The National Security Archive is an equal opportunity employer. All positions are offered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual preference, marital status, or non-job related physical handicap.
General Employment: The Archive occasionally has openings for full- and part-time paid positions, usually in connection with a specific program and always depending on the availability of funding.
Research Assistantships: Paid, part-time research positions are more frequently available, and are also tied to particular projects.
Internships: Opportunities (unpaid) for undergraduate and graduate students to gain work experience and academic credit (in coordination with home institutions) are available year-around. Applications are accepted at any time.
Additional Information: Qualifications and submission requirements differ according to position. For information on all current openings, and to submit an application, please contact Sue Bechtel, Director of Administration, at sbechtel@gwu.edu.
The National Security Archive is among the Washington, D.C.-area non-governmental organizations that participate in the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship program. The Scoville fellowship program invites recent college and graduate school alumni to apply for six to nine-month fellowships with NGOs focusing on arms control, peace, and international security issues. See www.scoville.org
The following generic notices provide a bit more basic information: