START Accepting Applications for the Summer 2019 and Fall 2019 Internship Programs

Want to know more about START's Program? 

We've still got one more virtual information session about START's Internship Program coming up! The last spring session is scheduled for Monday, March 25 at 3pm EST. Please feel free to share this information with your students or colleagues who may be interested in learning more about our program. We will also be adding more sessions to take place over the summer, so please stay tuned for that information. For more information and to sign up for the webinars, please see our website: 

• Monday 03/25: https://www.start.umd.edu/events/virtual-information-session-internship-program-0325

If you're interested in setting up a separate webinar for your students or classroom, please let me know and we'd be happy to discuss that as well.

Below is a list of opportunities available for the summer and/or fall semesters. Please visit our website for detailed project descriptions and more information, and to access the summer and fall application forms: https://www.start.umd.edu/careers/internships.

• Communications or Multimedia Internships
• GIS: Data Collection & Cartography
• GIS: Transnational Illicit Trafficking (TransIT)
• Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Internships
• ICONS Project Internship
• International Crisis Behavior Project
• Optimizing language training through learner profiles
• Pathways to Violence: Understanding Hate Crime Offenders
• Selection for Cyber Aptitude
• START/State Department Terrorist Organizations Project Internship
• Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT): Advanced Research Internship
• Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT): Next Generation WMD Threat Detection System
• Unconventional Weapons and Technology (UWT): Transnational Illicit Trafficking
• Understanding Extremist Networks
• Understanding Domestic Radicalization
• Using Social Media Behavior to Identify Malign Actors: Data Collection and Annotation for Russian and Chinese 

Why choose an internship at START?

• Experience working with a large team of dynamic and experienced researchers.
• Exposure to cutting edge theories and methods.
• Deepen your understanding of current issues in terrorism and homeland security.
• Work on projects of immediate interest to the practitioner and policy community.
• Hone and develop a range of transferable skills attractive to future employers.
• Opportunity to work with and meet other students and researchers with similar interests.
• Enrichment activities offering wide opportunities for learning and personal growth, schedule includes simulations, career presentations and research talks.
• Mentorship from START staff and researchers in a successful professional environment.
• Internships can be undertaken for academic credit (depending on approval from your institution and department).

General requirements

Applicants for all internships must:

• Have a good academic record.
• Demonstrate an interest in the subject matter.
• Be able to complete their internship work hours on site at START.
• Agree to attend orientation and training. 
• Submit an application by the deadline, all application packets must include:
• A complete application for the correct semester (available at http://www.start.umd.edu/careers/internships),
• One page resume,
• Cover letter,
• Writing sample,
• Unofficial transcripts from most recent institution.

Each project may have additional requirements, including minimum credit hours, preferred majors and compulsory meeting times. 

How to apply

SUMMER 2019:

Priority application deadline: Sunday, March 24, 2019; 11:59pm

Final application deadline: Sunday, March 31, 2019; 11:59pm

FALL 2019:

Priority application deadline: Sunday, June 16, 2019; 11:59pm

Final application deadline: Sunday, June 30, 2019; 11:59pm

For more information about the projects, requirements and for the application forms visit: http://www.start.umd.edu/careers/internships