NPTS Program Summer 2014 Professional Development Experience Final Report
The Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Students are doing exciting things this summer, whether here in Monterey or around the world in countries including Nepal, the Netherlands and Russia. This report should provide an understanding of the range and depths of experiences our students pursue during their graduate careers. The chart below indicates the number of students pursuing each type of opportunity this summer.
● Of the 45 students who are completing relevant jobs or internships this summer, 30 are doing paid or stipended work (67%), 12 are doing unpaid work (27%), and for 5 students, salary is unknown (11%).
● 95% (63 out of 66) of students who reported information about their summer plans found and accepted relevant opportunities. ● Information is known about 95% (66 out of 69) of continuing NPTS students.
Fast Facts
● 65% of the opportunities NPTS students are pursuing this summer were MIIS facilitated. 35% were student facilitated. 3 8 2 2 5 11 45 66 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Still seeking
Not seeking*
Fellowship
Conference
Academic Program
Intensive Language Program
Relevant Job or Internship
Total Number of Respondents
Organization Name Title Location
Dubai Police Department, Anti-narcotics Department Intern Dubai, UAE
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Safeguards Intern Livermore, CA
Union of Concerned Scientists Speaker Princeton, NJ
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Cybersecurity
Initiative Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
US Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes
Enforcement Center (FinCEN) IPSS Fellow Arlington, VA
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Safeguards Intern Livermore, CA
US State Department, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Office of Multilateral Nuclear and
Security Affairs ISN/MNSA Foreign Affairs Intern Washington, DC
Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Nuclear Threat Initiative
Program Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Graduate Student Intern Livermore, CA
US Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Agency
(NNSA) NGP Fellow Washington, DC
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Teaching Assistant and Researcher Honolulu, HI University of Pittsburg, Summer Language Institute, Arabic Student Pittsburg, PA
STEELE Compliance, Inc. Independent Contractor Analyst Remote
Various political campaigns Volunteer Michigan and Pennsylvania
MSNBC Freelance consultant Unknown
Thick borders group together all activities undertaken by the same student. Many students are pursuing more than one opportunity this summer. In fact, 43 students are pursuing 54 different jobs and internships! Records in italics connote that the student is on an
academically relevant leave of absence to pursue a professional development opportunity.
Relevant Jobs, Internships, Conferences and Academic and Language Programs
*The "Not Seeking" category includes traveling, caring for family, applying for post graduate positions and PhD programs, etc. receiving an hourly wage reported an average of $19.67/hour. Some students doing consulting work indicated that they are paid per report, generally $60/report. Finally, US federal interns who reported salary indicated an average salary range of $3,210.25/month.
Organization Name Title Location United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA),
Conventional Arms Branch IPSS Fellow New York, NY
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Cybersecurity
Initiative Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Summer
Intensive Language Program (SILP), French Student Monterey, CA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Master's Intern - Nonproliferation Policy Seattle, WA International Nuclear Materials Management National
Meeting Conference Presenter Atlanta, GA
Union of Concerned Scientists International Summer
Symposium on Science and World Affairs Attendee Princeton, NJ
Navanti Group Consultant Crystal City, VA
Intelligence Community Analyst Washington, DC
US Department of Defense Intern, Financial Intelligence Washington, DC
Qasid Arabic Institute Student Amman, Jordan
Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Nuclear Threat Initiative
Program Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Independent
Research with Faculty Member Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
PhD Program Dissertation Work, work on an article Student Monterey, CA
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(OPCW) Intern The Hague, Netherlands
The Women's International Perspective (WIP) Part-time Employee Monterey, CA Monterey Institute of International Studies, President's
Office Graduate Assistant Monterey, CA
Monterey Institute of International Studies/ Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory Safeguards Course Student Monterey, CA
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Directed Study
Coursework Student Monterey, CA
Center for the Study of Terrorism and the Responses to Terrorism (START), University of Maryland, Terrorist
Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, DoE Project with Prof.
Stephanie Lieggi Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
Research for Honor's Thesis Student Beirut, Lebanon
Saifi Institute of Urban Arabic Student Beirut, Lebanon
STEELE Compliance, Inc. Independent Contractor Analyst Remote
University of Haifa, Galilee Institute, Political Science and
Middle Eastern Studies Student Nahalal, Israel
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Implementation
Support Unit (hosted in UNOG building) IONP Fellow Geneva, Switzerland
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Summer
Intensive Language Program (SILP), Arabic Student Monterey, CA
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Summer
Intensive Language Program (SILP), Arabic Student Monterey, CA
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Student Services
Office Graduate Assistant Monterey, CA
Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Nonproliferation
Education Program Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
Boren Fellowship Fellow Moscow, Russia
Office of the Director, Division of Public Information, Department of Management, International Atomic Energy
Agency Information Liaison Associate Vienna, Austria
Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, DOE Project Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Intern Kathmandu, Nepal
Center for the Study of Terrorism and the Responses to Terrorism (START), University of Maryland, Terrorist
Propaganda Project Intern College Park, MD
Middlebury College, Middlebury Summer Language School Student Middlebury, VT
Unknown Security Company
Security and Access Control Liaison,
Independent Contractor Sochi, Russia
Organization Name Title Location
STEELE Compliance, Inc. Analyst Remote
Monterey Institute of International Studies, META Lab Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
National Security Archives Intern Washington, DC
Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, NTI Program Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA Monterey Institute of International Studies, Summer
Intensive Language Program (SILP), Arabic Student Monterey, CA
Naval Postgraduate School Intern Monterey, CA
Middlebury College, Middlebury Summer Language School,
Arabic Student Mills, CA
Argonne National Laboratory Intern Lemont, IL
STEELE Compliance, Inc. Korean Analyst Remote
Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Export Controls and Nonproliferation Program, DOE Project, DOS Project on
Yemen Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
US Department of State (tentative - pending clearance) Intern Unknown
Congressman Paul Cook's Office IPSS Fellow Washington, DC
Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, NTI Program Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey
Terrorism Research and Education Program (MonTREP) Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
People's Liberation Army Unknown China
Monterey Institute of International Studies/Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory Student Monterey, CA
Military Training Student Unknown
Amirim Lone Soldier Project Intern Jerusalem, Israel
Hudson Institute Research Intern Remote
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Summer
Intensive Language Program (SILP), Arabic Student Monterey, CA
Military Training Reservist Fort Bragg, NC/unknown
Monterey Institute of International Studies, META Lab Graduate Research Assistant Monterey, CA
US Army, Presidio Pathways Intern, Student Trainee Monterey, CA
National Security Agency, Summer Language Analysis
Program Internship Ft. Meade, MD
US Army/DoD, Advanced HUMINT Collection Certification
Course Army Reservist Ft. Huachuca, AZ