Internships at AKE

International Relations, War Studies, Regional Studies postgrads

 

Internship Opportunity with AKE (Political Risk Consultancy)

 

*Intern – London Office*

AKE is looking to recruit interns for its spring remote internship scheme, running for three months from 30 March. Applicants should have an excellent command of written English, a demonstrable background in international politics or security, as well as a Masters Degree or equivalent experience.

As this is a remote programme, you must have reliable internet access.

 

Please note that this is an unpaid scheme.

 

Email a CV and writing sample not more than 350 words to intel@akegroup.com . Please state your availability and note if you have a specific regional or topical expertise.

 

The deadline is 16 March.

You will then be tasked to assess your suitability for the scheme.

 

 

Intern – New York Office

AKE is looking to recruit unpaid interns with an economic/marketing background to help with market research, marketing plans and business development in the United States. The scheme is based in the New York office.

 

If you have an interest in marketing, public relations, business, finance, economics and market trends you may be interested in the scheme. However, only applicants with an excellent command of the English language, as well as a relevant Undergraduate and ideally a Masters Degree or equivalent level of experience will be eligible.

Please contact akenewyork@akegroup.com for more information.

A Career in Science Publishing and Writing?

A Graduate School Careers Seminar 

 

Graduate School Training Room

Waterloo Bridge Wing

4.14

5pm – 6.30pm

Tuesday 10^th March 2009

 

Dr Chris Surridge will talk about careers in scientific publishing. He is a Biology Editor for Nature and has worked on Open Access journals as well as traditional publishing.

His PhD and Postdoc were in Biophysics at Imperial College.

 

If you wish to attend please e-mail

Phd-careers@kcl.ac.uk

Risk Analysis Consultancy

This area of work is of great interest to some students – particularly those working in the War Studies or Risk areas of SSPP. A King’s Masters alumnus will be coming in to talk about this area of work – and also the internship opportunities offered by his consultancy.

The session will take place in the War Studies Meeting Room, Monday March 9th, 17.30 to 18.30.

If you want further details

email: terry.jones@kcl.ac.uk

www.akegroup.com/intelligence/recruitment.php

MBTI psychometric instrument

Some PhD students have expressed an interest in completing the Myers Briggs Type indicator. This is a personality measure, based on Jungian psychoanalytical theories, widely used in personal development and training.

As a result I have arranged for these students to attend the Waterloo Bridge Wing, Graduate School Training Room (WBW 4.14) on Wednesday 4th March at 5pm.

They will fill in the questionnaire – which will take 30-40 minutes max, and I will book an appointment for another occasion with them to give feedback on their scores. These feedback sessions last for up to one hour.

If other PhD students or postdocs wish to do the MBTI please email Terry Jones so he can arrange for enough copies of the Questionnaire to be brought to the Training Room on that date.

terry.jones@kcl.ac.uk

Analysts in finance (Internships)

Swiss Finance is seeking five interns for the summer of 2009 who will research and analyze investment banking transactions, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deals, global hedge fund returns, arbitrage funds and private equity investments. The research collected by the intern will be used to assist the faculty and officers of Swiss Finance, School of Business which is a highly reputed institution of higher learning in finance and business and holds summer training programs in North America and Europe. The interns will work on data gathering, presentation development and other research that will be geared towards helping enhance the school’s programs, which are designed to assist university students, MBAs, and recent graduates secure the best possible job opportunities in entrepreneurial finance, investments and banking.
 
The intern’s role would be to assist by performing detailed quantitative research for faculty members who are finance professionals. The intern will need to have the ability to collect quantitative and qualitative data from the internet as well as proprietary databases. Presentation and writing skills are an absolute must. It is NOT a requirement that the interns be pursuing a business or finance related degree.
 
To Apply: Applicants should submit resume to Jobs@SwissFinanceAcademy.org

Life Sciences fellowships in Manchester. Hurry!

