Think Tank Jobs IV

Our Tuesday special: jobs and internships at Think Tanks and related policy-oriented institutions, in DC and beyond.

Note: DCPA+CJ is taking a breather, and not posting on Wednesday. We'll return on Thursday, April 15

America Speaks:

• Research Internship
• Program Internship

American Enterprise Institute (scroll down):

• Research Assistant: Environmental and Regulatory Studies
• Research Assistant: Economics
• Research Assistant: Environmental Policy
• Research Program Manager: Foreign and Defense Policy Studies
• Staff Assistant--Critical Threats Project
• Development Associate, Events and Outreach
• Opportunities for Spring 2010 Graduates
• Chief Financial Officer
• Intern info

American Foreign Policy Council – Internships, Fall 2010 – apply by July 15

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies – Internships, Fall 2010 – apply by June 1

Aspen Institute:

• Director of Development Programs
• Project Assistant, Energy & Environment Program – apply by May 31
• Assistant Director, Education & Society Program
• Program Coordinator, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs – $35k – apply by Apr. 15
• Aga Khan Foundation USA Policy Externship Program – 9 month program, starting in May or June, 2010 – apply by Apr. 26
• Environment Forum Internship
• Research Intern, No Child Left Behind
• Communications Intern - $10/hr.
• Policy Intern
• Summer Research Intern
• Admin Assistant, Business & Society Program – New York
• Development Associate and Development Coordinator – Aspen, CO

Atlantic Council of the United States – Associate Editor, web & blog

British-American Security Information Council – Intern info

Brookings Institution:

• Project Coordinator, Latin America Initiative – upper $30k – Fluent Spanish required, as are strong writing skills in Spanish; knowledge of Portuguese a plus
• Online Communications Specialist – apply by Apr. 30
• Project Coordinator/Research Assistant – mid-to-upper $30k – apply by Apr. 16
• Chief Information Officer
• Communications Intern, Metropolitan Policy Program – apply by Apr. 16
• Intern, Foreign Policy/Center on the US & Europe – apply by May 1
• other opportunities, less-recently-posted
• Coordinator, Wolfensohn Center for Development – upper $30k

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs – New York:

• Media/Marketing Intern
• Intern, US Global Engagement Program
• Intern, Global Policy Innovations

Carnegie Endowment for World Peace:

• Editorial Manager
• Research Assistant, Arab Politics
• Research Intern, Asia Program
• Senior Associate on Energy/Climate Policy – Brussels
• Senior Researchers – Beirut

Cato Institute:

• Deferred Law Firm Associate Program
• Photo Intern and general Intern info

Center for American Progress:

• Associate Director of Email Marketing and Audience Relations
• Associate Director of Major Gifts
• Associate Director of Press Relations, National Security & International Policy
• Associate Editor, CampusProgress.org
• Communications Director, Progressive Media
• Director of Foundation Relations
• Energy Economist
• Associate Director of Communications, Enough Project
• Development Manager, Enough Project
• Research Assistant/Associate, Enough Project
• Senior Gov’t Affairs Manager, Enough Project
• Major Gifts Officer
• Major Gifts Officer, Campus Progress
• Policy Staff Position, Doing What Works Project
• Policy & Advocacy Manager, Campus Progress
• Reporter/Blogger, ThinkProgress.org
• Research Associate, LGBT Progress
• Special Assistant to the COO
• Special Assistant to the EVP
• Speechwriter
• Web Design Associate, Campus Progress
• Intern info – Fall 2010 application deadline is July 11

Center for Global Development:

• Research Assistant, Econometrics – mid $30k
• Senior Program Associate, Rethinking US Foreign Assistance
• Director of Global Health Policy
• Intern, Financial Stability & Success - $12/hr.
• Communications Intern
• Research Fellow

Center for International Policy – Internships, Fall 2010 – apply by July 14

Center for Law & Social Progress:

• Communications Manager
• Policy Analyst/Sr. Policy Analyst, Postsecondary Education
• Communications Internship
• Workforce Development Research/Outreach Internship
• Law Fellowship

Center for Responsive Politics – Development Manager

Center for Strategic & International Studies – Intern info – apply by Aug. 1 for Fall 2010

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities:

• Web Developer
• Policy Analyst, Food Assistance
• Research Assistant, Federal Budget & Tax Policy
• Director of Institutional Advancement
• Director of Housing Policy
• Writer
• Senior Analyst, International Budget Partnership
• Internships – apply by June 15 for Fall 2010

Competitive Enterprise Institute – Intern info

Council on Foreign Relations:

• Program Assistant – mid $30k
• Research Associate, US Foreign Policy – mid $30k
• Assistant Director, Foundation Relations – New York
• Research Associate, US Foreign Policy – New York
• Research Associate, Asia Studies – New York
• Research Associate, Military Fellows – New York

Economic Opportunity Institute – Intern info – Seattle, WA

Economic Policy Institute:

• Education Policy Researcher
• Immigration & Labor Policy Analyst
• Living Standards/Labor Economist
• Media Relations Manager
• Policy Analyst

Education Sector:

• Executive Director
• Internships – currently accepting Fall 2010 applications

Eurasia Foundation:

• Website Editor
• Proposal Writers/Consultants

Federation of American Scientists – assorted Internships – apply by May 7, in most cases

