Summer 2025 Research Trainee - Part-time

Summer 2025 Research Trainee - Careers At The German Marshall Fund of the United States div div div a href="//www.gmfus.org/"/a /div div div pCareer Opportunities with German Marshall Fund of the United States/p pemA great place to work./em/p /div /div div/div /div div/div /div div div/div div divCurrent Opportunities/div div div div divShare with friends or Subscribe!/div div a title="Share The German Marshall Fund of the United States via Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgmfus.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3366094%26jbsrc%3D1022%26_%3D1743627127"/a a title="Share The German Marshall Fund of the United States via LinkedIn" href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=truesummary=The+German+Marshall+Fund+of+the+United+States+is+hiring%21+Summer+2025+Research+Trainee+-+Washington%2C+DCurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgmfus.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3366094%26jbsrc%3D1024%26_%3D1743627127"/a a title="Share The German Marshall Fund of the United States via Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+German+Marshall+Fund+of+the+United+States+is+hiring%21+Summer+2025+Research+Trainee+-+Washington%2C+DC+%23jobsurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgmfus.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3366094%26jbsrc%3D1023"/a a title="Share The German Marshall Fund of the United States via Email" href="mailto:?Subject=Job%20Opening%20at%20The%20German%20Marshall%20Fund%20of%20the%20United%20States%0ABody=Hi%20%2C%0A%0AI%20wanted%20to%20share%20this%20job%20opening%20with%20you%21%0A%0ACompany%3A%20The%20German%20Marshall%20Fund%20of%20the%20United%20States%0APosition%20Title%3A%20Summer%202025%20Research%20Trainee%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fgmfus.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3366094%26jbsrc%3D1025"/a a title="Subscribe to new jobs from The German Marshall Fund of the United States" href="http://gmfus.hrmdirect.com/employment/rss.php?req=3366094"/a /div div/div /div /div div div div p /p /div div /div /div div a/a a href="job-openings.php?search=true" Back To Openings /adiv/div/div /div /div /div div div/div h2Summer 2025 Research Trainee/h2 bDepartment:/b Alliance for Securing Democracy bLocation:/b Washington, DCbr / bJob Type:/b Part-timebr / divdiva href="https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req_id=3366094source=3366094-CJB-0"START YOUR APPLICATION/a/divdiv/div/div divpstrongReports To:/strong Program Coordinator, Alliance for Securing Democracy/p pstrongJob Summary: /strong/p pThe Alliance for Securing Democracy is seeking trainees for Summer 2025 to assist with research on foreign state-sponsored actors� efforts to undermine democracies. Trainees will be responsible for tracking and compiling research on developments in this area, including real-time events and policy debates in the United States and Europe./p pTrainees will benefit from exposure to GMF�s network, and will gain valuable research, analysis, and writing experiences. strongTraineeships will be a mix of in-person and remote work, and trainees must maintain an address in the Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland area. /strong/p pTrainees are paid $17.50 an hour and are offered an ideal opportunity to acquire substantive professional experience for those interested in a career in public policy or international affairs./p pstrongKey Areas of Responsibility:/strong/p ul liCompiling research on malign actors� attempts to undermine democracies, including in-depth looks at the range of tools used by state actors like Russia, China, and Iran./li liTracking and cataloguing foreign state-sponsored use of information manipulation, cyber operations, malign finance, economic coercion, civil society subversion, and kinetic operations across the transatlantic community./li liContributing to ASD�s research and tracking of foreign state-sponsored attempts to interfere in upcoming elections across the transatlantic community./li liProviding research and writing support for ASD fellows and products, including daily news clips./li liProducing summaries of hearings and events relevant to ASD�s work./li liOther duties as assigned./li /ul pstrongQualifications and Requirements:/strong/p ul liExcellent analytic and writing skills and previous research experience./li liFamiliarity with and interest in autocratic efforts to undermine democratic institutions, alliances, and societies./li liFluency in English is required; European language(s) a plus/li liProficiency with Microsoft Office./li liComfortable multi-tasking and working independently./li liGraduate or undergraduate student pursuing a degree in International Relations, Regional Studies, Security Studies, or a related field�or a recent graduate of such a program./li liPrevious experience in a think tank, foundation, NGO, government body, media outlet, or similar organization preferred./li liStrong interest in democracy, national security, information manipulation, US-Russia and US-China relations./li /ul pstrongStart and Length of Traineeship:/strong/p ul liPreferred start and end: late May-August 2025/li liPreferred time commitment: 20-30 hours per weeka href="#_msocom_2"]/a , Monday�Friday between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST/li /ul pstrongemGMF is an Equal Opportunity Employer./em/strong/p /div divdiva href="https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req_id=3366094source=3366094-CJB-0"START YOUR APPLICATION/a/divdiv/div/div /div div/div div/divdiv br /a href="//www.gmfus.org/"Visit Our Home Page/a /divp© 2025 The German Marshall Fund of the United States/p p a href="https://www.clearcompany.com" iApplicant Tracking System Powered by/i  /a /p /div