National Security Policy Center

Are you a #doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia interested in #internationalsecurity and #defense policy? Apply for the 2022-2023 National Security Fellows program! We're accepting applications from students across disciplines. We will select up to four fellows for AY 2022-23: two for the fall 2022 semester and two for spring 2023. The deadline for proposals is Monday, April 4th, 2022. Applicants should submit a one-page statement of work and a CV to Professor Philip Potter at [email protected]. All applications will be acknowledged by email.? More information below: Request for Applications - National Security Fellows Program: The University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy's National Security Policy Center (NSPC) invites applications for the 2022 - 2023 #NationalSecurity Fellows program. These #fellowships are designed for Ph.D. candidates within the broadly defined fields of international #security and defense policy. The program prepares fellows for success in both academic and non-academic careers. Two fellows each semester will be relieved of their teaching obligation to provide time for policy-relevant research and engagement with NSPC programming and projects. Each fellow will receive a designated workspace in the NSPC offices for the duration of their doctoral programs. Fellows will have access to ongoing NSPC policy projects and researchers. Each fellow will engage with the NSPC directors to develop research and career objectives. ? We welcome applications from students in the #humanities, #socialsciences, and #hardsciences. This could be an opportunity for those in the humanities to apply critical thinking and writing skills to current #policy problems and explore a potential career in #government service. Students from the hard sciences will bring their skills to bear on real-world issues in #defenseinnovation, emerging technologies, and non-traditional domains. Social scientists will hone their skills across various research methodologies and current global issues. Regardless of discipline, our National Security Fellows will gain the tools, real-world experience, and policy relevance to broaden the impact of their research and expand their career opportunities.

We're hiring! The National Security Data and Policy Institute is seeking a Senior Research Scientist who will conduct original research and be responsible for a team that includes post-doctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate interns. ? Areas of expertise appropriate for this position include the social sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, and biological, chemical, and systems engineering.?Ideal candidates will have a Master's Degree or PhD and at least three years of relevant experience. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e35FsS5a George Foresman Phil Potter

As our nation continues the transition from one presidential administration to the next, National Security Policy Center (NSPC) Founding Director and National Security Data and Policy Institute (NSDPI) Executive Director Phil Potter had the pleasure of sitting down with an expert on the subject. Yohannes Abraham most recently served as Chair of the Harris-Walz transition planning effort and has worked within the Biden administration as Executive Director of the Biden-Harris transition, Ambassador to ASEAN, and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council. Joining Dr. Potter this week at the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy as part of its Batten Hour speaker series, Amb. Abraham shed light on what government functionaries do when their party is out of power, notable aspects of the current presidential transition, and different approaches large organizations can take to define their priorities. Our thanks to Amb. Abraham for his insights!?

In case you missed it, last week Charles Luftig, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Policy and Capabilities, joined Fed Gov Today to discuss the National Security Data and Policy Institute (NSDPI). He shared some great insights on the origins of the institute, why UVA was a natural match for this partnership, and the interdisciplinary nature of NSDPI's work. Click below to listen to the full interview:?

Phil Potter, Excutive Director of the National Security Data and Policy Institute at UVA and the founding director of the National Security Policy Center was the feature in an article by University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy MPP student Sarah King, and we think she captured him perfectly! Read it here! https://lnkd.in/evC-9fbi

Huge congratulations to our colleagues on the official launch of the National Security Data and Policy Institute. The University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the NSPC are thrilled to be a part of this important work.

We’re hiring! Looking for a Communications and Web Manager to support both the National Security Data and Policy Institute and the National Security Policy Center. This is an early-career role working with digital communications, media relations, website management, and event planning. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e85nFnWq

We welcome Phil Potter, a professor of politics and public policy in the Batten School. We discuss the past, present, and future of national security, as well as UVA’s $20 million contract from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to launch a National Security and Data Policy Institute with Phil Potter as its founding director.

Last week, University of Virginia and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced the establishment of the National Security Data and Policy Institute. In collaboration with UVA School of Data Science, University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and the UVA Biocomplexity Institute, the new National Security Data and Policy Institute will work on research and engagement in the national security and intelligence fields. NSPC director Phil Potter will head the Institute as its first executive director. We're so excited to see the great work from this collaboration! https://lnkd.in/e-WSxvie

Backed by a $20 million contract, UVA will launch a new institute this fall that will coalesce the University’s expertise in data science, AI, research computing and public policy to address the country’s most pressing national security issues. #GreatandGood