Open Positions
Telecommunications Policy Analyst/Staff Economist
The Competitive Enterprise Institute seeks a Communications Policy Analyst/Staff Economist. The analyst/economist will conduct CEI research, advocacy, analysis, and outreach regarding legislative, regulatory, and legal issues surrounding telecommunications and the FCC, Internet freedom, e-commerce, and information privacy. The analyst/economist will also work on related legal and public policy issues that significantly affect the telecommunications and technology sectors, including communications law, antitrust, administrative law, and commercial speech regulation. See the full job description here.
Internships
The Competitive Enterprise Institute internship program gives interested students and recent college graduates the opportunity to learn about and promote the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty. We pair interns with members of CEI’s staff for a direct mentorship experience.
Schedule of Terms
Summer: June-August
Applications Due: April 15
Fall: September-December
Applications Due: July 31
Spring: January-May
Applications Due: November 30
Exact start and end dates subject to negotiation with successful applicants.
How to Apply for the CEI Internship Program
Who Should Apply
College students and recent college graduates who support the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty.
Application Materials
Submit your resume, a cover letter, and a brief writing sample as a single PDF attachment to Richard Morrison at interns@cei.org.
Experiences Offered
Interns are assigned to work for a specific CEI expert for the duration of their internship. Some interns participate directly in public policy research on one or more of CEI’s many issue areas. Others work in communications, fundraising, or IT. When applying, please indiciate if you have a preference. Successful candidates will have strong writing, research, and analytical skills regardless of their area of focus.
Stipend
CEI offers both paid and unpaid internships. Upon being interviewed, exceptional applicants may be offered a stipend. Internships for which a student receives academic credit are always unpaid.
Partnership with Charles Koch Institute
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is proud to be a partner organization for the Charles Koch Institute’s professional education programs. Applicants can participate in one of CKI’s semester-long internship or fellowship programs while working at CEI. The Charles Koch Institute currently provides a stipend of $450 a week for participants.
Housing
CEI does not provide interns with housing. Prospective interns, however, have several housing options. Washington Intern Student Housing provides year-round accomodations, and Georgetown University, George Washington University, and American University offer summer intern housing.
Warren T. Brookes Journalism Fellowship
CEI is no longer accepting applications for the Warren Brookes Journalism Fellowship. Thank you!
About Warren T. Brookes
During his 16 years with the Boston Herald and the Detroit News, and as a nationally-syndicated columnist, Warren T. Brookes, in the words of Thomas Bray of the Detroit News, "made a virtual career out of questioning the conventional wisdoms of the so-called experts." He "delighted precisely in the unconventional wisdom, not only about economics but also about a wide range of subjects."
Warren Brookes and CEI had a special relationship, sharing information and trading the woeful tales that inevitably arise from working in Washington. After Brookes' death in 1991, CEI established the Warren T. Brookes Fellowship to keep his legacy alive. Through the program, CEI identifies and trains talented young people and experienced journalists who wish to improve their knowledge of environmental issues and free market economics. In this manner, the program seeks to perpetuate Brookes' tradition of reporting from a sound scientific and economic perspective.
Current Fellow
Carrie Sheffield is the 2015 Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. She is a columnist and broadcaster in Manhattan. An online contributor with Forbes, she is a regular guest on national television and radio shows.
Former Fellows
2014-2015 - Carrie Sheffield
2013-2014 - Bill Frezza
2012-2013 - Matthew Melchiorre
2011-2012 - Matt Patterson
2010-2011 - Kathryn Ciano
2009-2010 - Ryan Young
2008-2009 - Silvia Santacruz
2007-2008 - Lene Johansen
2006-2007 - Jeremy Lott
2005-2006 – Timothy Carney
2004-2005 - John Berlau
2003-2004 - Neil Hrab
2002-2003 - Hugo Gurdon
2001-2002 - Eileen Ciesla-Norcross
2000-2001 - Sean Paige
1999 - Brian Doherty
1997-1998 - Jesse Walker
1996 - James Bovard
1995 - Michelle Malkin
1994 - Michael Fumento
1993 - Ronald Bailey