Think Tank Special III

It's a mid-summer morning's dream for policy types, academics and internship aspirants: our third Think Tank Special edition: jobs and internships in think tanks and public policy research organizations, mostly DC-focused.

We welcome any relevant additions or corrections. Please check back later in the day, as we expect to add some more outside-of-DC opportunities.

While we have made an effort to exclude jobs that are especially dated, you might want to also compare current listings to our March 2009 Think Tank Special to determine the freshness of some of these opportunities.

America Speaks – Director of Citizen Engagement

American Enterprise Institute – multiple opportunities – titles include: Vice President of Communications, Research Assistants (health, economic/social, foreign policy), Editorial Assistant, Program Manager – Intern info here

American Foreign Policy Council – Internship info – apply by July 15

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies - Development Intern

Aspen Institute:

• Homeland Security Intern
• Research Associate, Economic Studies Program
• Associate Director, Council on Women World Leaders
  

Atlantic Council of the US:

• Director, African-Atlantic Partnership Center
• Research Associate, South Asia Center
  

British-American Security Information Council – Intern info

Brookings Institution:

• Director of Development – Economic Studies Program – apply by July 30
• Assistant Director, John L. Thornton China Center
• Marketing Communications Manager – Executive Education Program – apply by July 31
• additional opportunities w/ passed deadlines posted here
  

Buckeye Institute – President – Columbus, OH

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs – Staff Writer – New York

Carnegie Endowment for World Peace:

• Congressional Liaison
• Senior Associate Positions: Russia & Caucasus Region
• Web Coordinator – high $30k range
• Communications Professional/Press Officer
• Publications Interns – part time – preference for candidates who can continue past Fall 2009
• Programme Manager, Carnegie Europe – Brussels

Cato Institute:

• Research Assistant, Health & Welfare
• Deferred Law Firm Associate Program
  

Center for American Progress:

• Admin Manager, Enough Project
  
• Associate Director of Foundation Relations
  
• Associate Director of Major Gifts
• Associate Editor, CampusProgress.org
• Director, LGBT Research & Communications Project
• Director, Poverty & Prosperity Program
  
• Editor, CampusProgress.org
• Education Policy Analyst/Senior Analyst
  
• Energy Economist - advanced degree required
• Health Policy Analyst
• Network Associate, CampusProgress
• Policy Analyst, Energy Opportunity Team
• Reporter/Blogger, ThinkProgress
• Research Director, Enough Project
• Researcher
• Senior Manager or Associate Director, Government Affairs
• Special Assistant to Exec Vice President
  

Center for a New American Security – Publications Manager

Center for Global Development:

• Database & Constituent Coordinator – low $30k
• Web Technology Specialist
• Policy & Research Assistant – for Foreign Assistance Modernization Initiative and the MCA Monitor – mid $30k
  

Center for Strategic & International Studies:

• International Security Program Fellowship – apply by July 17
• Graphic Designer, External Relations
  

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities:

• Research Associate, Housing Policy
• Senior Legislative Associate
• Senior Legislative Associate, Poverty & Climate Change
• Director of Health Policy
  

Center on International Cooperation – Statebuilding Program Coordinator – New York

Century Foundation:

• Communications Officer for International Affairs – DC or New York-based
• Assistant, Policy Program (scroll down) – New York
  

Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs – Intern info – Chicago, IL

Competitive Enterprise Institute – Warren T. Brookes Journalism Fellowship – apply by July 18

Council on Foreign Relations:

• Program Associate, DC Corporate Affairs – high $30k-low $40k
• Assistant to the Vice President, Meetings – mid $30k – New York
  

Economic Opportunity Institute – Intern info – Seattle, WA

Economic Policy Institute – Living Standards/Labor Economist

Economic Strategy Institute – Intern info

Eisenhower Institute – Internships – apply by Aug. 15

Environmental Law Institute:

• Public Interest Law Fellowship – $35k – apply by Dec. 4
• Communications Intern
• Development Associate, Special Events – temporary position, Aug. 3 to Nov. 6 – apply by July 22
• Law Firm Associates, Climate & Energy Program
• Research & Publications Intern
  

Ethics & Public Policy Center – Intern info – apply by Aug. 1

Eurasia Foundation – Entrepreneurship Instructor, Online Women and Entrepreneurship Program

Federation of American Scientists – Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, Spring 2010 – 6-9 month fellowship, $2,200/mo. stipend, apply by Aug. 15

Foreign Policy Research Institute – Research, Editorial & Admin Interns – Philadelphia, PA – apply by Sept. 15

Fund For Peace – Intern info

Henry L. Stimson Center:

• Operations Coordinator
• Intern opportunities – wide variety – apply by July 15
  

Heritage Foundation:

