Think Tank Jobs 9

Tuesday specialty programming brings you jobs & internships at think tanks and other public policy groups. You may wish to save our directory of think tank and public policy organization career pages for future reference.

Wednesday update: this post is now substantially complete, although we may add a few more finds to this today. We'll be back Thursday with a new edition.

using our must-bookmark directory of think tanks and public policy organizations. We'll sew this up tomorrow, and return to regular operations with a super-sized just-the-jobs edition on Thursday.

America Speaks – Intern, Citizen Engagement Program

American Enterprise Institute

• Development Manager
• Video Editor/Producer
• Associate Director, Government Relations
• Program Assistant, Education Policy Studies
• Development Assistant
• more available

American Foreign Policy Council – Internships, Fall 2012 – apply by July 1

Asia Foundation – Junior Associate posts for Summer 2012 – San Francisco and San Leandro, CA

Aspen Institute

• Senior Program/Research Associate, College Excellence Program
• Director of Programs & Research, College Excellence Program
• Deputy Director, Education & Society Program
• Intern, Business & Society Program – New York

Atlantic Council of the U.S.

• Assistant Director, International Security Program
• Research Assistant, Global Business & Economics Program
• Assistant Director, Outreach & Public Programs
• Web Developer & Manager, Online Communications

Bill of Rights Institute – Development Manager

Brookings Institution

• Online Communications Coordinator
• Online Communications Specialist – focus on email newsletter production
• Communications & Web Coordinator, Foreign Policy Program – $38k-$42k
• Director of Communications & Engagement, Metropolitan Policy Program
• Research Assistant, Metropolitan Studies Program
• Communications Manager for the Brookings-Tsinghua Center – fluency in Mandarin required – though not specifically mentioned, we're guessing this is Beijing-based
• more available
  

British American Security & Information Council – Internships (scroll down) – DC & London, UK

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

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

• Research Assistant, U.S. Role in the World – apply by May 7
• Research Intern for Sada online magazine – fluency in Arabic is essential – apply by Apr. 23

Cato Institute

• Senior Director for External Affairs
• Director, Center on Labor & Employment Studies
• Policy Analysts/Experts sought for Financial Regulation – State Budgets – Telecom & Internet Governance – Global Liberty & Prosperity
• Interns – $700/mo

Center for American Progress

• Associate Director of Foundation Relations
• Associate Director of Government Affairs
• Communications Manager, Legal Process
• Director of Policy & Advocacy
• Policy Analyst/Senior Policy Analyst, Education
• Social Media Reporter
• Vice President of Energy Policy
• more available

Center for Global Development

• Director, Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance
• Program Coordinator – high $30k

Center for International Policy – Internships – apply by July 13 for Fall 2012

Center for Law & Social Policy

• Research Assistant, Workforce & Income Supports – $35k
• Policy & Research Intern, Child Care & Early Education
• Communications Intern – Fall 2012

Center for Public Integrity

• Computer-assisted Reporter
• Editorial Project Manager, State Integrity Risk (scroll down) – Minneapolis, MN

Center for Responsive Politics – Research Director – $73k

Center for Strategic & International Studies

• Assistant Editor for the Washington Quarterly
• Multimedia & Web Assistant
• Senior Fellow and Research Fellow for the Global Health Policy Center

Center for the National Interest – Interns – apply by May 15

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

• Research Assistant, Federal Tax & Budget Policy
• Director for State Network Fundraising
• Program Officer, Civil Society – Program Officer, Government Reforms – and Admin Assistant – supporting Middle East/North Africa project

Chicago Council on Global Affairs – Chicago, IL

• Director, Public & Leadership Programs
• Senior Fellow on the Global Economy – search managed by Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates

Competitive Enterprise Institute – Interns, Fall 2012 – apply by July 1

Council on Foreign Relations – New York

• Director, Global Communications & Media Relations
• Analyst, Center for Geoeconomic Studies
• Associate Editor for Foreign Affairs

Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Interns – Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills desirable

e21 – Economist/Economics Writer

East-West Institute – Internships – New York and Brussels

Economic Opportunity Institute – Internships – Seattle, WA

Education Sector – Intern info

Eisenhower Institute – Internships

Ethics & Public Policy Center – State Legislative Policy Director, American Religious Freedom Program

Eurasia Foundation – various consulting-type opportunities available

Federation of American Scientists

• Biological Science & Biosecurity Program Director
• Internships (scroll down)

Ford Foundation – Interns – New York

Freedom House

• Vice President for Global Programs
• Program Officer/Manager/Associate posts – Eurasia, Middle East/North Africa, Latin America, South Asia – all DC-based
• Internships (scroll down)

FreedomWorks

• Graphic Designer
• Communications & Marketing Copywriter (scroll down)
• Director of Major Gifts (scroll down)

