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International Relations and Political Science

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Employer Directories | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Social Scientists - Occupational Outlook Handbook
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos054.htm

Job Banks and Searching Advice

Careers in Government
Searchable, international database of jobs in the public sector.
http://www.careersingovernment.com/

Foreign Policy Association Job Board
International job database of job and internship opportunities in development, research, education, health and population, youth, humanitarian relief, and more.
http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact.htm

Idealist
Nonprofit international job database.
http://www.idealist.org

International Monetary Fund Job Opportunities
Economist, research, professional, and support positions, as well as internships..
http://www.imf.org/external/np/adm/rec/recruit.htm

Moving Ideas Job Database
A project of the American Prospect, this is a national database of political and public policy jobs.
http://movingideas.org/content/en/jobs.htm

PolicyJobs
Jobs, internships, scholarships, and fellowships with think tanks, governments, and academic institutions.
http://www.policyjobs.net/

Riley Guide: Jobs in Public Service & Administration
The Riley Guide's compiled listsings of public affairs, diplomacy, public administration and social work and services.
http://www.rileyguide.com/public.html

U.S. Department of State
Careers with the U.S. Department of State, including Foreign Service and Civil Service positions, and student employment programs.
http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/hr/

United Nations
Find career opportunities with UN branches worldwide and field missions.
https://jobs.un.org/Galaxy/Release3/vacancy/vacancy.aspx

The World Bank Careers
Lists positions open in D.C. headquarters and field offices, including a Young Professionals program and a Junior Professional Associates program, geared to recent graduates, and internships.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS
/0,,menuPK:64262360~pagePK:64262398~piPK:64262365~theSitePK:1058433,00.html

See Also: General Job Banks and Other Job Search Tools

Employer Directories

New England Public Policy Collaborative
Web directory of public policy research centers and institutes in New England. Sorted according to state.
http://www.nebhe.org/pubpol.html

Think Tanks
On-line directory of think tanks.
http://www.vote-smart.org/resource_political_resources.php?category=Think%20Tanks

Associations

American Foreign Service Association
http://www.afsa.org/

American Foreign Policy Council
http://www.afpc.org/

American Political Science Association
http://www.apsanet.org/

American Society for Public Administration
http://www.aspanet.org/scriptcontent/index.cfm

American Society for Public Policy: Analysis and Management
http://www.appam.org

Center for American Women and Politics
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/

Partnership for Public Service
"The Partnership for Public Service is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to revitalizing public service through a campaign of educational efforts, policy research, public-private partnerships and legislative advocacy. By improving public understanding and confidence in government, particularly among young people, the Partnership mission fills a critical and unique role by helping to recruit and retain excellence in the federal workforce." Of special interest are the profiles of public service jobs, links to federal agency job listings, and internship information.
http://www.ourpublicservice.org

Graduate School Information

Peterson's Graduate Education Center
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com

See Also

Government

Nonprofit and Social Change

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