Think Tank Jobs XI

We return to Tuesday specialty programming with our eleventh survey of jobs & internships at think tanks and other public policy research/advocacy groups.  Note: in cases where there are 5 or 6 opportunities shown for a given organization, there are likely more opportunities available (we just decided to list the 5-6 most relevant/recent opportunities we could identify per employer).

America Speaks – Citizen Engagement Program Intern

American Enterprise Institute

• Conferences Assistant
• Program Manager, Internet Communications & Technology Policy
• Research Assistant, Internet Communications & Technology Policy
• Development Associate, Communications
• Research Assistant, Office of the President
• Internships

American Foreign Policy Council – Internships, Fall 2013 – research & program support – apply by July 1

Asia Foundation

• Fundraising Coordinator – San Francisco, CA – apply by June 14
• Database Coordinator – Raiser’s Edge experience required – San Francisco, CA – apply by June 19
• Junior Associates in Asian Affairs Program – DC or San Francisco, CA

Aspen Institute

• Program Coordinator for the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
• Program Manager, Middle East Leadership Initiatives – DC or Lebanon-based
• Program Associate/Program Assistant, Leadership & Seminars
• Development Operations Associate
• Intern, Forum for Community Solutions

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

• Program Assistant, Energy & Environment Program
• Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security
• Director and Assistant Director for the Middle East Peace & Security Initiative

Bill of Rights Institute – President – search managed by Talent Market

Brookings Institution

• Social Media Manager
• Communications Coordinator/Manager for the Brown Center on Education Policy
• Senior Research Assistant for the Metropolitan Policy Program
• Director of Development for Economic Studies
• Research Associate for the Development Assistance & Governance Initiative

British-American Security Information Council

• Parliamentary Officer – part-time –  £25k – London, UK – apply by June 30
• Internships (scroll down) DC and London-based

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs – Editorial Intern for Ethics in International Affairs – Fall 2013 – New York

Cato Institute

• Research Assistant, Center for Educational Freedom
• Pre- or Post-doctoral Fellow, Defense & Foreign Policy Studies – apply by July 1

Center for American Progress

• Special Assistant, Energy and Environmental Policy
• Associate Director of Ocean Communications
• Special Assistant for Progress 2050
• Special Assistant, LGBT Research and Communications Project
• Video Editor/Producer

Center for Global Development

• Communications Assistant
• Policy Outreach Assistant
• Web Coordinator
• Research Assistant, Climate and Research Assistant, Global Health
• Institutional Advancement Associate/Assistant

Center for International Policy

• Latin American Security Intern – available now
• Internships, Fall 2013 – apply by July 13

Center for Public Integrity

• Reporter/Editor jobs & fellowships
• Web Designer (scroll down)

Center for Responsive Politics – Interns, Fall 2013 – apply by Aug. 5

Center for Strategic & International Studies

• Research Associate & Program Coordinator, International Studies – basic proficiency in Mandarin required
• Interns, Fall 2013 – apply by Aug. 2

Center for the National Interest

• Fellow/Senior Fellow, Program on China & the Pacific – Mandarin language skills required
• Assistant Director (scroll down)
• Internships

Center for Technology & National Security Policy – Internships, Fall 2013 – apply by Aug. 10 

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities

• Web Associate
• Internships, Fall 2013 – $8-$15/hr – apply by June 15

Charles Koch Institute

• Digital Media Strategist
• Public Relations Coordinator
• Director of Policy & Research
• Admin Assistant
• Internships, Fall 2013

Chicago Council on Global Affairs – Chicago, IL

• Director, Foundation Relations & Grants
• Executive Assistant to the Senior Adviser and Global Agriculture & Food Team
• Internships, Fall 2013 – apply by July 15

Competitive Enterprise Institute – Internships, Fall 2013 – apply by July 1 

Council on Foreign Relations

• Program Associate, Washington Meetings
• Research Associate, Latin America and Research Associate, Center for Preventive Action
• Assistant Director, Global Communications & Media Relations – New York
• Program Associate, Corporate & Strategic Partnerships – New York
• Research Associate, National Security and Research Associate, Energy & Environment – New York

e21 – Economist/Economic Writer

East-West Institute

• Director, Cybersecurity Program Operations – New York
• Program Coordinator, Cybersecurity – New York
• Economic Security Intern

Economic Policy Institute – Economist – PhD required

Education Sector – Internships, Fall 2013

Eisenhower Institute – Internships

Eurasia Foundation – Graphic/Web Designer – apply by June 30 

Ethics & Public Policy Center

• Communications Director, American Religious Freedom Program
• Internships

Federation of American Scientists – Internships

Ford Foundation – Department Coordinator, Legal Services – New York

Foreign Policy Research Institute – Internships – Philadelphia, PA

Foundation on Economic Trends/Office of Jeremy Rifkin

• Executive Assistant
• Internships

Freedom Forum

• Manager, Individual Giving
• Manager, Corporate & Foundation Relations
• Internships