German Marshall Fund of the U.S. – Internships

Global Financial Integrity – Internships

Goldwater Institute – Phoenix, AZ

• Public Relations Manager
• Copy Editor (scroll down) – part-time

Heritage Foundation

• Exec Assistant to the VP of Government Studies
• Research Associate, Government Studies
• Research Associate & Staff Writer, American Studies
• Senior Policy Analyst, European Affairs
• Senior Policy Analyst, Macroeconomics
• Internships – apply by July 1 for Fall 2012

Hoover Institution – Social Science Research Assistant – Palo Alto, CA

Hudson Institute – Internships

Independent Institute – Development Assistant – Oakland, CA

InterAction

• Policy Manager for 1000 Days program
• more available although preferred application deadlines have passed

International Crisis Group

• Internships – apply by July 1 for Fall 2012
• New York Intern opportunities also available

International Food Policy Research Institute

• research positions – DC & international
• program/admin positions
• Interns

International Institute for Strategic Studies – Nonprofit Management Intern and Operations & Research Intern (scroll down) – apply by July 15 for Fall 2012

Institute for Humane Studies – Development Intern

Institute for Policy Studies

• Development Coordinator
• Internships (scroll down)

Institute for the Study of War

• Development Officer
• Chief Operating Officer
• Internships – apply by Apr. 30

Joint Center for Political & Economic Development

• Vice President for Development
• Internships (scroll down) – apply by July 1 for Fall 2012

MacArthur Foundation – Chicago, IL

• Communications Officer
• Director, International Peace & Security
• Program Assistant, Fellows Program

Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Education Policy Analyst – Midland, MI – search managed by Talent Market

Manhattan Institute – Senior Fellow, Center for State & Local Leadership – New York

Mansfield Foundation

• Program Assistant Intern and Social Media Intern – apply by Apr. 30
• Program Assistant Intern – Japanese language skills required – Tokyo

MASSInc/Commonwealth Magazine – Interns – Boston, MA – apply by Apr. 20

Media Research Center

• Campaign Bias Monitor
• Internships (scroll down)

Middle East Institute – Internships – apply by July 13 for Fall 2012

Migration Policy Institute

• Policy Analyst, U.S. Immigration Program – apply by Apr. 15
• Editor for Migration Information Source – apply by Apr. 30
• Internships – apply by July 1 for Fall 2012

National Center for Policy Analysis – Internships – Dallas, TX

National Center for Public Policy Research – Internships

National Endowment for Democracy – Assistant Program Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean – Spanish language skills required

National Institute for Public Policy – Intern info

New America Foundation

• Program Associate, Economic Growth Program
• Policy Analyst, Global Assets Project
• Research Associate, Open Technology Initiative
• Project Manager – Senior Policy Analyst – Program Associate – supporting the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
• multiple opportunities with web/technical focus available
  

Open Society Foundation

• Senior Policy Analyst – apply by Apr. 30
• Program Officer, Youth Development & Education – Baltimore, MD – apply by May 4
• multiple opportunities available in New York

Pacific Research Institute – Internships – San Francisco, CA

Pew Charitable Trusts

• Senior Associate, Pew Home Visiting Campaign
• Staff Writer for Stateline
• Project Manager, Campaign on Human Health & Industrial Farming
• Research Manager, State’s Public Sector Retirement Systems
• Director, State’s Public Sector Retirement Systems
• scroll down to find multiple opportunities for Research Associate/Senior Research Associate, State’s Public Sector Retirement Systems
• Associate, Planning & Evaluation
• Admin Assistant, Government Relations
• Senior Associate, Juvenile Research/Public Safety Performance Project
• Communications Officer, Environment Group – Boston, MA
• more available
  

Pew Research Center

• Communications Assistant
• Executive Assistant, Forum on Religion & Public Life
• Research Assistant, Hispanic Center/Social & Demographic Trends Project
• Research Assistant, Internet & American Life Project

Population Reference Bureau – Policy Analyst, International Programs

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies – Internships – apply by July 20 for Fall 2012

Progressive Policy Institute – Public Affairs Intern and Editorial Intern

Public Policy Institute of California – San Francisco, CA

• Communications Analyst
• Policy Fellows & Associates

RAND Corporation – numerous opportunities, research emphasis – DC, Santa Monica and other locations

Texas Public Policy Foundation – Internships – Austin, TX

Third Way

• Senior Policy Advisor, Economic Program
• Office & Economic Program Assistant

Truman National Security Project

• Development Director
• Internships – apply by June 1 for Fall 2012

Stimson Center

• Project Manager – apply by Apr. 20
• Internships – apply by July 15 for Fall 2012

Urban Institute

• Research Associate – temporary position
• Research Associate, Income & Benefits Policy Center
• Project Associate
• Research Associate/Intern, Justice Policy Center

Washington Institute for Near East Policy – Internship/Fellowship info

Woodrow Wilson Center

• Program Associate, Latin America Program (pdf) – $51k-$55k – Spanish language skills required – Apply by Apr. 16
• Internships – deadlines for Summer 2012 appear to have passed in many cases
• Fellowships/Grants/Scholarships

Worldwatch Institute

• State of the World 2012 Fellowship – $2k/mo
• Internships