Campaign Finance Institute: An opening for an ABD or postdoctoral researcher

March 13, 2008

The Campaign Finance Institute has an immediate opening for an ABD or postdoctoral researcher. The position can either be full or part-time and will last for at least one year, possibly longer dependent upon continued funding of the position.

The work will involve two kinds of research: (1) analyses of campaign finance activity of donors, candidates, parties and interest groups primarily using records stored in a relational database (Microsoft Access); and (2) survey research of campaign donors and volunteers. CFI's post-docs/ABD's may have the opportunity to co-author publications while they work under the supervision of the senior political scientists on CFI's staff.

If you have students who are writing their dissertations and/or who you think would benefit from this experience in Washington, DC, please encourage them to apply for this position.

To apply, the candidate must submit a cover letter, a resume, a 4-10 page writing sample, an unofficial transcript or similar document, and a list of references to jobs@cfinst.org with the subject line of the e-mail, ABD/Post-Doc Research Associate or faxed to: 202-969-5612. More information on the position and CFI can be found on our website, http://www.CFInst.org.

The Campaign Finance Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan institute, affiliated with the George Washington University that conducts objective research and education, empanels task forces and makes recommendations for policy change in the field of campaign finance.