The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies is the political foundation and official think tank of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Brussels.

The Centre offers internships of three to six months for university graduates and young researchers.

Description:

The internship is focused on immersing the successful candidates in the short-term and long-term policy research and other activities of the Centre: organizing meetings and conferences, preparing reports and analysis, editing publications including the European View, updating the website, blog and databases, communicating with the European People’s Party in policy research and other activities, and liaising with officials from the European Institutions.

Internships are remunerated on a level comparable to the internship programmes offered at the European institutions.

Requirements:

The programme is open to all young graduates with an academic background in European affairs and related fields, holding a university degree, fluent in English, fully computer and internet literate and with good knowledge of European politics.

Additional educational qualifications, experience in policy research in policy research and adequate knowledge of one or two more languages are considered assets.

Applications:

There is no application deadline, applications are accepted on a rolling basis and internships are granted depending on demand throughout the year.

Interested applicants should forward a detailed CV and a cover letter by e-mail at jobs@martenscentre.eu to the attention of Tomi Huhtanen, Director.

When applying, please mention in the subject-line of the email message “Internship”.

Please note that due to the high number of applications received, only candidates short-listed for interviews will be contacted.