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The IR major offers preparation for a broad range of careers. While this clearly
holds advantages, you will be much better prepared to maximize these options if
you start career planning early at Tufts. To support you in this process, Tufts
offers a number of resources.
 IR Program Career Resources
The International Relations Program complements resources offered by Tufts Career
Services by specifically targeting international affairs careers. The IR Program
has:
- Exploring IR Careers: A guide to potential
careers for each IR concentration
- Internship/Job Listing: A list of organizations
(local, domestic, and international) that focus on international issues in human
rights, development, humanitarian aid, business, culture, education, health,
research, and policy to provide a resource for students searching for international-related
internships and jobs.
- Current Postings: A list of currently
available IR internship/job opportunities targeted at Tufts students
- Graduate School: Information about and resources
for graduate schools with programs in fields of international affairs.
- Tufts Career Services: A summary of the assistance
offered by Tufts Career Services
- Alumni Relations: News about and information for
IR alumni.
Additionally, the IR Program offers:
- Weekly e-bulletins and a
quarterly newsletter that advertise internship
opportunities, scholarships, and other career related notices.
Join the IR e-list here.
- Mentoring relationships with upperclassmen IR majors and the Fletcher
Global Women group are available through the IR Program.
Learn more >
- The IR Assistant Director, Kirk Lange, is also happy to meet with
students with career development questions; please stop by Cabot 605 during
his office hours.
Faculty Resources
Remember that your advisor and other members of the
IR
Core Faculty can provide insights and ideas about careers in international affairs.
This is another reason to seek out an advisor who shares your intellectual interests
within the field as early as you can in your Tufts career.
If an advisor knows you well -- and sees your achievements and direction over
time -- they are much better able to write a strong recommendation letter. (Remember
that your advisor and other members of faculty often have full advising loads, so
giving significant lead time when requesting appointments or recommendations is
critical.)
Other Tufts Programs
Other departments and programs on campus also have resources for career development
and internship programs.
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