$750 a Month UNIDIR Graduate Programme
- Organization: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
- Type: Internship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: November 10, 2026
- Funding: Partially Funded
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the UN's Geneva based policy institute on disarmament and security, is recruiting four Graduate Professionals for six month, full time placements across two of its research programmes. Two posts sit in the Conventional Weapons Programme, working on preventing armed conflict and armed violence, and two in the Security and Technology Programme, one on its science, technology and innovation workstream and one on horizon scanning of new science and technology for its Watchtower project. Every post can be done remotely and pays a stipend of USD 750 a month, which UNIDIR describes as a contribution to living expenses; one Security and Technology post can also be done in person in Geneva for USD 1,500 a month. **What you get:** - A stipend of USD 750 a month for remote work, or USD 1,500 a month for the one Security and Technology post if you do it in person in Geneva, which UNIDIR describes as a contribution to living expenses - Six months full time; the two Security and Technology posts can be extended - Work alongside UNIDIR researchers and senior management, with exposure to high profile conferences and meetings on disarmament and global security - If you already receive a stipend from another source, such as your university, UNIDIR tops it up to its rate rather than paying it on top **What you'll do:** - Conventional Weapons (two posts): background research and analysis, helping plan and run meetings, workshops, conferences and field missions, and communicating with project partners - Security and Technology, science, technology and innovation workstream: helping develop and share research outputs, organising meetings and workshops, drafting documents and supporting outreach - Security and Technology, horizon scanning: tracking science and technology developments relevant to disarmament and arms control, keeping project databases current and helping draft project outputs - Day to day administration, communication and coordination for your programme **Key dates:** - Conventional Weapons applications close 10 November 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Geneva time - Both Security and Technology posts close 11 November 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Geneva time - Conventional Weapons posts start 11 January 2027 or 5 July 2027 (state your preference) - Security and Technology workstream post starts 4 January 2027 (negotiable); horizon scanning post starts as soon as possible **More information:** - Each post has its own announcement on UNIDIR's Join our team page, with its own subject line and file name - Apply by email to unidir.recruitment@un.org with one PDF holding a cover letter, a UN Personal History Profile from the Inspira portal (a CV is not accepted) and short answers of up to 30 words to the screening questions - UNIDIR says incomplete applications and applications generated with artificial intelligence will not be processed, and only shortlisted candidates are contacted
