Department of Defense (DOD)

Project Name                                                      Summary                                                                    Skills/Languages	Title	Summary	Agency	# Interns	Project Code	Required Languages	Required Skills	Description	Post Name	Country	Country of Focus	Additional Info	Created	Agency Id	Section	Id
L-DOD-DEU-2 Africa's Role in Global Security: Literature Reviews by Region Find existing research on the role of four regions, the Red Sea Littorals, East, West, and North Africa, in global security. Prepare a literature review for each region. Although literature reviews sh... Analytical writing, Research	Africa's Role in Global Security: Literature Reviews by Region	Find existing research on the role of four regions, the Red Sea Littorals, East, West, and North Africa, in global security. Prepare a literature review for each region. Although literature reviews should be at a Master's level in terms of content, they are expected to be less than five pages each.	Department of Defense	3	L-DOD-DEU-2		Analytical writing, Research	These literature reviews will inform the development of a strategic-level forum with senior-level interagency participation. Interns are expected to be able to produce formal documents that do not require considerable additional editing in terms of grammar and style. Interns with academic experience on Africa, particularly African security, are highly encouraged to apply. Interns will be asked to submit an academic paper on any topic as a writing sample.		Germany			2020-09-09 01:11:58	100		3517
L-DOD-DEU-3 What do security trends say about African countries' significance to U.S. interests in 5-10 years? Interns will look online for multiple datasets or trend analysis that can be used as indicators of what security in different African countries will look like in five to ten years. Interns will then u... Data analysis, Research, Writing	What do security trends say about African countries' significance to U.S. interests in 5-10 years?	Interns will look online for multiple datasets or trend analysis that can be used as indicators of what security in different African countries will look like in five to ten years. Interns will then use more qualitative research to identify how U.S. interests will likely be impacted by these trends.	Department of Defense	5	L-DOD-DEU-3		Data analysis, Research, Writing	Many academic, policy, and development organizations conduct research on diverse angles of African security, such as arms sales and trafficking, environmental conflict drivers, criminal activity, violent extremist activity, violence towards journalists, the nexus of African resource markets and conflict, demographic shifts impacting and livelihoods and human security, ICT transformation and external interference impacting governance and political violence, etc. The intern will identify and catalogue these datasets, decide how to weight and combine them as a collective set of indicators, then analyze them to infer trends over the coming decade. This will conclude part one of the internship. Part two will use more qualitative research methods to explain how these trends impact U.S. interests over the same time period. The intern will provide a valuable external perspective re-examining what will the top five to ten U.S. interests in Africa will be in 2030. The intern should feel comfortable thinking creatively, working with ambiguity and complexity, and coming up with their own outside the box analysis and assertions. The intern should be prepared to think of ways to overcome research challenges and should be self-motivated. Interns are expected to give at least 80 hours of concentrated work between October and May in addition to email coordination.	FRANKFURT	Germany		Interns familiar with African studies or experience working in African environments are particularly well suited for this project.	2020-08-19 05:11:43	100	Other	3445
DOD-USA-5 Help Veterans Mentor Tomorrow's Leaders The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) is looking for quality instructor candidates who have or will be exiting the military within a year. Instructors teach high school students, leadershi... Analytical writing, Data analysis, Design thinking, Marketing, Political Analysis, Research	Help Veterans Mentor Tomorrow's Leaders	The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) is looking for quality instructor candidates who have or will be exiting the military within a year. Instructors teach high school students, leadership, problem solving, mental and physical resiliency, and develop them to be better citizens.	Department of Defense	6	DOD-USA-5		Analytical writing, Data analysis, Design thinking, Marketing, Political Analysis, Research	A great way to give back to underserved communities across the country and help transitioning Veterans too! Each branch of the military operates a Congressional-mandated Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, not targeted at recruiting, but to instill citizenship values in youth. Only retired military members can serve as Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructors. Ironically, a large number of retiring military members are unaware of this amazing opportunity. We need a fresh assessment of the Department of Defense processes that serve to inform retiring military members of this opportunity. Once assigned to your Military Service's national level JROTC program office, you will develop a communications plan (COMPLAN) to more effectively reach qualified Veterans and encourage them to become JROTC Instructors. Two (2) Interns will be assigned to each Military Service JROTC program. Together, and in coordination with your mentor(s), you will develop, present for approval, and begin executing a COMPLAN to help fill JROTC Instructor vacancies across the US. Drawing on their varied military experiences leading young people in often stressful and dangerous situations, Instructors teach high school students leadership, problem solving, mental and physical resiliency, along with a host of other skills that develop teens into young adults. For over a hundred years, JROTC has prepared generations of service-oriented citizens skilled in leadership, respectful of responsible government and aware of the role played by the public sector. School districts with JROTC programs serve every type of community in our Nation, with particular emphasis on historically disadvantaged (urban and rural) communities which are comprised predominantly of minority demographic students. Some JROTC programs average 40% female cadets. Interns should expect to work with a broad spectrum of stakeholders within their Military Service, across the Defense Department, and potentially even other Federal Executive Branch Departments and Agencies like Labor, Veterans Affairs, and Education. There is also a strong possibility of working with state and local governments along with private sector companies and non-profit organizations		United States			2020-05-19 12:00:25	100		2806
