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Page 1: MA North American Studies: Job perspectives, internships and PhD opportunities

Discover the world at Leiden University

MA North American Studies:

Job perspectives, internships and PhD

opportunities

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What do you bring to the job market?

Knowledge:- Knowledge of the broad field of American Studies- Expertise in e.g. African American history and culture, international relations, and so on (depending on your area of specialization

Academic skills:• Critical and independent thinking• Excellent/good oral and written communication skills in English• Solving complex challenges - together with other students

Lise-Lotte Kerkhof
Please list the specific knowledge and skills from your study.
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Job Perspectives

• The MA NAS only started in September 2012. Therefore, no data have as yet been collected about job placement of NAS graduates. However, the following slides give the figures for students with a Humanities BA or MA degree.

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Humanities graduates, 2009-2012 74% find a job

within 2 months.

78% immediately find a professional university or academic level job.

More or less 47% find first job their personal

network (family, friends, lecturers, internship, job)

29% find first job via vacancy. 6% are asked to continue to work at

the internship location.www.yourprospectsforwork.nl

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Your future field of work?

• Policy advisor• Translation agency• Teacher• Conference organizer• Coordinator language school• Trainee• And so on

Lise-Lotte Kerkhof
Please note specific jobs and organizations (no clue let us know we can help or see: mastersinleiden.nl find your study and click 'career' here you find a lot of concrete examples), tell the pupils famous alumni if you know them, e.g. for History (prime minister Mark Rutte, public broadcaster Eva Jinek)
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Most recent figures

• http://www.hum.leidenuniv.nl/studenten/nieuws/arbeidsmarktonderzoek-2013.html

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Conference manager“Ik werk nu als conferentie manager bij IDC Benelux en organiseer met mijn collega 8 conferenties over IT veiligheid per jaar in de Benelux. Ik werf deelnemers en sponsoren, schrijf Engelse en Nederlandse webteksten, zoek locaties voor conferenties, ik schrijf sales proposals en evaluaties en ik ben verantwoordelijk voor alle externe communicatie mbt. de conferenties. Het heeft dus niet direct met amerikanistiek te maken maar het feit dat ik een universitaire master heb afgerond heeft zeker geholpen bij mijn sollicitatie.”

Astrid Fokkema, NAS student who graduated in August 2013

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Faculty of Humanities Careers Centre The Faculty of Humanities Careers Centre provides Humanities students with professional advice and guidance concerning (international) internships and jobs•Location:

Lipsius building, ground floor Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BV, Leiden

•Phone: 071 - 527 22 35 •E-mail: [email protected] •Website: www.hum.leiden.edu/careerservice

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Example internship (10 EC)Stagiair(e) bij de Directie Westelijk Halfrond - Afdeling Noord-Amerika en Koninkrijkszaken (DWH/NK), Ministerie voor Buitenlandse Zaken

Vanaf medio januari/ begin februari 2013 zijn er bij DWH/NK twee plekken voor nieuwe stagiair(e)s. De duur van een stage is in principe drie-zes maanden (in overleg), met een werkweek van 36 – 40 uur.

Functieomschrijving en takenpakket:•Verrichten van ondersteunende werkzaamheden voor de landenmedewerkers VS, Canada, Mexico en/of de Adviseur Koninkrijkszaken bij diverse lopende zaken, zoals het schrijven van beleidsnotities en het beantwoorden van Kamervragen.•Het assisteren bij de organisatie van lunchlezingen en andere publieke evenementen op het ministerie over onderwerpen die het werk van de afdeling betreffen. •Bijhouden van de actualiteit en opstellen van wekelijks nieuwsoverzicht voor de minister.

StudierichtingVoor beide stages dient de stagiair(e) een derdejaars Bachelor of Master student te zijn aan een WO-instelling. Achtergrondkennis van en ervaring en affiniteit met de Verenigde Staten, Canada, Mexico en/of de Caribische Landen van het Koninkrijk zijn een voordeel.

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Academic job openings

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The goal is to promote PhD positions, research and post-doctoral positions and job openings for assistant, associate and full professors.

Although AcademicTransfer focuses on providing access to jobs in the Netherlands, the website is published in several languages. All job openings that specifically solicit foreign applicants are also offered in English.

Website: https://www.academictransfer.com/