Employment and Internships

General Resources

• General U.S. Government job site 
  • Key words to search include: policy officer; foreign affairs specialist; foreign affairs generalist; international relations; Arabic; gender; security; intelligence; program analyst; Middle East; economics
• How to find the best internships
• Chegg.com
• GlobalJobs.org (Job postings for NGOs, Think Tanks, Government, and Private Sector) 
• Internships Abroad
• Guide for Work Abroad by University of Michigan International Center
• Transitions Abroad

Think Tanks

• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Research Institute
  • Intern Page – Click Here
• American Enterprise Institute 
  • Intern Page – Click Here
• American Task Force on Palestine 

  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Brookings Institution 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• Cato Institute 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Center for American Progress 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Center for New American Security 
  • Internship Page - Click Here
  • Employment Page - Click Here 
• Center for Strategic and International Studies 
  • Intern Page - Click Here 
• Council on Foreign Relations 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Heritage Foundation 

  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Middle East Institute 
• • Intern Page - Click Here
• The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations

  • Intern Page – Click Here
• Rand Corporation 
  • Intern Page – Click Here
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• Washington Institute for Near East Policy 
  • Intern and Employment Page - Click Here
• Woodrow Wilson Intl. Center for Scholars 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• The Washington Center
  • Intern Page – Click Here

U.S. Government

• CIA 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Defense Intelligence Agency 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Department of Defense 
  • Intern Page – Click Here
• Department of Homeland Security 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Department of Justice
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Department of State
  • Intern Page - Click Here
  • General Employment Page - Click Here 
  • Civil Service Employment Page – Click Here
  • Foreign Service Employment Page – Click Here
• FBI 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs   
  • Intern Page - Click Here 
• Interpol 
  • Intern Page - Click Here 
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• National Security Agency 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Naval Criminal Investigative Service
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• Senate Foreign Relations Committee 
  • Intern Page – Click Here
• U.S. House of Representatives 
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• U.S. Senate 
  • Employment Page – Click Here
• White House  
  • Intern Page - Click Here

International Governmental Organizations

• General United Nations website 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
  • Employment Page – Click Here
• International Monetary Fund
  • Intern Page - Click Here
  • Employment Page – Click Here
• United Nations in Washington D.C.  
  • Intern Page – Click Here
• World Bank
  • Intern Page -Click Here 

Other

• Amnesty International 
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• Foreign Policy (Magazine) 
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• International Crisis Group 
  • Intern Page - Click Here 
• Human Rights Watch 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• The National Security Archive 
  • Intern Page - Click Here
• McColm & Company
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• Simon Everett
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• CTR Management Group
  • Employment Page - Click Here
• Celestar
  • ​​​​​​​Employment Page - Click Here
• Tetra Tech​​​​​​​
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Employment Page - Click Here
• Competitive Innovations
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Employment Page - Click Here
• Gap Solutions
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Employment Page - Click Here

• Jewish Employment Guide

Volunteer Opportunities

• Souriyat Across Borders 

A non-profit organization run by Syrian women working to improve the lives of those affected by the conflict in Syria. They aim to provide rehabilitation and aid for those wounded in Syria, provide education, and empower refugees. SAB is always open to volunteers who can work on a number of different projects, including: Yoga in the rehabilitation center, office admin, photography for the website and social media, medical and physiotherapy support, and art workshops.

• Capoeira for Refugees 

Capoeira for Refugees is a non-profit that seeks to aid in the recovery of youth affected by conflict using Capoeira, an art form developed in 16th Century Brazil. The main objectives of Capoeira for Refugees are to increase the overall psychosocial wellbeing of young people impacted by conflict, to strengthen these communities by supporting local talented youth to become Capoeira Community Changemakers, and to create a sustainable movement that can amplify their work at the field level through developing a global capoeira platform. Delivering capoeira classes is C4R’s main activity; these consist of movement, music, play, and sports. Volunteer positions are advertised as needed on the organization’s website.

• LOYAC Jordan 

LOYAC is a Jordanian non-profit that provides local youth, ages 16-24, with opportunities to help them grow into independent, productive, and fulfilled individuals. Their goals are to equip youth with the tools to become agents of change in their lives and in their communities.

• Paper Airplanes  

Paper airplanes matches conflict-affected individuals with personal English tutors for 12-16 week sessions conducted via Skype and other video conferencing platforms.