Graduate Research Assistant

Summary

Join a team of students working on critical issues involving the proliferation of nuclear, chemical & biological weapons, ballistic missiles and strategies for their control, WMD terrorism, and space security issues. As a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), you will have opportunities to work on-campus or remotely on various projects, including databases, website publications, fact sheets, and analytical issue briefs.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in MIIS classes
• Be located in the U.S
• Excellent writing and analysis skills
• General knowledge of WMD nonproliferation issues
• Knowledge of and experience in conducting scholarly research

Responsibilities

• Work on databases
• Work on website publications
• Work on fact sheets
• Work on analytical issue briefs
• Geolocation of WMD facilities worldwide
• Development of country and entity profiles
• Collate images of missiles and other WMD-relevant objects while tracking sources and copyright restrictions
• Develop case studies of illicit trade and procurement based on court cases etc
• Maintain and provide content for a WordPress site related to trading compliance (export controls, sanctions, etc)