Think Tank Jobs 12

Before we get into our 12th Think Tank job & intern extravaganza (our first Think Tank special since mid-2013), we'd like to note that that registration is now open for the Huddle for Global Change, a multi-day online conference for professionals seeking to advance their careers in the international arena running from May 18-22 – register by Friday, Apr. 3 for 50% off regular rate. 

American Enterprise Institute

• Manager of Donor Relations
• Editorial Assistant
• Research Assistant, Security Studies
• Research Assistant, President’s Office
• Research Assistant, Economics
• Research Assistant, India & South Asia Studies

American Foreign Policy Council – Interns, Fall 2015 – apply by July 1

Asia Foundation – Program Assistant – apply by Apr. 15

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies – Interns – apply by June 1 for Fall 2015 

American Institutes for Research – Senior News Media Relations Specialist – Atlanta, GA

Aspen Institute

• Communications Associate supporting the Ascend program
• Communications Associate, Economic Opportunities Program
• Managing Director, Middle East Leadership Initiative
• Interns (scroll to find)

Atlantic Council of the U.S. (scroll to find)

• Associate Director, Corporate Relations
• Director, Foundation & Institutional Giving
• Director, Major GiftsProgram Assistant, Eurasia Center – proficiency in Russian or Ukrainian preferred

Brookings Institution – Senior Fellow with the Center for Universal Education

• Communications & Outreach Manager supporting their Executive Education program
• Vice President & Director, Foreign Policy Program
• Director & Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
• Director of Development
• Interns (select internships category) – $10/hr

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs – Editorial Intern – New York

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – Editorial Assistant, Asia Program – part-time – fluency in Chinese required – apply by Apr. 13 

Cato Institute

• Policy Analyst, Digital Money & Finance
• Senior Major Gift Officer – search manage by Talent Market
• Intern

Center for American Progress

• Associate Director, LGBT Research & Communications Project
• Associate Editor, Generation Progress
• Economist/Senior Economist
• Major Gifts Officer
• Policy Analyst, Economics
• Video Producer/Editor
• Interns

Center for Global Development

• Research Assistant, Policy – low $40k
• Research Assistant, Econometrics
• Senior Fellow, Europe

Center for International Policy – Interns – apply by Apr. 15

Center for Strategic & International Studies

• Research Assistant, Middle East Program – proficiency in at least one regional language preferred
• Interns (select intern-ft or intern-pt position type)

Center for the National Interest (scroll to find)

• Senior Fellow, U.S.-China Relations – proficiency in Mandarin highly desirable
• Program Assistant/Receptionist

Center for Technology & National Security Policy – Interns – apply by Apr. 1

Center for Budget & Policy Priorities

• State Communications Associate
• Policy Analyst/Senior Policy Analyst, Social Security
• Policy Analyst, State Fiscal Policy
• Interns – $9-$13/hr – apply by June 1 for Fall 2015

Charles Koch Institute

• External Relations Manager
• Program Manager
• Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Chicago Council on Global Affairs – Chicago, IL

• Director, Congressional Relations
• Leadership Engagement Officer – development/fundraising post – Chicago, IL
• Director, Board Relations and Board Relations Officer – Chicago, IL

Competitive Enterprise Institute

• Government Relations Manager (pdf)
• Senior Fellow, Financial Regulation (pdf) – apply by Apr. 30
• Interns – apply by Apr. 15

Council on Foreign Relations

• Events Associate
• Assistant to the VP, National Program & Outreach – New York
• Research Associate, Geoeconomics & Energy – New York

East-West Institute – Interns (scroll to find) – New York

Economic Opportunity Institute – Interns – Seattle, WA 

Economic Policy Institute

• Director of the Economic Analysis & Research Network
• Communications Intern and Labor Standards Intern

Eisenhower Institute – Interns

Environmental Law Institute

• President – search managed by Russell Reynolds Associates
• Editor for the Environmental Peacebuilding Update – part-time
• Research & Publications Intern – apply by Apr. 1
• Development Intern

Eurasia Foundation

• Outreach & Communication Manager supporting the Stevens Initiative – apply by Apr. 3
• Program & Communications Assistant for Online Family Relations Center – apply by Apr. 10

Federation of American Scientists – Interns

Foreign Policy Research Institute – Interns – Philadelphia, PA – apply by Apr. 1

Foundation on Economic Trends/Office of Jeremy Rifkin – Interns

Fund for Peace – Interns

German Marshall Fund of the U.S. – Interns (scroll to find)

Goldwater Institute – Executive Assistant – Phoenix, AZ

Heritage Foundation

• Research Assistant, Center for Religion & Civil Society
• Research Assistant, American Political Thought – one year term – $37k
• numerous other opportunities noted, but most appear to have been available when we checked in w/ Heritage more than a month ago

