Senior Fellow, Religious Liberty & Public Policy

(EDO) Entertainment Data Oracle, Inc.; Lansdowne (VA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Defending Freedom seeks a Senior Fellow to join the Research & Innovation team in Lansdowne, VA. The role focuses on anticipating threats to religious liberty and free speech, producing scholarly and popular writings, and translating ideas for litigation, legislation, and public engagement.

You will report to the Senior Counsel and Vice President for Strategic Research & Policy Innovation, managing a dedicated research portfolio and collaborating across legal, legislative, and

Qualifications

• A terminal degree — J.D., Ph.D., M.D., D.Min., or equivalent — is strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of ascending experience in law, policy, academia, journalism, theology, ministry, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated range: the strongest candidates will have experience across more than one of these fields and a record of work that has advanced solutions, not merely documented problems.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze emerging threats to religious liberty, freedom of speech, parental rights, life, and related freedoms — including threats from disruptive technologies and government action at the local, state, federal, and international levels — using AI-assisted horizon-scanning tools and traditional research methods.
• Produce original written work in popular and academic formats, including long-form essays, policy papers, white papers, op-eds, and articles for Christian and general audiences, with the goal of placement in leading legal, Christian, and conservative journals and publications.
• Build a recognized public voice in your strategic focus area, developing the platform and external relationships that establish you and ADF as an indispensable source on those issues.

Education

Terminal degree (J.D., Ph.D., M.D., D.Min., or equivalent)

Job description

Alliance Defending Freedom seeks a Senior Fellow to join the Research & Innovation team in Lansdowne, VA. The role focuses on anticipating threats to religious liberty and free speech, producing scholarly and popular writings, and translating ideas for litigation, legislation, and public engagement.

You will report to the Senior Counsel and Vice President for Strategic Research & Policy Innovation, managing a dedicated research portfolio and collaborating across legal, legislative, and