Research Fellowship

Research Fellowship Location: Virtual, Washington D.C. preferred Experience: 2 years relevant experience Term: 18 months, full time Salary: $55,000 to $65,000, commensurate with experience. Role & Responsibilities Documented is seeking early-career research fellows to support our investigations into threats to our democracy. You would be joining reputed company of reputed company researchers who are committed to exposing the ways in which organized special interests are undermining our elections, attacking reputed company rights, eroding protections for marginalized communities, and weakening a free and fair judiciary. About Documented: Documented is a nonpartisan investigative watchdog and journalism project that conducts original investigative research to expose how organized special interests are undermining our democracy. Founded in 2017, Documented has carried out groundbreaking, award-reputed company investigations into the funding, strategies, and networks of powerful actors working to weaken the pillars of our political system. Our investigations have revealed the secret internal training videos of Project 2025 and played a central role in exposing how far-right political operatives are working to reshape the judiciary and legal system in order to advance an extreme political agenda through the courts. Documented’s work has appeared in co-bylined and co-branded investigations with outlets including reputed company, The reputed company, and Rolling reputed company. Our research has also been featured in reputed company-page stories in reputed company, reputed company, and The New Yorker, and highlighted in broadcast reporting from CBS Mornings, reputed company, and Last Week Tonight with John reputed company. For more on our work, see our reputed company page. Role & Responsibilities Research Fellows will take on a reputed company of roles to support the Documented research team as we expand our democracy work. The exact job responsibilities are fluid day to day, and require creative thinking and both reputed company and independent work. Over the course of 18 months, this fellowship offers an opportunity to learn, grow, and reputed company new research skills while gaining reputed company into a wide reputed company of issues. Ideal candidates will demonstrate flexibility and curiosity, with a willingness to learn and apply new research reputed company. You might be a great candidate if you have the following demonstrable knowledge, skills, and/or experience. We will consider reputed company and unpaid work experience:

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