Internship Project
Cultural Studies, Social Sciences and Politics

Centre Marc Bloch – Franco-German Research Centre

Institution
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Centre March Bloch e.V. – German-French Research Centre
Subject Area
Social Sciences and Humanities
Availability
04 May – 24 July
18 May – 07 August
 
Internship Modality:
On-site internship in Berlin

Applications for summer 2026 are open from 05 November to 18 December 2025.
Project Supervisor(s)
Various researchers, please find the researchers on the website (team).
Academic Level
Advanced undergraduate students (from second year) 
Master's students 

Language
German and French (one of them fluent), English
Further Information
Project Type
Academic Research
Project Content
Centre Marc Bloch (CMB) is a German-French research center for the humanities and social sciences.

The CMB, a bi-national institution, is a place for interdisciplinary research and the training of young academics. There are five research focuses within which numerous academics work on specific projects.

Research Focuses:
  1. Europe and Democracy under pressure
  2. Dynamics of inequalities
  3. Circulations and socio-political spaces
  4. Environment, climate, energy 
  5. The arts of criticism
Tasks for Interns
Research support 
  • Research and documentation
  • Translations, transcriptions
  • Other activities in consultation with the supervising researcher
  • Participation in the research seminar as well as in the meetings of a focus selected in advance

Organization of scientific events (support of project coordination)
  • Logistical support (contact with caterers, provision of buffets, coffee breaks, etc.)
  • Participation in the organization of an event from A to Z (within the possibilities of the internship period). 

Assist the General Secretariat in the administration of the CMB
  • General administrative tasks
  • Text writing, editing, and translations
  • Database maintenance
  • Assistance in the preparation of the annual activity report (bibliography, lists, formatting, etc.) 

Academic Level
Advanced undergraduate students (from second year) 
Master's students 

Requirements
Students must know French and German - one of these languages fluently, the other at least passively understood.
Interested students are asked to name either a project they want to engage with or a researcher they intend to work with.

Please check the following web pages to find options:
research fields,
research projects,
and researchers. 
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