[ylem]

Actually, suppose we have internships to offer in your nonactive territories (say, the washington DC area), should we wait to post them? Also, would REU (research experience for undergraduates) be suitable to post on your site (we tend to pay about $4K for the summer for undergrads and offer free housing...).

[nathanfp]

Yes please wait to post if you are in DC (but feel free to use any of the employer resources). We are growing regionally so that we can develop a traction at universities and guarentee a match. We can't do that yet in Washington DC.

The position you are describing sounds great -- its paid, offers professional experience for someone interested in the field of research, the only question I would ask is if there is much interaction with you and other employees. If you added to the program a once a week coffee, where you or other experts in the office talked to the candidate for 30 minutes and offered context on how their work fit into a broader policy and research framework it would take the position to the next level and help you get superior candidates.

[ylem]

There are weekly seminars from researchers and daily interaction with supervisors. Projects have include math, physics, chemistry, biology, cs, and engineering...If you think you'll become operational in our area, I'll have one of our outreach people contact you.