Think Tank Jobs XV

For your Tuesday specialty programing, we survey opportunities available at think tanks and similar research/public policy institutions in DC & elsewhere.

American Enterprise Institute

• Communications Associate/Assistant: Poverty Studies
• Foreign and Defense Policy Communications Assistant
• Media Relations & Marketing Associate
• Research Assistant, Domestic Policy
• Research Fellow, Latin America – fluency in Spanish required

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies – Interns, Spring 2019 – apply by Oct. 1

American Institutes for Research

• Communications Assistant, Education
• Editorial Assistant
• Communications Associate – DC; Chicago or Naperville, IL; Austin, TX; or San Mateo, CA

Aspen Institute

• Communications Manager, College Excellence Program
• Deputy Director supporting the High Seas Initiative
• Partnerships & Outreach Manager
• Program Associate supporting the Stevens Initiative
• Intern, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs – Fall 2018 – apply by July 20

Asia Foundation – Director, Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy – DC or San Francisco, CA – apply by July 23

Bill of Rights Institute – Outreach & Partnerships Manager, K-12 History & Civics Education

Brookings Institution

• Development Coordinator
• Research Assistant, Security & Strategy

Cato Institute (scroll to find)

• Director of Development Communications – search managed by Talent Market
• Director of Financial Regulation Studies
• Policy Expert in Financial Regulation
• Research/Administrative Assistant, Center for Educational Freedom

Center for a New American Security

• Program Director and Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Program
• Research Associate: Energy, Economics & Security Program
• Research Assistant/Associate Military, Veterans & Society Program
• Interns, Fall 2018 – $1,500/mo

Center for American Progress

• Associate Director, Women’s Economic Research
• Health Policy Analyst
• Research Associate, Energy & Environment
• Special Assistant, Criminal Justice & Race/Ethnicity Policy
• Policy Analyst, Gun Violence Prevention
• Development Coordinator
• Assistant to the Executive Team

Center for Global Development – Senior Associate for Policy Outreach

Center for International Policy

• Communications Associate supporting the Security Assistance Monitor program
• Interns

Center for Law & Social Policy – Research Assistant to the Legislative Director

Center for Responsive Politics – Interns, Fall 2018 – $12/hr – apply by Aug. 5

Center for Strategic & International Studies

• Social Media and Editorial Coordinator
• Digital Publishing & Publications Manager
• multiple program & research posts (scroll to find) also noted
• Interns, Fall 2018 (scroll to find)

Center for the National Interest – Assistant Director

Center for Technology & National Security Policy – Interns, Fall 2018 – apply by Aug. 10

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities

• Senior Tax Legal Analyst/Tax Legal Analyst
• Senior Policy Analyst, State Fiscal Policy
• Senior Policy Analyst: Elevating Puerto Rico in Budget & Policy Debates – bilingual English & Spanish preferred.
• various opportunities with CBPP’s state-based partners

Charles Koch Institute

• Mid-to-Senior Research Analyst, Economic Freedom
• Project Manager, Education
• Senior Manager, Economic Freedom
• Event Planner

Competitive Enterprise Institute

• Government Affairs Manager (pdf)
• Interns, Fall 2018 (scroll to find) – apply by Aug. 18

Council on Foreign Relations

• Research Associate, Korea Studies
• Social Media & Audience Development Editor for Foreign Affairs – New York
• additional New York-based posts (scroll to find) also available

Ford Foundation – New York

• Program Assistant, Internet Freedom
• Events Coordinator

FreedomWorks

• Digital Marketing Coordinator
• Interns

Fund for Peace – Interns

Heritage Foundation

• Congressional Program Associate, Domestic Policy
• Vice President, Development
• Data Graphics Specialist
• Copy Editing & Production Assistant – temporary post

Hoover Institution – Editorial Manager – Stanford, CA

Independent Institute – Publications Project Manager – Oakland, CA

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation – Event Coordinator

International Center for Research on Women – Special Assistant, Office of the President

International Crisis Group

• Director of Individual & Corporate Philanthropy – New York
• Communications/Advocacy Intern

International Food Policy Institute – Program Associate

Learning Policy Institute – Policy & Research Intern, Fall 2018 – apply by July 22

Manhattan Institute – New York

• Email Marketing Strategist
• Development Officer, Policy Initiatives
• Regional Program Officer supporting the Adam Smith Society

Mansfield Foundation – Program Assistant, Intern – knowledge of Japanese, Chinese or Korean preferred

Media Research Center – Political Director

Middle East Institute – President – apply by Aug. 1

Mobility Lab – Data Analyst

National Democratic Institute – Senior Communications Manager (scroll down)

National Endowment for Democracy

• Program Officer, Middle East/North Africa
• Assistant Program Officer, Europe
• Project Officer, World Movement for Democracy
• Assistant Program Officer, Middle East/North Africa
• Program Officer, Africa

New America (scroll to find)

• Director of Communications
• Communications & Operations Associate – $46k
• Research Associate
• Communications Intern, Fall 2018 – apply by July 16

Open Society Foundation – Program Specialist, Economic Advancement – New York or London, UK – apply by July 27

Peterson Institute for International Economics – Social Media Editor

Pew Charitable Trusts

• Senior Associate, Communications
• Associate, Healthcare Products
• Associate, Fiscal Policy/State Fiscal Health
• Senior Associate, Research/Survey Quality Support
• Senior Associate, Philanthropic Partnerships

Pew Research Center – Communications Manager

Public Policy Institute of California – Director of Media & Web – San Francisco, CA

Resources for the Future – Communications Specialist

Roosevelt Institute – Vice President, Communications – New York – see also main career page

R Street Institute – Research Associate, Harm Reduction

Tax Foundation (scroll to find)

• Director of Federal Projects – $95k-$115k
• Director of Global Projects

Third Way

• Grant Writer
• Senior Executive Assistant
• Communications Intern and Development/External Affairs Intern – $13/hr

Truman Center/Truman National Security Project

• Major Gifts Officer
• Interns

Urban Institute

• Editorial Specialist, Health Policy
• Research Analyst, Metropolitan Housing & Communities Policy Center
• Design Specialist, Office of Communications

U.S. Institute for Peace

• Vice President, Applied Conflict Transformation
• Publications Assistant
• Senior Graphic Design Specialist

Washington Institute for Near East Policy – Development Assistant

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars – Interns – application deadlines vary

World Resource Institute

• Associate, Public Engagement
• Communications Coordinator, Resource Watch
• Communications Specialist, Governance
• Internal Communications Manager
• Junior Writer/Editor, Global Forest Watch