Intern - Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technology (Summer 2024)

At CSIS we actively seek to employ a diverse group of people who embody our organizational values. We welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply, especially those from traditionally underrepresented groups.

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 200 employees, including more than 120 analysts working to address the changing dynamics of international security across the globe.

The CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies seeks to answer vitally important questions about the future of Artificial Intelligence and its implications for the global economy and international security.

CSIS’ Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies is hiring a motivated intern with a demonstrated interest in the future of emerging technologies for the summer semester. Internships are seasonal and typically last three to six months. The Wadhwani Center produces research, analysis, and recommendations to equip policymakers, government officials, and the public with a better understanding of rapidly evolving emerging technology ecosystems and their impacts on the global economy, geopolitical dynamics, and international security. Interns work closely with Wadhwani Center team members in research, event management, and program communications. Candidates should be motivated, professional, and have a strong interest in emerging technology issues, especially relating to AI.

The hired candidate will be paid hourly, commensurate with experience ($17.00/hour for current undergraduate hires, $18.00/hour for hires with a bachelor’s degree, and $19.00/hour for hires with a master’s degree).

Essential duties and responsibilities
Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide research support for individual scholars and projects related to AI, emerging technology regulation, industrial policy, national security, and geopolitics.
• Monitor ongoing developments in emerging technology policy and industry.
  Provide logistical support to the Center staff as needed, including scheduling, event staffing, and routine office work.
• Support communications activities, including social media, program newsletter, and program podcast.
• Attend events and lectures by CSIS and external organizations.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Must be at least a college junior in good standing, an advanced student, or a recent graduate. Applicants enrolled in or have recently completed a master’s degree preferred.
• Must be able to work in-person at CSIS headquarters.
• Ability to commit 35 hours per week preferred.
• Excellent research skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to complete projects independently and with a team.
• Ability to manage multiple projects & priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Chinese and/ or experience in computer science is a plus.
• Must be available to work in-person at CSIS headquarters in Washington, DC.

Physical requirements and work conditions

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee working in an office environment.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This job can be fully remote, fully onsite, or hybrid.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to apply

Interested applicants must submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample as a single pdf at https://careers.csis.org/. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information about the CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies, please visit https://www.csis.org/programs/wadhwani-center-ai-and-advanced-technologies.