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Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth · 3 weeks ago

Data Intern

United States

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$17.50/hr - $17.50/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth is hiring a data intern for Summer 2026! The Intern will assist the CFSY staff in refining a database of children around the country who received lengthy sentences and work up to 40 hours/week for up to 10 weeks.

Civic & Social Organization

Responsibilities

Researching outcomes for individuals sentenced in the justice system, including results from court hearings and parole review

Extracting, organizing, and synthesizing data from government and public sources into structured, state-level datasets to support research and policy analysis

Identifying trends and patterns in datasets and creating summaries/drawing conclusions based upon this information

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Database management systemsSQLStatistical softwareData analysisListening skillsOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Current bachelor's or master's student or recent graduate, or equivalent professional experience

Experience using database management systems (such as Excel, Google Sheets, and Airtable)

Experience assisting with transforming, cleaning, and structuring quantitative datasets using tools such as SQL or statistical software (for example SPSS, SAS, or Stata) for analysis

Familiarity with collecting and/or analyzing qualitative data to identify themes

Well-developed organizational skills

Maturity and reliability

Strong communication, interpersonal, and listening skills

Willingness to take direction and work as a team – friendly and courteous, willing to work as part of the larger community efforts to end juvenile life without parole

Excellent data abilities. Candidates selected for interviews will be asked to complete a brief data assignment