openings at the Wisconsin Project
Deputy Director
The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control is seeking a Deputy Director who, under guidance of the Executive Director, will be responsible for overall operations, grant writing, fundraising and advocacy.
A successful candidate must be able to conceptualize, conduct and direct original, advocacy-driven research on nonproliferation and export controls. In cooperation with senior staff, the Deputy Director will be responsible for overseeing ongoing government and private grants and for leading new fundraising initiatives. The latter include preparing proposals, narrative and financial reports, and budgets.
The Deputy Director will help oversee the Project's current initiatives, including the Iran Watch web site and the Risk Report database. The Deputy Director will also participate in a public-private initiative aimed at improving export controls around the world through use of the Risk Report. This will include traveling internationally to present the database and to train new users. The Deputy Director will also help identify and engage new Risk Report subscribers.
Candidates must have a reputation for solid research, have relationships with government officials and the media, and have experience briefing these audiences as an expert. The Deputy Director will be responsible for presenting the Project's work in public fora, including in testimony before Congress. The Deputy Director must have the personal and professional skills required to recruit and manage staff, manage relations with the Project's board of directors and recruit additional members for the board.
Qualifications: An advanced degree, a distinguished record of research and/or professional success in international security and nonproliferation, and ten or more years of work with governmental, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental organizations.
To Apply: The position offered is long-term, with excellent benefits. Interested candidates should send a resume, cover letter and salary requirements either by mail to the Wisconsin Project, Suite 805, 1701 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, by fax to 202-223-8299, or by email to hr@wisconsinproject.org. The position will remain open until filled. No calls please.
Research Internship
The Wisconsin Project employs several interns throughout the year. Project interns are accomplished students who make valuable contributions to the work of the organization. The Project accepts internship applications on a rolling basis.
Interns will gain valuable experience in gathering information and conducting research for the Wisconsin Project’s Risk Report database and for the Iran Watch web site. In addition to research, Interns will help carry out a project to convert the organization's extensive collection of proliferation-related materials into a searchable electronic archive.
Candidates should be adept in working with Windows, MS Office and Word Perfect, and in doing research on the Internet, using databases like Lexis-Nexis. Those with basic knowledge of html are preferred. Previous scanning and electronic document conversion experience is not required. Proficiency in Farsi, Korean or Arabic would be helpful.
The internship is a paid position.
The Project is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that operates under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin.
To Apply: Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter either by mail to the Wisconsin Project, Suite 805, 1701 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, by fax to 202-223-8299, or by email to hr@wisconsinproject.org. No calls please.