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Written By Effective Institutions Project

Effective Institutions Project

📍 Remote (Global) 🕔 Full or Part Time
💰$20 USD/hour ⏳ 25/01/2026

We are hiring interns to support our research, strategy, and field-building work in the summer (May to September) of 2026. The precise dates are negotiable. Exact duties will be assigned from week to week based on current needs and candidate interests and skills. You are likely to be involved in the following work:

  • Monitoring and tracking important developments across key institutions and institutional research (including core issue areas such as AI governance and U.S. democracy)

  • Contributing research and content to EIP publications

  • Conducting outreach to and participating in conversations with high-level experts

  • Supporting and improving EIP’s knowledge management and organizational learning systems

  • Organizing events, discussion groups, and other activities to build our community

  • Researching and tracking grantmaking and funding opportunities

Ideal Profile

Characteristics we are looking for in all candidates:

  • A demonstrated ability and willingness to take initiative and work independently

  • Strong writing skills (in English) and ability to communicate clearly in a professional setting

  • Conscientiousness and attention to detail

  • Strong evidence of research skills (can be academic or not) and critical thinking ability

  • A positive attitude and enthusiasm for our mission

We also tend to give preference to candidates who have the following:

  • Experience/interest in either operations or public communication of data analysis

  • Some background knowledge about our key institutions, especially the US Government

Compensation & Logistics

Compensation for interns is $20/hr. We expect to have one short unpaid test for candidates who pass an initial screening and one longer paid exercise for finalist candidates. We strongly prefer candidates who can work full-time, but will consider part-time candidates who can work at least 20 hours/week. Candidates may work remotely, and wherever possible we try not to let nationality/citizenship be a barrier to collaborating with us.

To be considered, please submit an application no later than January 25, 11:59 ET.

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Effective Institutions Project

The Effective Institutions Project is a global working group of academics, philanthropic leaders, businesspeople, and policymakers striving to determine the best ways to improve the quality of decision-making at important institutions.

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