Senior Research Analyst - Center for Security and Emerging Technology - Walsh School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University

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Senior Research Analyst - Center for Security and Emerging Technology - Walsh School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University

Georgetown’s Center for Emerging Technology (CSET) is a research organization focused on studying the security impacts of emerging technologies, supporting academic work in security and technology studies, and delivering nonpartisan analysis to technologists and policymakers. CSET currently focuses on artificial intelligence, advanced computing and biotechnology.

We are seeing applications for Senior Research Analyst opportunities.

Important Note: Please visit CSET’s career page for more information on which Line of Research is seeking Senior Research Analyst support. The below responsibilities and qualifications are core for all Senior Research Analysts, but specifics may change depending on research needs. Applications that are not tailored to specific line(s) of research will not be considered.

Senior Research Analysts will report to CSET’s Director of Analysis or appropriate Line of Research Lead (Research Fellow or Senior Fellow) and will be responsible for:

• Designing new research projects within an established Line of Research, scoping research questions, and managing collaborators (including GU student research affiliates) with limited additional supervision from LOR Lead/Research Fellow
• Authoring and coauthoring written publications with limited ongoing supervision of LOR Lead/Research Fellow
• Assisting Research Fellows in ongoing project management tasks like coordinating internal reviews, convening project brownbags, ensuring timeline compliance, and navigating the publications process
• Collaborating with Research Fellows, other Research Analysts (including Data Research Analysts and Senior Research Analysts), Data Scientists, and Center leadership to design research proposals and execute resulting research products
• Providing research support such as compiling literature reviews, conducting open-source research and analysis, collecting and annotating data, and writing and editing 
• Developing and delivering presentations and briefs for policy-making audiences on topics related to emerging technologies, specifically those reflected in CSET Lines of Research and associated policy considerations
• Designing research plans for data-focused analytic tasks, such as identifying potential data sources; determining data quality management strategies; devising analysis plans within the constraints of project planning and timelines; and executing the research plan in coordination with more junior researchers  
• Generating data presentations and graphics suitable for reports, briefs and other CSET products with limited ongoing supervision of Research Fellows
• Motivating, coaching and challenging colleagues to provide quality projects and advance their skill set 
• Attending DC briefings and events and providing summaries to other CSET team members
• Monitoring trends and developments in CSET areas of interest and national security policy
• Upholding CSET’s mission, vision and values
• Contributing to CSET’s organizational development, including contributing to internal working groups, seminars, leading and coordinating professional development activities and discussions

Requirements and Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 5+ years of experience in research and policy analysis including familiarity with interpreting and visualizing data

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Master’s degree in relevant f