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International Association for Political Science Students

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Politics
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • Internship Title: International Intern
  • Duration: 3-12 months
  • Number of Interns: 2-3
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) is a platform for political science students and students interested in political science issues. IAPSS is a network of political science students and junior faculty from over 70 countries. The association is international, politically independent, non-profit and student-run, and aims to have global impact in the political science sphere. IAPSS seeks to strengthen the academic profile and skills of all members by offering various opportunities for development.

With twenty years of existence behind its back, IAPSS is a democratic student government representing political science students around the world. It evolved from a loose network to an association with an official address and mailbox in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, while the IAPSS Board is working internationally on a daily basis to initiate and coordinate projects and activities.

Through such projects, IAPSS strives to give its members a sense of responsibility concerning their role in creating an improved political and social environment, as well as the skills and knowledge necessary to act in this direction. It does so by organizing conferences where students from all over the world can exchange their knowledge (IAPSS World Congress and Academic Convention), a Winter School and Summer School and by organizing Study Trips, which grant first-hand insight into the live of political institutions, and by regularly creating and distributing academic and opinion publications (POLITIKON – the IAPSS Journal of Political Science, Encuentro Latinoamericano – Revista de Ciencia Política, A Different View – the IAPSS online blog).

Mission
IAPSS aims to enhance and support political science students in every part of the world by creating opportunities to research, connect with each other and get to know distant places. We strive to deliver a sustainable academic contribution to the education of our members, to foster exchange among young political scientists across the globe and to promote social and scientific responsibility. Our regional approach endeavors to facilitate the political science students’ community through a federally, globally, and inclusively.
Internship Tasks：
Interns will assist with networking and communication with students across all inhabited continents, including France, via our digital workspace. 
l Website development and website design (preferably WordPress)
● Social media
● Video editing and creation
● Taking notes from meetings in English
● Information technology
● Information management
● English-Mandarin translation, translation of English into other languages an asset

IAPSS Asia Media & Design Coordinator
You are social media savvy? Intrigued by the idea of improving IAPSS’ presence in the digital sphere? And interested in acquiring new skills in an international community for political science students and junior researchers? Then you should apply to be our new IAPSS Asia Media & Design Coordinator! Join the largest network of political science students worldwide with six regional chapters! 
Internally, we are a team of highly dedicated students and junior professionals devoted to make an impact on a global scale. We look for individuals motivated to move mountains and thereby bringing together political science students worldwide to shape the future. 

Your benefits
● Training and professional development by experienced volunteers; 
● Exposure to global campaigning online;
● Exposure to different social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn; 
● Exposure to the widely-used digital platform Slack; 
● Access to an exclusive alumni network that can boost your career in communications, public relations, advocacy, international organizations, political science and related professional fields;
● A volunteering certificate;
● A truly flexible and self-organizing work environment with colleagues worldwide.

Your tasks 
During the current mandate, you would work within the IAPSS Asia team and get insights into different working areas. IAPSS Asia ensures that IAPSS engages digitally with its followers and members, distributes calls, and opportunities, drafts and implements communication strategies, designs graphics and booklets, conducts capacity-building trainings within IAPSS on social media usage, and coordinates that IAPSS speaks with one voice. The Social Media Coordinators’ tasks distribution is flexible and will be adjusted to skills and wishes by the appointed volunteers.
● to actively participate in department meetings of the respective department and, if asked, participate in department meetings of other departments tocoordinate work effort; 
● to join meetings if requested by the respective supervisor; 
● to be available on all communication platforms, the organization’s email address, (responsiveness within 48 hours); 
● to report progress in your position once per week to your supervisor;
● to comply with the legal framework of the association including the data retention policy, the policy on data handling, and the association’s Code of Conduct; 
● and to take part in the introductory training as well as workshops provided by the association.

