Internship Project
Social Sciences and Politics

Centre Marc Bloch – Franco-German Research Centre

Institution
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Centre March Bloch e.V. – German-French Research Centre
Subject Area
Social Sciences, Humanities, Economics and Business, Law, Arts and Culture, Sustainability and Environmental Studies
Availability
03 May – 23 July
17 May – 06 August
 
Internship Modality:
On-site internship in Berlin
 
Project Supervisor(s)
Prof. Dr. Jay Rowell (Director)
Dr. Julia Pohle (Vice Director)
Various researchers: please find the researchers on the website (team).
Academic Level
  • Advanced undergraduate students (from the second year)
  • Master’s students
Language
English; at least passive knowledge of French and German are required
Further Information
Project Type
Academic Research
Project Content
This is a placement in a Franco-German research context in the social sciences and humanities, supporting a researcher of your choice and the institutional activities of a unique research institute

Centre Marc Bloch (CMB) is a German-French research center for the humanities and social sciences.

The CMB, a bi-national institution, is a place for interdisciplinary research and the training of young academics. There are five research focuses within which numerous academics work on specific projects.

Research Focuses:
  1. Europe and Democracy under pressure
  2. Dynamics of inequalities
  3. Circulations and socio-political spaces
  4. Environment, climate, energy 
  5. The arts of criticism
Tasks for Interns
Research support 
  • Research and documentation
  • Translations, transcriptions
  • Other activities in consultation with the supervising researcher
  • Participation in the research seminar as well as in the meetings of a focus selected in advance

Organization of scientific events (support of project coordination)
  • Logistical support (contact with caterers, provision of buffets, coffee breaks, etc.)
  • Participation in the organization of an event from A to Z (within the possibilities of the internship period). 

Assist the General Secretariat in the administration of the CMB
  • General administrative tasks
  • Text writing, editing, and translations
  • Database maintenance
  • Assistance in the preparation of the annual activity report (bibliography, lists, formatting, etc.) 

Academic Level
  • Advanced undergraduate students (from the second year)
  • Master’s students
Requirements
Students must know French and German - one of these languages fluently, the other at least passively understood.
Interested students are asked to name either a project they want to engage with or a researcher they intend to work with.

Please check the following web pages to find options:
research fields,
research projects,
and researchers. 
Expected Preparation
Get familiar with the website in order to identify possible researchers to work with during the internship.

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