Freedom House

• Development Associate
• Program Officer, Southeast Asia
• scroll down for international opportunities and Internships

FreedomWorks – Internships

The Fund for Peace – Internships

German Marshall Fund of the U.S. – Intern, Asia Program

Goldwater Institute – Phoenix, AZ

• Investigative Reporter
• Communications Associate (scroll down)
• Internships/Fellowships

Heritage Institute

• Office Manager & Scheduler
• Senior Regional Manager of Gift Planning
• Director, Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies & Rumpel Fellow
• Research Fellow, Financial Regulations and Searle Fellow in Appropriations

Hudson Institute

• Development Associate
• Internships

Independent Institute – Internships – Oakland, CA

InterAction – Nutrition Policy Analyst

International Center for Research on Women – Economist & Evaluation Specialist

International Food Policy Research Institute

• Receptionist/Communications Associate
• multiple research-oriented positions available

Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University

• Director of Development, Marketing & Communications – search managed by Talent Market
• Marketing Copywriter
• Senior Major Gifts Officer – search managed by Talent Market
• Office Assistant – part-time
• Internships

Institute for Policy Studies – Internships (scroll down) 

Institute for the Study of War – Internships, Fall 2013 – research, fundraising & communications/digital arts – apply by Aug. 29 

Inter-American Dialogue

• Program Director, Education
• Internships, Fall 2013 – apply by Aug. 15

Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies – Internships, Fall 2013 (scroll down) – apply by July 1

MacArthur Foundation – Chicago, IL

• Program Officer, Conservation & Sustainable Development
• Program Officer, Development & Education
• Program Officer, International Peace & Security

Manhattan Institute

• Research Associate – economics focus
• Internships – New York

Mansfield Foundation – Fall 2013 Program Assistant Intern (apply by July 5) and Social Media Intern (apply by July 31)

MassInc – Boston, MA

• Web Developer (pdf) – content management focus
• Research Assistant, Education Policy – July-Sept. term

Media Research Center – Campaign Bias Monitor

Middle East Institute

• Program Assistant
• Communications Officer
• Executive Director, Program on Middle East Transitions
• Internships, Fall 2013 – apply by July 8

Migration Policy Institute

• Policy Analyst, Mexico/Central America
• Policy Analyst, U.S. Immigration Policy Program

National Center for Policy Analysis – Internships – Dallas, TX

National Center for Public Policy Research – Internships

National Democratic Institute – scroll down for assorted program, admin & Intern posts

National Endowment for Democracy

• Research Associate, Forum
• Senior Director, Center for International Media Assistance
• Program Assistant, Middle East & North Africa
• Web and Multimedia Communications Assistant
• Internships (scroll down)

National Institute for Public Policy – Internships

New America Foundation

• Policy Analyst, Education
• Deputy Director, Open Technology Institute
• Development & Community Engagement Associate for the Open Zion program – part-time

Open Society Foundations

• Senior Policy Analyst – public & health & drug policy focus – apply by June 14
• Program Assistant, Latin American Program – advanced Spanish language skills required – apply by June 21

Pew Charitable Trusts

• Senior Associate, Digital
• Officer supporting the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative
• Senior Associate, Election Initiatives
• Officer, Philanthropic Partnerships
• Communications Associate and Communications Associate and Senior Communications Associate

Pew Research Center

• Senior Writer/Editor, Forum on Religious & Public Life
• Senior Manager, Strategic Planning
• Information Graphics Designer, Forum on Religious & Public Life
• Researcher/Research Methodologist posts also available

Population Reference Bureau – Multimedia Editor

Progressive Policy Institute

• Energy Realism Project Director
• Web Editor
• Special Assistant/Event Planning Specialist

Public Policy Institute of California – San Francisco, CA

• Director of Research
• Admin Assistant

Roosevelt Institute – New York

• Scheduler
• Research Associate, Rediscovering Government
• Vice President, External Affairs

Stimson Center – Development Associate – apply by June 24 

Sutherland Institute – Director of Development – Salt Lake City, UT – search managed by Talent Market 

Texas Public Policy Foundation (scroll down) – Austin, TX

• Director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Action
• Managing Research Editor
• Policy Analysts
• Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
• Internships

Third Way

• Senior Advisor, Clean Energy Program
• Policy Advisor to the Economic Program

Truman National Security Program – Internships – not yet accepting applications for Fall

Urban Institute

• Communications Research Associate
• Outreach & Events Manager

U.S. Institute for Peace

• Director of the Economics, Business & Peacebuilding Center
• Executive Assistant

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

• Operations Manager
• Research Intern – Fall 2013 – apply by July 11

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars – Internships and Fellowships

Worldwatch Institute – Internships