Research Associate – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear Defense (CBRN) Overview:The Institute for Defense Analyses is a federally funded research and development center supporting the Department of Defense and other federal agencies that require rigorous and objective analysis of national security issues. The Strategy, Forces and Resources Division (SFRD) performs interdisciplinary analyses of plans and policies related to national security strategy; the structure and capabilities of US, allied, and adversary forces; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN); organizational efficiency …
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Overview: This position provides publications support in a professional environment to the Science, Systems and Sustainment Division (S3D). Under minimal supervision, the S3D Publications Coordinator is responsible for the final curation, distribution, and archiving of formal Division publications. This position’s responsibilities include providing assistance, advice, and guidance to Division research and support staffs, adjuncts, and consultants on the proper format of IDA formal publications as well as other administrative tasks that support the preparation of division memoranda, reports, and briefings …
AI Assurance Researcher Contribute to artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML) assurance research over a diverse project portfolio in the national defense domain. Make a tangible impact for mission-driven work with great pay and benefits. What does AI/ML T&E research look like in this position? We collaborate with civilian government agencies to test and evaluate military AI/ML-enabled technology to provide our warfighters with safe, effective, and usable technology. We work on a variety of efforts, including: Authoring test and evaluation …
Research Analyst – Land Warfare Systems Overview The Operational Evaluation Division (OED) has an immediate career opening for an Analyst supporting the Department of Defense’s assessments of land warfare-based combat vehicle survivability, personal protective equipment, and weapon and munitions lethality in support of live fire test and evaluation. The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a non-profit corporation that operates three federally funded research and development centers to provide objective analyses of national security issues, particularly those requiring scientific and …
Overview The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a non-profit federally funded research and development center. IDA provides answers to questions posed by the Department of Defense and other agencies that require careful analysis free of conflict of interest or political bias. IDA takes great pride in the high caliber and timeliness of its analyses, which are produced in an atmosphere that encourages independent thinking and objective results. Researchers within the Science, Systems, and Sustainment Division (S3D) of IDA are …
Research Associate – Climate/Environmental Security Overview: The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a non-profit federally funded research and development center. IDA provides answers to questions posed by the Department of Defense and other agencies that require careful analysis free of conflict of interest or political bias. IDA takes great pride in the high caliber and timeliness of its analyses, which are produced in an atmosphere that encourages independent thinking and objective results. Researchers within the Science, Systems, and Sustainment …
Research Analyst – Live Fire Naval Warfare Overview The Operational Evaluation Division (OED) of the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has an immediate career opening for an Analyst supporting the Department of Defense’s (DoD) assessment of the survivability of Navy ships and submarines, and the lethality of Navy missiles and torpedoes. IDA is a non-profit corporation that operates three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) to provide objective analyses of national security issues, particularly those requiring scientific and technical …
Applied Researcher, Defense – Logistics and Readiness Modeling Contribute to logistics and readiness research over a diverse project portfolio in the national defense domain. Make a tangible impact for mission-driven work with great pay and benefits. The Department of Defense spends hundreds of billions of dollars every year on operating and maintaining its weapon systems across all warfare domains, and yet these weapon systems often struggle to meet their readiness targets. The Sustainment Group in IDA’s Operational Evaluation Division (OED) …
Research Analyst – Nuclear Strategy Overview The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) supporting the Department of Defense and other federal agencies that require rigorous and objective analysis of national security issues. The Strategy, Forces and Resources Division (SFRD) performs interdisciplinary analyses of plans and policies related to national security strategy; the structure and capabilities of U.S., allied and adversary forces; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense; organizational efficiency, and management issues; …