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<title>Internships - FSFE</title>
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<p id="category"><a href="/contribute/contribute.html">Contribute</a></p>
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<h1>Internships</h1>
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<div id="introduction">
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<p>
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FSFE is a charity dedicated to empowering users to control
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technology. We are working to build freedom in digital society.
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We operate in a lively environment of numerous volunteers from many countries
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and several full-time employees.
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<blockquote>
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<p>
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At FSFE my time was always shared between learning and doing. When dealing with a task,
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I was encouraged to research background information and to understand the political questions
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underlying each issue. Curiosity is what an intern needs most.
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<cite>Lucile Falgueyrac, Intern 2013-2014</cite>
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<p>
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Working at the Free Software Foundation Europe lets you get close to
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an amazing variety of topics and tasks. This diversity brings a lot of
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technical, organisational, social and political experience and skills,
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which are great to have for any Free Software enthusiast.
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<cite><a href="/about/jean/jean.html">Nicolas Jean</a>, Intern 2010-2011, Webmaster</cite>
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<p>
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FSFE is looking for smart, motivated interns to join our team. We offer
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<ul>
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<li>
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A truly challenging and exciting time with a dynamic NGO working internationally
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</li>
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<li>
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A close-up view of organisational and community processes
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</li>
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<li>
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A chance to take the initiative and put your ideas into practice
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The opportunity to meet and work with Free Software advocates across Europe
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>What you'll do:</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Contribute to <a href="/work.html">FSFE's ongoing
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projects</a>, working with one or more of our staff and volunteers.
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</li>
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<li>
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Communicate with contacts from the FSFE community, NGO, industry, and public administrations.
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</li>
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Coordinate volunteers and others in the work on various projects.
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</li>
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<li>
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General office tasks.
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</li>
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<li>
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Find your own strengths, and do something you care about.
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</li>
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<li>
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Other tasks outlined in the job description when an opening is announced (see below).
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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FSFE is a stimulating environment to work in. There are few
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organisations where you can learn from so many perspectives in this
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international and interdisciplinary context. If you read my <a
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href="http://blogs.fsfe.org/hugo">blog</a>, you can have a good overview
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of some things I've been working on. <cite><a
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href="/about/roy/roy.html">Hugo Roy</a>, Intern 2009-2010, Fellowship representative 2011 </cite>
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</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h2>Basic internship facts: </h2>
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When an internship opening is announced (primarily in our
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<a href="/news/newsletter">newsletter</a>), you will find more
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details about each specific internship there. Sometimes we offer
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longer internships, and other times we seek applicants with
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a specific focus (for instance students for summer internships).
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<li>Duration: 3 months, full-time.</li>
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<li>Location: Berlin, Germany. </li>
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<li>Compensation: Interns receive a basic compensation, the
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amount of which is announced when an opening is announced.</li>
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<li>Requirement: The internship is open to EU citizens, and
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anyone else holding a residence permit and a work permit for Germany. </li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Who we're looking for:</h2>
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FSFE interns are a pretty diverse bunch. If you are interested in
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working on the frontline of technology policy and activism, then
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you've come to the right place. You're fired up about a free
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information society, and you've already done something to tell others
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why freedom matters? Then this internship is for you. Your academic
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background and qualifications matter less than your experience, your
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will to learn, and your ability to get things done. We expect:
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Solid basic knowledge of, and considerable interest in, Free
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Software (required)
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</li>
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Fluent English (written and spoken) is a requirement;
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a working knowledge of other languages is an asset.
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</li>
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<li>
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Basic acquaintance with working on GNU/Linux systems (desirable)
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</li>
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Ability to be creative, responsible, and to multitask.
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Ability to integrate into a young, motivated and professional team
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</li>
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No programming skills required. Programming is one of the
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few things you probably <i>won't</i> be doing during your
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internship, unless you're applying for a technical
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internship.
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</li>
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<li>We want more women to be involved in Free Software. That's
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why we will give preference to applications from suitably
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qualified female candidates.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Having no hacking experience but a strong political background,
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working for the FSFE was an amazing experience for me and the same
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will be true for everybody interested in software and users freedom.
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International collaboration, writing policy papers, contact
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stakeholders and taking care of community activities are just examples
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of interesting tasks to learn from and that are quite fun in FSFE`s
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friendly team.
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<cite><a href="http://fsfe.org/about/albers/albers.en.html">Erik Albers</a>, Intern 2012</cite>
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</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h2>How to apply:</h2>
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When there's an open position for an internship, this will
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be announced in our <a href="/news/newsletter">newsletter</a>
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including information about the application deadline.
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<p>
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<strong>Currently open positions:</strong>
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<ul>
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<li>Currently no open positions.</li>
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</ul>
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Each application must include, in English:
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<li>The reference number of the opening for which you're applying</li>
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<li>A letter of motivation</li>
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<li>A CV</li>
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<li>References</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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We do not generally accept unsolicited applications, but
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you can contact us at <a
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href="mailto:office@fsfe.org">office@fsfe.org</a>.
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Please <a
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href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html">
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do not send any documents in Microsoft Word document
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format</a>. We won't read them. Best use PDF instead.
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We look forward to your application!
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