Graduate Fellow Position–National Assn of Development Organizations

The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) is seeking a graduate student fellow to support research and education work related to various aspects of rural and small metropolitan economic development in the United States.  NADO is a nonprofit, public interest group providing advocacy, education, research and training to multi-jurisdictional councils of governments, economic development districts, and regional planning commissions.

The graduate fellow will work closely with NADO’s staff on various projects related to planning and development issues in the U.S., which may include regional transportation, post-disaster economic recovery, regional planning and comprehensive economic development strategies, business finance, and sustainable development.  Responsibilities will include conducting research and contributing to written reports, developing content for the www.NADO.orgwebsite, recruiting speakers to participate in training events, and other duties as assigned.

This position is open to graduate students in the Washington, DC area.  NADO typically seeks applicants pursuing degrees in the social sciences, communications, planning, government, public policy, and public administration fields.  Candidates must possess strong research, analysis, and writing skills, particularly in collecting and analyzing qualitative information.  Applicants should be proficient in MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.  In addition, candidates should be comfortable with being assigned tasks that include updating social media and website information, including learning to use a website content management system.

This is a paid position. Hours are flexible, and fellows should expect to work approximately 20 hours per week.  The position is available immediately for the fall semester.  Depending on candidate availability and performance, the fellowships may continue into the spring semester.   Graduate fellows become an integral part of our small staff, so candidates should expect to contribute to substantive projects during the fellowship.

Visit www.NADO.org for more information about our organization and programs.  To apply, submit a cover letter, résumé, and short writing sample by email to ckissel@nado.org.


Kathy Quillinan Nothstine, AICP
Program Manager
NADO & NADO Research Foundation
202-624-5256
knothstine@nado.org

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