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Research Assistants

The Program on Extremism’s paid, term-limited research assistant program allows undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, and post-grads an exciting opportunity to participate in the Program’s groundbreaking research by assisting full-time staff on a plethora of research projects. Specific tasks for research assistants vary based on the Program’s changing slate of projects; in general, research assistants: 

• Conduct open-source research on issues related to terrorism and extremism. 
• Assist full-time staff in preparing and editing reports, policy papers, and other analytic products.
• Provide support for ongoing Program deliverables, research streams, and analytic products. 
• Maintain primary source databases for ongoing research projects.

New research assistants are accepted each academic term.

• The fall term runs from approximately August to December. Applications for the fall term will open in July.
• The spring term runs from approximately January to May. Applications for the spring term will open in November.
• The summer term runs from approximately June to July. Applications for the summer term are now open. 

If you have any questions about the RA program, please email [email protected].