Chatham House Research Associate – Digital Society Programme 2026-2027 – YOA

Deadline: September 7, 2026

Applications are open for the Chatham House Research Associate – Digital Society Programme 2026-2027. The Digital Society Programme at Chatham House investigates the geopolitics and political financial system of rising expertise. It platforms the minimal viable digital infrastructure states and firms must construct to have company within the twenty first century. It develops new, pragmatic governance concepts to scale and handle it, participating in multilateral boards and expertise communities alike, and appearing as a bridge between them.

The Research Associate might be integral to the small however pushed, inventive and hardworking workforce and can play a key function in delivering tasks, rising Chatham House funding base, and fascinating their networks.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation in coverage analysis supply utilizing rising applied sciences, significantly within the application of AI instruments.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, together with desk-based mostly analysis, literature critiques, stakeholder evaluation and information evaluation.
• Present technical analysis findings creatively, together with by means of subtle coding and information visualisation.
• Convey advanced info clearly and concisely to totally different audiences in oral and written codecs, tailoring content material and method accordingly.
• Prepare, write and contribute to varied outputs, together with papers, reviews, coverage briefs and op-eds.
• Prepare and current analysis findings in numerous codecs and to totally different audiences, together with to governments, the personal sector and technical researchers.
• Plan and coordinate occasions, workshops, conferences, roundtables, managing all elements from idea to execution and moderation.
• Collaborate with colleagues and venture companions to make sure efficient coordination and communication of plans, progress, and outcomes.
• Provide direct help to the Programme Director and Senior Research Fellow.
• Support the identification and improvement of fundraising alternatives and contribute to the preparation of funding functions, proposals, workplans, and budgets.
• Contribute to the supply of the Chatham House EDI Strategy.

Benefits

• Salary of £38,000 per yr.
• Benefits embody roughly 37 days annual depart (together with public holidays and Chatham House closure days), pension wage alternate, worker help programme, parental depart, versatile working and different advantages designed to fit your life-style. All of this, in an expert, participating and intellectually stimulating surroundings.

Eligibility

• Proven analysis expertise on points associated to expertise governance, together with areas such as digital public infrastructure, synthetic intelligence, worldwide digital cooperation, and expertise platforms.
• Experience making use of a vary of qualitative and quantitative analysis methodologies and delivering excessive-high quality analysis outputs.
• Strong writing abilities, with expertise producing coverage-related evaluation.
• Experience speaking analysis findings by means of a selection of channels and codecs, together with creating inventive and participating approaches to analysis dissemination.
• Experience supporting fundraising actions, together with drafting idea notes, contributing to funding proposals, and participating with donors and companions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, with the potential to current advanced info clearly and persuasively to a vary of audiences.
• Strong interpersonal abilities, with the potential to construct efficient working relationships and collaborate with colleagues and exterior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting the design and supply of analysis occasions, workshops, and coverage discussions.
• Excellent organisational abilities, consideration to element, and the potential to handle competing priorities successfully.
• Strong analytical, drawback-fixing, and factchecking abilities, with the potential to work precisely and successfully beneath strain.

Application

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