 January – 6 May 2022 (15 weeks).
• Equality, Social Justice and Inclusion internship: 1 February – 30 April 2022 (13 weeks).
• Application deadline for both positions: 15 November 2021.