Making the best of your summer vacations
Centre for Civil Society (ccs), the public policy think tank are offering a research internship to college students and researchers this summer. The internship called Researching Reality aims at providing interns with training in the areas of research, analysis, writing, and critical thinking. According to the job description interns are "encouraged to apply social and economic principles to real-life problems through in-depth research projects
As part of the Researching Reality programme interns are expected to examine the operations of various departments of the state governments and Municipal Corporations and study existing systems in order to recommend sustainable and long-term policy improvements in the functioning of these structures.
During the course of the internship they will be given regular assignments, will be attending workshops and documentary screenings, going for field visits and interact with senior staff members of ccs. Each intern will be assigned a research guide who will assist them in their projects.
The summer internship dates are from June 4 to July 18, 2014.
How to apply Complete and submit an online application form.
Website www.ccs.in
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