Research Associate, Geoeconomics at Council on Foreign Relations | NY, US | Rezi

Research Associate, Geoeconomics at Council on Foreign Relations

Research Associate, Geoeconomics

Council on Foreign Relations · NY, US

3 weeks ago

Research Associate, Geoeconomics

Council on Foreign Relations · NY, US

23 days ago
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About the Role

The David Rockefeller Studies Program at CFR is a leading foreign policy think tank. This role supports a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomics, focusing on research and administrative tasks related to international affairs and economic forces.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research on geoeconomics, including sanctions, export controls, industrial policy, trade, and finance, with a focus on economic statecraft and the future of the global economic order.
  • Assist with fact-checking, editing, and formatting for the fellow’s writing projects.
  • Provide administrative support, including managing travel, coordinating with external organizations, handling correspondence, and responding to information requests.
  • Coordinate events, including preparing invitations, making travel arrangements, corresponding with speakers, and providing logistical support.
  • Assist in managing program finances, including preparing budgets, tracking statements, and preparing vouchers.
  • Provide support across departmental lines and for other fellows, upon request.
  • Assist the fellow with social media outreach, including publishing a blog, website, video, and/or using social media applications.
  • Perform other duties or tasks as assigned or required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in international relations, political science, history, economics, area studies, or a similar field, with a superlative undergraduate academic record.
  • Demonstrated interest in U.S. foreign policy.
  • Familiarity with economic concepts and comfort gathering and analyzing data.
  • Strong writing and editing skills in English.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and outstanding attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage projects and tasks independently and under deadlines.
  • Related experience in a job or internship.
  • Submission of a résumé and cover letter stating interest in the position.

Skills

  • Research
  • Fact-checking
  • Editing
  • Formatting
  • Administrative support
  • Event coordination
  • Financial management
  • Social media outreach
  • Writing
  • Organizational skills
  • Project management

Location

  • New York

Work Type

  • Onsite
  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Depending on experience

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

  • $55,000-$58,000

Benefits

  • Outstanding benefits package

About the Company

  • The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is committed to fostering a foreign policy community in the United States that is more representative of American society.
  • CFR is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout its work and workplace.
  • CFR aims to build a more diverse membership and staff, produce thoughtful analysis on foreign policy issues, and develop programming that expands the foreign policy talent pipeline to underrepresented populations.

Equal Opportunity

  • CFR is committed to fostering a foreign policy community in the United States that is more representative of American society, recognizing that diverse backgrounds and perspectives contribute to broader, more informed participation in the foreign policy debate and lead to an enhanced understanding of the world and the United States’ role therein.
  • To that end, CFR is dedicated to continuing to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout its work and workplace by building a more diverse membership and staff, producing and dispensing thoughtful analysis on a broad range of foreign policy issues, and developing relevant, wide-reaching programming that also serves to expand the foreign policy talent pipeline to underrepresented populations.