DEADLINE-January 27, 2012
Countries/Region– All Countries
The May 18 Memorial Foundation was founded in 1994 with the precious funds of the May 18 victims, Gwangju citizens, overseas Koreans and Korean nationals in order to continue and develop the great democratic spirit and solidarity of the May 18 Democratic Uprising.
The International Internship Program strives to contribute to the development of democracy and human rights throughout our international network by recruiting 2 interns from overseas, who have been working for human rights, democracy, and peace building organizations in their home countries, and by giving them an opportunity to experience and learn the history and development process of human rights and democracy in the Republic of Korea, particularly the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. Interns will have the chance to exchange and network with Korean civil society groups. They can also choose or will be assigned research during the course of their internship. As interns, they will be assigned particular duties and responsibilities as part of the International Cooperation Project.
Eligibility:
- Applicants should be a working member of an organization. Applicants cannot apply as individuals without the knowledge/support/recommendation of their current organization or network.
- Applicants who have a minimum of 3 years NGO or social development work experience, though not necessarily in the field of human rights, are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants need to have received a proper education. Preference will be given to those with degrees in human rights-related subjects such as social sciences and communication, and to those who have specialized in human rights issues within these disciplines.
- Applicants must be computer literate (email/internet, web page, lay-out/design, etc) and proficient in English; a working knowledge of Korean is an advantage.
How to apply:
- Completed, dated and signed internship application form
- Curriculum Vitae
- A scanned copy of valid and not expired passport
- A write-up detailing your expectations, objectives, and interest in the International Internship Program (not more than two pages).
- An official endorsement letter from your superior or head of your organization.
- An endorsement/referral letter from any alumni/contact/network of the Foundation in your country or abroad.
- A copy of your full academic transcript from your current university or learning institution or other universities or institutions which you graduated from earlier; a written sample of research work or an abstract of academic papers (3-10 pages maximum).
Please send all the documentations listed above with the application form as scanned documents either in PDF format or as WORD attachments.
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