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Research Internship

Interns will provide administrative and research support to researchers. Duties include: assisting with literature reviews and data collection; designing charts, graphs and tables; answering phones; and filing. 
Deadline:          August 25,2014 for fall 2014 and December 15,2014 for Spring 2015
Location:          Washington, DC
Organization:    IWPR
Qualifications: Strong organizational skills, good interpersonal skills, interest in policy research and women’s issues; and experience with statistics, economics or social science methods through coursework. Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel required; knowledge of STATA, SPSS, or graphics software is a plus. Qualitative research skills also a plus.
Research areas include:
  • The quality of women’s jobs, including wages, access to health insurance, paid sick leave, paid family leave, and workplace flexibility. 
  • Increasing access to higher education and non-traditional jobs for low-income women. 
  • Older women's economic issues, including social security and pensions. 
  • The economic, social, and health status of women and girls, women of color, and immigrant women across the United States.

How to Apply

Individuals interested in applying should submit, via e-mail, a cover letter, a resume, and a writing sample, preferably in a single Word or PDF file, specifying the internship for which they are applying in the e-mail subject line, to Lindsey Reichlin, the Internship Coordinator, at internships@iwpr.org.
Applications for Fall internships are accepted on a rolling basis until August 25th .  Applications for Spring internships are accepted on a rolling basis until December 15th. Please direct any questions to Lindsey Reichlin, the Internship Coordinator, at internships@iwpr.org.
Applicants invited for an interview will be notified directly.
No phone calls please.