Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 12-14 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees nominated by several hundred participating universities and colleges. James C. Gaither Junior Fellows work as research assistants to Carnegie’s senior scholars.
Junior Fellows spend one year (beginning in September) at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. Positions are full-time and include a salary and benefits package.
20203 2024 Projects
This year's competition seeks candidates for the following projects (some with the specific qualifications, as indicated). You will be asked to select ONE program:
- Democracy, Conflict and Governance Program
- American Statecraft Program
- Nuclear Policy
- Technology & International Affairs - strong writing skills and research skills are essential
- Middle East – 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.
- International security and Political Economy [to work with the South Asia Program] - Quantitative data analysis and GIS skills are required. A strong mathematical background is a plus. An academic background in international relations theory or international political economy along with an interest in military issues is essential.
- Asia Program (Indo-Pacific Security) – Mandarin Chinese language skills and familiarity with Asian security, defense and foreign policy issues are essential. Proficiency in Japanese, Bahasa or another Asian language is a plus.
- Asia Program (China, Economics, Technology) – Mandarin Chinese language skills are required. Background in economics or emerging technologies strongly preferred.
- Russian/Eurasia Program – Excellent Russian reading skills required.
- Africa Program
- Global Order and Institutions - An academic background in international institutions and the management of transnational challenges is strongly preferred.
- Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics - Basic data skills (such as helping create graphs or tables for Carnegie publications) are a plus. Applicants should have completed coursework related to sustainability and climate issues.
- Europe - Fluency and the ability to perform research in a European language other than English are a plus. Background knowledge on European politics is essential.
The application for Nomination for the 2023 competition is available HERE.
Campus Deadline: January 3, 2023 at 12 noon.
For more information, contact: LuAnn Saunders-Kanabay, Assistant Director, ONS&F at luann.saunders-kanabay@uconn.edu