Foreign Policy Research Institute – Intern info – Philadelphia, PA

Foundation on Economic Trends – Internships

Freedom Forum – Intern, Publications Dept. – Summer/Fall 2010

Freedom House:

• Senior Programs Officer, Africa
• Program Assistant, Latin America
• See also Intern opportunities tab

Fund for Peace – Internships – apply by May 1

Henry L. Stimson Center:

• Senior Researcher, Global Health Security
• Project Management Specialist
• Global Health Research Associate
• wide variety of Intern opportunities – apply by July 15 for Fall 2010

Heritage Foundation:

• Communications Projects Coordinator
• Director, Planned Giving
• Senior Trade Policy Analyst
• Health Policy Analyst
• Senior Policy Analyst, Government Relations
• Event Planner – temporary position
• Senior Policy Analysts, Regulation – temporary position
• Internships, Fall 2010 – apply by July 1

Hudson Institute:

• Intern info – some appear to have closed for the Summer, although the listing for Center for Global Prosperity Interns notes an Apr. 16 deadline
• Research Fellow – New York – apply by Apr. 19

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis – Senior Staff Member, Asia-Pacific Studies – Cambridge, MA

Institute for Policy Studies – variety of Intern positions – Apr. 15 & May 1 both referenced as Summer deadlines

International Center for Research on Women:

• President
• Admin Assistant to CF

International Crisis Group – Internships, Fall 2010 – apply by July 1

International Food Policy Research Institute:

• Senior Research Assistant/Research Analyst
• Senior Research Assistant – Knowledge, Capacity & Innovation
• Senior Research Assistant – Markets, Trades & Institutions
• Admin Coordinator
• Communications Intern
• more opportunities available

Institute for Humane Studies:

• Web & New Media Coordinator
• Marketing Communications Assistant/Coordinator
• Research Coordinator
• Researcher – part-time, remote-based
• Director of Foundations Strategy
• Director of Major Gifts

Institute for the Study of War:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Development Internship
• Research Internship, Afghanistan Project
• Communications Internship

InterAction:

• Senior Director of Humanitarian Policy
• Intern info

Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies:

• Research Assistant – apply by Apr. 19
• Internships

Mansfield Foundation – Interns – apply by Apr. 30

Media Research Center:

• Major Gifts Fundraiser
• Intern info (scroll down)

Middle East Institute – Intern info

Migration Policy Institute – Intern info – apply by July 15 for Fall 2010

National Center for Public Policy Research – Internships

National Endowment for Democracy:

• Grants Administrator, Africa & Middle East
• Research & Conferences Intern – apply by Apr. 30

National Institute for Public Policy – Internships & Fellowships – for graduate students or graduate degree holders with interest/experience in national security & defense issues

New America Foundation:

• Policy Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Outreach Assistant, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• Intern, California Program – Sacramento, CA

The Nixon Center – Internships – apply by May 15

Open Society Institute:

• Research Assistant – Latin American Program – part-time, May-August term – apply by May 7
• Research Assistant – part-time – apply by Apr. 23
• Communications Admin Assistant – New York – apply by May 14
• Assistant, Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative – part-time – New York – apply by Apr. 19
• Program Coordinator, Justice Initiative – New York – apply by Apr. 30
• Program Officer, Public Health Program – New York – apply by May 14
• Program Assistant, Media – £22k-£25k – London, UK – apply by Apr. 16

Pacific Research Institute – Development Writer – San Francisco, CA

Pew Charitable Trusts:

• Admin Assistant, Economic Mobility Project
• Project Director, Research – Pew Center on the States
• Admin Assistant, Pew Center on the States
• Senior Associate, Communications – Pre-K Now
• Director, Global Warming
• Communications Manager, Kids’ Safe and Healthful Food Campaign
• Project Director, Kids’ Safe and Healthful Food Campaign
• Intern, Partnership for America’s Success
• Research Associate, Cultural Data Project – Philadelphia, PA
• Help Desk & User Support Assistant, Cultural Data Project – Philadelphia, PA
• Technology Associate, Cultural Data Project – Philadelphia, PA
• Senior Business Development Associate, Cultural Data Project – Philadelphia, PA
• Admin Assistant, Northeast Land Trust Conservation – Philadelphia, PA
• we have just listed opportunities found in the last 30 days - you can see earlier-posted PCT jobs here

Population Reference Bureau – Assistant Editor, Communications & Marketing

Progressive Policy Institute:

• Editorial Internship
• Public Affairs Internship

Public Forum Institute:

• Webmaster/IT Manager
• Intern info (scroll down)

Public Policy Institute of California – Intern opportunities – San Francisco, CA – apply by Apr. 18

RAND Corporation – opportunities in DC area & nationwide

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

Roosevelt Institute:

• Field Manager, Elder Economic Security Initiative – apply by Apr. 23
• Regional Coordinator positions – selected college campus locations

Third Way:

• Director, Culture Program
• Internships

Urban Institute – Internship info

Woodrow Wilson Center – Internships

World Resources Institute:

• Director of Media Relations
• Associate, Business & Ecosystem Services Project
• Program Coordinator, Science & Research
• Program Coordinator, Development
• Research Coordinator, EMBARQ – seeking candidates with graduate study experience in transport planning, traffic engineering or city and regional planning.
• New Ventures Director
• Conservation Finance Expert
• additional opportunities and Internships available

World Research Institute:

• Editorial Internship
• Online Communications Internship
• Food & Agriculture Multi-Media Internship
• more internships available