What are the responsibilities and job description for the Turkey Research Summer 2025 Internship position at Foundation for Defense of Democracies?
Job Description
Job Description
Internship Opportunities
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is a nonpartisan policy institute dedicated exclusively to promoting pluralism, defending democratic values, and fighting the ideologies that threaten democracy. The organization was founded shortly after 9 / 11 by a group of visionary philanthropists and policymakers to engage in the worldwide war of ideas and to support the defense of democratic societies under assault by terrorism and militant Islamism. FDD combines policy research, investigative journalism, strategic communications, and democracy and counterterrorism education.
About FDD's Internship Program
Based in downtown Washington, D.C., the Foundation for Defense of Democracies has a number of internship opportunities available. All FDD interns will have the opportunity to participate in a twice-monthly speaker series, which brings high-level DC officials and senior staff members to engage with interns in an intimate setting. FDD interns will be encouraged to build on their academic skills by working closely with senior staff. FDD is also happy to assist students who wish to earn academic credit for this internship. All internships are unpaid.
- During this time, FDD's internship program will move forward with remote and hybrid internship opportunities for the Summer 2025 semester.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. It is recommended that interested candidates submit applications early. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Turkey Research Program
The Turkey Program is seeking a full-time or part-time intern. The intern will work closely with our Turkey team, including Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Sinan Ciddi, to assist with research on Ankara's domestic, security, and foreign policies, as well as its regional influence. Interns must have previous research experience and be able to conduct research in Turkish. Additional Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern languages, such as Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Hebrew, Kurdish, or Persian are a plus, but not required. If there is a particular Turkey-related issue of interest to you, please indicate that in your cover letter.
Eligibility
Application Materials Required
Please specify the department(s) for which you would like to be considered (feel free to indicate preferences) in your cover letter. While you may use the same cover letter for multiple positions, please submit a separate application for each position of interest.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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