Apply for UW nomination to the Carnegie Endowment Gaither Junior Fellows Program: UW deadline Dec. 6!
Each year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 14 one-year Gaither Junior Fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors (in 2023-24) and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year (2022-23). Gaither Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates and have the opportunity to conduct research for books, co-author journal articles and policy papers, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony and organize briefings attended by scholars, journalists and government officials.
· Positions are paid, full-time positions for 10-12 months. Salary is approx. $47,000 with full benefits and relocation funds.
Applicants must be nominated by their university to compete for these positions. UW applications for nomination to participate in the 2024-25 program are open now!
· UW can nominate up to 3 candidates for the national competition. Get complete eligibility details and application instructions here.
· Applicants should have completed a significant amount of course work related to their discipline of interest. Language and other skills may also be required for certain assignments.
· Students who identify as members of historically underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
· Read about Maha Alhomoud, 2021 Political Science grad from UW and 2021-22 Gaither Junior Fellow.
UW Applicant Information & Resources:
- UW applicant information session: Join us to learn more & get tips! Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:00pm on Zoom. Register to attend here.
- UW deadline to apply for nomination: Dec. 6, 2023
- UW application information
- UW online application form
- UW Contact for Information & Questions: Robin Chang, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards, robinc@uw.edu, MGH 171, 206-543-2603.
Candidates apply to work on specific research projects at the Carnegie Endowment. 2024-25 projects are:
A. Democracy, Conflict, and Governance
B. American Statecraft
C. Nuclear Policy
D. Technology and International Affairs – Strong writing skills and research skills are essential.
E. Middle East – Strong reading fluency and the ability to perform academic as well as on-line research in Arabic essential. Strong background in Middle East politics and/or history is a huge plus.
F. International Security and Political Economy [to work with the International Security and South Asia Programs] – Quantitative data analysis and GIS skills are required. A strong mathematical background is a plus. An academic background in international relations theory or international political economy along with an interest in military issues is essential.
G. Asia Program – Mandarin Chinese language skills are essential. Proficiency in another Asian language is a plus.
H. Russia and Eurasia – Excellent Russian and/or Ukrainian reading skills required.
I. Africa Program
J. Global Order and Institutions
K. Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics - Basic data skills (such as helping create graphs or tables for Carnegie publications) are a plus. Applicants should have completed coursework related to sustainability and climate issues.
L. Europe - Fluency and the ability to perform research in a European language other than English are a plus. Background knowledge on European politics is essential.