CEI-Iscte is available to host national and international students for curricular or Erasmus internships.

The integration of interns depends on the opportunities and availability of the research team in each period, therefore the opening of positions is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Internships allow students to participate in ongoing research projects, develop practical skills, and contribute to the scientific dynamics of our unit.

Consult the CEI-Iscte Internship Regulations

For more information or to express interest, candidates may apply to the opportunities listed below and contact us at cei@iscte-iul.pt.

Opportunity 1

  • Duration: 3 to 6 months
  • Type of Internship: Curricular or Erasmus
  • Areas or tasks to be developed: Introduction to scientific research in the field of Contemporary History: archival work, collection of sources, preparation of bibliographies, preparation of chronologies, writing short historiographical texts. Work Area: Portuguese History. 1945-1976.
  • Intern Profile: History student or with prior training in History. Proficiency in Portuguese.
  • Responsible Researcher:Luís Nuno Rodrigues

Opportunity 2

  • Research Project: Mapping the conceptual and operational evolution of CSDP in Africa
  • Duration: 2 to 3 months
  • Type of Internship: Curricular, Erasmus and/or other.
  • Areas or tasks to be developed: literature review, compilation of official documentation, discourse analysis, in partnership with the National Defense Institute (IDN).
  • Intern Profile: Master´s student in International Studies or Political Science, proficiency in English, previous experience using discourse analysis software (e.g., MAXQDA or NVivo)
  • Responsible Researcher: Pedro Seabra

Opportunity 3

  • Research Project: Chinese multilateralism
  • Duration: 5 to 6 months
  • Type of Internship: Curricular
  • Areas or tasks to be developed: Database development and literature review on Chinese multilateralism
  • Intern Profile: Master´s student
  • Responsible Researcher: Cátia Miriam Costa

Opportunity 4

  • Duration: 5 to 6 months
  • Type of Internship: Curricular, Other
  • Areas or tasks to be developed: Collection of bibliography and sources on geopolitics and the history of foreign and defence policy.
  • Intern Profile: Completed BA or from the 2nd year onwards (minimum average grade of 14 in completed years)
  • Responsible Researcher: Bruno Cardoso Reis

Opportunity 5

  • Duration: 5 months
  • Type of Internship: Curricular, Erasmus, Other
  • Areas or tasks to be developed: Literature review, database development.
  • Intern Profile: Master´s student
  • Responsible Researcher: Cristina Sousa