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Freedom House is seeking three motivated candidates for the nine-month Freedom in the World 2022–23 Junior Fellowship program. Freedom in the World is Freedom House’s flagship analysis on political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories. Produced annually since 1973, it is the most widely read and cited report of its kind, used on a regular basis by policymakers, journalists, academics, activists, and others. Freedom in the World is regularly cited in major news outlets and in speeches by high-level government officials, among many other places. The next cohort of Junior Fellows will begin at the start of the Freedom in the World 2023 project cycle and follow the project through to completion in early 2023.
Each Junior Fellow will be hired to join Freedom House as a fixed-term, salaried employee, eligible for a generous benefits package. Junior Fellows will be responsible for managing the research for one of the six geographic regions covered by Freedom in the World. In doing so, the Junior Fellows will have the opportunity to establish expertise on a specific region and will be called on to provide analysis of that region for internal use and potentially in response to media and other external queries. Through the fellowship program, Junior Fellows will also bolster their knowledge of global democracy using a comparative lens; build a network of external regional experts; develop crucial project management skills; and strengthen research and analysis skills. They will have opportunities to interact with senior and executive Freedom House staff, as well as other prominent practitioners in the democracy and human rights field. At the completion of the fellowship, they will have developed a range of highly marketable skills that will help propel them on to successful careers.
Junior Fellows will work closely with other members of the Research and Analysis team to ensure that all Freedom in the World research outputs adhere to the highest standards of quality and analytical integrity. Key responsibilities include:
Junior Fellows will conduct data analysis; contribute to the development and launch of analytical pieces, social media content, infographics, and other support materials; and participate in briefings to key stakeholders, including US congressional and administrative staff on Freedom in the World findings. Freedom House will work to assign fellows to their region of interest, but may offer an alternative.
In the last three months of the term, Junior Fellows will be encouraged to work on a capstone project to launch after the release of Freedom in the World 2023, contributing original content using Freedom in the World findings that can help Junior Fellows establish a voice in the democracy and human rights field. Examples of capstone projects include op-ed articles, data visualizations, narrative stories about human rights defenders, and video features.
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The nine-month, full-time fellowship will begin on or around July 1, 2022, and end on March 31, 2023. Junior Fellows will receive an annualized salary of $42,000—amounting to a pre-tax, pre-deduction salary of $3,500 per month for nine months—and a generous benefits package. Freedom House’s Research and Analysis division is located in New York City, and Freedom House headquarters is located in Washington, DC. Junior Fellows are highly encouraged to be based in either New York or Washington, but remote work is also possible.
Apply by sending the following documents, as PDFs, to FIWFellowship@FreedomHouse.org, using “2022–23 Junior Fellowship Application” as the subject by February 28, 2022.
Applications will be accepted until February 28, 2022, and reviewed on a rolling basis; early applications are highly encouraged. Only candidates who are selected to be interviewed will be contacted. We expect to begin conducting initial interviews in late March or early April. Candidates who advance to the next round will be invited to take a written exercise and submit a letter of recommendation. Based on the results, we will choose a group of candidates for final interviews, which will be held in late April or early May. The final three Freedom in the World 2022–23 Junior Fellows will be announced in late May 2022.
Please send all application materials to FIWfellowship@freedomhouse.org with “2022-23 Junior Fellowship Application” as the subject line.
If you have any questions, email us at FIWfellowship@freedomhouse.org.
Disclaimer: This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job. It is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the jobholder may differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, may be part of the job. Freedom House may add, change, or remove essential and other duties at any time.