Current Openings At New America

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Counterterrorism Fellow

The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States. With an emphasis on big ideas, impartial analysis and pragmatic solutions, New America invests in outstanding individuals whose ability to communicate to wide and influential audiences can change the country's policy discourse in critical areas, bringing promising new ideas and debates to the fore. Through its fellowships and

Intern, Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program

The New America Foundation is continually seeking enthusiastic intern applicants to assist the Bernard Schwartz Fellows Program at the New America Foundation. The Fellows Program at New America Foundation is a hub of forward thinking academics, strategists, and journalists.

Intern, American Strategy Program

The New America Foundation is seeking enthusiastic intern applicants  to assist the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation. The American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation is one of Washington's most dynamic and innovative foreign policy centers situated at the nexus of strategy, policy and politics.

Program Associate, Nuclear Strategy and Nonproliferation Initiative

The Nuclear Strategy and Nonproliferation Initiative seeks to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in international security and places a renewed emphasis on building international institutions to stop the spread of nuclear weapons through research, writing, and innovative programmatic efforts. Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, who maintains a leading arms control blog, ArmsControlWonk.com, directs the Initiative. The Initiative has an immediate opening for the position of program associate.

Director, Education Policy Program

The New America Foundation seeks a dynamic, visionary, and entrepreneurial director for its Education Policy Program. The program's mission is to develop ideas that advance the cause of equity, access, and excellence in education. . Currently, the program centers around three main policy areas: (1) federal education funding; (2) early education for children in grades pre-kindergarten through three; and (3) college financial aid modernization and higher education reform. In the future, the program intends to expand on its current work on

Research Associate

The New America Foundation is seeking entry level, full-time Research Associates who are interested in pursuing careers in the fields of public policy research, journalism, or related areas. Research Associates will support the work of New America’s Fellows and Policy Programs. This is a six-month position.

Intern, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is looking for an enthusiastic intern for the fall of 2009. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (www.crfb.org) is a bipartisan, non-profit organization committed to educating the public about issues that have significant fiscal policy impact. The Committee is housed at the New America Foundation.

Policy Analyst, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has an immediate opening for a Policy Analyst. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (www.crfb.org) is a bipartisan, non-profit organization committed to educating the public about issues that have significant fiscal policy impact. The Committee is housed at the New America Foundation.