Intern

Internship opportunity - Travel and Health Intelligence Research Intern

Job Description: Riskline is recruiting a three-month, remote-based Research Intern to perform in-depth research and write analyses and reports within the travel and health intelligence field. Candidates must have excellent analytical, writing and editing skills and work well under pressure and with little direct supervision. Previous experience and knowledge in global health, public health or travel medicine will be considered an asset. The required commitment is about eight hours weekly. 

Desired Skills & Experience: The successful candidate will possess a strong academic background in health studies or global health governance and/or professional experience in the field. The role requires thinking critically and writing concise reports to a very high standard in British English. The candidate will evaluate and interpret complex situations related to disease outbreaks in specific regions and provide clear analyses of their impact on travellers' safety. The ideal candidate will be a postgraduate student or someone who has recently graduated and is willing to learn how to work with an international team of analysts. 

Knowledge, qualifications and skills:

Required:

• University degree in Global Health, Public Health, Travel Medicine (current graduate degree students preferred but not required)
• Familiarity and understanding of global health threats
• Academic or professional writing experience in British (UK) English
• Ability to write clearly, concisely and confidently to tight deadlines
• Knowledge of ongoing outbreaks, e.g. Marburg and Mpox 
• Familiarity with WHO sources, use of data banks, spreadsheets and/or databases

Preferred:

• Previous research experience 
• Located within the EMEA region
• Familiarity and understanding of the travel intelligence field
• Experience with open-source intelligence (OSINT)
• Experience with working remotely
• Working knowledge of Arabic and French

Location: Work from home.

Pay: The position is unpaid but includes a 175 EUR monthly stipend for professional expenses.

Application deadline: 20 December or until the position is filled.

Note that as part of Riskline’s policies we do not provide feedback on the application process.