Liberty on the Rocks Jobs & Opportunities Board

LAMP/PHP Developer

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:21:58 +0000

Skills Required:

LAMP Technologies (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP5). Kohana Framework (OOP / MVC). HTML, JavaScript (JQuery, AJAX) and CSS. Experience using SVN or other source control.

Android (using Java) programming experience is a strong bonus. Ideal candidate will have strong LAMP background and have experience developing Android applications.

Job Description:

We are an established firm interviewing for a developer for our web-based and mobile phone (iPhone, Android) survey system. You will report to our internal Director of System Technology, performing application development by implementing new features in our software.

Must be authorized to work in the United States. Please send your resume, desired pay and a few sample applications to sotg@surveysonthego.net.

Jobs Listings – Center for Shared Services

amanda — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:46:33 +0000

The mission of Center for Shared Services (CSS) is to provide talent and opportunity for fiscally conservative nonprofit organizations. CSS seeks to identify individuals who desire to make a difference with their skills, talents, and abilities. Our goal is to create a positive experience for both clients and prospective employees.

View Job Listings on the CSS Site

CATO – Intern

amanda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:23:29 +0000

The Cato Institute is seeking interns for the summer, fall and spring terms. Responsibilities include research assistance to Cato’s policy directors, assisting at Cato events, some clerical chores, attendance at Cato events, and weekly seminars and readings. Candidates should be undergraduates, regardless of major, recent graduates, or graduate students who have a strong commitment to individual liberty, private property, free markets, peace, toleration, and limited government. The monthly stipend is $700 paid in two monthly installments. Information on the program is available online. If you require additional information, please e-mail intern@cato.org.

[ For additional information on employment opportunities with free market organizations, see job banks at Institute for Humane Studies.]

CATO – Legal Associate Program

amanda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:22:55 +0000

Use Your JD to Work for Liberty!

Many law firms are asking their incoming first-year associates to defer their start dates and are offering stipends for these associates to work at public interest organizations. Some law schools are also offering their graduates funding for a number of months under similar conditions. And plenty of new law grads are looking to get their feet in the DC policy door.

To that end, the Cato Institute invites graduating law students and law school graduates to work at our Center for Constitutional Studies. This is an opportunity to assist projects ranging from Supreme Court amicus briefs to policy papers to the Cato Supreme Court Review. Interested students and graduates should email a cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample, along with any specific details of their circumstances (availability, deferral terms/stipend, etc.), to Jonathan Blanks, jblanks@cato.org.

If you don’t have your own firm/school funding and cannot work unpaid, please apply to our highly competitive internship program (see directly below for short description and application instructions). Legal associates accepted through our internship program receive double the normal intern stipend and are responsible for all normal intern duties on top of responsibilities for the Center for Constitutional Studies.

Jonathan Blanks
Center for Constitutional Studies
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Email: jblanks@cato.org

CATO – State Budget Expert

amanda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:20:08 +0000

The Cato Institute seeks to hire a budget expert to focus on state and local government tax and spending policies.

The budget expert would critique the budget policies of state and local lawmakers through policy studies, op-eds, books, blogposts, and media appearances. He or she would commission research from outside scholars, participate in panel discussions, and give speeches discussing problems with current budget policies and possible reforms. Candidates for the position should have strong research, writing, and communication skills, and a strong commitment to the principles of individual liberty and economic freedom. Advanced degree in economics or public policy preferred. Compensation and title will be commensurate with ability and experience.

Applicants should send their resume, cover letter, and writing samples to:

Chris Edwards
Director of Tax Policy Studies
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Fax (202) 842-3490
Email: cedwards@cato.org

CATO – Policy Analyst, Financial Regulation Studies

amanda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:19:37 +0000

The Cato Institute seeks a policy analyst to work on financial regulation issues. The position requires the candidate to have several years of public-policy-related work experience and skills in writing, editing and policy advocacy. Expertise on securities and/or banking markets and law is preferred, and expertise in Dodd-Frank Act provisions particularly welcome. Interest in monetary issues welcomed, although not required. A comfort with both legal and economic research is necessary. Advanced degree, Ph.D. or J.D., preferred.

