Volunteering: Internship opportunity!

The AIES is regularly looking for motivated interns for the duration of 4 months (approx. 30 hours per week)

2025 / Vienna

Published on: 09.09.2024

Current internship periods are as follows:

• Beginning of January until the end of April (application deadline: October 15)

• Beginning of May until the end of August (application deadline: February 15)

• Beginning of September to mid-December (application deadline: June 15)

Your Tasks

• Support research activities and project management

• Writing of event reports and taking minutes

• Active contribution to writing and revising publications and studies

• Support in the planning and realization of internal and public events

• Management of the AIES social media channels (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube)

• Participation in generating an AIES online presence

• Various administrative and organizational tasks as well as ad hoc activities

Your Profile

• Currently enrolled in, or having completed a master’s program is advantageous (preferably in the fields of Political Science, International Relations, European Studies, Security Policy or similar fields of study)

• Ability to grasp issues quickly and work independently

• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team

• Very good command of written and spoken German and English, further languages are an advantage

• Experience in the preparation of scientific papers and analyses are an advantage

• High reliability and sense of responsibility

• Creativity and social media affinity are a plus

• Very good MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

What we offer

• Challenging tasks in the field of European and Security policy in an international environment

• Exciting insights into the work of a renowned Austrian think tank

• Participation in internal and public expert workshops, discussions and events

• The opportunity to conduct independent research and publish on international politics

• Flexible working hours

• Insights into different research areas such as European foreign, security and defence policy, geopolitical and global power developments, cyber security, regional EU initiatives vis-à-vis the Indo-Pacific, the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and MENA.

• A young, diverse and dynamic team

• To motivated applicants we offer interesting development opportunities and experience in politics, business and society.

All genders, skin colours, ethnicities, sexual orientations and disabilities are welcome: we promote and live diversity!

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Ms. Theresa Wünsche via e-mail ( office@aies.at ). If you are interested, please send your application documents (letter of motivation and curriculum vitae) in one file to office@aies.at .

We are looking forward to your application!