Primary assignment
Illicit trade
into the EU
Map how commodities move outside legal channels, and what that means for enforcement, markets, and policy.
External opportunity · Eunoia Horizons
Research trainee
Research the trade
Europe does not see.
Explore EU neighbourhood and trade policy through a live research project mapping illicit commodity flows into the European Union.
Remote · Part-time · One semester
Unpaid for the first semester
Shared by GPS
Eunoia Horizons is the recruiting organisation. GPS advertises the opportunity and provides the application form. Academic credit for this placement must be agreed separately with your programme.
Geopolitics in practice
Follow the evidence.
Understand the flows.
Eunoia Horizons describes itself as a Central European geopolitical consultancy with global reach and an international team.
Illicit trade
Core research
Neighbourhood & trade policy
Follow EU relations with neighbouring regions, market access, and the rules that shape cross-border trade.
Also in scope
Energy & security
Explore supply chains and the questions behind European geopolitical autonomy: energy, strategic goods, and security.
What you will work on
- Desk research and source mapping on illicit commodity flows into the EU.
- Briefings on EU neighbourhood and trade policy, written for people who have to decide.
- Supply-chain questions tied to energy, security, and strategic autonomy.
- Room to follow a related thread if the evidence takes you there.
What you will gain
- A real research file on illicit trade and EU market access.
- Practice turning complex open-source material into a briefing.
- Experience in a small international team working on geopolitics and geoeconomics.
Hands-on research experience rather than administrative work or shadowing.
Who should apply
Curious, careful,
independent thinkers.
Enrolled university students in international relations, EU studies, political economy, security, law, or a related field.
- Comfortable with long-form research, careful sourcing, and precise writing.
- Able to work independently, remotely, and to a deadline.
The leaflet does not specify a closing date, weekly hours, or start date. Contact Eunoia Horizons for those details.
Apply through the GPS website
Introduce yourself.
Show us your research.
Prepare a short note, your CV, and one relevant writing sample or coursework example. Eunoia Horizons will review the application.
Thank you for applying
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