Student Career Opportunities
International Career Opportunities
On this page you will find a variety of resources designed to assist both undergraduate and graduate students with finding national and international internships and employment. Some of the resources are geared for international students looking for opportunities in the United States, while other resources are geared for American students seeking international opportunities. In both areas, you can find information at both the undergraduate and graduate student level.
General Information
Career Services: International Job Search links
Nearly all of the large mega internship databases also list international opportunities. On this page you will find links to various databases that especially emphasize these opportunities.
Career Services: Going Global
The Going Global Country Career Guides provide professional advice and insider tips for 27 countries on such topics as employment trends, recruiters, staffing agencies, work permit regulations, salary ranges, resume writing guidelines, professional and trade associations, and cultural advice. More than 500 resources are provided per country, all with detailed explanations and hot links that take you directly to the latest information.
Peace Corps
The Office of International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences directs the activities of the Peace Corps Office on the University of Arizona campus. The Peace Corps office conducts recruitment and liaison activities throughout the academic year. This entails providing information about the Peace Corps, responding to inquiries and requests for application, conducting interviews and making nominations.
Opportunities by Discipline
Center for English as a Second Language: Teachers – Job Opportunities
CESL offers TEFL Certificates for those who would like to teach English as a Foreign language abroad or as volunteers here in the USA.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: International Programs Office
The International Programs office helps develop project proposals related to CALS department capabilities and interests in international research and training, helps attract sponsored international students, and searches for information on potential international projects and circulates this information to appropriate faculty and departments.
College of Nursing: Global Connections
The University of Arizona College of Nursing is rapidly forging a variety of global connections. Graduates of the nursing program now teach in Colleges of Nursing around the world, which increases the possibilities for students to conduct research at a site overseas.
College of Public Health: International Internship Opportunities
The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (MEZCOPH) provide students opportunities to study, conduct research and provide service in a variety of global health settings. It has an active Global Health Students Alliance. Required internship opportunities have taken students to 30 countries around the world. Alumni from MEZCOPH have positions with numerous international agencies, non-governmental organizations, and within ministries of health.
Department of Women’s Studies: Internship Opportunities
Women's Studies encourages internships to develop experiential connections between theory and practice at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Some organizations regularly request women's studies interns and students often develop their own internships either in conjunction with the Women's Activisms and Organizations class or with the aid of the program advisor.
Eller College of Management: International Internship Information
The Eller College of Management offers an array of study tours and programs each year both internationally and here in the U.S. Whether it be applying to the Global Cohort, studying ethics in Costa Rica, or meeting with companies in Chicago we have a program that can fit your needs.
International Studies: Internship Opportunities
Internship opportunities are a wonderful way for students to gain hands on experience with different agencies pertaining to certain majors and interests. International Studies students are especially advised to intern with different organizations dealing with international issues.
International Studies: Directory of Internet Resources
This page contains links to various Internet sites that may be of interest to members of the international studies community. The contents of this page come primarily from your submissions. If you know of an interesting international studies related site you would like included in this directory please send the name, address of the site, and a brief description to ISA Headquarters to isa@arizona.edu.
Latin American Studies: Internship Opportunities
The Center for Latin American Studies offers a wide variety of internship possibilities at the local, national and international level. Some of our most popular programs include: Border Links, Humane Borders, Arizona State Senate, U.S. Department of State, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), and the Inter-American Foundation.