New York, NY Hybrid Employment $55,000-$58,000

Council on Foreign Relations is hiring a Research Associate, Russia Studies

Responsibilities

  • Provide logistical and administrative support to the distinguished fellow, including scheduling and calendar management, handling phone calls and media requests, making travel arrangements, and drafting correspondence.
  • Coordinate events, including preparing invitations, making travel arrangements, corresponding with speakers, presiders, and participants, and providing logistical support for the event.
  • Conduct research and editing for articles, book chapters, and other publications.
  • Assist with budgeting, including tracking monthly income statements, monitoring grant information, potentially drafting grant reports and proposals, creating and updating Excel spreadsheets, and preparing vouchers for reimbursement.
  • Assist the fellow with social media outreach, including website maintenance and posting and/or using social media applications such as X, Facebook, etc., as needed.
  • Support other fellows and departments, upon request.
  • Perform any other duties or tasks as assigned or required.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Structure: The research associate will work under the direction of the Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Fellow and will also spend a small portion of their time working with an adjunct, part time, or visiting fellow.. Reports to: Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Fellow

Additional Information

  • Proficiency in the Russian language, written and oral.
  • Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays are considered institutional anchor days where all staff are required to be onsite.
  • Effective Monday, September 14, 2026, CFR employees will be based on-site at least four days per week.
  • CFR’s remote working schedule is subject to change.
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Council on Foreign Relations

Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is a nonpartisan, independent national membership organization, think tank, educator, and publisher. Its mission is to inform U.S. engagement with the world.

CFR generates policy-relevant ideas and analysis, convenes experts and policymakers, and promotes informed public discussion on the most consequential issues facing the United States and the world. It is also the publisher of Foreign Affairs, a leading magazine on international relations and U.S. foreign policy.

The organization is committed to fostering a diverse and representative foreign policy community through its membership, research, events, and educational initiatives. CFR maintains offices in New York and Washington, D.C., and engages with global affairs through research, publications, and convenings.

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Job Details
Department David Rockefeller Studies Program
Category other
Posted 3 hours ago