19 December 2022

Internship at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva

FALL SEMESTER 2023

We are looking for an MA student in history at the Saxo Institute to apply for internships at the UN Library & Archives Geneva in partnership with the research project Visualizing the League of Nations Secretariat and the Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES), Saxo Institute.

About the collaboration

Visualizing the League of Nations Secretariat and CEMES collaborates with UN Library & Archives Geneva, which has recently digitized the entirety of 15,000,000 pages of the League of Nations Archives. In the spring of 2023, Visualizing the League will launch a digital research tool to explore the human composition of the League Secretariat – the first permanent secretariat of the first global international organization (IO), and the model for all IOs that came after. This will be part of the UN's Research Guide sites.

About the internship

The assignments of intern(s) are three-fold:

Prepare and create metadata on digital archival material for the UN Library & Archives. The work requires the ability to manage large quantities of digitized archival material, proficiency in English (reading and writing), knowledge of French is an asset, the ability to do light digital work and organizational skills.
Public dissemination and online presence of the UN Library & Archives. The work requires proficiency in English (reading and writing), knowledge of French is an asset, and strong organizational and communicative skills.
Development and maintenance of Visualizing the League of Nations Secretariat Research Tool. The work requires knowledge of databases, prosopographical method, strong organizational skills, and a knack for details.

N.B. Internships at the United Nations are unpaid. The United Nations Office in Geneva cannot provide support for accommodation and transport.

About the application

Interested students should:

Contact Haakon A. Ikonomou by 15 February 2023. Provide a brief description of yourself and why the internship is of interest (max. 1 page) and a 1-page CV.
After an initial selection, one candidate will be asked to apply via the UN Geneva website. The application should be sent by April 2023.

Please note that the Terms of Reference in the Job Opening are drafted to fit all internships. Accordingly, not all of the information is directly relevant.

After a screening process, interviews will be conducted in the summer of 2023, after which the candidates for the internship will be selected.

Applicant should be a master's student in history, looking for an extended academic internship (30 ECTS - HHIK13011E, Fagstudieordning, Kandidattilvalg i historie, p. 9).