Traineeships / internships

Since 2022, the ZZF has been educating an academic trainee as follows:

• A training plan that includes an introduction to the work processes and independent work in the editorial offices of DocupediaZeitgeschichte, Visual History, Zeithistorische Forschungen, zeitgeschichte | online and in the area of knowledge transfer/public history; 
• Active participation in training courses, workshops etc. (partly at the ZZF, partly externally) 

Applicant profile:

• A highly rated master’s degree in contemporary history, public history, social sciences or another subject relevant to contemporary history 
• Broad interest in current issues and research trends in contemporary history in academic and non-academic public spheres  
• A keen interest in the presentation of research findings in various media formats  
• Initial editorial experience through internships or similar avenues 
• Excellent German and solid English skills; further language skills would be an advantage 

Current trainee: Tobias Eder

The specialist portal  zeitgeschichte | online (z|o) has been online since 2004 and is primarily addressed to contemporary historians, students of the humanities and a broad public interested in contemporary history. The portal provides information on new research trends and current debates in the field of contemporary history. It takes up social discussions and problems and contributes to their historical contextualisation.

During the internship, you will familiarise yourself with the ZZF in Potsdam, take part in colloquia and events, and complete an internship in the editorial department.
Your tasks will include researching new topics and authors and managing the portal’s social media accounts. You will be involved in the daily discussions about the search for topics and the design of the portal.
Ongoing tasks will include maintaining the homepage, researching images and incorporating new content and topics. You will be familiarised with the CMS Drupal in order to create and publish articles independently. However, before publishing, texts must be acquired and edited and communication with the authors about the respective versions must take place.

The internship requires 20 hours per week, so we are looking for applicants from the Brandenburg and Berlin area.
Please send applications (cover letter, CV and details of the desired internship period) by e-mail only to: bewerbung [at] zzf-potsdam [dot] de (bewerbung[at]zzf-potsdam[dot]de)
Please refrain from attaching certificates or grades. However, we are interested in references for volunteer work, jobs held during your studies, and internships.
Annette Schuhmann will be happy to answer any questions about internships in the editorial department of zeitgeschichte | online (z|o).

Study-related internships are an important part of university education. The ZZF takes account of the requirements of the new master’s degree programmes and enables students from Berlin and Brandenburg universities to complete a professional internship every semester. During this internship, the interns get to know the work in one of the following fields: in the research departments, knowledge transfer, public relations, or in the online editorial offices of the ZZF.

There is no salary paid for profession-related internships with the number of hours prescribed by the study regulations of the master’s degree programmes. An expense allowance will be paid for a voluntary additional internship.

Please send your application documents (cover letter, CV with photo, certificates) by e-mail to: bewerbung [at] zzf-potsdam [dot] de (bewerbung[at]zzf-potsdam[dot]de)

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Irmgard Zündorf or Dr Annette Schuhmann.