Fall Intern: Military Strategy & US Defense Budget
American Enterprise Institute•Washington, DC
•Onsite
About The Position
Interns on the military strategy and US defense budget team will assist with compiling and preparing background on issues of congressional oversight, examining defense-budget investments across the services, drafting memos and report text, and collecting data. Assignments may also include attending congressional hearings on the defense budget and responding to current events relating to military-strategy issues. This team covers a broad range of defense issues, so the ability to take initiative and independently attack research questions is crucial.
Requirements
- Experience in analytic techniques
- Experience with Microsoft Excel
- Experience in quantitative or statistical fields
- Attention to detail
- Ability to write and summarize information concisely, accurately, and creatively
- Ability to take initiative and independently attack research questions
Nice To Haves
- A desire to learn more about defense budgeting, force planning, acquisition, and defense reform
- GPA of 3.5 or higher from a top-ranking college or university
Responsibilities
- Compile and prepare background on issues of congressional oversight
- Examine defense-budget investments across the services
- Draft memos and report text
- Collect data
- Attend congressional hearings on the defense budget
- Respond to current events relating to military-strategy issues
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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