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Jobs, internships and other opportunities

The team at the Phelan US Centre delivers our events, blog, podcasts and research agenda.

Current vacancies

Centre Administrator (Graduate Intern) - closes 1 July 2024 

Applications close Monday 1 July 2024 (deadline updated)

Do you want to join a dynamic and award-winning team supporting the delivery of activities and programmes to enhance the public understanding of the US and its global role? The LSE Phelan United States Centre is seeking a Centre Administrator to support our events and projects for the 2024-25 academic year.

On a day-to-day basis, you will: 

  • Assist the Centre Team with the management and delivery of the Phelan US Centre’s activities, initiatives, and programmes including public lectures, events, international conferences, faculty workshops, and research seminars that promote deeper understanding of America and its role in the world.

  • Help deliver our Director’s conferences like the October 2023 conference, The Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecurity, seminar series, and other programming and initiatives that advance US-centred research and student engagement, facilitate university partnerships with US and other international institutions, and support visiting faculty.

  • Lead on the Centre’s popular student programmes, under the supervision of the Centre Manager, which can include the Undergraduate Research Assistantship and the PhD Summer Research Grant programmes. 

For more information about the role, including the job description, person specification, and application details, please see the role posting on LSE CareerHub.

Please note that this position is open to LSE graduates within the past 24 months, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Applications from current students will not be considered.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 1 July 2024 (23:59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Internships

We have no opportunities at this time.

We regret that speculative job, internship, and volunteer applications cannot be accepted.

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