DOD-USA-6 Digital Content Curator Help bring Army history to the public by assigning subject headings to thousands of newly digitized archival items in our online catalog, as we work to bring our entire collection on-line. French helpful, German helpful; Editing and proofreading, Research, Writing	Digital Content Curator	Help bring Army history to the public by assigning subject headings to thousands of newly digitized archival items in our online catalog, as we work to bring our entire collection on-line.	Department of Defense	3	DOD-USA-6	French , German	Editing and proofreading, Research, Writing	Are you interested in eliminating barriers to information access? Help us provide timely information to today’s emerging leaders, scholars, and to the public, as we bring unprecedented levels of access to our archival holdings “live” to the web. This project will enhance our search capabilities and improve the user experience as we implement both a new archival management software platform and a new public search interface. Interns will have primary responsibility to apply Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to thousands of newly digitized documents and photographs, as well as identifying and compiling a list of specialized terms for future submission in the Subject Authority Cooperative (SACO) program. This position will work with the Digital Archivist and a team of experienced technicians implementing a new archival management system, and will assist in the identification of issues and suggest improvements in the accessibility of archival materials in the public facing search tool.		United States		You will be contributing to a multi-disciplinary team including Archivists, Librarians, Museum Curators, Data Managers, and more, engaged in a multi-year project to “digitize everything” in the holdings of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. For more information see: https://ahec.armywarcollege.edu/	2020-06-01 08:05:12	100		2898
DOD-USA-7 Defense Cybersecurity Capability Development Intern Support and inform the development of DoD-wide cyber defense capabilities! Analytical writing, Research	Defense Cybersecurity Capability Development Intern	Support and inform the development of DoD-wide cyber defense capabilities!	Department of Defense	4	DOD-USA-7		Analytical writing, Research	This internship is located in the Office of the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and the Chief Information Security Officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense This project is flexible on the work performed. We plan to leverage your skills, knowledge, abilities, and interests. Projects/work will change depending on current cybersecurity events and priorities of the DoD. Interns will be responsible for supporting the development of DoD CIO cyber defense capabilities through research and reporting of existing and potential capabilities related to DoD CIO cyber defense priorities and challenges including: • Commercial capabilities • Government developed capabilities • Future capabilities and emerging technology		United States			2020-06-18 13:04:11	100		3385
DOD-USA-8 Defense Cyber Risk Management Intern Support and inform the development of DoD-wide cyber risk management! Analytical writing, Research	Defense Cyber Risk Management Intern	Support and inform the development of DoD-wide cyber risk management!	Department of Defense	4	DOD-USA-8		Analytical writing, Research	This internship is located in the Office of the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and the Chief Information Security Officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense This project is flexible on the work performed. We plan to leverage your skills, knowledge, abilities, and interests. Projects/work will change depending on current cybersecurity events and priorities of the DoD. Interns will be responsible for supporting the development of a shared cyber risk understanding within the Department of Defense and among stakeholders through the development of risk analysis and reporting resources including: • Common risk lexicons • Risk analysis tools and models • Commercial risk analysis solutions		United States			2020-06-18 13:14:24	100		3387
DOD-USA-4 Defense Cybersecurity Policy Intern Support and inform the development of DoD-wide cybersecurity policy! Analytical writing, Research	Defense Cybersecurity Policy Intern	Support and inform the development of DoD-wide cybersecurity policy!	Department of Defense	4	DOD-USA-4		Analytical writing, Research	This internship is located in the Office of the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and the Chief Information Security Officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense This project is flexible on the work performed. We plan to leverage your skills, knowledge, abilities, and interests. Projects/work will change depending on current cybersecurity events and priorities of the DoD. Interns will be responsible for supporting and informing the development of DoD CIO cyber defense policy through completion of unclassified open-source study and reporting in the areas of: • Government and Industry Cyber Defense Information Sharing • International cooperation and agreements promoting cyber defense • Strategic communications of DoD CIO cyber defense priorities • Monitoring of open-source intelligence on developments effecting DoD CIO cyber defense efforts • Review, analysis, and recommendation of cybersecurity standards		United States			2020-06-07 13:33:08	100		3011
