Research Assistant at AEI: Middle Eastern Studies

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)    

 

POSITION TYPE Entry Level (Full-Time)

LOCATION: Washington, District of Columbia             

Applications Accepted Until: December 07, 2014

 

The American Enterprise Institute, a leading non-profit public policy research organization, seeks a full-time research assistant to work in our foreign policy department, contributing to the Institute’s work on Middle Eastern politics and American diplomacy in the region.

 

Responsibilities include primary research and general analysis of the region from Morocco through Afghanistan, as well as U.S. policy toward the Middle East. Other duties include developing and organizing conferences, panel discussions, and events; overseeing long-term projects and grants; and administrative support.

 

Applicants must have excellent writing, editing, fact-checking and research skills. An ideal candidate would have both an academic background in some aspect of Middle Eastern and security studies along with some experience in the region and language ability in preferably one Middle Eastern language. A demonstrated interest in American military issues, specifically U.S. defense policy vis-a-vis Iran, is preferred.

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