CNS Available Positions – Monterey, CA
- CNS Postdoc/Predoc Fellowship in Emerging Tech & Nuclear/Biological Security
The Emerging Technologies & Nuclear Security Fellow (postdoctoral or predoctoral) participates in research projects connecting emerging technologies and nuclear and/or biological security (we are primarily interested in candidates focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence and nuclear/biological security). Faculty interested in residing at CNS during sabbatical leave also are encouraged to apply.
This is an interdisciplinary fellowship, and we welcome applicants from public policy, international relations, and the social sciences, as well as from computer science, engineering, and the natural sciences. Start date is flexible, but successful applicants can begin as early as July 1, 2027. Preference will be given to applications received prior to February 1, 2027.
This is a full-time benefits-eligible staff position. The position is in-person at the Monterey office of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), a research center of Middlebury College.
CNS Available Positions – Middlebury, Vermont Office
- Winter Term 2027 Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Vermont Office Intern
This internship allows students to work directly with the Center from its office in Middlebury. The Center for Nonproliferation Studies Winter Term 2027 Vermont Office Internship is an unpaid internship for college credit. The internship is expected to be in person at the CNS office at 46 South St. in Middlebury. The selected intern(s) will work 25 to 37.5 hours per week. Start and end dates are January 4-29 to align with the Winter Term.
The intern(s) will work with Professor Stephen Herzog, who leads the activities of the CNS Vermont Office. Topics that may be covered by the intern(s) include: nuclear arms control, monitoring and verification, and the intersection of artificial intelligence and weapons of mass destruction. The intern(s) may also have opportunities to work with other CNS experts in the Center’s Monterey, Washington, DC, and Vienna, Austria offices. Responsibilities may also include assistance with the operations of the CNS Vermont Office, its guest speaker series, and the peer-reviewed journal The Nonproliferation Review.
CNS Available Positions – Washington, DC Office
- Office Assistant/Research Assistant (AY 26-27 004108)
Under the general guidance from the Executive Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Washington DC, the office assistant / research assistant will undertake administration and research assistant responsibilities.
This is an hourly position which could be undertaken on a part-time or full-time basis depending on what is agreed with the successful candidate. The position will have a starting hiring range of $26.32/hr. This is a temporary position with an expected end date of the end of 31 December 2026 with prospects for extension. More than one person may be hired under this position to support different projects and activities.
