THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE, an independent, nonprofit research
institute and library, seeks a student intern to assist part-time
on a project concerning The History of the Guatemalan Armed
Forces.
The intern will research U.S.-Guatemala relations since the
1970's, examining bilateral diplomatic, political, human rights,
defense and security issues. The research will contribute to a
broad archive project on the role of the United States in Central
America, resulting in publication of a collection of declassified
government documents on the subject. The National Security
Archive undertakes research projects to enrich the debate on
American public policy by making available to scholars,
researchers and Congress internal government documentation on a
variety of key foreign, defense and intelligence issues.
The intern will participate in the project in a number of
substantive ways. Depending on the project's needs and the
interests of the intern, those may include: tracking down
bibliographies on U.S.-Guatemala relations, assembling a set of
secondary sources for reference (from Facts on File, specialized
journals and newspapers, human rights reports, university theses,
and Internet on-line databases); collecting data from government
documents (DOD, CIA, DOS, NSC) on security assistance,
intelligence and human rights; building an extensive chronology
of events; drafting glossary entries on key names and
organizations; and investigating leads on U.S.-Guatemala
relations.
REQUIREMENTS:
The position is available immediately. Please note that
applicants must be able to make a commitment for a minimum of
four months (one semester), 10-20 hours a week.
Foreign students are welcome. We can give you a hand making
housing arrangements.
The Archive is seeking applicants with strong writing and
research skills, and some understanding of U.S. policy in Latin
America. Proficiency in Spanish is helpful but not required.
TO APPLY:
Students in the Washington D.C. area call Carlos Osorio at
202/994-7219. Be prepared to submit a resume, short writing
sample, one or two recommendations and a transcript. The
Archive's offices are on the 7th floor of The Gelman Library, and
applicants are welcome to drop in and introduce themselves.
Students living in other states or abroad please send a resume, a
writing sample, one or two recommendations and transcripts to
cosorio@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu or to:
Carlos Osorio
National Security Archive
Suite 701
The Gelman Library
2130 H St., NW
Washington D.C. 20037
Carlos Osorio National Security Archive
Phone: (202) 994-7219 Suite 701, Gelman Library
Fax: (202) 994-7005 2130 H St. NW
Email: cosorio@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu Washington, D.C. 20037