Work With Us
Putting evidence at the heart of policy debate
At IDEAS, your work contributes directly to shaping evidence-based policies for Malaysia. We welcome students, early-career professionals, and experienced researchers to join our team across research, advocacy, communications, and operations. Here, curiosity, collaboration, and practical thinking are valued, and everyone has a role in advancing our mission. You will engage with real policy challenges, collaborate with experts in their fields, and help turn ideas into initiatives that build a better Malaysia for all.
We take pride in our dynamic team. At IDEAS we believe in a flat hierarchy where everyone from interns to employees can make valuable contributions to our work. We believe in being knowledge-driven, transparent, collaborative and autonomous. We foster our employee’s natural curiosity and encourage innovation in our organisation.
Do you share our passion in wanting to promote and develop better public policies in Malaysia? Do you want to influence politicians, corporate captains, the media and the wider public? If yes, then come and join us. To know more about the leadership in IDEAS, please see this page.
Please send your resume, cover letter, and writing samples to hiring@ideas.org.my with the subject line: “Application for Assistant Manager/Manager of Research” or “Application for Executive/Senior Executive of Research”.
Kindly include two professional references, along with their name, organisation, email address, contact number, and your relationship to them.
IDEAS Internship
The IDEAS Internship Programme is designed for those who want to make a difference and contribute to the development of public policy in Malaysia. An internship at IDEAS allows you to tackle real issues in policy areas spanning the full breadth of work. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work alongside our experienced full-time staff in helping out in the day-to-day operations at a research institute.
Interns are an integral part of the team. They take charge of tasks that support the organisation’s work and operations. We welcome dedicated, resourceful, and motivated individuals from various academic backgrounds to join our team and make an impact on building a better Malaysia. Here you not only build your knowledge and skills in a thought-provoking think tank environment, you will also gain experiences that will be beneficial to your personal and professional growth.