32 applicants

Company

Institute for Local Self-Reliance · 19 hours ago

Research Intern

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$18/hr - $19/hr

Start in 2024 Winter

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Responsibilities

Develop research questions and identify data to collect

Research, identify, and conduct outreach to stakeholders and partners for case studies

Create an internal database of model community composters

Develop and execute a mini census survey of community composters

Research and update data on landfills, incinerators, and the benefits of composting

Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis of data collected to identify trends, summary statistics, and key findings

Synthesize and present aggregate data to develop narrative and storytelling

Write case study highlights detailing model programs and components and draft narrative of census findings

Determine statistics to display visually and develop graphs, charts, and other visualizations

Writing website posts

Other projects as assigned

Qualification

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Required

Comfortable with research: Able to gather, manage, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data with a high level of accuracy and organization.

Interest in interviewing those leading model programs to capture their information and lessons learned in order to foster replication.

Able to identify pivotal questions, track down the right sources, and develop an insightful analysis.

Strong communicator: Pride in providing clear, helpful information.

Effective writing and speaking skills and comfortable with email and phone communications.

Able to synthesize and convey qualitative and quantitative data into accessible and persuasive narratives.

Attention to detail.

Ability to write clearly and concisely.

Highly organized, motivated, and detail-oriented: Strong sense of ownership over goals.

Able to juggle competing demands and prioritize without sacrificing quality.

Flexible and able to adapt to shifting priorities.

Leave things better than you found them.

Reliable and collaborative: Follow through on commitments.

Welcome feedback and able to adapt to new ideas and priorities.

Respect diverse cultures and working styles.

Committed to racial equity and social justice: Recognize ways that race, income, and other identities intersect in shaping societal disparities.

Interest in joining a team who are working to recognize how our own identities show up in the work, and welcome, reflect on, and act on feedback with an eye toward continuous learning about race, ability, and other lines of intersection.

Computer proficient and able to work remotely: Comfortable with computers, ideally with proficiency in Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Drive, Calendar, Meet, and more).

Prepared to participate in virtual meetings and spend long hours on a computer.