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July 2008

JOB OPENING: POLICY ANALYST

The Center for Democracy and Technology is seeking a policy analyst to work on online free expression, digital copyright, and Internet neutrality issues. The job offers an exciting opportunity to help shape public policy on important policy questions of the digital age.

CDT is a non-profit public interest group, based in Washington DC, dedicated to promoting civil liberties in the digital age. CDT is one of the world’s premier Internet and civil liberties advocacy organizations, working at the cutting edge of online policy issues concerning privacy and security, free expression, government surveillance and national security, digital copyright, and international technology policy. For more information about the full range of CDT’s activities, see http://www.cdt.org.

THE POSITION: The primary responsibilities of the Policy Analyst will be to:

• Track, research and analyze technology policy issues relating to online free expression, digital copyright, and Internet neutrality;
• Write about these topics in a range of documents, from internal memos to short blog posts to longer policy papers and reports;
• Assist the legal staff in formulating and articulating CDT’s policy positions; and
• Organize and participate in meetings, conferences and other events.

QUALIFICATIONS: The Policy Analyst is a junior professional position, designed for candidates with up to 5 years experience after graduation from an undergraduate or graduate degree program. Recent graduates will be considered if they can show exceptional skills and a demonstrated interest in technology policy issues. An ideal candidate would have the following characteristics:

• Experience and/or demonstrated familiarity with technology policy or media policy;
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to write about complex technological issues in a clear and non-technical fashion;
• Excellent planning and organizational skills;
• Attention to detail, resourcefulness, and self-motivation; and
• A commitment to CDT’s values and its philosophy of principled pragmatism in defense of the open and innovative Internet.

CDT offers substantial autonomy within a team environment.

COMPENSATION: Salary is commensurate with experience and is competitive with public interest and non-profit pay scales. CDT provides a generous benefits package that includes health care and dental coverage, a retirement plan, paid vacation, sick days and parental leave.

TO APPLY please send an email explaining your interest in CDT and Internet policy, along with a resume and short writing sample, to dani@cdt.org.

The Center for Democracy and Technology is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual or gender orientation, religion, or physical ability.