APPLY ONLINE - Location:
- Washington, D.C., DC
- Sector:
- Non Profit
- Organization URL:
- http://www.stimson.org
- Experience:
- Mid Career
- Date Posted
- Jul-21-2011
Description
The Stimson Center, a nonpartisan global security think tank located in Washington DC, is looking for a defense research associate to work with its Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense (BFAD) program. BFAD focuses specifically on the budgets, people, institutions, authorities, and processes that support foreign affairs and defense policy. This position is designed to support research projects through both research and analysis and administration of project activities.
Duties:
- Implement certain components of research/advocacy projects that advance knowledge, debate and policy-making on the budgets, processes and institutions of national/international security
- Develop the project's defense research agenda
- Participate as a team member in project strategic planning
- Monitor and evaluate developments in the area of defense/ national security budgets, institutions, and processes
- Conduct original research, assess and summarize research done by other analysts and institutions on defense budgets
- Write blogs, issue briefs, papers and articles on defense budget and policy issues for the website other outlets
- Manage logistics for BFAD meetings, press conferences, seminars and other special events
- Attend outside meetings and conferences on defense issues and summarize results for the project
- Maintain project web-site, blog, newsletter and contact database with respect to defense issues
- Proofread and copy-edit project publications
- Help coordinate media outreach plans
- Identify new sources for defense information
- Assist with prospective funder research and preparation of funding proposals and follow-up reports.
- Develop and author original research and written materials including blog posts, occasional papers, commentaries, reports, articles and issue briefs to disseminate research findings and advocate policy direction
Qualifications
Required: Master's degree or Bachelor's degree in related field with 2 year relevant experience or equivalent in education and experience
Preferred: Master's degree in related field with 2 years relevant experience or Bachelor's degree in related field with 4 years relevant experience or equivalent education and experience.
Contact Details
- Contact:
- Missy Golson
- Telephone:
- (202) 223-5956
- Email:
- internships@stimson.org
Application Instructions
To apply, please visit http://stimson.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-202707.html and click "Apply Now."
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