Requirements：
● Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing)
● Independent in your work ethics;
● We are specifically looking for proactive people who understand the political aspect of digital communications;
● Availability for around 10 hours per week;
● Working experience in international organisations and familiarity with communications and design is an asset; 
● Experience in the field of social media analysis in an asset; 
● Collaborative approach in internal and external communications; 
● Design skills and proficient use of graphic design softwares (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc) an asset;
● Excellent skills in English. 
2021-05-11 – Democracy, Identiny and Power
2020-05-23 – General Assembly
2020-04-21 | Vienna, Austria – Democracy, identity and powe
2019-11-22 | Stockholm, Sweden – Regional Conference
2019-05-20 | Madrid, Spain – World Congress
2018-04-24 | Paris, France – World Congress
2017-04-04 | Budapest, Hungary – The meaning of politics
2017-01-26 | Quito, Ecuador – Impacts of human mobility in an interconnected world
2016-04-05 | Berlin, Germany – Challenging democracy
2015-11-18 | Quito, Ecuador – Contemporary challenges in Latin America
2015-09-25 | Prague, Czech Rep – General Assembly
2015-09-21 | Prague, Czech Rep – New threats to security
2015-04-18 | London, UK – General Assembly
2015-04-14 | London, UK – The politics of conflict and cooperation
2014-10-24 | Arnhem, Netherlands – General Assembly
2014-10-20 | Nijmegen, Netherlands – Autumn Convention
2014-04-04 | Thessaloniki, Greece – Annual Conference and General Assembly
2014-03-31 | Thessaloniki, Greece – Cultural identities
2013-03-09 | Rome, Italy – Annual Conference and General Assembly
2013 | Rome, Italy – General Assembly
2012 | Bremen, Germany – General Assembly
2011-04-11 | Lisbon, Portugal – Annual Conference and General Assembly
2010 | Leiden, Netherlands – General Assembly
2009 | Ljubljana, Slovenia – Annual conference and general assembly / General Assembly
2008 | Thessaloniki, Greece – General Assembly
2007 | Amsterdam, Netherlands – General Assembly
2006-04 | Amsterdam, Netherlands – Global crime
2005-04-18 | Moscow, Russia – The end of transition paradigm – grounds and consequences
2004-04-12 | Marburg, Germany – Good knowledge – education as an object of trade
2003-09-22 | Ljubljana, Slovenia – Annual conference and general assembly / General Assembly
2002-09-30 | Bucharest, Romania – Annual conference and general assembly / General Assembly
2001 | Rome, Italy – Annual conference and general assembly
2001 | Rome, Italy – General Assembly
2000 | Debrecen, Hungary – Annual conference and general assembly / General Assembly
1999 | Oslo, Norway – Annual conference and general assembly / General Assembly
1998 | Leiden, Netherlands – Annual conference and general assembly / General Assembly
Relations
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Member of: E-XE0947 – European Youth Centres (EYCs).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: 
E-XF6236 – ECPR European Political Science Network (EpsNet); 
F-XJ0557 – Open Education Consortium; 
U-XJ7060 – The Right to Research Coalition. Associate member of: 
D-XE0066 – European Students’ Union (ESU).
Cooperates with: 
J-XD0005 – African Association of Political Science (AAPS); 
G-XN1397 – American Political Science Association (APSA); 
E-XD3988 – European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR); 
B-XB2369 – International Political Science Association (IPSA) ;
national political science associations. 
Partner of: 
F-XF0234 – International Studies Association (ISA);
Leading Women of Tomorrow; The World with MNR; Voters Without Borders.
Links with: 
F-XF1801 – Association des états généraux des étudiants de l’Europe (AEGEE-Europe); 
F-XF1739 – Erasmus Student Network (ESN); 
F-XF1816 – European Youth Parliament (EYP); 
F-XJ3873 – Informal Forum of International Student Organizations (IFISO); F-XF6051 – United Nations Global Compact; 
U-XJ0561 – World Student Press Agency (WSPA); 
D-XD8006 – Young European Federalists.

Members
N/A