Perry World House Job Opportunities at Perry World House and The Penn Biden Center

At a dynamic moment in the world and at the University of Pennsylvania, Perry World House and The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement are growing and changing to better support Penn students and faculty and better shape international affairs. As a result, we have several opportunities to join our team. Click the links below to learn more about these roles and how to apply.

Perry World House | Research Fellow

The Research Fellow position provides recent graduates with up to a two-year-long opportunity to conduct research, engage on global public policy issues, and support the intellectual and programmatic dimensions of Perry World House, Penn's hub for international policy research and global engagement. Fellows will be expected to play a critical role at Perry World House, including research on areas related to our core mission, policy-relevant research, and helping to prepare various types of intellectual outputs. In addition, Fellows will support general student programming, particularly through efforts to expand PWH's engagement with Penn undergraduates, and provide general support to Perry World House's public programming.

Perry World House | Assistant to the Directors

The Assistant to the Directors provides high-level executive, scheduling, and administrative support to the Faculty Director and Executive Director. This role will handle confidential, sensitive, and nonroutine information and matters with discretion, confidentiality, and integrity. The Assistant will work closely with the Directors, playing a critical role beyond scheduling by drafting correspondence, managing email correspondence, welcoming visitors, responding to emails, coordinating the Directors’ calendar, and independently adjusting commitments based on shifting priorities and institutional objectives. An important aspect of this role will be to work with the Directors to ensure prioritization of time and commitments across multiple responsibilities within the University.

Penn Biden Center | Program Manager

The Program Manager is responsible for using expertise to drive the successful administration and execution of programming on global policy at The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement (PBC), also in support of Perry World House. The Program Manager will facilitate the research, policy, public convening, and outreach agendas of PBC, including by planning and executing convenings -- workshops, lectures, etc., on a regular basis; producing written outputs (reports, white papers, blog posts, opinion pieces); leveraging the work through strategic communications; undertaking research to advance global engagement; and developing and implementing various undergraduate student programming, as determined.

Penn Biden Center | Communications Manager

The Communications Manager is responsible for leading institution-wide implementation of media relations and public affairs strategies central to PBC’s mission to promote Penn scholarship into the policy world. They will manage overall, high-quality, timely, responsive administrative planning, support, and coordination for PBC related to communications in Washington, D.C., also in support of Perry World House. This includes media outreach, engagement with core policy audiences, social media strategizing and leveraging, dissemination of written outputs, writing and design support, and a range of other administrative and creative tasks that help PBC connect with its internal and external constituencies and influence global policy. This position will be expected to work on-site in Washington, D.C. according to university policies.

Learn more about The Penn Biden Center: https://global.upenn.edu/penn-biden-center