Geopolitical Risk Analyst

🔍Hoover Institution, Stanford, California, United StatesNew📁Information Technology Services📅2 days ago Post Date📅108620 Requisition #

The Hoover Institution at Stanford University is seeking qualified candidates for the full-time position of geopolitical risk analyst. To ensure your application information is captured in our official files for immediate access to your resume, you must apply to http://stanfordcareers.stanford.edu and in the key word search box, indicate Requisition #108620.

A cover letter and resume are required for full consideration.

About Stanford University’s Hoover Institution: The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a public policy research center devoted to the advanced study of economics, politics, history, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs. Founded in 1919 by Herbert Hoover before he became the thirty-first president of the United States, the Institution began as a repository of historical material gathered at the end of World War I. The library and archives have grown to be among the largest private repositories of documents on twentieth-century political and economic history. Over time the Institution expanded its mission from collecting archival material to conducting advanced research on contemporary history and economics and applying this scholarship to current public policy challenges. With its eminent scholars and world-renowned library and archives, the Hoover Institution seeks to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity while securing and safeguarding peace for America and all humanity under the directorship of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice..

To learn more about the current scope of the Institution’s work, please review the 2023 Annual Report: https://www.hoover.org/2023-annual-report

Job Purpose

The Hoover Institution seeks a geopolitical risk analyst for SECURE Analytics, a first-of-its-kind national effort authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and funded by the National Science Foundation to enhance the security and integrity of the U.S. research enterprise. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented candidate to support a pioneering research initiative at the intersection of science, technology, and national security. They will apply their skills to the urgent real-world task of safeguarding the continued vitality of US research and innovation in a more challenging global environment.

The geopolitical risk analyst will perform quantitative and qualitative research on policies, developments, trends, and due diligence on key entities in the science and technology ecosystem in the People’s Republic of China, including on relevant facets of its S&T policies, workforce development, and talent programs, technology development priorities, and acquisition strategies. The position requires advanced, near-native target language reading ability (Chinese) to analyze primary source materials. This role will report to the senior research program manager for the research initiative, with oversight from the Stanford PI.

This is a two year fixed-term with a possibility of renewal.

CORE DUTIES*:

• Prioritize and extract data from a variety of sources such as policy documents, reports, news, databases, etc., and maintain data accuracy and completeness.
• Determine additional data collection and reporting requirements.
• Design and customize reports based upon data. Oversee and monitor regulatory and policy compliance for utilization of the data.
• Create complex charts and databases, perform statistical analyses, and develop graphs and tables for publication and presentation.
• Serve as a resource for non-routine inquiries such as requests for statistics or surveys.
• Test prototype software and participate in the approval and release process for new software.
• Provide documentation based on audit and reporting criteria to investigators and research staff

Additional Core Duties

• Conduct research, in both English and the target language (Chinese), using a variety of sources and methods, including: collection and bibliometric and scientometric analysis of publication records; collection and analysis of patent filings; and collection and analysis of industrial policy, higher education policy, and workforce development plans.
• Build, organize, and maintain a repository of collected source documents.
• Contribute to a working environment that is entrepreneurial and team-driven, with a culture of rigorous experimentation in a supportive environment.
• The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of respons