Think Tank Jobs

For our industry-focused Tuesday edition, we bring back one of our most-popular models: think tank jobs (and internships, too). We have tried to exclude listings that are obviously out-of-date; readers may compare these offerings with our first Think Tank Special from January to judge our success in removing jobs that are past their prime. We welcome any additions or corrections from the groups listed here, or from organizations we may have missed.

You can find a catalogue of our previous industry-focused posts here, along with background information about DCPA+CJ.

AmericaSpeaks

• Director of Citizen Engagement
• Online Communications Director
• Intern, Citizen Engagement Research
• Intern, Citizen Engagement Program
  

American Council for Voluntary International Action

• Communications Writer/Editor – apply by Mar. 26
• Intern – apply by Apr. 14

American Enterprise Institute

• Research Assistant, Foreign Policy – also seeking 2009 grads for various entry-level opportunities
• Intern opportunities
  

Aspen Institute

• Director of Development, Major Gifts
• Communications Intern, Council of Women World Leaders
• Fundraising Intern, Council of Women World Leaders
  

Atlantic Council of the United States – Director, African-Atlantic Partnership Center

Batelle Institute – Emergency Management Research Analyst

Brookings Institution

• Research Director, Engelberg Center on Healthcare Reform
• Staff Assistant, Engelberg Center on Healthcare Reform
• Online Communications Specialist – apply by Apr. 20
• Research Assistant, Governance Studies – upper $30k range – apply by Mar. 27
• Intern, Brookings Center for Educational Excellence
• Communications Intern, Metropolitan Policy Program
  
• Additional opportunities available - Internship info
  

Cato Institute – Major Gifts Officer

Center for American Progress

• Associate Director, Tax & Budget Policy
• Associate Director, Foundation Relations
• Director of Development
• Director, Poverty & Prosperity Program
• Energy Economist
• Advocacy Director, Enough Project
• Director of Special Media, Enough Project
• Web Producer, Enough Project
• Policy Analyst, Energy Opportunity
• Receptionist/Admin Assistant
• Senior Policy Analyst, Energy
  

Center for Global Development

• Research Fellow
• Research Fellow, Aid Effectiveness/Education
  

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities

• Research Associate, Food Assistance Policy
• Senior Legislative Associate, Poverty & Climate Change
• Senior Legislative Associate
• Director of Health Policy
• Policy Analyst/Sr. Policy Analyst, State Fiscal Policy
• Research Assistant/Associate, State Fiscal Project
• Program Officer, International Budget Partnership
  

Council of Foreign Relations

• Event Assistant
• Research Associate, Asia Studies
• New York-based opportunities also available
  

Economic Policy Institute

• Director, Economic Analysis & Research Center
• Labor Economist, Living Standards Program
• Website Editor
• Research Assistant
  

Eisenhower Institute – Intern opportunities – apply by Apr. 6

Environmental Law Institute

• Research Associate
• Law Clerk and Intern opportunities
  

Eurasia Foundation

• Intern, China Program
• Project Officer - Women's Entrepreneurship Persian Language Website
  

Federation of American Scientists – IT Helpdesk Assistant

Freedom Forum – Fundraising Intern

Henry L. Stimson Center – Congressional Fellowship, Security for a New Century – apply by May 15

Heritage Foundation

• Senior Policy Analyst, Family, Religion & Culture
• Senior Research Fellow, China
• Staff Writer
• Associate Manager, Grant Development
  

Hudson Institute – Associate Editor/Media Liaison

Institute for Policy Studies – Economic Justice Communications Associate (scroll down to find) mid/high $40k range – also available: Intern opportunities and Program and Administrative Associate (Boston).

International Center for Research on Women

• Economist
• Senior Gender and Agriculture Specialist
  

Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies – Intern – apply by Apr. 1

National Center for Policy Analysis – Writer/Researcher/Editor (note: pdf link)

National Endowment for Democracy

• Program Assistant, Europe
• Program Assistant, Eurasia
• Intern, East Asia Team - specializing in Vietnam
• Intern, Research & Conferences – $12.50/hr. – apply by Mar. 30
  

New America Foundation

• Research Director, Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform
• Communications Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Policy Analyst, US-Cuba Policy Initiative
• Policy Analyst, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Communications Associate, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Director, College Savings Initiative
• Director, Global Assets Project
• Research Associate
• Intern opportunities also available
  

Nixon Center – Intern opportunities – apply by May 15

Northeast-Midwest Institute – Environmental Policy Analysts

Petersen Institute for International Economics – Research Assistant

Pew Charitable Trusts

• Senior Associate, Public Safety Performance Project
• Project Manager, Research
• Associate, Federal Budget Reform Initiative
• Administrative Assistant, Health & Human Service Policy program
• Senior Research Associate, Safe Credit Cards Project
• Project Director, Research - Pew Center on the States
• Senior Associate, Federal Policy - Pew Center on the States
• The links above show Pew opportunities posted in last 30 days - older listings (and Philadelphia-based jobs) can be found here
  

Progress & Freedom Foundation – Intern opportunities

RAND Corporation – multiple opportunities in Washington area and nationwide

Resources for the Future

• Research Assistant, Public Health
• Research Assistant, Electricity and Environment Program
• Research Associate
• Senior Fellow/Economist – Fall 2009 start time anticipated
• Library Intern – part time
  

Roosevelt Institution – employment/internship page – note: last updated Jan. 9 – you might want to compare with staff page to help determine if opportunities still available

Strategic Studies Institute – External Research Associates Program

Urban Institute – multiple research associate opportunities

World Resource Institute

• Associate/Project Manager, International Technology Policy
• Forest Initiative Leader
• Director, Climate and Energy Program
• Research Analyst, Greenhouse Gas Protocol
• Research Analyst, US Climate Policy Objective
• Senior Associate & Project Manager, Governance of Forests Initiative
• Additional employment & intern opportunities