Published: Feb. 6, 2018
Red Cross interns in Africa

Each summer, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ partners with the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCRCCC) to place graduate students in locations in eastern and southern Africa. This collaborative program deals with improvements in environmental communication and adaptation decision-making, as well as disaster prevention and preparedness in the humanitarian sector.

Deadline extended

The Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre internship program application deadline has been extended to Thursday, Feb. 15. Please submit your application to redcross@colorado.edu.

It connects practitioners from the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre—an affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)—with graduate student researchers at the University of Colorado who are interested in science-policy issues.

This internship program will place one to twoÌýPhD and/or master’s students in an IFRC regional field office, a National Society branch officeÌýor with a partner organization for a period of approximately threeÌýmonths. $5,000 funding in total will be provided to offset expenses of the interns.

Application details for summer 2018

Successful candidates will have a demonstrated interest in the southern and/or east African regions, as well as demonstrated interest in one or both topic areas (environmental communication and adaptation decision-making). Successful candidates must be self-starters capable of adapting to independent working conditions. Students must have the consent of their graduate advisor to participate.

Application requirements include: a statement of interest, a statement of availability, a current CV, a statement of graduate advisor supportÌýand an unofficial transcript of graduate work at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ.

These internships are made available through support by the Environmental Studies Program (ENVS) and from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) .