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The American Enterprise Institute is inviting candidates to apply for an open scholar position in the Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellowship Program in Foreign and Defense Policy Studies. The program is open to post-doctorate mid-career academics, government, and civilian professionals in foreign policy and security studies who are looking for an opportunity to deepen their work. The program begins in Fall/Winter 2024, although the starting date for new Jeane Kirkpatrick scholars is negotiable to accommodate existing personal and professional obligations. The program’s duration is one year from the start date, with the possibility of a one-year extension. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Fellowship Benefits:Guided by the belief that American liberties are best preserved...
The Housing Center at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is the nation’s leading market-oriented housing research center. It operates at the intersection of data-driven housing knowledge and policy solutions. Analysts will have access the nation’s foremost housing database, have the opportunity to conducts cutting-edge research, and participate in creating an unprecedented set of metrics to improve the operation of housing markets, mortgage lending practices, and housing policy. Working directly with the center’s codirectors on the full range of the center’s initiatives, your role encompasses data science, business intelligence, and statistical programming. The anticipated start date for this position is as soon as possible.The AEI Housing Center seeks a full-time, in-person...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a full-time, in-person research assistant to work with Economic Policy fellows on a wide variety of issues related to tax policy, public finance, and international macroeconomics. The new research assistant will begin in summer 2025. Qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter demonstrating their interest in AEI’s mission, academic transcript, and an economics research paper as their writing sample.
The American Enterprise Institute’s Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility (COSM) seeks a full-time research assistant to work in person with scholars including Kevin Corinth, Angela Rachidi, and Scott Winship. The new research assistant will begin in summer 2025.Launched at the beginning of 2023, COSM seeks to shrink opportunity gaps facing disadvantaged Americans and strengthen social mobility by publishing rigorous research and developing innovative policy solutions.The research assistant will conduct extensive research on US safety-net programs, food insecurity, social capital, and intergenerational mobility, among other topics.Interested candidates should submit a resume, a cover letter noting their interest in or experience with policies promoting social mobility,...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a public policy think tank in Washington, DC, seeks a full-time, in-person, entrepreneurial, service-oriented team player to become our next Salesforce administrator. The Salesforce administrator will improve business practices across the Institute through configuring, supporting, maintaining, improving, and training users on our Salesforce environment and other linked applications. Primary responsibilities include working with custom objects and fields, designing complex reports and dashboards, optimizing the user interface, developing automations, developing forms, promoting user adoption, training users, and managing data. We’re searching for someone enthusiastic about the Salesforce platform who understands how to use it to solve all...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is seeking a project coordinator to support a crucial initiative to identify alternative strategies for the defense of Taiwan. The project details US interests and objectives vis-à-vis Taiwan, the Chinese threat to Taiwan, prospects and strategies for forming a regional and global deterrent coalition, possible coalition interests and objectives vis-à-vis Taiwan, and recommended courses of action for the coalition. Through tested methodology, deep subject-matter expertise, and policy knowledge, this project aims to continue to help build an understanding of the policy and resource requirements for successful coalition-based deterrence and warfighting in the Indo-Pacific. The project coordinator will provide administrative and operational support...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a full-time, in-person events assistant to assist policy scholars and their staff with event planning and execution and help plan and produce special annual events. Qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter demonstrating their interest in AEI’s mission, and academic transcript. The anticipated start date for this position is as soon as possible.
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a nonprofit public policy research organization, seeks a detail-oriented controller. Reporting to the chief financial officer, the controller will oversee all day-to-day accounting and reporting and manage accounting and benefits coordination. The employee in this position will also supervise a team of five capable and professional staff members and be responsible for the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and financial reporting. The controller will ensure AEI has the systems and procedures to effectively implement programs and conduct flawless audits. This employee will work closely with program leaders and their staff, not only to guide them through finance and accounting policies and procedures but also to...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a full-time, in-person research assistant to join our Foreign and Defense Policy department, contributing to the Institute’s work on national security, defense strategy, and great-power competition by supporting senior fellow Hal Brands and Jeane Kirkpatrick fellow Kyle Balzer. The anticipated start date for this position is as soon as possible. Responsibilities include primary- and secondary-source investigations into great-power competition and Russian and Chinese policy, including researching historical events and tracking recent developments. Other duties include organizing private roundtables, conferences, panel discussions, and public events; overseeing long-term projects; and providing administrative support. Applicants must...
Team OverviewThe Academic Programs department at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) aims to renew healthy civic engagement on college campuses—and in America’s public square—by informing, equipping, and developing thoughtful and principled student leaders who will elevate the tone and substance of policy discourse with the ideas and scholars of AEI. The team facilitates educational and professional opportunities that provide students with the skills of civil and substantive discourse, strengthen their commitment to classical liberal ideas and institutions, and motivate them with AEI scholarship and principles. Reflected in all its programs and resources are AEI’s beliefs in democracy, free enterprise, American strength and global leadership, solidarity with those at the periphery...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is seeking a full-time research assistant to work with scholars in AEI’s Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department who specialize in American history and culture. The new research assistant will begin in summer 2025. Responsibilities for this position include assisting with research, writing, and editing for two book projects on American history focused on the politics of the 19th and 20th centuries. This assistant will also support projects in AEI’s “We Hold These Truths: America at 250” initiative. Other responsibilities include planning and executing public and private events, scheduling, managing media requests, and performing other administrative tasks. Desired skills for this position include excellent research, writing,...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is seeking a full-time research assistant to work with scholars in AEI’s Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department who specialize in American politics, elections, polling, and demographic trends. The new research assistant will begin in summer 2025. Responsibilities for this position include assisting with research, writing, and editing for books, articles, op-eds, and media appearances. Additional responsibilities include using statistical software to clean, manipulate, and analyze data, as well as using data visualization software to develop charts and graphs. Duties also include long-term projects and administrative support. Finally, this assistant is responsible for helping plan and execute conferences and events. Desired...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a full-time, in-person research assistant to conduct public policy research related to science policy, the government’s role in science, and the relationship between science and democratic institutions. The new research assistant will begin in summer 2025. The research assistant will support the work of AEI’s Center for Technology, Science, and Energy (CTSE), which cultivates intellectual and moral resources for our nation’s leaders to think and act prudently in the face of an array of issues and opportunities posed by science and technology. The research assistant will primarily support the research of Senior Fellow and CTSE Director M. Anthony Mills. The assistant will also support Senior Fellow Benjamin Zycher, Nonresident Senior...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a full-time, in-person research assistant to collaborate with technology policy scholars to advance policies that encourage innovation, competition, security, and growth in a complex digital world. The anticipated start date for this position is as soon as possible. The research assistant will support the work of AEI’s Center for Technology, Science, and Energy (CTSE), which cultivates intellectual and moral resources for our nation’s leaders to think and act prudently in the face of an array of issues and opportunities posed by science and technology. The research assistant will primarily support the research of Senior Fellow Will Rinehart and a team of nonresident senior fellows studying technology policy, including Clay Calvert, Jim...
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is seeking a full-time research assistant to work with scholars in its Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department who specialize in literature, politics, and American culture. The new research assistant will begin in summer 2025. Responsibilities for this position include assisting with research, writing, and editing for books, articles, op-eds, and media appearances. Other duties include supporting the production of a bimonthly podcast, planning and executing public and private events, managing media requests, and other administrative tasks. Desired skills for this position include excellent research, writing, and organizational skills. Knowledge of current events, politics, and cultural trends is also important. A bachelor’s...