Graduate Research Intern
Job Description. The Center for Children and Families (CCF) is seeking a highly detail-oriented candidate with strong skills in research and writing to serve as an intern for up to 20 hours per week (specific hours to be determined based on student availability, but will be between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday through Friday). This position is open to Master’s students at Georgetown University
The intern may:
- Provide research and data support for projects, including written reports, presentations, policy analysis;
- Assist in compiling, cleaning and quality-checking state and federal data for web-based tools, trackers, and visualizations;
- Help to gather data from state and federal sources and survey datasets, including the American Community Survey;
- Conduct quality checks and perform data analysis using Microsoft Excel and/or Stata;
- Provide assistance on research topics related to Medicaid/CHIP;
- Assist in monitoring state legislative and administrative activities related to child and family health coverage; and
- Assist with administrative tasks, as needed.
Job requirements:
- Exceptional attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to work carefully with complex datasets;
- Strong quantitative skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Stata;
- Interest in and foundational knowledge of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health policy, particularly at the state and federal level.
- Coursework or training in quantitative methods, statistics, data analysis, econometrics, or related subjects at the graduate level;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Preferred candidates are graduate students in public policy, public health, or a related field.
Undergraduate Communications Intern
Job Description. The Center for Children and Families (CCF) is seeking a candidate with strong writing skills to serve as an intern for approximately 12 hours per week (specific hours to be determined based on student availability, but will
be between the hours of 8:30 am and 5pm Monday through Friday with a preference for students who are available to work morning hours). This position is open to Undergraduate students at Georgetown University
The intern will:
- Help CCF track and maintain media clips
- Support CCF’s communications work
Job Requirements:
- Strong writing skills
- Knowledge of public policy development and legislative process
- Knowledge or strong interest in health policy or social welfare policy
- Experience using social media