DOD-ARE-1 Military Organizational Researcher Conduct open source research to identify military organizations and the individuals that lead those organizations in the UAE. Research empirical data that supports national defense decision-making wi... Arabic helpful; Data analysis, Data visualization, Editing and proofreading, Research, Infographic design, Writing	Military Organizational Researcher	Conduct open source research to identify military organizations and the individuals that lead those organizations in the UAE. Research empirical data that supports national defense decision-making with regard to Arab Gulf States.	Department of Defense	1	DOD-ARE-1	Arabic	Data analysis, Data visualization, Editing and proofreading, Research, Infographic design, Writing	The Defense Attaché Office (DAO) at U.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi, UAE is continuously updating its knowledge of its host nation military leadership. Much of this information is available through publicly-available sources. Ability to read Arabic, while not essential, will be helpful in this endeavor. The selected intern will corroborate existing DAO information and identify gaps in knowledge to focus interactions with host nation partners. The selected intern will provide organizational charts with key elements of information, such as individuals' names, military ranks, position, date of appointment, and a photo, when available. In the end, the DAO will have a more comprehensive understanding of the UAE military organization and military attachés can focus on satisfying gaps in the DAO's understanding. All research is done at the open source level, using publicly available information.	ABU DHABI	United Arab Emirates		This is an exciting opportunity to explore a window of an embassy team that not many people know about. This type of foundational research is essential, as DAOs never have enough people and therefore, never enough time to fact check their understanding of their partner organizations.	2020-06-10 08:46:51	100	DAO	3200
DOD-USA-2 Help the Army Develop Conceptual Models of Cyberspace! Using open-source information and academic journals, develop theories and turn them into working models that describe cyberspace. Analytical writing, Data analysis, Data visualization, Design thinking, Political Analysis, Research, Social media management	Help the Army Develop Conceptual Models of Cyberspace!	Using open-source information and academic journals, develop theories and turn them into working models that describe cyberspace.	Department of Defense	15	DOD-USA-2		Analytical writing, Data analysis, Data visualization, Design thinking, Political Analysis, Research, Social media management	Compared to other forms of inter-state conflict, cyberspace conflict is in its academic infancy. Multiple theories exist on the causal aspect of interactions in cyberspace, supported by differing levels of logic, anecdotes, and data. This project asks students to explore a specific theory and/or model of cyberspace in detail or to draw on existing evidence to develop one of their own on relationships in cyberspace. The student will also provide potential implications of their research on the organization, personnel, and policies of the U.S. government and, more specifically, the military and the Army. The sponsor may ask students to aggregate and collect data to test their model. Students may also choose a sub-topic that assists the command in other ways, such as talent management, impacts to force management, data collection and measurement, or other topics.		United States		There exist a number of ongoing areas of research for the command. The intern may request an area of interest and/or the sponsor may ask the intern to work on a particular subject based on mission requirements. Interns may work individually or collaborate as part of a team, depending on the specific subject.	2020-05-31 09:47:10	100		2897
DOD-USA-3 Fall 2020 – Center of Adaptive Warfighting EAST Help us make the Navy and Marine Corps team agile! Improve and expand our course offerings in industry best practices in order to drive change at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. Design thinking	Fall 2020 – Center of Adaptive Warfighting EAST	Help us make the Navy and Marine Corps team agile! Improve and expand our course offerings in industry best practices in order to drive change at the tactical, operational and strategic levels.	Department of Defense	6	DOD-USA-3		Design thinking	The Center of Adaptive Warfighting operating with NavalX provides warfighter-ready courses in industry best practices, supporting grassroots adoption, in order to drive change at all levels. These offerings currently include Military Scrum Master, Warfighter Centered Design and Mission Accelerator. In addition to becoming certified facilitators in these offerings interns will work hand in hand with some of the most innovative organizations in the Navy and Marine Corps while being exposed to the entire Department of Defense ecosystem. Course descriptions for current offerings are below.  Warfighter-Centered Design (WCD): Clearly define complex problems in order to creatively develop testable solutions. Bring all voices into the conversation, including those who know the most and those who know things you don’t, and ensure they’re heard. Pioneered in industry, used around the world, and adapted here to the needs of the warfighter.  Military Scrum Master (MSM): Take control of complex work in a changing environment, doing more of what matters and less of what doesn’t. Find your customers and optimize to serve them. Adapted from a civilian framework in use at Fortune 500 companies.  Mission Accelerator Course (MAC): De-risk experimentation through rapid, readily available testing of all your ideas, based on structured feedback from the units and leaders you serve.		United States		NOTE 1- This position can be filled either in person or via remote telework. Internship is meant for 10 weeks but can be flexible in duration. NOTE 2- Additional information can be provided by the intern coordinator at Mackenzie.gage@socom.mil or via agility@navy.mil NOTE 3- NavalX webpage: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/agility/Pages/default.aspx	2020-05-13 09:59:54	100		2753