Internship Opportunities: Arab Studies Institute (Spring 2021)

Internship Opportunities: Arab Studies Institute (Spring 2021)

This is a call for interns in various positions at the Arab Studies Institute. The Arab Studies Institute is the umbrella organization for the Arab Studies Journal, Jadaliyya, Quilting Point, Forum on Arab and Muslim Affairs (FAMA), and Tadween Publishing. 

Below are the specific projects at the Institute with available internship positions. ASI internships represent temporary (3-6 month) assignments as part of any number of ASI projects and teams within. All ASI  team members, whether interns or more long-term team members volunteer their time to one extent or another. As a solidarity-based organization, we commit ourselves to professional mentorship, skills acquisition, and leadership opportunities. We also work with interns to provide feedback on potential publications as well as job and graduate school applications. We are also committed to serving as long-term references and recommendation letter writers.

Applicants must be willing to commit to working with our team for three months at a minimum, for roughly 10-15 hours per week. Applicants need not be based in the Washington, D.C .or Beirut, Lebanon area. All internship positions are virtual unless explicitly stated otherwise. 

Applications should be submitted via the Arab Studies Institute’s website, here. Completed applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on December 4th. 

ARAB STUDIES INSTITUTE

Social Media Coordinator

ASI is seeking an intern to design, curate, and post content on ASI’s various social media platforms, especially Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Experience with Canva, Promo, and Photoshop is required. Knowledge of Arabic is preferred but not required.

Internship responsibilities will include:

1. Designing social media campaigns for newly published Jadaliyya, Status, and MESPI content.
2. Establishing and adhering to a posting schedule.
3. Taking the initiative to promote ASI events and materials. 
   
   

FORUM ON ARAB AND MUSLIM AFFAIRS

JADALIYYA

Copy-Editor

Jadaliyya is seeking a diligent copy-editor to review articles prior to publication. The copy-editor must be fluent in English, and well versed in the language’s grammar and syntax laws. Applicants must be familiar with the Chicago Manual Style. Applicants must submit a writing sample of any subject, no longer than five pages.

Internship responsibilities will include:

1. Proofreading all Jadaliyya articles prior to publication.
2. Communicating necessary changes to authors.

Resistance, Subversion, and Mobilization Page Media Roundup Coordinator

The Resistance, Subversion, and Mobilization roundup editor will be responsible for managing, scheduling, and augmenting the material for a specific monthly roundup, in coordination with the page editors. This topic is specific to grassroots mobilization, acts of resistance, social movements, etc. that occur across the Middle East and North Africa. Knowledge of Arabic and/or French is preferred but not required.

Internship responsibilities will include:

1. Curate and annotate the media roundup based on our standard operating procedures.
2. Perform basic copyediting on all roundup articles.
3. Maintaining a routine monthly schedule for roundup posts.
4. Coordinate with the page editor for strategies and content.

Radio-Broadcaster - English

Jadaliyya is seeking an intern to help develop an audio component of Jadaliyya. The root of this audio component would be the recording and distribution of various Jadaliyya articles. Applicants should be interested in radio-broadcast. Applicants must be willing to read and record audio-content. Familiarity with recording software is required.

Responsibilities will include: 

1. Collaborating with Jadaliyya’s administrative team to identify popular Jadaliyya articles 
2. Recording themselves reading articles in a clear and engaging manner
3. Editing said recordings with the Status/الوضع team 

Radio-Broadcaster - Arabic

Jadaliyya is seeking an intern to help develop an audio component of Jadaliyya. The root of this audio component would be the recording and distribution of various Jadaliyya Arabic Section articles. Applicants should be interested in radio-broadcast. Applicants must be willing to read and record audio-content in Arabic. Familiarity with recording software and fluency in Modern Standard Arabic is required.

Responsibilities will include: 

1. Collaborating with Jadaliyya’s administrative team to identify popular Arabic-language articles published on Jadaliyya
2. Recording themselves reading articles in a clear and engaging manner, in Arabic
3. Editing said recordings with the Status team  
    

KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION PROJECT

KPP (Knowledge Production Project) Database Researchers

Interns for the Knowledge Production Project will join one of eight databases within the project, each with its own mission and procedure for examining and cataloging the production of knowledge on the Middle East.

Internship responsibilities will differ by database: Peer-Reviewed Articles, Books, Think Tank, Reports, Middle East in Cyberspace, Book Reviews, Dissertations, Films, TV Shows, Documentaries, and Translated Books.

In general, internship responsibilities will include:

1. Researching and cataloging sources of knowledge production (per the databases above.), and evaluating the content and method of production in different realms. Prior experience with spreadsheets and data entry would be helpful.
2. Work closely with the coordinator of their respective database to decide upon new paths of research and potential leads for developing the project.
   
   

MESPI

Peer Review Article Review Interns

"Peer-Reviewed Article Reviews” is a series of articles in which the MESPI editors present a collection of journals and their articles concerned with the Middle East and Arab world. This series will be published seasonally. Each issue will comprise one-to-three parts, depending on the number of articles included.

Internship responsibilities will include:

1. Mining and cataloging peer-reviewed articles from online academic sources.
2. Analyzing samples of data and identifying trends in knowledge production around a specific country or topic.

STATUS / الوضع

Video/Audio Editors

Status is seeking interns who have experience editing audio and video to help produce shows, interviews, and events on the website.

Internship responsibilities will include:

1. Edit audio and video files for ongoing series such as The Nerdiest Show.
2. Edit audio and video files for upcoming magazine releases.
3. Assist the Status team in keeping up a schedule of audio-visual production.

Video/Audio Producers

Status is seeking interns to assist in the production of the ASI Monthly Broadcast. Applicants should have an interest in broadcast production and be familiar with basic audio/visual editing and streaming tools such as Premier and eCam Live. 

Applicants who are available to occasionally work out of the DMV area will be given preference. 

Internship responsibilities will include:

1. Soliciting and organizing ASI project content for monthly broadcasts 
2. Assist in script writing
   
   

Benefit to the Intern

Of foremost concern to ASI is the benefits the intern will receive while completing this program, and we expect that each intern will have the opportunity to achieve the following benefits in addition to working toward academic credit:

• Career-related experience
• Practical knowledge of the field
• Opportunity to explore career avenues
• Valuable experience for CVs/resumes
• Increased practice-based self-confidence
• Training which enhances conventional classroom learning methods
• Letters of recommendation from supervisor(s) and co-workers
   

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning 4 December 2020.