page last updated: August 3, 2022
News & Opportunities
Student Internship/Job Opportunities
The Centre for International and Defence Policy is currently looking to hire an undergraduate research assistant to support a project led by Dr. Johanna Masse on gendered stereotypes.
The research assistant will assist with transcribing interviews and other research tasks, as required. The contract is for a maximum of 30hrs/week in August and 10 hrs/week during the academic year. The research assistant would start immediately with the contract length to be determined based on the student’s weekly availability, for 150 hours in total. The candidate should be organized and meticulous in terms of data management.
English/French bilingualism is an asset, but not required.
Apply with a CV and Cover letter to: CIDP@Queensu.ca. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. (Please note the job title in your email)
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CIDP Mentorship Program
At the CIDP, our objective is to connect future generations to the field of international and defence policy. Queen’s University is unique as it has both; a centre that works directly in this field as well as an undergraduate student body that is eager to connect with the defence and security community. The CIDP values Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity (EDII) and mentorship provide a pathway to improve the inclusivity of organizations. It is our hope that this program will increase our engagement with undergraduate students, and ensure that the CIDP is an inclusive space for future generations of international policy leaders.
As a part of this goal, we want to connect students directly to those affiliated with the CIDP. This process will provide students with a facilitated connection to a professional who can offer advice regarding career development, academic success, and an interpersonal supportive relationship with students interested in this field of policy and political studies.
The structure of our mentorship program is two-fold. Students have the opportunity to be matched individually with a fellow or associate at the centre to engage in meaningful 1-on-1 opportunities. The second component includes the two Visiting Defence Fellows at the CIDP. This mentorship relationship involves informal meetings where students can engage in group settings about various topics including policy analysis, networking, briefing, and broader conversations about the military at large from the perspective of two different countries.
The VDF program is in transition and new Fellows will be announced shortly
The current U.S. VDF is ______ and the current Canadian VDF is _______
For more information on the current VDFs, please click below:
Please note that this formal pairing process only occurs once annually in September.
If you have any inquiries about how to get involved in the mentorship program, please contact:
Student Resources & Tools
Here, students can find lists of resources to help them reach their academic goals.
Register for classes from the names below and you will be learning directly from CIDP Fellows.
Amarnath Amarasingam
Assistant Professor - Department of Political Studies, Cross-appointment from School of Religion
Jane Boulden
Associate Professor - Department of Political Studies, Cross-appointment from RMC
H. Christian Breede
Associate Professor - Department of Political Studies, Cross-appointment from RMC
Wayne Cox
Associate Professor - Department of Political Studies
Allan English
Professor - Department of History
J. Andrew Grant
Associate Professor - Department of Political Studies
David Haglund
Professor - Department of Political Studies
Oded Haklai
Professor - Department of Political Studies
Stéfanie von Hlatky
Associate Professor - Department of Political Studies
Christian Leuprecht
Professor - Department of Political Studies
Stéphanie Martel
Assistant Professor - Department of Political Studies
Grazia Scoppio
Professor - Department of Political Studies, Cross-appointment from RMC
Joel Sokolsky
Professor - Department of Political Studies, Cross-appointment from RMC
Summary prepared by: Benjamin Fisher
Looking to break into the Defence and Security career field and not sure where to start?
On March 10th 2022, our colleagues at Emerging Leaders in Canadian Security (ELCS) hosted a workshop at Queen’s about how to get started. Our group of CIDP interns have drafted some key takeaways from the workshop to act as a quick reference guide for students looking at careers in defence and security.
Who is ELCS? ELCS is a group of young professionals who came together to unify, connect and provide resources to the next generation of security and defence leaders in Canada. For more information check out their website here: elcs.ca
Content: The team at ELCS illustrated the three-main roles in defence and security in the public and private sector, external to academics.
They categorized them as follows:
- ANALYST
- Uses research and investigative skills to answer a question
- Often used as a buzzword in job titles, especially in the private sector and government
- Typically an entry-level position
- Recent graduates are typically excellent analysts as they have spent their undergraduate career working through data to make conclusions and/or recommendations
Associated Job Titles or Keywords: investigator, researcher and intelligence
Job example: Risk Control Analyst
- Role is to investigate intelligence on crises around the world and make threat intelligence reports
- OPERATOR
- Works directly on problems and issues with subject matter expertise
- Usually in the field of creating or enforcing (i.e., cyber security threat response)
Associated Job Titles or Keywords: screener, interviewer, specialist, officer, enforcement, responder, investigator
Job Example: Security Screening Investigator
- analytical thinking, target knowledge and context
- interactive communication, working in a team
- achieving results, change and innovation
- STRATEGIST
- Examines issues through general trends and bigger picture knowledge
- Shapes policy and decision making for an organization
- Aggregates and makes assessments for action
Associated Job Titles or Keywords: Policy, program, writer, government liaison, coordinator
Job Example: Briefing and Issues Advisor
- Identify emerging issues and trends with potential implications
- Knowledge of issues management strategies and can provide sound advice to leaders and officials
>>Typically, most emerging professionals move between these roles and do not spend their entire career in only one of these positions.
After identifying the different roles in the industry, it is additionally important to choose which sector you are applying to. Again, this is a fluid choice and can change throughout your career. The sectors include:
- Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal)
- Private (consulting, managed service provider)
- Military (reserves or regular forces; army, navy, air force)
- Academia (university, think-tanks)
It is additionally important to have a specialty within the security and defence field. This is your unique area of expertise. Examples include terrorism, cybersecurity, nuclear weapons, extremism, regional (China, Russia, Iran etc.), intelligence, misinformation, privacy & law, and insurgency
For more information check out the resources available at elcs.ca
Video Content
Learn from in the field experience about how to consider ethics when conducting research with participants. Our CDSN Postdoctoral Research Fellow Johanna Masse shares her experience.
Internships at The CIDP
The CIDP offers a variety of student jobs/internships as part of a transformative learning experience at Queen's. These positions will help cultivate professional skills like initiative, collaboration, organization & attention to detail.
Please note that while we are always looking for new student hires at the centre, unless there is a job posting there is no guarantee that a position is available.
For inquiries please write to : cidp@Queensu.ca
Learn about USSRF Fellowship OpportunitiesPublish with the CIDP
The Contact Report is a blog created by the CIDP, to publish contemporaneous articles from an emerging scholar perspective in the world of security and defence.
Interested in getting your work published? We are looking for academic content focusing on security and defence related topics. All posts would be approximately 1000 words.
Contact Alexandra Buciora, the managing editor for the blog: Alexandra.Buciora@rmc-cmr.ca
Read the Contact Report Blog
Below are some student organizations at Queen's that may be of interest to you.
A number of our CIDP interns have connections with these student groups.
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