James C. Gaither
Junior Fellows Program
Each year, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace holds a rigorous national competition to select approximately 10-12 graduating seniors to serve as research assistants. They are matched with senior associates – academics, former government officials, lawyers and journalists from around the world – to work on a variety of international affairs issues. Junior Fellows have the opportunity to conduct research for Carnegie publications, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, journalists and government officials.
Junior Fellows spend one year (beginning August 1st) at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, DC. Positions are full-time and include a salary and benefits package.
2017 – 2018 Projects
- Democracy and Rule of Law
- Executive Office
- Nuclear Policy
- Cyber Policy Initiative
- Energy and Climate
- Middle East Studies – Strong reading fluency and the ability to perform academic as well as on-line research in Arabic essential. Strong background in Middle East politics and/or history is a huge plus.
- South Asian Studies – Applicants should be comfortable with quantitative data manipulation as well as possess an interest in military issues. A strong background in international relations theory, political theory, or international political economy is essential. A strong mathematical background is a plus. Note: foreign language skills are not required.
- China Studies (Asia Program) – Mandarin Chinese reading skills a huge plus.
- Japan Studies (Asia Program) – Japanese reading skills required.
- Economics (Asia Program) – Mandarin Chinese reading skills a huge plus. Strong background in economics essential.
- Russian/Eurasia Program – Excellent Russian reading skills required.
The application for Nomination for the 2016/17 competition is available HERE
For more information, contact: LuAnn Saunders-Kanabay at luann.saunders-kanabay@uconn.edu