Paid Internship: Research Analyst at D3’s Gender Initiative, Wash DC
Research Analyst Intern (Graduate level)
COMPANY ADDRESS AND LOCATION: 8300 Greensboro Drive, McLean VA, 22021
D3’s office is conveniently located close to Washington DC and is accessible via the metro (silver line). We recommend internship or group housing options widely available in dc (American University, GW, and Georgetown each have housing list serves that we can provide for prospective interns).
TYPE: Paid Summer Internship (full or part-time options available)
PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION: Work with the D3 Gender Research Initiative (GRI) staff to support partnership development, including proposal writing, data collection, and analysis.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop an understanding of the D3 research process.
• Contribute gender issues/global health subject matter expertise to D3’s Gender Initiative.
• Prepare literature reviews of scholarly research on relevant topics countries of interest; this includes reviewing and searching for other surveys and databases on particular topics.
• Provide assistance to staff on data management, quality control, and background research.
• Learn SPSS data management and analysis skills.
• Support training efforts with field researchers.
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS: (Minimum requirements for the position.)
• Knowledge of gender equality issues or maternal child health, public health, and international development issues, particularly as they relate to hard to reach populations.
• Capable of self-directed and independent research.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Must be flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Desirable: foreign language skills in Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, or French.
• Desirable: proficiency in SPSS and Stata.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: (Minimum requirements for the position.)
• One year of Graduate level coursework with research agendas related to GRI Initiative.
• Exposure to and/or a strong interest in international social research.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• General office tasks including filing and using a computer in an indoor office setting.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: D3 has a corporate commitment to equal employment opportunity. In that spirit, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, gender, age, religious affiliation, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, US veteran status, or any other categories protected by federal, state, or local law.
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
• Send cover letter and resume, and examples of relevant work to Allison Sleeman, Operations Manager: hr@d3systems.com.
• Application deadline: March 31, 2016
