Internship Research at Greenpeace International Location: Amsterdam - The Netherlands

The Research Unit at Greenpeace International is offering a 6 month internship position. Research internships are based in Amsterdam, Netherlands as full-time positions (40 hours per week) for a fixed term of 6 months. This internship option is ongoing. Monitor, capture, filter and organize information and market intelligence into databases for briefs and reports to ensure strategic information is available for Greenpeace’s campaigns and projects. This role is very detail orientated, involves multiple concurrent daily deadlines and administrative tasks within the research unit. Academic background in natural or social sciences (minimum of an equivalent Bachelors level) required. Masters, or higher, in natural or social sciences, with environmental focus, preferred.

Essential Skills/Qualifications:
•Strong knowledge of global environmental issues and motivation to achieve Greenpeace environmental campaign objectives
•Must be fluent in written and spoken English plus must have written and spoken fluency in, at least, one of the following languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese, Mandarin/Cantonese, German, Arabic, Russian, or Japanese.
•Highly developed proficiency in computer use, including database, spreadsheet and word processing. Proven high skill level of on-line research expertise and content analysis.
•Strong comprehension of the interconnected influences that culture, science, politics, economics, industry and social change dynamics play in environmental issues.
•Highly developed ability to problem solve, utilising multiple analytical techniques within a focused results-based orientation.
Required Personal Characteristics:
•Self-confident, focused, pro-active and result oriented
•Highly stress resistance
•Flexible attitude to constantly shifting work priorities
•Self-motivated team player with proactive, "get-the-job-done" mentality
•Excellent communicator
Remuneration is via a modest monthly honorarium (€ 800/month).
Please provide proof of legal ability to work in the Netherlands for the indicated period and indicate your date of earliest availability to start.
Apply for this Internship by providing a single file, named - insert your full name, comprising your detailed CV + motivation letter + detailed current contact details (your email, home phone, mobile). Please indicate your grades achieved for any academic degree.
Due to the volume of applicants we regret we are unable to respond to individual queries. If you have not been contacted within 6 weeks of the date of your application, we regret that you have not been short-listed for further consideration.
Apply for the Internship:
Tony Sadownichik:
tony.sadownichik@greenpeace.org
CC; Human Resources department:
recruitment.int@greenpeace.org
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/about/jobs/internship-2/

Internship ICC - International Criminal Court The Hague, The Netherlands

The International Criminal Court’s Internship Programme offers exciting opportunities for university graduates with a legal and non-legal academic background to obtain a practical experience related to their studies and interests within one of the organs of the Court: Presidency and Chambers, Office of the Prosecutor, and Registry.

The International Criminal Court (ICC), governed by the Rome Statute, is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.
The ICC is an independent international organisation. Its seat is at The Hague in the Netherlands.
Functions

Under supervision, interns will be assigned projects and tasks that are relevant to their academic background and interests and provide them with the opportunity to put into practice and further develop their theoretical knowledge.
Duration and deadlines

There are yearly two terms for Internship placements for a period of 3-6 months. Term 1 starts in April and the application deadline is 1st of November. Term 2 starts in October and the application deadline is 1st of May.
Applicant’s competences

The Court is looking for enthusiastic graduate, undergraduate candidates (under 35 years of age) and students in the last year of their studies with an outstanding academic record.
There are many possibilities for applicants with academic background and/or working experience in sociology, political sciences, psychology, international law, social work, finance management, international relations, journalism, translation and interpretation or information and communication technology.
Applicants must have good oral communication and drafting skills in at least English or French. The knowledge of other languages relevant to the situations pending before the Court will be considered an asset.
A good standard of computer literacy is required.
Practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court may be considered an asset.
For more details and to apply for this job click here

Conference: Fleeing Homophobia, Free University, Amsterdam, 5-6 September 2011‏

About the Fleeing Homophobia project
Each year, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers apply for asylum in EU Member States. During the Fleeing Homophobia project, Sabine Jansen (COC Netherlands) and Thomas Spijkerboer (VU University Amsterdam) have undertaken a comparative research about how these applications have been dealt with. Further to their findings, they have formulated policy recommendations.

