Internships with CES
CES offers a limited number of volunteer programmes per year for
research students and interested individuals seeking work experience in
eco-cultural related disciplines. The selected volunteers will have the
opportunity of working independently and in a team with on-site
scientists, researchers or service staff in education, scientific
research and community development
Education and skills development/enhancement
- Community education and skills development in non-destructive nature-based enterprises
- Environmental education
- Language training: English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Russian and Spanish
- Health care and related fields of service
Scientific research areas
Environment
▪ Forestry ▪ Zoology ▪ Protected Area Management ▪ Natural Resource Management
▪ Biodiversity Monitoring ▪ Primate studies ▪ Wildlife conservation and management ▪ Speleology
Culture/Living Traditions
▪ Social and cultural anthropology ▪ Sociology ▪ Ethnoarchaeology ▪ Museology
The
interdisciplinary fields of study detailed provide insight into the
lifeways of traditional agricultural forest-based communities living in
and around designated protected areas namely, wildlife sanctuaries,
nature reserves, national parks and World Heritage Sites.
Duration of internship: A period of 1 to 3 months
Internship fees:
USD 1000 per month (includes basic field accommodation
and local meals) and
USD 100
(administrative fee) Internship fees are to be paid in full during
registration,
on
arrival at CES
Application procedures:
Interested students should send their
- Curriculum Vitae
- Application for the Volunteer Internship Programme CES VIP Application Form
- Self-written essay (of not more than one A4 page) including the following:
- Describe your specific interest in obtaining work experience in eco-cultural-related disciplines
- Describe
as to what you would like to do (aims/objectives) and achieve at the
end of the Internship in relation to the main activities of CES and
focal areas of Internship opportunities
- Two
references for applicants having less than 5 years professional work
experience (at least one or both Academic and other Non-Academic) CES VIP Reference Form
| Application deadline: |
Applications
are welcomed throughout the year and should be submitted
two to three months before the internship start date |
| Start date of Internship: |
Commencement of Internships is scheduled for the 1st of each month and will be
followed with three days of orientation Applications are to
be sent via email if possible. The applicant should send the two sealed reference
letters subsequently
via snail mail. After the initial review of applications, CES
will request further details within a period of two weeks. At the end of the internship, the volunteer interns who have succeeded
in fulfilling
the assigned tasks will be awarded a certificate from CES. Interns
who have been
involved in field research projects for not less than three months will
also have the opportunity to co-author a research publication, depending on
individual performance. |
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