UNESCO is inviting graduate students and recent postgraduates to join its Natural Science Sector Internship for the batch of 2025, offering a unique chance to gain hands-on experience in global sustainability efforts, biodiversity conservation, and disaster resilience.
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This article provides a detailed guide on what the internship offers, who can apply, and how to submit your application before the UNESCO internship application acceptance date.
Benefits of the Internship
- Valuable Experience: Gain insight into global policy-making in natural sciences, including UNESCO’s role in advancing sustainable development.
- Skill Development: Enhance critical-thinking, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Networking Opportunities: Collaborate with professionals worldwide and build meaningful connections in your field.
- Learning Opportunities: Deepen your understanding of sustainable management of natural resources, biodiversity conservation, and disaster resilience.
- Flexible Duration: Choose an internship duration of 1 to 6 months, tailored to your schedule.
- Leave Entitlement: Interns are entitled to 2.5 days of leave per month.
Eligibility Requirements
- Age: Must be at least 20 years old.
- Academic Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program (Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent).
- Recently graduated (within the past 12 months) with a Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent.
- For secretarial/assistant roles, must be in the final year or recently graduated from a specialized school.
- Preferred Academic Background: Water science, ecological science, hydrology, earth sciences, engineering, or other related fields of natural sciences.
- Languages: Proficiency in English or French is mandatory, and working knowledge of the other language is a plus.
- Computer Skills: Proficiency in office-related software.
- Teamwork and Communication: Strong interpersonal and teamwork capabilities.
Areas of Internship Activity:
- Supporting sustainable management of natural resources.
- Enhancing institutional and human capacities in science, technology, and innovation (STI).
- Promoting gender-transformative STEM education.
- Empowering small island developing states (SIDS) with specialized knowledge.
Application Deadline: The last date to apply for this UNESCO Natural Science Sector Internship here (https://careers.unesco.org/job/Multiple-INTERNSHIP-Natural-Science-Sector/782925902/) is December 31, 2024.