Research Associate - Joint Military Operations (JAWD)

Job description

Overview The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a non-profit federally funded research and development center. IDA provides answers to questions posed by the Department of Defense and other agencies that require careful analysis. IDA takes great pride in the high caliber and timeliness of its analyses, which are produced in an atmosphere that encourages independent thinking and objective results. Responsibilities: The Joint Advanced Warfighting Division (JAWD) has an immediate opening for a Research Associate (RA) with a strong interest in national security challenges, demonstrated analytical skills and relevant educational training. Full-time professional staff at IDA are expected to be able to work independently, as a member of a study team, or under the direction of senior study leaders and analysts. Research Staff are expected to be familiar with standard methods for collecting, compiling, summarizing, analyzing and presenting quantitative and qualitative data/information. They should be able to apply appropriate quantitative and analytic methods to support the needs of particular studies or analyses. As members of interdisciplinary research teams, researchers must demonst...