Research Intern (Summer 2020)
IHEP is seeking research interns to support their policy research and applied research teams. Candidates will be evaluated based on their background to determine which team they could most successfully support. In this role, interns are likely to perform literature reviews, participate in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, summarize information from postsecondary-themed events, external meetings, and/or new research studies, and support the development of research and policy reports as well as advocacy materials/efforts on topics such as higher ed in prison, postsecondary data, and college completion and affordability.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support IHEP’s research team with quantitative and qualitative research and analysis of policy- and practice-relevant postsecondary education issues, including conducting literature, legislation, and policy scans, performing data analyses, and summarizing findings.
- Prepare PowerPoint presentations, memos, and other content to inform the work of the research team.
- Support the research team in preparing responses to time-sensitive requests from media and policymakers.
- Attend select meetings with organizational partners.
- Collaborate with, and provide assistance to, other departments and staff as needed.
Link to Position:
HTTPS://IHEP.HIRINGTHING.COM/JOB/176733/RESEARCH-INTERN-SUMMER-2020