The policy analyst will research and write in his or her area of expertise, commission manuscripts, organize and participate in public forums, and promote the work of the Cato Institute. A commitment to Cato’s mission of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government is also required.

Applicants should send their resume, cover letter, and writing samples to:

Mark Calabria
Director of Financial Regulation Studies
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Fax (202) 842-3490
Email: mcalabria@cato.org

CATO – Director, Center on Labor and Employment Studies

amanda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:04:06 +0000

The Cato Institute seeks a senior scholar to direct and produce research aimed at preserving America’s dynamic labor markets and promoting competition, mobility and opportunity in the workforce. The director will be expected to cover a broad range of issues related to labor and employment—including, but not limited to: unionization (both public and private sector), the National Labor Relations Act and right-to-work laws; public policies affecting productivity and job growth; unemployment insurance, “living” and minimum wage laws; immigration policy; parental leave, employment discrimination law, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The ideal candidate will have advanced training in economics and familiarity with the relevant labor and employment laws. An advanced degree, Ph.D. or J.D., is preferred. A commitment to Cato’s mission of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government is required. Compensation will be commensurate with ability and experience.

Applicants should send their resume, cover letter, and writing samples to:

Gene Healy
Vice President
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Fax (202) 842-3490
Email: ghealy@cato.org

CATO – Data Curator, Center on Information Policy Studies

amanda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:03:31 +0000

The Cato Institute seeks a data curator to support its government data transparency program. This candidate will perform a variety of functions that translate government documents and activities into semantically rich, machine-readable data. Major duties will include reading legislative documents, marking them up with semantic information, and identifying opportunities for automated identification and extraction of semantic information in documents. The candidate will also oversee the data entry process and train and supervise others to perform data entry. The ideal candidate will have a college degree, preferably in computer science and/or political science, and experience using XML, RDFa, and regular expressions. Attention to detail is a must, with an understanding of U.S federal legislative, spending, and regulatory processes preferred.

Applicants should send their resume, cover letter, and a short writing sample to:

Jim Harper
Director of Information Policy Studies
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Fax (202) 842-3490
Email: jharper@cato.org

Data Management Internship – Paid (Reason)

amanda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:01:30 +0000

Reason Foundation, a nonpartisan public policy research institute, is looking for a data management intern to implement planned structural changes to a Salesforce database with over 80,000 contact records. Responsibilities will include implementing structural changes using DemandTools software, performing data cleaning and establishing automated data cleaning routines, and collaborating with the database manager to determine additional structural changes.

Start date, length of the internship, and hours per week are negotiable for the right person. Ideally, the intern will work out of Reason’s LA office, but a remote arrangement is possible. Stipends are available and will be discussed on an individual basis.

Qualifications:

A working knowledge of intermediate excel functionality is a must. Knowledge of Salesforce and DemandTools is not necessary, but a plus. An ideal candidate will have an interest in a career in data management.

Benefits:

The data management intern will be fully trained in basic Salesforce administration and DemandTools functionality. Salesforce is currently used by over 5,000 non-profit organizations around the world, and many more in the for-profit community.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to Amy Pelletier at amy.pelletier@reason.org. Your cover letter should describe why you are interested in the internship, and explain your availability.

Reason Magazine Internship – Paid

amanda — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:00:28 +0000

The Burton C. Gray Memorial Internship program runs year-round in the Washington, D.C. office. Interns work for 10 weeks and receive a $5,000 stipend.

The job includes reporting and writing for Reason and Reason Online, and helping with research, proofreading, and other tasks. Previous interns have gone on to work at such places as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, ABC News, and Reason itself.

To apply, send your résumé, up to five writing samples (preferably published clips), and a cover letter by the deadline below to:

Gray Internship Reason 1747 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009

Contact

Electronic applications can be sent to intern@reason.com, with the subject line: Gray Internship Application. Please submit all application pieces as a single pdf file if possible.

Deadlines

Summer Internships begin in June, application deadline March 26

Fall Internships begin in September, application deadline August 20

Spring Internships begin in January, application deadline November 13

Internship dates are flexible.