• Senior Digital Communications Associate
• Senior Research Fellow, China – PhD or equivalent experience
• Senior Policy Analyst, Microsimulation
• Development Assistant – temporary
  

Hudson Institute – Intern info

Independent Institute – Publicity Assistant – $32k-$36k – Oakland, CA

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis – Senior Research Associate – Cambridge, MA

Institute for Policy Studies – multiple intern opportunities in various disciplines – apply by Aug. 5

International Center for Research on Women:

• Economist
• Senior Gender & Agricultural Specialist
• Director of Media & Public Relations
• Writer/Editor
• Program Assistant
• Gender & Public Health Specialist
  

International Food Policy Research Insititute:

• research positions and fellowships–DC and international opportunities
• Communications Specialist
• Program Analyst - Environment & ProdutionTechnology Division
• Program Assistant
• Program Assistant - Communications Department - part time
  

Institute for Humane Studies – Director of Foundations Strategy

Institute for the Study of War:

• Development Manager
• Graduate Internship Program, Iraq Project
• Internship Program, Iraq & Afghanistan Projects
• Communications Intern
  

InterAction:

• Director, Global Partnerships – apply by Aug. 30
• Senior Public Policy Associate – apply by July 24
• Internship program – apply by Aug. 18
  

Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies – Internship info

Migration Policy Institute – Senior Policy Analyst / Director, US-Mexico Study Group

National Bureau of Economic Research - Research Analyst - Palo Alto, CA

National Endowment for Democracy:

• Grants Administrator, Asia – apply by July 22
• Grants Assistant, Europe/Eurasia
• Event Assistant, World Movement for Democracy – full-time temporary position, though April 2010
• Intern, Democracy Resource Center – paid position
  

New America Foundation:

• Communications Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Policy Analyst, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Communications Associate, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Research Associate
• Intern, Fellows Program
• Intern, American Strategy Program – apply by Aug. 10
• Intern, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
  

Nixon Center – Intern opportunities

Open Society Institute – Senior Policy Analyst – apply by July 17

Peterson Institute for International Economics – Research Assistant

Pew Charitable Trusts:

• Senior Web Associate
• Senior Associate, Communications
• Deputy Director, Content Strategy
• Communications Officer
• Senior Associate, Communications – Economic Mobility Project
• Admin Assistant, Pew Center on the States
• Project Manager, Outreach – Partnership for America's Economic Success
• Senior Associate, Government Performance Project
• Project Manager, Advancing Child Dental Health Initiative
• Manager, Operations – Pew Environment Group
• Officer, Government Relations – Pew Environment Group
• Senior Specialist, Operations – Pew Environment Group
• Manager, US Arctic Program
• Manager, US Public Lands
• Senior Web Associate, Online Advocacy – Pew Environment Group
• Senior Web Associate, Content Management – Pew Environment Group
• Project Manager, Gulf Long-line Closure Campaign
• Manager, Prescription Drug Policy
• Senior Associate, Health Impact Assessment
• Associate, Philanthropic Services
• Officer, Philanthropic Services
• The links above show Pew-in-DC opportunities posted in last 30 days - older listings (and Philadelphia-based jobs) can be found here.
  

Population Reference Bureau – Senior Policy Analyst, International Programs – apply by July 24

Public Policy Institute of California – Research Associate – San Francisco, CA

RAND Corporation – multiple opportunities in Washington area and nationwide

Research Triangle Institute – wide variety of policy research opportunities, many appear health-related – Research Triangle Park, NC

Resources for the Future – Research Assistant, Public Health

Strategic Studies Institute – External Research Associates Program

Third Way:

• National Security Program Director
• Policy Advisor, Clean Air Initiative
• Consultants – research & policy analysis – part time
  

Urban Institute:

• Project Associate – health policy issues
• Research Associate, Tax Policy Center
  

Woodrow Wilson Center – Intern opportunities – apply by July 20

World Affairs Council:

• Public Programs Officer – apply by Aug. 14
• Global Education & Program Internships (scroll down) – apply by July 27
  

World Resources Institute:

• Director, US Climate Policy – $85k-$110k
• Research Analyst, US Climate Policy
• Senior Associate, Climate & Energy
• Online Communications Officer
• Director, Capitol Markets Research – $90k-$107k
• Research Analyst, Investment Implications of Water Scarcity
• Director, Markets & Enterprise Program – $135k-$145k
• Research Analyst, Ecosystem Services Review
• Forest Initiative Leader
• Senior Associate, Forest Product Legality
• Project Manager, Congo Basin Forests & Climate – DC-based, but extended travel to region required
• Senior Associate, Ecosystem Finance
  

World Security Institute – Intern info

WorldWatch Institute:

• Energy Climate Research Internship
• Communications Intern