Description
Start date: Jan 2026
Clearance: NATO Secret
Location: Lisbon, Portugal (Onsite)
Essential Requirements:
• Qualifications. Master degree in Applied Sciences, Social/Political Sciences, Natural Sciences, or History, or 6 years’ research project team work experience
• Military Staff Knowledge. Knowledge and understanding of military activities performed at strategic, operational and single service command HQs gained by working for or with military, or by in-depth study.
• Research Project Team Experience. Work experience as a researcher/analyst working in project teams in a recognized research/analysis organization.
• Writing Skills. Proven ability to produce clear, concise, accurate, logical and evidence-based written material in English.
• Language Skills. Advanced (V)/English SLP4444/Common European Framework C1 level.
• Computer Skills. Intermediate level MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
Desirable Requirements:
• Subject Matter Expertise. Experience, study or training in any of the following topics: Russia’s War Against Ukraine, especially drone warfare, Electromagnetic Warfare integration in Joint Fires and Effects, NATO Training Mission Iraq, Cyber Domain Operations, Realistic Exercise Design and Delivery.
• Understanding of NATO Military. Understanding of NATO military: concepts such as the Concept for the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area (DDA), and the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept (NWCC); structures such as NATO Command Structure and NATO Force Structure, and Allied Joint Doctrines, especially AJP-1 and AJP 3.
• Research Methodology. Demonstrated track record of successfully applying quantitative and qualitative research methods in customer focussed research projects.
• i Communication Skills. Demonstrated track record of successfully communicating results of research/analysis to military audiences up to senior levels in meetings, reports and/or presentations.
• Data Analysis Skills. Demonstrated track record of applying specialist software in a research/analysis project e.g. MaxQDA/NVivo, R/Python, Excel VBA.
Clearance: NATO Secret
Location: Lisbon, Portugal (Onsite)
Essential Requirements:
• Qualifications. Master degree in Applied Sciences, Social/Political Sciences, Natural Sciences, or History, or 6 years’ research project team work experience
• Military Staff Knowledge. Knowledge and understanding of military activities performed at strategic, operational and single service command HQs gained by working for or with military, or by in-depth study.
• Research Project Team Experience. Work experience as a researcher/analyst working in project teams in a recognized research/analysis organization.
• Writing Skills. Proven ability to produce clear, concise, accurate, logical and evidence-based written material in English.
• Language Skills. Advanced (V)/English SLP4444/Common European Framework C1 level.
• Computer Skills. Intermediate level MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
Desirable Requirements:
• Subject Matter Expertise. Experience, study or training in any of the following topics: Russia’s War Against Ukraine, especially drone warfare, Electromagnetic Warfare integration in Joint Fires and Effects, NATO Training Mission Iraq, Cyber Domain Operations, Realistic Exercise Design and Delivery.
• Understanding of NATO Military. Understanding of NATO military: concepts such as the Concept for the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area (DDA), and the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept (NWCC); structures such as NATO Command Structure and NATO Force Structure, and Allied Joint Doctrines, especially AJP-1 and AJP 3.
• Research Methodology. Demonstrated track record of successfully applying quantitative and qualitative research methods in customer focussed research projects.
• i Communication Skills. Demonstrated track record of successfully communicating results of research/analysis to military audiences up to senior levels in meetings, reports and/or presentations.
• Data Analysis Skills. Demonstrated track record of applying specialist software in a research/analysis project e.g. MaxQDA/NVivo, R/Python, Excel VBA.