Summer 2025 SDI Research Trainee - Part-time

Summer 2025 SDI 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%3D3380667%26jbsrc%3D1022%26_%3D1744381261"/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+SDI+Research+Trainee+-+Washington%2C+DCurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgmfus.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3380667%26jbsrc%3D1024%26_%3D1744381261"/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+SDI+Research+Trainee+-+Washington%2C+DC+%23jobsurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgmfus.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3380667%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%20SDI%20Research%20Trainee%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fgmfus.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3380667%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=3380667"/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 SDI Research Trainee/h2 bDepartment:/b Strategic Democracy Initiatives bLocation:/b Washington, DCbr / bJob Type:/b Part-timebr / divdiva href="https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req_id=3380667source=3380667-CJB-0"START YOUR APPLICATION/a/divdiv/div/div divpstrongReports To:/strong Research Analyst or Program Assistant, GMF�s Strategic Democracy Initiatives/p pstrongJob Summary:  /strong                                                                                                             /p pGMF�s Strategic Democracy Initiatives (SDI) is seeking a part-time trainee for the period from June 2025 through August 2025 to assist with research on international wartime support for Ukraine and democratic backsliding in Europe and the United States. The trainee will support the SDI team with essential operational, outreach, and administrative activities relating to programming around democratic backsliding and support for Ukraine. Specifically, this role will assist with logistics, partner coordination, and research on reconstruction and resilience efforts led by civil society organizations in both Ukraine and the United States./p pTrainees will benefit from exposure to GMF�s experts and network, and will gain valuable research, analysis, and writing experience. The traineeship will consist of both in-person and remote work.strong Only applicants who are graduating with a bachelor�s degree in the spring of 2025 will be considered./strong/p pThe position will be compensated at a rate of $17.50 per hour with a flexible time commitment of 20-30 hours per week. Trainees are offered an ideal opportunity to acquire substantive professional experience for those interested in a career in public policy or international affairs./p pstrongPotential Key Areas of Responsibility:/strong/p ul liCoordinate convenings of SDI networks of civil society coalitions in Ukraine and other Eastern European democracies/li liResearch experiences of democratic backsliding in European countries such as Poland and Hungary/li liSupport the establishment of a new program related to US civil-military relations/li liAssist with planning of logistics of expert convenings, including coalition working group meetings, private roundtables, and public events in Washington, DC, abroad, or virtually/li liMonitor political developments, civil society perspectives, and relevant policy issues in struggling democracies, from Eastern Europe to the United States/li liProvide research, writing, and editing support on SDI publications related to Ukrainian civil society and political developments in the United States relating to Ukraine/li liOther duties as assigned/li /ul pstrongQualifications and Requirements:/strong/p ul liExcellent analytic, writing, and speaking skills in English/li liDemonstrable research skills, preferably with research experience on issues related to democratic backsliding, anti-corruption reform, civil-military relations, or Ukrainian civil society/li liKnowledge of or demonstrable interest in issues of transatlantic democratic backsliding, Ukrainian anti-corruption reform efforts, and Eastern European or ex-Soviet civil society/li liGraduating in spring of 2025 with a bachelor's degree in international relations, political science, history, security studies, or a related field/li liPrevious experience in a think tank, foundation, NGO, government body, media outlet, or similar organization preferred but not required/li liProficiency with Microsoft Office/li liComfortable multi-tasking and working independently/li liKnowledge of Ukrainian preferred but not required/li /ul pstrongStart and Length of Traineeship:/strong/p ul liPreferred start and end: June 2025-August 2025/li liPreferred time commitment: 20-30 hours per week, Monday�Friday between 9 AM to 5 PM (EST preferred)/li /ul pDue to a high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews./p pstrongemGMF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. /em/strong/p /div divdiva href="https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req_id=3380667source=3380667-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