Trade, Economic, and Energy Affairs (TEEA) Internship Winter/Spring Quarters
Washington, D.C.
Are you interested in international affairs and Asian studies? Would you like to be involved in programs that foster collaborative solutions to common challenges—energy security and policy; energy and the environment; and trade, investment, and economic engagement—that face the United States and Asia? If so, apply for NBR's TEEA Internship!
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is seeking one paid, full-time (40 hours/week) intern for a 6-month term (minimum 3-month commitment) to join the Trade, Economic, and Energy Affairs (TEEA) group. The intern will focus primarily on two projects: the Pacific Energy Summit and the Energy Security Program. This internship is mentored by two TEEA project managers.
Project Descriptions:
Launched in 2009, NBR's annual Pacific Energy Summit is an invitation-only event that convenes leaders from government, business, and research to explore innovative solutions to the dual challenges of rising energy demand and climate change. By bridging the commercial, public, and nonprofit sectors, the Summit informs policy and inspires collaboration to help support sustainable economic development.
NBR's Energy Security Program convenes senior policy and industry leaders and Asia energy specialists to engage in high-level discussions of Asia's energy policies and their implications for geopolitics. Experts share insights and recommendations through a number of channels, including an invitation-only spring workshop, NBR's annual Energy Security Report, and a public fall launch event.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the TEEA team on all aspects of conference preparation for the Pacific Energy Summit, including: maintaining registration lists, tracking and following-up on invitations, assisting with hotel and travel arrangements and logistics, conducting background research as necessary, and preparing conference materials.
- Providing administrative, logistical, and outreach support for the launch of the 2013 Energy Security Program, as well as related events (briefings, roundtables, etc.)
- Supporting TEEA on other initiative-related activities, roundtables, logistics, and outreach, particularly on trade and economic engagement.
Other Responsibilities:
- Project Assistance: Drafting, reviewing, fact-checking, proof-reading, and formatting documents related to TEEA programs, including but not limited to briefing materials, agendas, website content, key thematic issues, and related publications and/or other materials as appropriate
- Event Planning: Providing administrative support to conferences, workshops, presentations, and briefings (drafting agendas and invitations; assisting with travel, accommodation, and venue arrangements; note-taking, etc.)
- Research Support: Providing substantive research assistance for project teams and scholars, including gathering articles on current events and background on key individuals, attending and summarizing local events on trade and energy, conducting an interview with an expert in the TEEA field
- Publications Support: Reviewing, fact-checking, proof-reading, and formatting publications; assisting with publications distribution (including mailings), etc.
- Database Administration: Maintaining and updating project databases; data entry and research for institutional and project databases
- Phone Support: Answering incoming calls to the organization
- Other: participating in and supporting other NBR activities as needed
Qualifications:
- Current MA student or recent graduate preferred, working towards or holding a relevant degree
- Interns must have substantive expertise on specific countries and issues (substantive knowledge and/or language skills) and must be able to understand each project's scope/relevance in order to work effectively with scholars and other stakeholders
- The intern should be a motivated self-starter who can work independently or as part of a team; pay acute attention to detail; be organized; work well under pressure; and have excellent written, oral, and research skills