The Faculty of Life Sciences at Manchester is looking to make a number of fellowship recruitments, and is currently accepting applications to attend an open day in May. Further details follow below should you feel it is appropriate to advertise this opportunity to staff within your institution.

The Faculty of Life Sciences is holding an open day, on May 11th 2009, for those interested in holding fellowships at Manchester.
http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/research/fellows/

This will be an opportunity for prospective fellows to speak with senior representatives from the funding agencies (e.g. BBSRC, MRC, Wellcome Trust) about fellowship schemes, and to discover the excellent research facilities for scientific research available at Manchester. Senior academic staff will be available to discuss the longer term career prospects for fellows in the Faculty of Life Sciences at Manchester.

To attend, we request you send a brief CV and a one page summary of your research interests to: fellowships.lifesciences@manchester.ac.uk

The closing date for applications to attend the open day is 27 February 2009.

Applicants will be contacted mid March to confirm their attendance.

BBSRC – a science job not in the lab

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is the principal public funder in the UK for research on underlying processes in biology, including genetics, cell and tissue biology and plant and animal sciences.

Joining our Innovation and Skills Group, you will bring drive and determination to increasing the economic and social impact of the research and training we support. In particular, you will play a vital role in engaging with partners and organisations to maximise the impact of our activities.

Strategy & Policy Manager
(Bioscience Skills and Careers)
c. £33,000 Ref: JRU 15/09
Leading the development of agreed policy and strategy initiatives in the areas of bioscience skills and careers, you will actively work with partners in developing strategic, evidence-based interventions in the skills pipeline.
Your ability to plan and progress a diverse range of projects will be backed up by excellent organisational, analytical, networking and communication skills.
You will also have a strong base of knowledge gained by a degree or equivalent in a biological or related subject and/or relevant experience.

Senior Business Interface Manager
c. £33,000 Ref: JRU 16/09
Managing and delivering BBSRC strategy for business engagement and activities in a designated area, you will build relationships with a range of organisations and stakeholders. The post includes management and development of two Business Interface Managers.

Business Interface Manager
c. £26,000 Ref: JRU 17/09
Increasing the breadth and depth of our interaction with business, you will facilitate greater exchange with UK-based life science companies to create partnerships and help to manage joint research programmes.

For both the above Business Interface roles, your understanding of biological sciences will be underpinned by a relevant academic qualification. Quick to learn and flexible enough to manage a diverse and rapidly changing portfolio of projects, you’ll be able to analyse and present complex information, work to deadlines and build relationships.

For an application form and further details, please visit the JRU website to download the application documents – http://jru.rcuk.ac.uk/AllVacancies.htm

Third Sector Careers Week (2-6 March)

There will be series of talks and events for people wanting to take carers in charitities, not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises.

Download a programme from the Events section of

www.kcl.ac.uk/careers

Public policy / Environment policy Graduates/Research Consultants

Spotted this interesting consultancy. I have copied their current add for trainees, but they are alos seeking ‘consultants’ – see the website.

 

“We are looking for bright, motivated graduates with good A-levels and a relevant first degree, and possibly a post-graduate qualification, to enter our two year graduate development programme with a view to becoming a Consultant. You will be able to demonstrate an interest in public policy and economic development and have good communication skills.

Graduate recruits are now only being sought for 2009 – applications for graduate positions will not be reviewed until early 2009. To apply, please send your CV, covering letter and the supporting supporting statement to recruitment@sqw.co.uk quoting ref: SQWC11/08. Please specify clearly when applying which offices you wish to be considered for (a maximum of two choices).”

Getting into International Development

3rd April 09 – a one day course covering routes into this area of work, presentations by VSO, Merlin, Goal, FCO, World Vision and others.

Details and applicationd form www.careers.lon.ac.uk/dev

You can also learn more about the course, talk to the organisers and network with other participants by visiting the event page on Facebook at www.careers.lon.ac.uk/facebook/dev