About the Fleeing Homophobia Conference
The conference intends to share the research findings with a wider audience; to discuss the consequences for policy makers, decision makers, the judiciary, lawyers, NGO's and activists; and to see how academic research can be made fruitful for asylum practice, and how practice can inform further research.

�Submit an abstract!

During the conference, two sessions have been reserved for researchers who want to present papers. Papers are invited on any topic that is directly relevant for LGBTI asylum cases, including (but not restricted to):
- Credibility assessment
- Coming out late
- Persecution by third parties
- Country of Origin Information
- Preventing persecution by being
`discreet'
- Increasing LGBTI awareness
- Sexual orientation: act or identity?
Papers do not necessarily have to be finished products. Work in progress is more than welcome.

If you want to submit a paper, send an abstract of no more than 250 words to Louis Middelkoop at l.p.middelkoop@vu.nl before 15 June 2011 (n.b. deadline now extended). Papers should be submitted at the latest on 15 August 2011, and will be posted on the conference website.

More information (programme, registration)
The conference website www.rechten.vu.nl/fleeinghomophobia is regularly updated.

Organization Fleeing Homophobia is a project of COC Netherlands and VU University Amsterdam, in cooperation with the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Avvocatura per i diritti LGBT/ Rete Lenford, and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles. Fleeing Homophobia is funded by the European Refugee Fund, the Dutch Ministry of Justice, and the participating organisations.

Editor Internship at the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict Location: The Hague - The Netherlands DL: 1 July 2011

Secretariat of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)
Editor Intern
Starting date: 1st August 2011
Deadline for applications: 1stth July 2011
Duration: minimum of 3 months (at least 4 days a week), with a possibility
to extend to a maximum of six months.
Location: GPPAC Secretariat in The Hague, The Netherlands
Please note that the position is unpaid. Travel costs within the Netherlands to and from the office
will be reimbursed up to €20 a day.
The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict is a non-governmental organisation
that promotes effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding strategies, and actively supports
and connects people working for peace worldwide. GPPAC is a network of civil society conflict
prevention and peacebuilding organizations from around the world, who have worked together
since 2003 towards building a new international consensus on the way in which we approach
violent conflict. GPPAC calls for a fundamental change of approach towards conflict: a shift from
reaction to prevention.
Managing information as a source of knowledge, inspiration, empowerment and action is at the
centre of GPPAC’s work. A Portal has been developed as a platform for civil society to cooperate
and harness the possibilities of the Internet for the prevention of violent conflicts. The Peace
Portal is an initiative of GPPAC, supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and
the City of The Hague.
The Portal is already live and is continuously being improved. The second half of 2011 will be a
busy period due to the launching campaign and a launching event planned at the end of 2011.
We seek an enthusiastic and motivated intern who will assist us in the editorial work of the
portal and support us in organizing the above mentioned activities.
Tasks will include:
• Support the development of the Peace Portal content
• Support the moderation of Portal content, in accordance with agreed standards
• Edit selected texts/entries to be published
• Support communication and knowledge transfer with external and internal users/partners.
• Promote the Portal in external events/conferences
• Support the logistic arrangements of the final event

For more information

Ph.D. candidate Transitional Justice, Understanding the Age of Transitional Justice: Narratives in a Historical Perspective. NIOD University of Amsterdam‏

Ph.D. candidate Transitional Justice

Full-time for four years

"Understanding the Age of Transitional Justice: Narratives in a
Historical Perspective"

The general goal of the NIOD program on Transitional justice is to
contribute to understanding the impact and aftermath of mass
state-sponsored human rights violations on post-genocidal,
post-conflict, post-repressive societies. In pursuit of a
conceptualization of generic mechanisms and factors that influence
genocidal crimes and the subsequent transitional justice processes,
this program opts for the portal of the personal, the legal, and the
political narrative. It will examine the various phases and levels at
which testimonies, or narratives of events, play a role in influencing
the form of TJ undertaken by a given post-repressive society.

The levels may be distinguished as follows:
• The victims (the individuals telling their story)
• The institutions for the administration of Transitional Justice (the
narrative of judicial and extra-judicial authorities)
• The validators, or `form-givers' – political elites, media, police,
and other relevant actors – who selectively frame the public debate
and impart the narratives and the use of narratives (produced in
trials, vetting procedures, truth commissions, NGO-sponsored oral
histories) with a particular political and social significance.

