Spring Intern, Center for the Industrial Base
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Washington, DC, United States5h ago
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Key details
- Salary
- $38K–$42K/yr
- Location
- Washington, DC, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Intern
- Job type
- Internship
- Function
- other
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 5h ago
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About the role
JOB SUMMARY
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a non-profit, bipartisan public policy organization established in 1962 to provide strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers concerned with global security and prosperity. Over the years, it has grown to be one of the largest organizations of its kind, with a staff of some 275 employees, including more than 120 analysts working to address the changing dynamics of international security across the globe.
The Center for the Industrial Base (CIB) is hiring an intern for a 35-hour per week, in-person, paid position. CIB provides analysis on the critical issues at the cross-section of the U.S. government, the U.S. industrial base, and long-term strategic competition. CIB monitors important developments in the global defense industry, with a particular focus on DOD and federal industrial base challenges; government contracting trends in defense, civilian agencies, and international markets; industry-government collaboration; and international industrial cooperation. Through years of analytical research, CIB has strengthened its capabilities to draw from large databases to present information in a clear, meaningful way. CIB also collaborates with other teams at CSIS on a variety of research topics.
CIB's research efforts focus on a variety of topics, including:
- The industrial base
- Manufacturing security and resilience
- International defense industrial cooperation
- Defense acquisition trends
- Foreign military sales and defense trade
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Interns at CIB bolster the team with a variety of core research and analytical skills. Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Assists with research and analysis
- Writes comprehensive reviews of background literature for projects
- Assists with data collection and management
- Note-taking and writing summaries of events and meetings
- Assists with event planning and staffing
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- In pursuit of a bachelor’s degree (preferably at the junior or senior level) or of a master’s
degree. Recent graduates are also encouraged to apply
- Must have at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from an accredited U.S. institution or
equivalent from a non-U.S. institution
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills