What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Fellow, East Asia Program position at Quincy Institute?
The Quincy Institute (QI) seeks a research fellow with a high degree of expertise in Chinese military and national security policy to join its East Asia Program. The expert’s key responsibility is to produce a significant volume of original analysis and public communication on US policy toward China and East Asia, including research papers, policy proposals, op-eds, and media engagement. The overriding aim is to advance QI’s mission of moving US national security strategy toward diplomatic engagement and military restraint.
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This position entails promoting QI’s work among decision-makers and contributing expert commentary to various media outlets. The Research Fellow will respond to events of the day with rapid analysis to frame the media narrative. The research fellow will also build or maintain strong connections with the relevant policy and media communities.
Responsibilities
- Help build a cohesive, rational, and strategic response to challenges in the realms of US security and military policy vis-à-vis China, with the goal of reshaping the parameters of debate around US foreign policy
- In collaboration with other team members, develop concrete foreign policy proposals aligned with the grand strategy of Restraint and build support for those positions through a high level of original scholarship, policy analyses, opinion columns, talking points, and other materials for public dissemination
- Use knowledge from the program’s research and Congress’s legislative agenda to effectively influence policy. Connect QI’s work to relevant scholars and activists
- Have or develop strong relations in the relevant policy community, including the Defense and State Departments and National Security Council and on Capitol Hill, and promote QI’s work and agenda among decision-makers
- Work with communications colleagues to develop positions quickly on issues of the day to benefit from a first-mover’s advantage in framing the policy and media narrative; provide expert commentary and represent QI in the media
- Organize and lead panels, roundtables, study groups, and workshops at QI
- Support and brief leadership as needed
- Direct and coordinate research assistants and interns to support output
Education and Experience
Requirements
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume or CV, and three writing samples demonstrating different forms of communication (scholarly, expert media, popular media). The deadline for applying is now Friday, November 15th, where top candidates will be reviewed and contacted within the following week.
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