INTERNS
More than just playing a crucial support role, TIMEP interns work as an integral part of the TIMEP team. While TIMEP has hosted a diversity of interns, all interns are selected for the quality of their previous professional or research experience and for their stated commitment to TIMEP’s mission and work. TIMEP interns are matched with staff mentors for the duration of their internship, and interns are specifically matched to projects or initiatives that align with their own career or academic goals.
Hear what TIMEP interns have had to say about the program:
Because the organization takes their internship program seriously, becoming a TIMEP intern means the institute and staff trust your work and value your opinion. My mentor and other members of the team expected me to conduct research at their level and would come to me with substantive questions about the project I was assigned to, instead of expecting me to make coffee or copies. In the saturated internship market in DC, I can’t stress enough how great being encouraged and empowered to do real work has been. The specialized research opportunities, large web of institutional contacts, fun work environment, and investment of my mentor in my professional development made my internship with TIMEP exceptional.
Bradley Youngblood
After completing his internship, Brad Youngblood joined TIMEP as a Research Assistant. He is a current MA candidate at Georgetown’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, where he is specializing in modern politics. Before moving to DC, Mr. Youngblood worked in data analysis and received his Bachelor’s degree in International Studies, with minors in Security Studies and Political Science, from the University of Oklahoma. You can follow him on Twitter: @BradRYoungblood.
I am Middle East studies Major at George Washington University hoping to work with community groups in the region that focus on empowering marginalized communities. Looking specifically at events and trends in the region alongside experts who provide context and analysis has given me insight into the effects these events have on a country in transition. Having had the opportunity to be a TIMEP team member and benefit from my mentors here, I feel confidently that I will be able to understand and analyze in depth events on the ground in my future work.
Ilana Levinson
Ilana Levinson was a member of the TIMEP team from September 2014 to May 2015. She provided crucial support to TIMEP on issues related to gender rights and freedoms.
TIMEP reinvented my entire understanding of effective research. My research consisted of reading and writing of course, but also of conducting interviews, asking many questions, and attending numerous external events … During this experience, I became a better writer, team player, and communicator. TIMEP transformed and broadened my scope and understanding of Egyptian politics, international politics, and Egypt’s involvement in global affairs. Most importantly, it reminded me that valuing the complexity of politics, culture, and history is one of the most crucial aspects to a researcher’s work.
Azra Muftic
Azra Muftic was an intern with TIMEP in the summer of 2014, while she studied at the University of California, Washington Center. After her work with TIMEP, she returned to California, where she now works with Amnesty International’s Membership Mobilization Department.
My internship at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy was an invaluable experience in many ways. Working for TIMEP helped me solidify my understanding of Middle Eastern politics and issues by allowing me to do first-hand research and create thoughtful analyses on hot-button issues. It also complemented my studies in International Relations by allowing me to take the big-picture concepts I’ve learned in my classes and directly apply them to my work at TIMEP.
Bryce Davis
Bryce Davis interned with TIMEP from September to December 2014, while he was attending Syracuse University’s Maxwell-in-Washington program. He currently studies International Relations and Russian Language at Syracuse.
To date, TIMEP has hosted interns from the following universities:
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Davis
Brown University
Georgetown University (Master of Arts in Arab Studies Program)
George Washington University (Elliott School of International Affairs)
Syracuse University (Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs)
American University School of International Service (Master of Arts in Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs Program and Master of Arts in International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program)
George Mason University School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs (Master of Arts in Political Science Program)
American University of Kuwait
American University in Cairo (Master of Global Affairs Program)
George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs (Master of Arts in International Affairs Program)
American University of Paris (Master of Arts in Middle East and Islamic Affairs Program)
Johns Hopkins (School of Advanced International Studies)
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
American College of Greece
Rider University
TIMEP accepts interns on a rolling basis. To apply, please view the call for applications here: TIMEP Internships