Join the Communications and Impact Division at SEI Headquarters as an intern, helping research results reach the people who can use them. You will work across topics including sustainable cities, consumption-based emissions, Indigenous rights in Sweden and a just industrial transition in Sweden and Europe.
SEI’s Project Communications and Impact team (PCI) is looking for an intern to support SEI’s external outreach in Sweden and Europe. The team works to increase the uptake of results from SEI’s research teams, programmes and projects, using stakeholder engagement and content creation to reach target audiences through relevant external channels.
The intern will assist with coordination and content creation for SEI’s participation in Almedalsveckan – Sweden’s annual democracy festival in Visby on Gotland, where politicians, researchers, businesses and civil society meet for a week of seminars and debates each summer. They will also support the launch of the Consumption Compass in May 2027 – creating content, helping with delivery and contributing ideas that complement the activities in the project’s communications plan. Other tasks include:
Other tasks include:
The internship offers the chance to build experience in communicating complex research in Swedish and English, selecting relevant images and popular science writing. The intern’s work and priorities will be supervised by Ylva Rylander, Communications and Impact Officer at SEI.
The intern will be part of SEI’s PCI team and engage with Swedish partners, including SEI’s established contacts at the European Commission Representation in Sweden, the County of Gotland, the Nordic Council of Ministers and other relevant actors.
This internship can also be part of your thesis work.
We are looking for a student of political science, sustainable development, communications, international media relations or a similar field, with a focus on communication, media relations, climate change or sustainable development.
You are a skilled writer with experience of creating content on complex research topics in both English and Swedish.
The internship is based at SEI Headquarters in Stockholm. An in-person internship involving office visits one to two times per week is preferred.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible, and no later than 15 November 2026 at 23:59 Stockholm time.
Applications should be written in English and include a short CV and a cover letter (maximum one page).
Before applying, please review SEI HQ’s internship requirements. Our internships form part of students’ academic studies and require external funding and insurance. Full information at the page below:
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Stockholm Environment Institute is an international non-profit research institute that tackles climate, environment and sustainable development challenges.
We empower partners to meet these challenges through cutting-edge research, knowledge, tools and capacity building. Scientific quality and integrity are foundations of our work. Partnership is at the heart of our approach, leading to change that lasts.
Our work connects science to policy and practice, aiming to drive tangible impacts. It spans climate change, natural resources, water, air, and health, and addresses questions of governance, innovation, finance, poverty, gender equality and social equity.
We are committed to transparency and full disclosure of our funding. The Government of Sweden is our largest funder, and we also receive funds from a range of public research funders, philanthropic foundations, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, governments, NGOs and other partners.
Through SEI’s HQ and seven centres around the world, we engage with policy, practice and development action for a sustainable, prosperous future for all.
SEI Headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and houses researchers, support functions and executives.
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