Undergraduate Research Assistant

Summary

Join our team as an Undergraduate Research Assistant and contribute to critical issues involving the proliferation of nuclear, chemical & biological weapons. You will have opportunities to work on various projects, acquire on-the-job training, and pursue your own research in related fields.

Requirements

• Be a current Middlebury undergraduate
• Be located in the U.S
• Excellent writing and analysis skills
• General knowledge of WMD nonproliferation issues

Responsibilities

• Work remotely on databases, website publications, fact sheets, analytical issue briefs, geolocation of WMD facilities worldwide, development of country and entity profiles, collating images of missiles and other WMD-relevant objects while tracking sources and copyright restrictions, developing 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.)

Benefits

• Paid on an hourly basis
• Opportunities to work on critical issues involving the proliferation of nuclear, chemical & biological weapons, ballistic missiles and strategies for their control, WMD terrorism, and space security issues
• On-the-job training with CNS experts and other leading scholars on nonproliferation issues
• Opportunities to pursue own research in related fields