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Open Society Foundations is launching an initiative in which 15 candidates will take up positions in Think Tanks which are located in “Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, giving them an opportunity to gain first-hand policy research and advocacy experience at a renowned think tank in the region.” The selected candidates will support the region’s think tank in attracting young and talented professionals. The selected person will be in charge of recruiting and training new talents, allowing for capacity building, advocacy and stronger presence of the think tank in the respective civil society.

Requirements: The Think Tank Young Professional Development Program intends to attract recent graduates of MA and PhD programs in the social sciences and humanities to selected think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, giving them an opportunity to gain first-hand policy research and advocacy experience at a renowned think tank in the region. The program is designed to benefit both young returning professionals and their host organizations. It enables participating think tanks to recruit young researchers originally from the region who recently graduated from universities in the OECD countries, including the Central European University in Hungary. Depending on a research topic, individual programs at hosting organizations will last up to six months and start from December 2013.

For contact and further information on the selection process and the subsequent steps, please click here.