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 of working 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 law (research strand 'In the public interest: Accountability of the state and the prosecution of crimes (ASPC)).

· Time commitment: Full-time (38 hours per week – study commitments are taken into account)
· Starting date: 24 February 2025
· Period: Six months with a possible extension to a maximum of nine months
· Location: The Hague (in person)
· The intern expense allowance is € 550 per month

The main tasks of this internship, supervised by Dr. León Castellanos-Jankiewicz, include:
· To assist Dr. Stephanie Triefus in the academic coordination and administration of the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) (in particular, drafting and editing news items, newsletters and correspondence);
· To provide research assistance for the Project on Enabling Civil Society Efforts to Address the Misuse, Diversion and Abuse of Arms Exports in Latin America led by Dr. Castellanos-Jankiewicz;
· To provide ad hoc research assistance, especially in the field of international and European human rights law, to the members of the research strand ASPC (in particular, drafting and editing research bibliographies, case notes and summaries);
· To help with the logistics of (online) events and the subsequent drafting of reports.

Interested candidates 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;
· 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);
· Be motivated and able to work independently and within a team.

Internships at Asser are for students in principle and, exceptionally, for recent graduates. 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 and master) may apply, but only within the first year of graduation, when ‘learning through interning’ may still add to your education.

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.

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.

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, and a writing sample of around 5000 words in English (preferably submitted in a single PDF file) to PO@asser.nl by Sunday January 5th at 23:59 CET at the latest indicating ‘Application ASPC Internship’ on the subject line. Individual interviews will take place online on 20 or 21 January 2024. 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.