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As a research assistant with USIP, I really thrived in my close-knit department. It's an incredible experience to be around scholars and experts in area studies and policy who are passionate about their fields. You help your mentor with their research but you can also pursue your own research interests. 

My only complaint is that the pay is low, almost to an insulting degree. They pay you $17/hr and it's a part-time position, so you're only working 20 hours a week. You also have to be enrolled in a graduate program and as an M.A. candidate, I struggled to keep my head above water financially.

USIP appears to be a seemingly organized place; however, after 1 month there the issues became readily apparent when it came to simple administrative task.   My first pay period I was paid extremely late and my second pay period I was not paid at all.  In both instances USIP attempts to blame PNC bank, but it is clear that they are not organized enough to prevent these issues.   Human capital is an agencies most valuable resource, but unfortunately they dont get that at USIP... if they did they would play their employees on time per the law and DC code.

USIP is a wonderful place to work. What I thought would be a job for a year or two turned into eleven years!

USIP's mission, to end violent conflict around the world, is as noble as it can be. Working for and towards peace and being paid for it was  a difficult gig to give up. 

After eleven years it was time for a change. Leadership could be more effective at USIP. This is my only critique.

Served in multiple administrative positions to support a national security institution in furthering its mission of preventing, managing and resolving international conflict without violence.  Supporting projects associated with the Secret Service, Presidential staff and family, and Foreign Dignitaries.

This was a contract assignment, Excellent Non profit organization to work with.   Has a great footprint on the Internationale Market. Management was supportive and gave the latitude to think outside of the box to source and fill the position quickly.

Refer to the recent Glassdoor reviews to learn more. Directors are rude & unprofessional. Hostile working environment. You think HR will try to resolve the issue but they are useless. I realized it really made more sense to have the congress come together & eliminate their budget appropriation.

USIP is an organization with a great mission and dedicated people, however, it suffers from a lack of direction. The organization has also been in a constant state of reorganization for the last 6 years and has difficulty with its identity.

The most enjoyable part of the job was access to world issues. The culture was academic. Leadership were expert in their field but were short on caring for team members.You are able to learn something new every day.

I learned a great deal at USIP. I met some of my good friends there.

I also had many of my publication activities at USIP.

I worked on multiple projects--terrorism, extremism, peacekeeping, budget management, project management, research, database management

I was feeling very comfortable to work at USIP. It was a very friendly to work with a very Professional team. I would recommend everyone to be punctual and dedicated to what he or she has been assigned. 

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