The Economic Security Operations Unit (ESOU) within RAND's National Security Research Division is seeking a mission-driven legal expert in the area of infrastructure finance and the strategic use of capital for supporting innovation. This expert will contribute to research and analysis at the intersection of economics, finance, and national security. Ensuring U.S. economic competitiveness in the future will require informed analyses to identify the investments that need to be made at home and abroad, and to determine which investments are most likely to pay off. Building on past RAND work, ESOU will conduct a series of analyses to identify investments that are economically feasible, practical, and of strategic relevance to U.S. national security objectives. The successful candidate will engage with an interdisciplinary research team on economic and legal analyses that focus on maintaining U.S. competitiveness, developing public-private partnerships, and identifying key strategies to advance U.S. economic interests as well as global security. This position is up to full-time for one-year, contingent on funding being received.