A dynamic multi-leveled approach that aims to reveal the interaction
between the testimonies, the formality of processing them, and the
developing political system should shed light on the individual,
psychological, social, and political impact/consequences of TJ
processes. The NIOD has created a PhD position in order to study the
role, impact, and significance of testimonies in transitional justice.

Qualified candidates are invited to send a one-page proposal (max. 500
words) on the research they propose to conduct, dealing with cases,
possibly a comparison of cases, connected to this general topic,
within the framework of the NIOD TJ program.

Job requirements
• Master's in History, Law, or Social- and Political Sciences
• Professional experience on topics related to the program
• Self-reliant
• Experience with modern information technology
• Professional attitude with excellent communication skills
• Fluent English
• Skilled in the development of proposals which could, via the
content, design, and execution, fundamentally augment the Transitional
Justice program

Appointment
This is a fulltime position of 38 hours per week for a period of four
years at the NIOD (contingent upon a one-year trial period). The
successful candidate must prepare a PhD thesis to be defended at the
University of Amsterdam.

We offer:
The NIOD offers an informal, internationally-oriented working
environment with a great deal of room for individual initiative and
responsibility. The salary for a full-time position is
€ 2,042.00 per month gross (scale: doctoral student, collective labour
agreement Dutch Universities), excluding 8% vacation bonus and an 8.3%
end-of-the-year bonus. There is an additional extensive secondary
benefits packet.

More information
The Transitional Justice Research Agenda can be viewed at our website
at www.niod.nl.
Inquiries may be directed to the Transitional Justice Program Leader
at the NIOD, Dr. Nanci Adler, e-mail address n.adler@niod.knaw.nl. For
more information about the appointment, please contact Mr. William
Arink, Business Director, e-mail address w.arink@niod.knaw.nl. The
NIOD can be contacted at +31 (0)20-523 3800.

Interested?
We welcome your proposal, accompanied by an explanatory letter of
intent and CV, all in English. Please submit them to
vacature@niod.knaw.nl, attention Mr. W. Arink, with the subject line
"Vacancy PhD Candidate TJ". Closing date is 25 July, 2011. Interviews
will take place in the second and third weeks of September. If all
other factors are equal, preference will be given to internal
candidates.

Please no reactions from recruiters.

NIOD is an institute belonging to the Royal Netherlands Academy of
Arts and Sciences
http://www.niod.knaw.nl/documents/actueel/PhD_Transitional%20Justice.pdf

TNO Master Scholarships for Foreign Graduate Students at the Utrecht University, Netherlands

TNO offers maximum Outstanding non-Dutch Students the Opportunity to follow the Earth Science Master’s Programme at the Utrecht University
Study Subject(s):Biogeology , Geology , Geochemistry , Geophysics , Hydrology ,Physical geography , System earth modelling
Course Level:Masters
Scholarship Provider: TNO
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands
Eligibility:
The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for one of these scholarships. The applicant should:
1. hold a non-Dutch passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans.
2. have been admitted to the Master’s Programme Earth Sciences at the Utrecht University.
3. hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent thereof from a non-Dutch university.
4. be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa (only for students from non EER countries).
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The scholarship is meant to make a significant contribution towards the costs of travel and living while studying in Utrecht. The focus of the programme is primarily on students from EEA countries. For students outside the EEA countries it is necessary to find additional funding to be able to finance your study and stay completely. As one of the requirements for being granted a residence permit in the Netherlands, students from non EEA countries must prove to the IND (immigration and naturalisation office) that they have sufficient financial means. Selection procedure The selection for the TNO Scholarship is carried our by an Admissions Committee of the TNO Geological Survey of The Netherlands. This Admissions Committee will determine the order of priority of all the eligible candidates on the basis of the criteria below. Awarded grants are exclusively linked to the Master’s programme for which the grant was applied for and exclusively linked to the proposed starting date. Awarded grants cannot be transferred to other Master’s programmes and also not to another starting date.
How to Apply: Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: September 1st every year
Further Scholarship Information and Application