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The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a non-profit federally funded research and development center think tank. IDA provides answers to questions posed by the Department of Defense and other agencies that require careful analysis.
Position Title:
Summer Associate
Duties & Responsibilities:
The IDA Summer Associate Program provides students unique opportunity to use their quantitative and analytic skills to work on challenging real-world national security issues. Each year, IDA hires paid student associates at its Virginia and Washington, DC facilities to work for a minimum of 10 weeks during the summer months. Attendance at the 8 week core period between June 10 and August 2 is required. An additional 2 weeks (or more) either before or after the core period is required for a complete 10 week internship. In some cases opportunities exist for associates to work a few weeks longer than the 10-week minimum.
Position Qualifications:
The IDA Summer Associate Program provides statisticians unique opportunity to use their quantitative and analytic skills to work on challenging real-world national security issues. Positions are available with a variety of focuses including: designing and analyzing tests for military systems, using Bayesian methodology to leverage all information across a continuum of testing, and statistics in science policy. All positions available are located at the Studies and Analyses Center (SAC) in Alexandria, VA or at the Science, Technology, Policy, Institute (STPI) in Washington, DC. Graduate student applicants are strongly preferred. We seek highly qualified students with strong academic backgrounds. Our preference for the program is graduate students. U.S. citizenship is required and all associates are required to obtain a security clearance.
Salary Range:
The wage range is dependent on the field of study and years of education completed. For students living outside the area, IDA pays for one instance of round-trip travel. Associates are responsible for living expenses during the summer.
Benefits:
Web Site:
http://www.ida.org
Application Address:
All applications should be made through the website: https://jobs-ida.icims.com/jobs/1955/2013-summer-associate-program/job
Contact Email: Questions about the positions can be directed to Laura Freeman (lfreeman@ida.org) or Alyson Wilson (awilson@ida.org)
Application Deadline:
02/01/2013
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