Career

Current job opportunities at Nordregio

At the moment, there are no open positions at Nordregio.

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Internships

Applications for the Nordregio Internship Program are currently closed due to COVID-19. If you are interested in an internship at Nordregio in 2020 please email internship@nordregio.org with an expression of interest and we will inform you when applications for the program open again.

Nordregio has great experience in collaborating with students and universities. Internship applications are always welcome. As an intern you need to be affiliated to a university/university programme during the time of the internship, i.e. the internship should preferably be part of your studies. Find out more here. 

General information

Nordregio welcomes internship applications at any time however the main application periods are as follows:

• May/June (for internships the following Autumn)
• April/May (for summer internships)
• October/November (for internships the following Spring)

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Placements vary in length from two months up to six months, with the exact period and working grade subject to individual agreement. The specific skills we require from interns varies depending on our project needs. In general, we look for applicants who are:

• Reliable and hardworking
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Studying in an area relevant to Nordregio’s work (e.g. sustainable development, political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, economic geography, urban and/or regional planning or similar)
• Able to work proficiently in English and ideally have at least some knowledge of one the Scandinavian languages, Finnish, Icelandic, Greenlandic or Faroese

In return, we offer the chance to be part of an international, multidisciplinary team working on a range of issues related to rural and regional development and urban planning.

Other things that are good to know:

• The internship should form a part of the studies
• Internships at Nordregio are unpaid
• The student is responsible for arranging and paying his/her own accommodation in Stockholm
• The student’s home university is the responsible authority during the internship period, meaning that the student is not covered by Nordregio’s insurance

Please note that Nordregio’s capacity to accept interns fluctuates and we cannot guarantee the number of places that will be offered within each period.

Please, send your application and any questions to internship@nordregio.org. We receive a lot of inquiries, but we appreciate all applications.