Project Ploughshares, an internationally recognized NGO that focuses on international peace and conflict issues, is looking for interns for the Winter 2012 semester. A Ploughshares internship is a unique opportunity to work on the front lines of contemporary peace and conflict research, and also can be considered for your co-curricular record.

For the past five years, the Global Studies Program has connected with this Waterloo-based NGO in order to give Laurier Global Studies students the opportunity to work on developing the Armed Conflicts Report. Project Ploughshares has been monitoring armed conflicts worldwide since 1987 and publishing an Armed Conflicts Report annually.
 
Students are expected to commit eight hours per week over the semester conducting research on current armed conflicts, as well as to gather data on related issues, such as child combatants and peacekeeping initiatives.  Excellent research and writing skills are a requirement of the internship, which will look great on any resumé once you graduate.

The internship will begin the week of January 9, 2012 with an orientation session at the Project Ploughshares offices. It is important that applicants make note of the time commitment required for this internship. Regular time commitment during the weeks leading up to the mid-term reading week is especially critical in ensuring that interns gain experience early and are able to easily complete the work by the end of term.


In order to apply, you will need to submit an application package to the Global Studies Department
by 4 p.m. on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011.  

The application will consist of the following:
•    Brief (no more than one page) written application outlining your suitability for the internship. Please highlight any research skills you bring
•    Resumé
•    Name and contact information for ONE academic referee (normally, a professor with whom you have completed a course) who can vouch for you

There are two stages to the selection process:  

1.    The Global Studies Selection Committee will compile a short list of potential candidates. It is at this point that your referee will be contacted for a letter of reference.
2.    The Global Studies Selection Committee will forward the names of up to five students to Project Ploughshares. Project Ploughshares will make the final decision based on an interview and a short test.