The Future of International Development work

This internship posting came through the SIS listserv the other day. We can expect to see much more involvement by the military in work that has traditionally been undertaken by development agencies. This is especially true in post-conflict settings.
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The Civil-Military Initiative of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy) of the Office of African Affairs seeks a part-time (paid) intern to do the following: conduct research; write briefing papers; assist with event planning; and perform database entry.

The Civil-Military Initiative (CMI), an OSD policy initiative, will help optimize comparative advantages among organizations that share increasingly interconnected security- and stability-related roles in Africa. Through seminars, workshops, and other events, CMI will facilitate relationships, networking opportunities, information sharing, problem-solving, de-confliction of efforts, and the development and dissemination of lessons learned in the civil-military interface. CMI participants may include elements from the Department of Defense, other interested USG executive agencies, and interested multinational, non-governmental, academic, and private sector organizations.

Candidates should be graduate students with experience in Africa (academic or field), security or development experience preferred.

Please send your resumes by August 5, 2008 to info@civ-mil.org.