Hudson Institute

• Research Fellow, Setting Economic Priorities Project
• Interns (scroll to find)

Independent Institute – Vice President of Development (scroll to find) – Oakland, CA

InterAction – Interns (scroll to find)

International Center for Research on Women

• Policy Associate – temporary
• Business Development Intern

International Food Policy Research Institute

• Communications Specialist
• Research Assistants/Fellows and Intern posts (scroll to find)

Institute for Humane Studies (scroll to find)

• Director, Major Gifts
• Learn Liberty Outreach & Connections Program Manager
• Conference & Event Management Assistant
• Interns

Institute for Policy Studies

• Operations & Development Assistant
• Interns – apply by Apr. 5

Institute for the Study of War

• Research Analyst, Iraq Project
• Interns (scroll to find)

MacArthur Foundation – Communications Assistant – Chicago, IL

Mansfield Foundation – Interns – knowledge of Japanese, Chinese or Korean desirable

MassINC – Boston, MA

• Online Communications & Development Strategist
• Research Intern (scroll down)

Media Research Center

• Campaign Bias Monitor
• Interns (scroll down)

Middle East Institute

• Capital Campaign Director
• Interns – apply by July 7 for Fall 2015

National Bureau of Economic Research – Cambridge, MA

• Research Compliance Manager
• Admin Assistant, Research Compliance

National Center for Policy Analysis – Interns – Dallas, TX

National Democratic Institute

• Program Assistant/Senior Program Assistant, Central & West Africa
• Program Manager/Senior Program Manager for Southern Africa
• Intern/Project Assistant, Citizen Participation – apply by Apr. 3
• Intern/Project Assistant, Latin America & the Caribbean – apply by Apr. 10

National Endowment for Democracy

• Program Assistant, Eurasia
• Program Assistant, Asia & Global Programs
• Program Assistant for Europe/Western Balkans
• Interns (scroll to find)

New America Foundation (scroll to find)

• Communications Manager supporting the Open Technology Institute (OTI)
• Policy Analyst, Education
• Program Associate, OTI
• Interns – Apr. 10 deadline referenced for some

Newseum Institute

• Marketing Coordinator – apply by May 9
• Interns – deadlines vary

Open Society Institute – New York

• Program Assistant, Public Health – apply by Apr. 10
• Multimedia Producer – apply by Apr. 17

Pew Charitable Trusts

• Officer/Writer, Executive Office
• Senior Associate supporting the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative
• Communications Associate, Health/Science
• Manager/Deputy Editor for Stateline
• Senior Associate, U.S. Oceans/Northeast
• Senior Associate, Antibiotic Resistance Project
• Project Director, Antibiotic Resistance

Pew Research Center – $20/hr pay grade noted for most of these

• Summer Intern, Hispanic & U.S. Social/Demographic Trends
• Summer Intern, Religion/Demography
• Summer Internship in Advanced Analytics – apply today, Mar. 31
• Multimedia Intern

Population Reference Bureau (scroll to find)

• Executive Assistant to the President/CEO
• Program Assistant, International Programs

Public Policy Institute of California – San Francisco, CA

• Associate Development Director
• Development Associate
• Research Associate & Research Fellow posts also available

R Street Institute – Director of Energy Policy – search managed by Talent Market

Resources for the Future (scroll to find)

• Research Assistant
• Library Intern – $10/hr

Roosevelt Institute – Media Relations Specialist – New York

Stimson Center

• Deputy Director, South Asia Program – apply today, Mar. 31
• Interns – apply by July 15 for Fall 2015

Strategic Studies Institute – External Research Associates Program

Tax Foundation – Grants & Foundations Manager – search managed by Talent Market

Texas Public Policy Foundation – Austin, TX

• Energy & Environment Media Relations Manager
• Web & Social Media Associate for the Right on Crime campaign
• Interns – apply by Apr. 30

Third Way

• Digital Media Advisor
• Policy Advisor, Clean Energy Program
• Deputy Director, Economic Program
• Interns

Truman National Security Program – Interns

Urban Institute

• Communications Manager supporting Pay for Success initiative
• Special Assistant, Justice Policy Center
• Research Associate supporting the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
• temporary UI Associate (scroll to find) posts also available this summer

U.S. Institute for Peace

• Executive Vice President
• Research Assistant, Public Affairs – part-time – for currently enrolled local grad student – $10-$14/hr – through Dec. 2015
• Research Assistant, Iran – part-time – $10-$14/hr – four month term

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

• Regional Director of Development – West Coast-based
• Research Intern – apply by July 11 for Fall 2015

Woodrow Wilson Center – Interns and Fellows

World Affairs Council – Interns – apply today, Mar. 31

Worldwatch Institute – Interns