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THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMThe Leadership Development Internship Program at the Middle East Institute is designed to provide students or recent graduates considering a career in a Middle East related field with hands-on experience at a Washington, DC-based, nonprofit organization that focuses exclusively on the Middle East. Interns obtain guidance, experience, and exposure to the Washington policy and scholarly community while developing professional skills with interns from all over the world.LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INTERNSHIPSThere are three internship terms each year, available to undergraduates who have completed at least one year of school, recent graduates, and graduate students. Positions are available on a full- or part-time basis with a minimum of 20 hours per week. Please use the links below to explore the different internship opportunities that we offer:PublicationsPrograms and CommunicationsDevelopment and FundraisingThe Oman Library at MEILanguages and Regional StudiesCenter for Turkish StudiesResearch AssistantshipsRead the application instructions below carefully, to ensure that your application is valid and be sure to check our FAQ Page for answers to many of your additional questions.THE BENEFITSInterns represent more than half of MEI's staff. As a result, you will be presented with exciting opportunities to do real work that has real outcomes. There is no filing or coffee-running in this job. Instead, you will immerse yourself in issues relating to the Middle East, and be expected to complete substantive assignments with personal guidance from your supervisor. All internships at the Middle East Institute are unpaid, though the Leadership Development Internship Program is packed with other benefits:Free language courses at the Institute in an intimate classroom setting with native-speaking professorsSmarTrip card which is reloaded with $100 per month for travel to and from MEIOpportunities to discuss career paths with experts in government, academia, and non-profit and private sectors through the Intern Development SeriesWorkshops to build skills such as resume and cover letter writing, networking, HTML/CSS coding, how to write news articles and op-edsEncouragement to attend conferences at MEI and other think-tanks in the DC area to foster your understanding of current topics in the Middle East, and to expand your professional networkOne-year electronic subscription to the MEI's flagship publication, The Middle East Journal, the oldest peer-reviewed journal dedicated to Middle East scholarshipAccess to a network of MEI intern alumni, who work in a wide variety of fields both in DC and around the worldAPPLICATION PROCESSThe deadlines for applications are:Fall (September – December): July 7Spring (January– May): November 15Summer (June – August): March 15To apply for an internship, please send the items below in PDF format to Peter Boal atinternships@mei.edu. Format the email's subject according to the following model: Last Name- Fall Internship Application. Please note that due to the large volume of applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Cover letterResumeOne professional and two academic references (contact information only; no letters, please)Five-page (maximum), double-spaced writing sample on a topic relevant to current events in the Middle EastCollege transcript (unofficial preferred).NOTE: Interested applicants from all academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. However, preference will be given to those applicants with superior writing, organization, word-processing, and Middle Eastern language skill.If you have any questions about the application process or the Leadership Development Internship Program in general, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page, located below. If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please direct your queries toward internships@mei.edu. Due to the large volume of applicants, we ask that you do not call to inquire about the status of your application.Frequently Asked Questions PageThe Middle East Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, natural origin, sexual orientation, disability, or ethnic background.Plus d'infos