Internet Resources Intern (Publication for roster purposes)

Work Location

Internships are available as full-time and can be conducted remotely or in-person

Expected duration

The duration of this internship is expected to be for a maximum of six months to start between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027. The start date and duration may be adjusted at the request of the successful candidate.

Duties and Responsibilities

The International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) was established to assist in the investigation and prosecution of persons responsible for the most serious crimes under international law committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011. This internship is located within the Information Systems Management Section. This is a Generic Job Opening (GJO) used to build a pool of qualified candidates and will be used to fill internship vacancies between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2027. The objectives of the internship are to: - Support with tasks related to internet research. - Research methodologies and synthesize relevant literature related to issues of interest. - Assist with tasks relating to information governance, data analysis, and script development. The intern will be responsible for supporting ISMS on issues of information management, and in particular, internet research. Tasks will include: - Conducting targeted open-source research and analysis. - Researching and summarising political, economic, social, technological, and legal issues related to the current Syrian situation. - Assisting with frameworks and processes related to information governance, data analysis, and script development. - Compiling any relevant research and analysis into a final presentation for the IIIM. The intern will also be responsible for the following: - Completing assigned tasks in a timely and accurate manner. - Meeting deadlines and responding to instructions promptly. - Maintaining confidentiality of all records and information accessed during the internship. - Working independently and as part of a team. - Demonstrating professionalism and respect for colleagues and stakeholders. The intern will be responsible for producing a final presentation, for the sole use of the IIIM, which details the intern's research and analysis. A IIIM internship is unpaid and full-time. Working hours are Monday to Friday from 09h00 to 18h00.

Qualifications/special skills

Competency: No prior experience necessary. However, we seek candidates with relevant coursework in international relations, journalism, law, international politics, information governance, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, information security, privacy law, data protection, digital forensics, data science, engineering, software engineering, or a closely related field of study. We are open to a broad range of educational/ project/ volunteering/ research experience backgrounds. Skills: Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different ...