Potentially paid internship opportunity for grad students.

Spring Semester: position is from January 28, 2008 to May 9, 2008
A small stipend may be available.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is looking for a qualified graduate student interested in being a part-time (15 hours/week) research assistant to a visiting scholar working on the following topic:

“Islam and Empire in the Northern Caucasus” with Dr. Alexander Knysh, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Michigan (http://www.umich.edu/~neareast).
Applicants should have a background in Russian and East European Studies and Russian language skills. Knowledge of any language of the Northern Caucasus is a plus. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=sf.profile&person_id=274808

Interested candidates should email or fax a cover letter and resume, by February 4, to:

Melaney Monreal, Intern Coordinator
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Tel: (202) 691-4053
E-mail: internships@wilsoncenter.org
Fax: (202) 691-4001
www.wilsoncenter.org