Climate Change Internship in Austria at IAEA: Office of Public Information and Communication

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is offering a Climate Change Internship in the Office of Public Information and Communication in Vienna, Austria. The IAEA accepts a limited number of interns each year. The internships are awarded to persons studying towards a university degree or who have recently received a degree. Climate change interns will be provided with the opportunity to gain practical work experience in documenting and demonstrating the role and impact of nuclear technology and science in climate change mitigation, adaptation and monitoring, and in organizing outreach activities in connection with the IAEA's messaging on these and related issues. In close cooperation with staff from the Office of Public Information and Communication (OPIC) and across the IAEA, they will support the preparation, coordination and implementation of IAEA activities in the run up to and at COP27 and other climate events.

About the Internship Programme:-

• The internship lasts for 12 months.
• The purpose of the programme is:
• To provide interns with the opportunity to gain practical work experience in line with their studies or interests, and expose them to the work of the IAEA and the United National as a whole.
• To benefit the IAEA's programmes through the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.

• Assist with developing and implementing the IAEA's communication strategy on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and monitoring, and the Sustainable Development goals, with special focus on maximizing impact ahead of and during the annual Conference of the Parties (COPs).
• Assist with cross-departmental planning and coordination on climate change related communication activities.
• Draft articles, press releases and other relevant content under the guidance and in close cooperation with senior OPIC staff.
• Research relevant media and assist with reaching out to them.
• Assist with organizing events, including for media, and other related activities.

• Candidates must be a minimum of 20 years of age and have completed at least three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a first degree.
• Candidates may apply up to one year after the completion of a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree.
• Candidates must not have previously participated in the IAEA's internship programme.
• Good written and spoken English essential; fluency in any other IAEA official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish or Russian) an asset.
• Candidates must attach two signed letters of recommendation to their application.

About IAEA:-

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field. It works for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, contributing to international peace and security and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Three of the IAEA's six Departments are principally charged with promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Department of Nuclear Energy focuses on providing advice and services to Member States on nuclear power and the nuclear fuel cycle. The Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications focuses on the use of non-power nuclear and isotope techniques to help IAEA Member States in the areas of water, energy, health, biodiversity, and agriculture. The Department of Technical Cooperation provides direct assistance to IAEA Member States, through national, regional, and inter-regional projects through training, expert missions, scientific exchanges, and provision of equipment.

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