AAAS · 11 hours ago
Data Analysis Intern
Washington, DC
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$17.95/hr - $17.95/hrAAAS has an exciting opportunity for a paid summer internship within their SciLine department. The Data Analysis Intern will evaluate and strengthen news-coverage discovery efforts, focusing on assessing the effectiveness of SciLine’s news-story-tracking function and generating data-driven recommendations to improve it.
Non Profit
No H1B
Responsibilities
Analyze SciLine’s existing story tracking data to identify trends, including factors that make it easier or harder to locate news stories
Conduct retrospective analysis of story tracking during a defined time period to assess SciLine’s success rate in identifying stories, which could include:
Assisting with outreach to a random sample of journalists who have used SciLine’s services to collect stories that they published as a result of SciLine’s help
Comparing these journalist-submitted stories with internally tracked coverage to identify gaps associated with variables such as medium, geographic region, outlet type, presence of expert quotes, time to journalists’ deadline, or type of SciLine service, etc.; and
Creating visualizations of SciLine’s internal processes for story tracking to identify drop off points where data is lost or success rates dip
Research and evaluate story tracking search tools and methodologies, synthesize findings, and develop recommendations to improve story discovery
Assist with story tracking tasks and data entry as needed
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (or transitioning between the two) at a university/college
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data sets, spreadsheets, or databases. Experience with data visualization tools a plus
Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines
Strong written communication skills, including the ability to clearly summarize findings
Interest and enthusiasm about journalism, media analysis, or the role of data and scientific evidence in news coverage
Benefits
Paid vacation leave
Paid sick leave
Paid holidays
Health insurance
Flexible spending account
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement benefits
Short- and long-term disability
Company
AAAS
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association.
Founded in 1848
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.63MKey Investors
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
2022-11-16Grant· $0.63M
Leadership Team
Sudip Parikh
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher Science Family of Journals
Recent News
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