Call for intern: International and European human rights law
The T.M.C. Asser Instituut offers law students the opportunity to enrich their knowledge with practical experience in the fields of international and European law.
The Institute is currently offering one internship position to assist with research projects in the fields of international law and European human rights law (research strand Transnational public interests: Constituting public interest beyond and below the state).
- Time commitment: Full-time (38 hours per week – study commitments are taken into account)
- Starting date: 13 January 2025
- Period: Six months with a possible extension to a maximum of nine months
- Location: The Hague (in person)
Tasks and objectives
This internship is split equally between two programs, supervised by Dr Stephanie Triefus and Dr Antoine Duval respectively:
- To assist in the coordination and administration of Human Rights Here, the academic blog of the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR).
- More specifically, editing and contributing blog posts, corresponding with authors and editors, managing posting of the blogs on the HRH website, and promoting solicitation and dissemination of the blog posts via social media.
- To provide ad hoc research assistance, especially in the field of business and human rights, to support the Doing Business Right project.
- In particular, drafting and editing research bibliographies, case notes, blogs and summaries; and
- Helping with the logistics of (online) events and the subsequent drafting of reports.
Interested candidates for the position should:
- Be enrolled as a student or, in exceptional circumstances, be a recent graduate in international or European law;
- Have a demonstrable interest in international and/or European human rights law, particularly business and human rights;
- Have excellent English language skills;
- Have strong editorial skills;
- Have full computer proficiency (additional experience in maintaining websites and social media accounts is an advantage); and
- Be motivated and able to work independently and within a team.
Internships at the Asser Institute are for students only. This means that you must be registered as a student at a university or a school and must be eligible to live and work in the Netherlands through either EU citizenship or a student visa from a Dutch university. Recent graduates (bachelor's and master's) may apply, but only within the first year of graduation, when ‘learning through interning’ may still add to your education.
Regretfully, the Asser Institute cannot hire students without EU citizenship for internships, unless they already have a Dutch residency and work permit. In order to accelerate the selection process, please include relevant visa status or residence permit information in your application.
The internship is an opportunity to learn in an active and dynamic research environment. Therefore, we expect interns to be present at the Institute in The Hague. It is not a remote working opportunity.
Please read this page on internships at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut for more information.
How to apply:
Persons who are interested in applying should send their letter of motivation, a CV including relevant visa/residency status, and a writing sample in English (preferably submitted in a single PDF file) to PO@asser.nl by Sunday 24 November 2024, at 23:59 CEST at the latest indicating ‘Application HRH Internship’ on the subject line. Applications received after the deadline, or not including the required three components (letter of motivation, a CV, and a writing sample) will not be considered eligible. Individual interviews will take place online during the week of 2 December 2024.
Questions about this internship can be addressed in writing to Dr Stephanie Triefus (s.triefus@asser.nl).